Community food bank study dispels belief healthy diets are costly
Contrary to popular belief, healthy diets rich in fruits and vegetables are affordable, say researchers whose study focused on community food bank programs.
January 5, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: community-food, diet, focused-on-community, healthy-diets, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, popular-belief, say-researchers
Adopting Plant-Based Meals Several Times Per Week Can Improve Food Security, Lower Food Costs
Researchers from The Miriam Hospital and the Rhode Island Community Food Bank report individuals who participated in a six-week cooking program and followed simple, plant-based recipes decreased their total food spending, purchased healthier food items and improved their food security…
March 22, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: community-food, followed-simple, food, food-spending, miriam-hospital, nutrition / diet, rhode, six-week-cooking, their-food, total