Post written by CHC Member Suzanne Williams
Suzanne serves at Erie Family Health as a Health Educator
Healthy Kids Market at Henson Elementary |
These food demonstrations help clients to think of new and creative ways to utilize the foods that are available to them. The first time I served at Healthy Kids Market, I showed clients how to make orange juice from fresh oranges. By offering and demonstrating the use of fresh fruits and vegetables, we promote the consumption of fresh, nutritious foods to our clients. In addition to fresh fruits and vegetables, we also offer a variety of shelf-stable foods, such as cereal, rice, pasta, and oatmeal.
I was excited by how grateful and appreciative the clients were to have access to the food pantry. Clients also really appreciated the food demonstrations and taste tests. They discussed how they used the food items from the pantry to supplement their SNAP benefits, and how these items were essential to providing nutritious food to their families. I loved the opportunity to help out with such an awesome program, and I look forward to being a part of future Healthy Kids Markets.
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