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Fresh Food Resources

My Plate: Healthy Lifestyle Website

Remember the food pyramid? Meet MyPlate, the official symbol of the five food groups. Learn how to make MyPlate work for you. Check out resources such as  Budget friendly food ideas. Healthy food choices don’t have to cost a lot. Find SNAP savings in your area and discover new ways to prepare budget-friendly foods. Build healthy eating habits one goal at a time! Use the Start Simple with MyPlate app to pick simple daily food goals, see real-time progress, and earn badges along the way. Find easy, low cost recipes. View delicious recipes in our very own MyPlate Kitchen! Search by ingredient to use what you already have or browse by category to find something new. Save your favorites, make personalized cookbooks, and more! Check out the website below!

Go to http://www.choosemyplate.gov/ for resources for healthy living

San Antonio Food Bank

https://safoodbank.org/

The San Antonio Food Bank actively fights hunger and feeds hope in San Antonio and Southwest Texas. Our focus is for clients to have food for today but to also have the resources to be self-sufficient in the future. Through our network of 500 partner agencies, the San Antonio Food Bank distributes thousands of pounds of food through mobile pantries and food fairs. These programs work to move perishable and non-perishable food items quickly to qualifying families and individuals.

 

WIC (Women, Infant, and Children’s Program)

WIC is a supplemental food and nutrition education program funded by federal and state governments to make nutritious foods available to women, infants and children. The following persons may be eligible:

  • women who are pregnant
  • breastfeeding mothers
  • women who have given birth within the past 6 months
  • infants and children under 5 years old

https://texaswic.org

 

United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County

United Way has become synonymous with caring and helping children, families and individuals. We have a long tradition of helping people with basic needs – food, clothing, shelter and safety – and changing lives through strong, well-managed programs. United Way is also engaging the community to get to the heart of problems

https://www.uwsatx.org/


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