Brighter Bites mom shares how her cooking, eating habits changed

Brighter Bites mom shares how her cooking, eating habits changed

At the Brighter Bites booth at the Nov. 9-13 virtual West Coast Produce Expo, a short video featured a mom and her two children.

Laura Luley-Smith, a Brighter Bites parent, said the program adds a layer of community at her school, exposes children to fresh fruits and vegetables they aren’t familiar with and has changed the way she shops and cooks for her family.

“I buy spaghetti squash now. I would’ve never bought it if we didn’t (first) get it here,” Luley-Smith said.

The program brings produce and education to school children and their families in Houston, Dallas, Austin, New York City, the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area and Southwest Florida — with more locations to come.

Related news:

Packer 25 2020 — Shreela Sharma

Video: Normalize vegetables, says Shreela Sharma of Brighter Bites

$40,000 donation to Brighter Bites expands Washington, D.C., aid

Tags

Produce - General West Coast Produce Expo Social Responsibility Schools
 

Latest News

Produce Crops
Mexican mango supply revs up for Mission Produce
Mexican mango supply revs up for Mission Produce

Mango demand is strong and Mission Produce says it's looking forward to the ramp-up of the Mexican mango season to supply customer ripe programs all spring and summer.

Tom Karst
Organic
Why the industry remains optimistic about organic
Why the industry remains optimistic about organic

Grower-shippers of organic produce appear to be surviving, if not thriving, despite such challenges as inflationary pressures, supply shortages and skyrocketing labor costs.

Tom Burfield
Industry
Oppy to celebrate Vancouver roots during CPMA show  
Oppy to celebrate Vancouver roots during CPMA show  

The grower, marketer and distributor of fresh produce is poised to welcome the industry on its home turf of Vancouver, British Columbia, at the CPMA Convention and Trade Show, April 23-25.

The Packer Staff
Industry
Mastronardi to showcase new tomato-on-the-vine at CPMA
Mastronardi to showcase new tomato-on-the-vine at CPMA

The Kingsville, Ontario-based greenhouse grower says Bahama Bombs are a bright orange grape tomato on-the-vine that boasts a sweet flavor and vibrant tropical hue.

The Packer Staff
Retail
Kroger, Albertsons to sell 166 more stores
Kroger, Albertsons to sell 166 more stores

Kroger and Albertsons have modified a divestiture agreement with C&S Wholesale Grocers to address antitrust concerns.

Aaron Gonzalez
Produce Crops
Spring grape shipments get rolling
Spring grape shipments get rolling

Good-quality spring table grapes now are arriving from Mexico’s Jalisco growing area, and U.S. grape shipments from California’s Coachella Valley should get started in May.

Tom Burfield
View More