Healthy Eating

Trauma-informed services and client choice help post-pandemic pantries thrive

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A new article in The Conversation highlights policies Leah’s Pantry has long championed, such as trauma-informed services and client choice. We are thrilled to see them gaining mainstream promotion, and that the article’s authors linked to us for trauma-informed services: “The pandemic has accelerated the emergence of a number of innovations in food banks and

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Cooking With Kids Has Never Been Easier

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EatFresh.org has dozens of no-cook or very quick recipes that are perfect for cooking with the whole family. Try our Banana Sushi for the ultimate kid-approved snack.

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Eating Behind Bars

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Part One of the long-awaited report, Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison is now available! Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison is the first national investigation of its kind. This six-part report explores the inequities and troubling trends in prison food, centering the perspectives of people

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Mindful Nourishment: Thursdays @ 10am

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Our virtual cooking and nourishment sessions went so well last week that we decided to keep them going! Thanks to UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness, Healthy Campus Network, and the San Diego Childhood Obesity Initiative for helping to make this happen. Join us every Thursday at 10:00am (PDT) for tips on how to arrive,

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Mindful Cooking: Tuesdays @ 4pm

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Virtual Class: Stay Healthy & Waste Less

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Join Anna in her kitchen (virtually!) and learn about how to reduce food waste using foods past its prime, such as stale bread and brown bananas… on Instagram’s IGTV! * Residents of San Mateo County can earn $6 worth of VeggieRX Vouchers; watch until the end for special instructions.

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