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Podcast: The Produce Moms Podcast
Episode: Demystifying Produce For Lower Income Families Through School Programs With Lisa Helfman, Founder Of Brighter Bites
Description: "We came up with this formula to combine produce distribution and nutrition education with a fun food experience" Lisa Helfman (06:06 - 06:13) At baseline, low-income families are eating so little produce, they're ignoring it at the grocery store because they're intimidated by it. Parents fear spending money on food that might spoil, because they are unaware of how to properly prepare it. Brighter Bites is not only exposing these families to healthy food for free, but assisting them with preparation so they can then apply it to their normal shopping and meal experience. <...