Education to Address the Root Causes of Hunger
The Nutrition Education team provides training and materials to empower individuals to prepare delicious, nourishing meals. As a SNAP Education Implementing Agency, Lowcountry Food Bank provides our partners with training, materials and guidance on how to empower our community to make the best food choices for the budget. Teaching our community to make the most of their food resources is a key part of addressing the root causes of hunger. Read Lowcountry Food Bank’s Nutrition Position to learn more.
Cooking Courses
Lowcountry Food Bank offers six-week Cooking Matters courses to adults, kids and families. Each course is team-taught by a volunteer culinary instructor, nutrition educator and assistant. The courses cover meal preparation, grocery shopping, food budgeting and MyPlate nutrition guidelines. Upon graduation, participants receive incentives that help them continue to learn and practice their skills. We partner with Share Our Strength to bring this evidence-based curricula to our partners.
Grocery Store Tours
Cooking Matters at the Store tours are led by trained volunteers providing families with hands-on education as they shop for food. Participants learn unit pricing, label reading, identifying whole grains and comparing foods to build healthy meals on a budget. We partner with Share Our Strength to bring this evidence-based curricula to our partners.
Partner Agency Nutrition Education
Lowcountry Food Bank provides training for agency leaders to learn how to create healthy pantries, pack healthy food assistance boxes and offer nutrition education during their distributions.
Recipes
The Nutrition Education team shares delicious recipes for commonly available produce at Lowcountry Food Bank. Check out our favorite recipes!
Outreach Events
Nutrition Team Volunteers share fresh produce, recipes and samplings and conduct cooking demonstrations with clients and partner agencies at community partner events. At key events, the Charlie Cart, a full scale portable kitchen, enables us to provide safe, interactive sampling, engaging participants in learning new ways to prepare foods.
Interested in bringing Nutrition Education to your agency? Please complete the request form.