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Nutrition

For the millions of pounds of food that makes its way from the Food Bank's warehouse to CAFB Partner Agencies serving the hungry, nutritional quality is as important as quantity.  Agencies are encouraged to provide clients with healthy, nutritionally balanced meals.

Choose Healthy Options Program (CHOP)

CHOP, a new nutrition weighting system, helps agencies easily identify the healthiest foods. Every food product is rated on a scale of one to three, with one being the most-nutritious products.  CHOP also helps the Food Bank identify and make smarter food purchasing decisions. For more information about CHOP, email Kevin Summers at ksummers@secondharvest,org. 

Recipes

Communicate the importance of good nutrition with your clients by providing them with food-bank-friendly recipes.

Individual and Family Recipes

Kid-friendly Recipes

"Food Bank" Food Recipes

Nutrition Education

Nutrition education helps decrease barriers to healthy food choices, improves the community's health and empowers clients to make better decisions for themselves and their families.  CHOICES, the Food Bank's nutrition education program, is available to qualified individuals.

Learn more about the CHOICES Program

Host a CHOICES class