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⭐️Participant Highlight⭐️ Congrats to FEAS

⭐️Participant Highlight⭐️ Congrats to FEAST graduate, Gloria Ocampo who completed the FEAST program at The Wellness Center in Summer 2020. 🎉 What she loves about FEAST is "the group support and exposure to new varieties of fruits and vegetables through the meal deliveries." 💗 She feels encouraged to keep trying new varieties and buying them at the store, something that probably would never have been done if she would not be part of FEAST. 👩🏽‍🍳 Gloria completed the recipe challenge and made 12 out of 12 recipes (👉🏽swipe to see her kitchen creations). We are so proud of Gloria and all the FEAST participants who have been so dedicated to the program! 🙏🏽 Thank you to @sweetgreen for providing delicious and nutritious meals for our recent grads and to the #uscgoodneighborsfund for their continued support of FEAST families and programs!

🥬Kale can look scary but it is packed full of i

🥬Kale can look scary but it is packed full of iron, calcium, and vitamins K and A. While commonly available year round, Kale leaves will be less tough and more delicious in the mid-fall to early winter. But which one should I use? 🌀 Curly - The most common type of kale, it is usually a brighter green with leaves that look like ruffles. Curly kale is best used in salads (prep below), put a handful in a berry smoothie, or drizzled with olive oil and salt and baked for a tasty kale chip! 🦖 Dinosaur (Lacinato) - Get's its name for its darker and wrinkle covered leaves and can be a little tougher than common curly kale. You can best enjoy dinosaur kale in soups and stews, which allow the fiber time to break down while adding extra nutrients to your classic cold weather favorites. 😈 Redbor - Easy to spot with leaves that vary from deep red to purple, redbor kale is a great way to bring color to salads, cooked in a soup, or baked into a veggie casserole. 🥬 How to use it: Kale can seem difficult to work with but these easy steps will help turn it into your go-to leafy green. To use curly or redbor kale in a salad: 1️⃣ Rinse and clean just as you would other vegetables. 2️⃣ Remove the tough middle stem and place the leaves in a bowl. 3️⃣ Drizzle with a small amount of oil 4️⃣ Massage with your hands for 5-10 minutes, the longer you rub the softer the leaves. 🥬 Fun Fact: While kale has certainly had its time in the spotlight in the last 10 years, its popularity is not new. For most of the middle ages kale was the most popular leafy green before cabbage stole the show. Now, Kale has regained its ground and with good cause! With so many nutrients and a fantastic source of fiber popular fast food restaurants now feature kale in menu options all over the country. Kale yeah! 😉 What's your favorite way to use kale?

🎉¡Congrats and felicidades to our most recent

🎉¡Congrats and felicidades to our most recent program graduates! FEAST has continued to run our 16-week wellness programs virtually by providing our weekly nutrition education classes and group support on Zoom. We also deliver Food + Education bags every single week to participants with each week's recipe and all the ingredients needed to prepare it! 🥕 👉🏽Swipe to check out some of the delicious Food + Education meals that our @lacarehealth group made over the past 16 weeks! 🥬 A HUGE thank you to @sweetgreen for providing our graduates with a very special and nutritious Sweetgreen meal to help celebrate! ✨ “I love that we can share about the different challenges we experience each week. The sharing topics are like healing therapy, and everybody listens with respect.” - Soledad P., Graduate of The Wellness Center Group 💗

This Saturday, FEAST is partnering with @lacarehea

This Saturday, FEAST is partnering with @lacarehealth and @ymcala for a drive through food pantry. FEAST will be providing 100 of our Food+Education boxes and 400 $20 gift cards for groceries! 🥬🌶🥕🥑 Please help us spread the word to those who may benefit from this event!

The cantaloupe, or rockmelon, is a refreshing summ

The cantaloupe, or rockmelon, is a refreshing summer favorite. At 90% water its a real thirst quencher. Cantaloupes are full of beta carotene, the same antioxidant that give carrots their color🥕. With lots of water and fiber they are good way to support your digestion in the hot weather. Sweetest in season from June to August. #eatseasonal 🟠 kan·tuh·lowp 🟠 Fun Fact: It gets its name from the town of Cantalupo, Italy, where cantaloupe seeds were planted in the Papal Gardens in the 16th century. While many scholars agree it was around during biblical times, no one agrees on exactly where this fruit first originated. 🟠 How to enjoy: In slices with little chili powder 🌶 to cut the sweet or toss it with your favorite summer time fruits 🍑🍓🥝. What your favorite summer time melon?🍉

#EatSeasonal and enjoy these delicious stone fruit

#EatSeasonal and enjoy these delicious stone fruits while they last! Nectarines are available in most of the US from late May to early September and they have been particularly tasty this year! 🍑 Some may strongly prefer the classic stone fruit, the peach, but others may enjoy this smoother version more. Both are packed full of vitamins C and A! 💁🏽‍♀️ Fun Fact: It's commonly thought that a nectarine is a cross between a plum and a peach. However, it is actually a peach without the gene for fuzz! Since it is a natural mutation, peach seeds may occasionally grow into trees that bear nectarines, and nectarine seeds may grow into trees that bear either nectarines or peaches. 🍴 How to enjoy: Slice it on top of an arugula salad, chop and bake with oats and cinnamon for a yummy dessert crumble, or combine with onion, lime, and jalapeno for a sweet summer salsa! 🌶 Which team are you? Vote below: Peach (🍑) or Nectarine (🧡)

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