Durham Innovative Nutrition Education

10/20/2025

Wednesday!
Annual North Carolina Crunch October 22nd at Noon
Everyone is encouraged to crunch on some local produce!

You can sign-up at
growing-minds.org/north-carolina-crunch
to receive a free guide with NC Crunch tips and resources.
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Participants of all ages are invited to crunch along in their schools, child care centers, offices, farmers markets and restaurants with a number of seasonal goods, including apples, collards, beets, kale, lettuce, bok choy, cabbage, herbs, mustard greens and mushrooms.

10/14/2025

Healthy & delicious school meals fuel students so they are ready for learning.
Breakfast and lunch are FREE for all DPS students. No application is needed!
🌿Vegetarian options
📍Local ingredients
🍽Grab N Go meal options
🫶Second breakfast available when late to school

Check out the school nutrition website for updates, current menus, and more info.
https://www.dpsnc.net/o/dps/page/menus

Happy National School Lunch Week!

Las comidas escolares saludables y deliciosas proporcionan energía a los niños para que estén listos a aprender.
Las comidas en las escuelas son gratis para TODOS los estudiantes de las Escuelas Publicas de Durham. No necesita aplicar!
🌿Opciones vegetarianas.
📍Ingredientes locales.
🍽Opciones de comida para llevar.
🫶Segundo desayuno disponible cuando se llega tarde a la escuela.
Visite el sitio web de nutrición escolar para obtener actualizaciones, menús y más información.
https://www.dpsnc.net/o/dps/page/menus

10/13/2025

"Food is the most important school supply. HUNGRY KIDS CAN’T LEARN.
Kids who eat school meals do better in school. Studies show that offering students with healthy meals at school makes them more attentive and engaged in the classroom, leading to better grades, higher attendance rates, and higher graduation rates. And, schools that offer no-cost breakfast and lunch are more likely to have high performance grades and to meet growth targets."
[From: schoolmealsforallnc.org]

In NC, studies show out of school suspensions dropped by 1.4% and 2.3% in middle and high schoolers respectively in schools that make no-cost school meals available to all students.
GUESS WHAT? DPS has FREE breakfast AND lunch!

Other sources:
schoolnutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Lunch-Benefits.pdf

frac.org/wp-content/uploads/School-Meals-are-Essential-Health-and-Learning_FNL.pdf

dpsnc.net/page/school-nutrition-services

10/10/2025

Visit farmtoschoolmonth.org for more information, free resources, toolkits, and downloadable art to help you celebrate!

10/09/2025

“Programs like this are essential in our communities. They support healthy eating habits and help children—and families—learn more about nutritious food and where it comes from. We need more initiatives like this to promote lifelong wellness and knowledge.” -Childcare Director, A New Beginning IV

10/08/2025

Coloring pages given to us from one of our family cooking nights. Mom and daughter colored these together 🫶
🌿They are both spot on - herbs and spices in our cooking DO make our foods taste yummy!

🖍FoodHero.org has awesome coloring pages for public use. We often bring printed copies to programming so that kids AND adults can have fun coloring :)

09/26/2025

How does Double Bucks work?
1. Visit a participating market.
2. Find the information table.
3. Decide how much you would like to spend on your EBT card or in cash.
4. Market staff will swipe your card and give you DOUBLE the amount in tokens! (ex. $20=$40)

Tokens don’t expire and can be used to purchase any SNAP eligible food products.

Visit each market's website or info table for more details on their Double Bucks program.

Cómo funciona Double Bucks:
1. Visita uno de los mercados participante.
2. Encuentre la mesa de información.
3. Decida cuánto quiere gastar en su tarjeta EBT o en efectivo.
4. El personal del mercado cobrará su tarjeta y le dará el doble en fichas (ej. $20=$40).

¡Las fichas no se vencen y se pueden usar para comprar cualquier alimento que califique para SNAP!

Visita la mesa de información de cada mercado para más detalles acerca de su programa de Double Bucks.

💚Black Farmers’ Market
blackfarmersmkt.com/the-market
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🧡Durham Farmer's Market
durhamfarmersmarket.com
Durham Farmers' Market

❤North Durham Farmers' Market
northdurhamfarmersmarket.com


💛South Durham Farmers’ Market
southdurhamfarmersmarket.com


💙Carrboro Farmers' Market
carrborofarmersmarket.com


💜Chapel Hill Farmers' Market
thechapelhillfarmersmarket.com


❤Eno River Farmers' Market
enoriverfarmersmarket.com

09/24/2025

Easy honey-mustard carrots recipe! 👇

Receta fácil de zanahorias con miel y mostaza 👇

Full recipe can be found here: https://eatfresh.org/recipe/side-dish-snacks/honey-mustard-carrots

Puedes encontrar la receta complete aquí: https://eatfresh.org/recipe/side-dish-snacks/honey-mustard-carrots
(Para español encuentra el mundo en la parte superior derecha y elige “Spanish” en el centro de la pantalla)

09/19/2025

09/19/2025

50,000 Durham County friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers do not have enough to eat.