Blog
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August 1, 2017
Cooking Up Change
The food provided by the Capital Area Food Bank becomes much more than a meal when it reaches the hands of students in the culinary job training program of our nonprofit partner La Cocina VA.
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December 13, 2016
Nutrition Ed Helps Food Dollar Stretch
A new study published in the Journal of Nutrition found that nutrition education actually reduces hunger over time. That’s right: The study found that the right kind of nutrition education actually reduced food insecurity by 25%.
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October 14, 2016
Grow Your Own Food!
“The garden isn’t my garden, it’s their garden. It’s our garden!” says Cora Clark, Arbor View Apartments’ Resident Services Manager with Community Preservation and Development Corporation. The garden is “a family thing.”
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June 1, 2016
From Kitchen Skeptic to Healthy Cooking Enthusiast
Julian Argoti wasn’t much of a cook. But when he realized that most of the low income seniors he worked with as a public health intern at the city of Greenbelt Food Pantry were dealing with diabetes and high blood pressure, he decided to become one. The Capital Area Food Bank was there to help.
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May 13, 2016
SNEAK PREVIEW of Bountiful Bowls: Kale Love
The food bank is hard at work on an exciting new project that will get delicious, healthy, and low cost recipes into the hands of our community. As we anticipate the September 2016 launch of our new cookbook, “Bountiful Bowls”, we’re giving you a sneak preview of what’s to come. Check back often for updates!
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June 12, 2015
The Hunger Heat Map
The Heat Map allows the CAFB to look at communities we serve by location, identify gaps and target hunger interventions.
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March 24, 2015
Behind the Scenes of Hunger
Participants imerse themselves in the daily challenges faced by those struggling to feed their families.
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November 28, 2014
An Excuse to Cook at Home
Like the CAFB, the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences is making cooking at home easy.
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January 8, 2014
Want to be a Health Ambassador?
Our teaching kitchen allows our partners to expand their culinary horizons, while learning how to eat healthy on a budget.
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November 26, 2013
Our Kitchen Passes the Test
What makes our modern kitchen special? We are always proving that low-cost healthy meals can be easy and delicious.