WIC cooking demonstrations help clients stay happy and healthy
By Kate Grabowski, Communications Intern Driving down Ogletown Road in Newark, you might miss the Hudson State Service Center. From the outside it may not appear as the hub of…
Food Prescription Program helps patients recover after hospital stay
For nearly three years, Beebe Medical Center and the Food Bank of Delaware have partnered to ensure that patients released from the hospital – including the emergency room – have…
The Food Bank of Delaware offers more than a hand-up to Delawareans dealing with food insecurity. Through community outreach, our trained educators provide nutrition education, including cooking demonstrations – complete…
Biology lessons on food and nutrition fuel student videos for Food Bank use
Yes, what you eat does matter! That’s part of what students in Tiffany Haley’s 10th grade biology class at Delmarva Christian High School learned while studying macronutrients: proteins, carbohydrates, and…
The WIC education team at the Food Bank of Delaware presented a cooking demonstration and grocery store tour for moms participating in New Directions Early Head Start Program on Friday,…
The WIC Education team at the Food Bank of Delaware travels throughout the state educating WIC recipients about preparing healthy meals using items on the WIC (Women, Infants and Children)…
Does Eating More Fruits & Vegetables Matter? Ask the Veggie Meter!
By Sarah Sheppard, BS-NDTR, Nutrition Programs Manager On May 23, 2018, the Food Bank of Delaware unveiled its newest tool to encourage the consumption of more fruits and vegetables –…
WIC Educators offer healthy food choices to the youngest Delawareans
The Food Bank of Delaware’s WIC Education Specialists take the gospel of making healthy food choices on the road, and they make the message interactive and entertaining as well as…
Food Bank educators make adventurous eating fun for kids No surprise! The kids loved kiwi and grapefruit, but a taste of fresh lemon puckered their faces. At least they tried…
Seniors learn about healthy lifestyles, food choices in recent classes
It’s never too late to learn something new – especially health lifestyle hacks! Senior citizens can be the most enthusiastic students in the Food Bank of Delaware’s classes. In a…
