Digestible Bites
FOOD AS MEDICINE: DIGESTIBLE BITES – AUGUST 2024
In this month’s Digestible Bites, we find an abundance of nutrition-related documentaries available and a number of reasons and ways we need to do more to successfully implement food as medicine. Food As Medicine – The shorter version: Food as Medicine – The longer version: Hack Your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut (running time:…
Read MoreFOOD AS MEDICINE: DIGESTIBLE BITES (WITH A SERVING OF LOCAL BITES) – MARCH 2024
Each month, we cull through all of the “food as medicine” news to highlight the most recent and exciting developments in the field for Digestible Bites. This month, we’re highlighting standout local organizations and people who promote food as medicine in our community. Food as Medicine News – The shorter version: Food As Medicine News – The longer version: Meals made…
Read MoreFOOD AS MEDICINE: DIGESTIBLE BITES – FEBRUARY 2024
Each month, we cull through all of the “food as medicine” news to highlight the most recent and exciting developments in the field for Digestible Bites. Periodically, we highlight standout local organizations and/or people who promote food as medicine in our community. The shorter version: The longer version: If the government recognizes that “food is medicine,” why aren’t they taking hunger…
Read MoreFood as Medicine: Digestible Bites – January 2024
The shorter version: The longer version: Thanks, Michelle Colman Food Rescue US – Fairfield County Food as Medicine Liaison If you enjoyed this post, you might also like last month’s Food As Medicine post.
Read MoreFood as Medicine: Digestible Bites (with a big serving of Local Bites) – November 2023
The shorter version: The longer version: The Food is Medicine Institute Launch A newly launched, first-of-its-kind institute aims to address a glaring gap in the medical system by working to integrate food-based nutrition interventions into health care to treat disease and advance health equity. The Food is Medicine Institute at the Friedman School of Nutrition…
Read MoreFood as Medicine: Digestible Bites (with a side of Local Bites) – October 2023
The shorter version The longer version Secrets of Blue Zones In the excellent Netflix docu-series, “Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones,” host, author, and NatGeo reporter Dan Buettner, travels around the world to discover five unique communities where people live extraordinarily long and vibrant lives. Spoiler: FOOD IS MEDICINE! In addition to an…
Read MoreFood as Medicine: Digestible Bites (with a side of Local Bites) – September 2023
DIGESTIBLE BITES The shorter version: The longer version: Did you know that just about every locally grown vegetable in Connecticut is considered to be in season right now? Check out the Connecticut Department of Agriculture’s Crop Availability Calendar and get inspired! Please read on for Local Bites below for a list of CT farmers’ markets…
Read MoreFOOD AS MEDICINE: DIGESTIBLE BITES – August 2023
The shorter version: The longer version: Healthy Food Access Is Equally Important as Healthcare for 87 Percent of Americans, Danone Finds. 87% of Americans think access to healthy food is a top priority, ranking it on par with access to healthcare. The State of Nutrition Equality Study found that 60% of Americans do not eat…
Read MoreFOOD AS MEDICINE: LOCAL BITES – JULY 2023
With our Connecticut farmers market season heating up, we wanted to shine the spotlight on some incredible local fresh produce available in Bridgeport. Gina Smith, the Manager of Community Health Improvement for Bridgeport Hospital, is an active participant in the Health Improvement Alliance (HIA) and is thrilled to collaborate with Food Rescue US. HIA was…
Read MoreFood as Medicine: Digestible Bites – June 2023
Food as Medicine the shorter version: Food as Medicine the longer version: Living Better: What it takes to get healthy in America NPR reports, “The pandemic was a wake-up call in many ways. Americans’ life expectancy went down during the pandemic, taking a historic turn for the worse. And while countries all over the world…
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