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Pre-Game: Harris Teeter & Washington Nationals Food Drive

Cooking Up a Fun, Fresh, and Kid-Friendly Snack The Nationals geared up for the the Harris Teeter Food Drive in the Capital Area Food Bank Teaching Kitchen today with a cooking event. Nats pitchers...

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On the Track to Wellness

When you walk into the 100,000 square foot Distribution Center at the Capital Area Food Bank, you see row upon row of food, strategically placed on pallets, lined from ceiling to floor.  Both stillness...

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Wellness Warrior: Goodbye Summer, Hello Eggplant

Tuesday morning 8am in CAFB’s Agency Mart: There is a bustle as our food assistance partners peruse the aisles and load up flatbed carts with frozen meat, canned goods, and fresh produce that is...

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Wellness Warrior: Curried Chicken Salad Success

I’ll be honest, when it comes to canned chicken, I’m skeptical. Well, I was skeptical up until recently. While any kind of canned protein is a wellness boon for the kitchen cupboard, my mind couldn’t...

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SNEAK PREVIEW of Bountiful Bowls: Kale Love

The food bank is hard at work on an exciting new project that will get delicious, healthy, and low cost recipes into the hands of our community. As we anticipate the September 2016 launch of our new...

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CAFB Recipe Cards get a Wellness REFRESH

Recipe cards plus a take home bag of ingredients for a family in need are powerful resources when paired together. The food is nourishment and the recipe card unlocks the power of that food by offering...

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Recipe of the Month: Sweet Potato & Black Bean Soft Tacos

While winter calls for dinner that comes in a piping hot bowl for comfort, warmth and nourishment; and this January we’re taking that coziness and putting it into a handheld meal: the soft taco. Join...

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Recipe of the Month: Leftovers

Waste Less Food and Save Some Bucks Too One question we often hear is, “Why not buy dinner at a fast food place? It’s cheaper than do-it-yourself dinners, isn’t it?” Not exactly. So where do the key...

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Recipe of the Month: Community Tasting

Sweet Potatoes, Partners and Wellness Today our Sweet Potato and Black Bean Tacos took the ultimate test ride: a community tasting with our food assistance partners. When suggestions come from our...

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Zoom in on Hunger

Click to expand I had the itch to post a healthy affordable recipe, talk about strategies to stretch food dollars, and to spotlight spring as the time to bring the spice cabinet outdoors and into herb...

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