Nutrition & Healthy Food Access
Nutrition Policies and Donation Guidelines
Food pantries and food banks play a key role in providing access to nutritious foods. Nutrition policies strengthen this work by documenting program food priorities, while donation guidelines outline the foods your programs need more or less of to meet community needs.
Recipes and Handouts
Nutritious recipes and educational handouts created to help programs share simple, healthy meal ideas with their guests using common food pantry ingredients. Resources available in multiple languages.
Supporting Wellness at Pantries
SWAP is a nutrition ranking system for food pantries and food banks based on the Healthy Eating Research nutrition guidelines. Using a simple stoplight system and nutrition label information, it helps promote healthier food choices.
Senior Nutrition
This toolkit supports food programs serving older adults with guidance on dietary needs, practical tips, and online resources. Developed with community partners and SNAP-Ed funding, it’s a valuable tool for strengthening senior nutrition services.
Culturally Familiar Foods
It’s important that everyone has access to foods that are culturally relevant and familiar to them. These resources can help you learn more about foods commonly eaten by some of the groups you serve.
Retail Partnerships and Food Waste Prevention
Relationship building with food retail partners can be an effective strategy for procuring foods that might otherwise go to waste. Managing these relationships includes regular communication, data sharing and engagement around nutritious food needs.