Food Literacy Center
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Locality: Sacramento, California
Phone: +1 916-476-4766
Address: 2973 3rd Ave 95817 Sacramento, CA, US
Website: www.foodliteracycenter.org
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Tomorrow's #FoodLiteracyFriday recipe is our rich and flavorful Pumpkin Black Bean Chili. Let's welcome cooler weather and cozy up with a warm, hearty meal. Join Apricot Amber Stott tomorrow on Facebook Live at 11:30 am PST. With a little supervision, kids can make this entire dish! foodliteracycenter.org/recipe/pumpkin-black-bean-chili
Since schools closed in March, we've been distributing Veggie Recipe Kits full of fresh produce to our kids so they can cook a healthy meal at home. Thanks to pear-rific volunteers and donors like you, we were able to reach even more families this October. We're persimmon proud to serve our community! 6 schools served 340 Oatmeal with Fresh Fruit recipe kits distributed 1,360 heathy meals cooked by kids... 1,428 pounds of food donated to nutrition insecure families See more
Mark your calendars for November 21st! We've got another exciting cooking class that you don't want to miss. In this virtual fundraiser from food blogger Lisa Lin of Healthy Nibbles & Bits, you'll learn how to make savory, flaky scallion pancakes and a soy and vinegar dipping sauce. Yum! Your ticket purchase supports critical mission-focused work to reach our kids and families who are food and nutrition insecure. Support our kids and learn the art of scallion pancakes!
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Get into the Halloween spirit with these printable #spookyveggies coloring pages!
Chewy and yummy, these homemade Healthy Halloween Treats are sweetened with date sugar and honey and filled with fruit and fiber! Perfect for Halloween and just about any other occasion. Join Eggplant Evelyn as she shows you how to make this delicious dish. Recipe: foodliteracycenter.org/recipe/healthy-halloween-treat More recipes & videos: foodliteracycenter.org/recipes... Thanks to our pumpkin partners in this video series, Oak Park Farmers Market (Sacramento), Alchemist Community Development Corporation, NeighborWorks Sacramento Region, and California Department of Food and Agriculture.
Trick or treat! Watch Eggplant Evelyn make our chewy, yummy Halloween treats for #FoodLiteracyFriday, tomorrow at 11:30 am PDT on Facebook Live. Fun and easy to make, these homemade snack bars are sweetened with date sugar and honey and filled with fruit and fiber. Perfect for Halloween or just about any other occasion, especially when you get kids involved! foodliteracycenter.org/recipe/healthy-halloween-treat
During Food Literacy Month, local chefs developed recipes to highlight the five veggie contenders. Today on the blog, we're sharing their delicious creations so you can make them at home with your kids! Voted Chef's Champion! Collard Green Chickpea "Tuna" Wrap Nina Curtis, Executive Chef, Adventist Health... Avocado Fries & Avocado Ranch Brien Kuznicki, Executive Chef, Legends at Golden 1 Center Baked Broccoli Gratin Rick Mahan, Executive Chef/Owner, OneSpeed & The Waterboy Mushroom Nigiri & Sushi Rolls Billy Ngo, Executive Chef/Founder, Kru Contemporary Japanese Cuisine, Ramen Kodaiko, Fish Face Poke Bar Teriyaki Glazed Bok Choy Ravin Patel, Executive Chef, Seasons Kitchen & Bar
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Grapefruit gratitude to the Sacramento Kings for supporting our Veggie Recipe Kit distribution this morning at Leataata Floyd Elementary as part of their Team Up for Change Week of Action!
Seasonal Fruit Salad is a sweet and flavorful salad using fresh persimmons from the local farmers market. Daikon Dave will walk you through how to make this delicious dish. Recipe: foodliteracycenter.org/recipe/seasonal-fruit-salad More recipes & videos: foodliteracycenter.org/recipes... We're persimmon pleased to partner with Oak Park Farmers Market (Sacramento), Alchemist Community Development Corporation, NeighborWorks Sacramento Region, and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Get the kids and join us on Facebook Live for a new #FoodLiteracyFriday recipe demo, tomorrow at 11:30 am PDT. Our Seasonal Fruit Salad is a bright combination of flavors and textures, and is customizable with the produce you have on hand. Persimmons are currently in season and available at farmers markets like Oak Park Farmers Market (Sacramento)! foodliteracycenter.org/recipe/seasonal-fruit-salad
We are reaching MORE KIDS than ever before and we need YOUR HELP! We're distributing Veggie Recipe Kits to families every Wednesday and Friday mornings, and we’re assembling the kits on Tuesdays and Thursdays from now until the end of the year. Fill out the new volunteer form on the volunteer page to get started!
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