Second Harvest's Nutritionist share easy and low-cost recipes using foods that you can find in a food pantry near you.

This morning, a large semi pulled up to the docks at our centrally located warehouses in Winston-Salem. This, alone, is not necessarily eventful. Every day, trucks large and small are coming and going from Second Harvest Food Bank, moving food rescued from grocery stores and manufacturers, saving it from becoming waste. In fact, Second Harvest has our own fleet of trucks–perhaps you have seen them as they travel out on the roads of our 18-county service area gathering and di

On a recent sunny Saturday morning, Second Harvest’s Nutrition Services team was out at the new High Point Farmers Market with a small crowd gathered around their table. “Would you like to give it a try?” asks Kina Charles as she sets out small cups of fruit salsa. A little boy cautiously takes the cup and dips a cinnamon chip into the fruit mixture. His face lights up as he tastes the tangy, fresh mixture. Mouth still full, he grabs the recipe sheet and hands it to his mothe

This blog post was submitted by Kina Charles, MS, RDN, LDN, Second Harvest’s Nutrition Services Manager. Kina and her team provide recipes, cooking demonstrations, cooking classes and grocery store tours and a wealth of great information to our partners and to low income communities across Northwest North Carolina. Learn more about Second Harvest’s Nutrition Services here. ********************************************************************************************************