We talked to clients from Irvington, IL to get their favorite recipes for some of the produce items we distributed that day. With produce items like potatoes, onions, bananas, apples, and watermelons there was no shortage of inspiration! Now that it’s starting to feel like Autumn, it’s the perfect time of year for a warm Potato Cheese Casserole or Apple
It’s National Chicken Month, and we’re celebrating with a classic favorite. With only five ingredients, this makes for a fast, versatile chicken salad. Eat it on a sandwich, with crackers, or scoop it up with some celery. What is your favorite chicken recipe? Quick and Easy Chicken Salad Ingredients: 3 cups cooked chicken breast, diced or shredded 1/3 cup chopped pecans
Toward the end of July, we were in Pitsburg, IL, and Warrenton, MO, for Food Fairs. We distributed produce like carrots, potatoes, apples, radishes, and watermelons. We hope the recipes we collected will be a good resource for the community. Kay’s Homemade Applesauce Ingredients: 7-10 Apples, peeled and cored 3-4 TBS lemon juice ¼ cup sugar ½ bag marshmallows 1
Last year the St. Louis Area Foodbank distributed 310,000 pounds of sweet potatoes to our neighbors in need in the bi-state region. Foodbank staffers are celebrating National Cook a Sweet Potato Week by sharing some of our favorite recipes.
Our partner agencies help provide vital food to families throughout the bi-state region. They also provide something that is less tangible, but no less important: hope that things will get better. Part of that hope comes from empowering clients with the knowledge of how to prepare the nutritious food they receive from their local food pantry. Because of its location
What I have found is that it isn’t just food that they are receiving, but the hope and knowledge that someone out there cares.
In honor of National Nutrition Month, it is important to take a look at the efforts being made to provide healthy food options to the millions of people in need of food assistance in our country. With an ever-growing push toward eating healthy and staying fit, food banks like the St. Louis Area Foodbank are trying to do their part
I’m fat.Technically, I’m probably considered obese. I don’t say this because I’m fishing for the obligatory “no you’re not.”I say this because, well, it’s true. I gained more than 100 pounds during the nine months of my pregnancy. And since my son’s birth in August 2013, I’ve only managed to lose about 30 of those pounds. I share these intimate
Ah, the holidays. They’re a time of gift-giving, parties and jubilant celebration. Sadly, the winter holidays are also a time of elevated stress and budget-blowing overspending. Even those who aren’t struggling financially may find it hard to come up with the extra money for holiday gifts, décor and food. Here at the St. Louis Area Foodbank, we know just how
At last month’s Agency Conference, our agencies got a sneak peek at some of the exciting new ideas we will be exploring with our partner Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts. In last session of the day, Chef David Frattini cooked up a wonderfully healthy and easy minestrone soup. He did a great job of incorporating ingredients that are regularly