  "After working all day, coming home to an empty kitchen is hard. The juice is always the first thing to go.
"But we are so lucky. We can come here and get a good hot meal or a bag of groceries that will pull us through." Read this and other stories of people we help.
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CookShop for AdultsNew York City's low-income neighborhoods suffer from a high incidence of diet-related diseases such as diabetes, obesity and hypertension — resulting largely from a diet high in fat, calories and sodium. In these neighborhoods, a lack of healthy food sources combined with an overabundance of inexpensive, low-quality food options makes healthy lifestyles difficult at best. To address these issues, the Food Bank's suite of CookShop Programs encourages the development of healthy diets while helping participants meet challenges to healthy living.
Workshop activities and information provided to parents and guardians include preparing and tasting new recipes, tips for cooking with children and for encouraging children to try new foods, nutrition information, food purchasing / storage tips and meal planning enable adults to make CookShop and healthy eating part of their families' daily lives. For more information on CookShop for Adults, contact Natasha Anderson, CookShop for Adults Manager.  |
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