![Quote graphic with a photo in the right bottown corner of a woman with long hari and glasses cutting vegetables while wearing a light-colored sweater. The quote is on a dark blue background with the Food Bank logo at the top. Rachel Ezzel, Family and Consumer Science Agent, Duplin County Extension Center, says: “Food is family to me. It’s our community and livelihood and culture. It’s the breakfast biscuits the farmers eat together at the corner store and the chicken noodle soup your mom makes when you don’t feel well...[Food is] both the hard work of growing it and the comfort of sharing it with the people you love."](https://foodbankcenc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Rachel-Ezzel-Quote-320x202.jpg)
For National Nutrition Month, our Community Nutrition Team asked four community partners to share stories about how food connects them to their community. Food Bank Partner Rachel Ezzel promotes healthy eating habits inspired by the Mediterranean Diet. LEARN MORE ABOUT NUTRITION EDUCATION Everyone in the world needs [...]
For National Nutrition Month, our Community Nutrition Team asked four community partners to share stories about how food connects them to their community. Cooking Instructor Betty Nzau makes classes accessible and fun for students with visual impairments. LEARN MORE ABOUT NUTRITION EDUCATION Everyone in the world [...]
At the Food Bank, our Community Health & Engagement (CH&E) team regularly goes out into the community to hold cooking classes at Partner Agency sites. These are great opportunities to introduce new foods to people’s diets and help give them easy, quick, and low-cost recipes using healthful foods like whole grains, fresh produce, low fat [...]
In honor of National Nutrition Month, our nutrition intern Andrea Kerley spotlighted different food groups each week on social media - specifically shelf-stable items, why they are great choices, and the importance of these donations. These shelf-stable choices help us serve our neighbors, give healthy options to our communities, and fit the needs of everyone [...]
Our Nutrition Education team has created soup recipes using healthy ingredients in fun and unique ways. Enjoy!
These 5 fresh, delicious recipes highlight seasonal ingredients that are perfect as a side dish for dinner or can be a healthy lunch option.
Playing in the summer heat works up an appetite. Try serving these healthy, kid friendly snacks, courtesy of our Nutrition Education Team.
"Food to me is home, food is family, food is history, there is just so much more to it."
The Food Bank has done wonders to not only feed our neighbors in need, but proactively fight food waste. By Chef Tessa Nguyen, RD, LDN
Since 1998, the Food Bank's Fresh Produce Program has provided fresh local produce to neighbors in need while helping farmers recoup costs from food that is edible but not sellable.
