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May 22

Sweet, colorful, and full of summer vibes 🍍🌶️☀️⁠
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As we celebrate all things peppers in May, families are giving our Do the Hula Salsa a try, and it’s a hit! With juicy pineapple and crisp bell peppers, this easy recipe is a fresh, fun way to enjoy warmer temps.⁠
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Find this recipe and more at www.brighterbites.org/recipes

May 21

Brighter Bites is honored to have been selected as a grantee of the McCune Charitable Foundation for the first time this year ❤️⁠
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Their support is helping us expand our work in New Mexico and reach more families with fresh food and nutrition education. We’re grateful to partner in building healthier communities!

May 20

Sometimes getting kids to try healthy foods starts with making them feel fun, familiar, and a little less scary. Our superhero pepper video turns colorful peppers into adorable superheroes kids can root for! 💥⁠
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From brave green pepper sidekicks to crunchy red heroes, it’s a playful way to spark curiosity about healthy foods and encourage kids to give something new a try.⁠
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Because at Brighter Bites, we know healthy habits are built one small bite at a time. ❤️⁠
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We want to hear from you👇⁠
What fruit or veggie is a superhero in your house?⁠
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May 19

Peppers are packed with vitamin C, antioxidants, and fiber. 🫑❤️ From sweet bell peppers to spicy jalapeños, these colorful veggies help support immune health, digestion, and healthy habits for the whole family.⁠
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That’s one reason we’re celebrating peppers all month long at Brighter Bites! 🌶️⁠
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Through fresh produce distributions and nutrition education, we help families discover simple, delicious ways to enjoy more fruits and vegetables at home, making healthy choices feel approachable and fun.⁠
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What’s your favorite way to eat peppers? 👇⁠

May 18

Grateful for our friends at the University of Maryland! These students founded the student club - Brighter Bites Champions at the University of Maryland. 🐢⁠
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Their goal? To educate our members on food insecurity: its importance, who is affected, and how social, cultural, and economic factors contribute to the issues.⁠
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Here they are at Beltsville Elementary School distributing 200 fresh food boxes to families. 🫐🥑🌶️Thank you for all that you do in sharing our work with your community and fighting food insecurity! Go Terps!⁠
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#BrighterBites

May 14

Thank you to the Guru Krupa Foundation for a second year of generous support for our programs in NYC. Across two years of partnership, this investment will help provide over 1 million pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables to more than 10,000 families, while students at our partner schools receive 7,000+ nutrition lessons.⁠
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Together, we’re building healthier communities, one family at a time.

May 13

You never quite know what you’ll find at a Brighter Bites produce bagging and that’s part of the fun!⁠
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From giant zucchinis and radishes to tiny eggplants, every shift brings a few surprises (and a lot of smiles).⁠
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Want to see what shows up next? Come volunteer with us: www.brighterbites.org/volunteer

May 12

This May, we’re excited to celebrate peppers and shine a spotlight on our partnership with @sunsetgrown! 🌶️⁠
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Thank you, SUNSET, for being a valued partner in our mission to build healthier communities. Your support helps us share the love of peppers, and so much more, with our community!⁠

May 7

Thank you to @fairlife fe for supporting Brighter Bites programs in New Mexico! 💚⁠
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With partners like @fairlife , we’re able to help families in Las Cruces access fresh fruits and vegetables while building healthy habits that can last a lifetime. We’re grateful for your commitment to supporting children and families in the communities we serve.⁠
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Together, we’re helping make healthy food more accessible for New Mexico families.

May 5

We’re celebrating peppers in all their forms this month 🌶️—sweet, smoky, mild, and spicy!⁠
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In honor of Cinco de Mayo, we’re spotlighting a classic Mexican dish featuring poblano peppers: chile rellenos. It’s a simple, flavorful way to bring peppers to the center of your plate. Give it a try!⁠
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Find the recipe (and more ways to use all kinds of peppers!) at www.brighterbites.org/recipes

May 1

Thank you to @BashasMarkets and @FirstFruits_Farms for your generous donation Granny Smith apples to our Phoenix program! Together, we can "Take a Bite Out of Hunger"!🍏⁠
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Last week, we welcomed the Bashas’ team at Frank Borman Elementary School in Phoenix to see their donation in action. The team, along with our school volunteers, sorted and packed the produce bags filled with FirstFruits Farms apples, cabbage, squash, tomatoes, carrots, and more! ⁠
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#TakeABiteOutOfHunger

May 1

Celebrating the rich cultures, traditions, and stories of our Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander communities. ❤️⁠
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This AANHPI Heritage Month, we honor the diversity that strengthens our communities and the many ways food, culture, and family bring us together.

Apr 30

Last week in Dallas, a group of volunteers from The Wonderful Company rolled up their sleeves to bag and distribute fresh produce to families at a local partner school. Their team went even further by making a financial gift to help sustain Brighter Bites’ work.⁠
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Thank you for showing what it means to be “Wonderful Neighbors” 💚⁠
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Want to bring your team out to volunteer? Join us: www.brighterbites.org/volunteer

Apr 29

We are always looking for more ways to stay healthy on a budget. 🍍🥕🍉⁠
We thought we'd share our top tips with you! ⁠
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For more tips, see our full library of healthy tip sheets here👉️www.brighterbites.org/tip-sheets⁠
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#HealthyOnABudget #NutritionEducation #FruitsAndVeggies

Apr 23

Just another post of gratitude for our wonderful volunteers! 🫶⁠
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Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers who show up week after week to make sure the families in our program get the best experience possible. We could not do it without you! 🥑🍉🥕

Apr 22

We are proud to celebrate our cofounder, Shreela Sharma, PhD, RDN, LD, FAHA, and her work in public health! Thank you for continuing to make a difference in the lives of so many people ❤️ ⁠
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Shreela Sharma, PhD, RD, LDN, Vice Chair and Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at UTHealth Houston, has been named a Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA) by the AHA Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health.⁠
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Thank you to @AmericanHeartAssociation for your commitment to health and nutrition and your recognition of leaders in this important work!

Apr 22

Cornhole for a Cause!⁠
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Last week we hosted a cornhole tournament to raise funds for our Las Cruces program. It was wonderful to see colleagues, partners, family, and friends come together in one place, connecting with each other and experiencing the impact of Brighter Bites while sharing in its success. At the event, we had the pleasure to present the Community Partner of the Year Award to Roadrunner Foodbank. We also heard from Brighter Bites participant Jessica Conder and her family about how the produce has helped them cook and eat healthier, with noticeable improvements in their family’s lifestyle since their son was in 2nd grade, now in 4th.⁠
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Thank you to all of our event sponsors: ⁠
@iceboxbrewing
Las Cruces Cornhole ⁠
@nmdoulaorg ⁠
Johann Bencomo ⁠
@nypslicehouselc
Daniela Sierra⁠
Chantelle Yazzie-Martin⁠
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And we could not operate our program in Las Cruces without the support of our wonderful partners!⁠
@roadrunnerfoodbank ⁠
@casadeperegrinos
@lcpsnet
@burrellcollege
@nmsu_ican
@nmsu Human Nutrition and Dietetics Program⁠

Apr 21

We’re excited to share our 2025 Annual Impact Report, highlighting the work we've done with bringing fresh food and nutrition education to families nationwide! While this year brought significant shifts in federal funding, we remained steadfast in our mission and adapted quickly, emerging stronger and more resilient than ever. ⁠
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Last year, Brighter Bites distributed over $20.1 MILLION worth of fresh produce, reaching 264,354 students, teachers, and families across 13 cities. Thanks to our amazing volunteers, dedicated partners, and committed supporters we’ve continued to make a difference in communities nationwide despite the challenges we came across. ⁠
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We are grateful for your continued support as we continue to evolve and grow as an organization. We're ready to grow our impact in 2026!

Apr 20

Produce Distribution + Nutrition Education+ Fun food Experience⁠
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It's what we do! We're creating healthy futures through fresh food and nutrition education.⁠
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Our vision? To improve health outcomes among children and families in under-resourced communities by using the data-driven, evidence-based strategies of providing fresh produce and nutrition education.⁠
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Want to learn more? Follow us and visit www.brighterbites.org to see how you can get involved.⁠
#BrighetrBites #Nonprofit #HealthyEating #NutritionEducation⁠

Apr 17

It’s Avocado Month at Brighter Bites and families have been loving our Avocado Cilantro Dip! 🥑⁠
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This fresh, flavorful recipe has been a big hit at our recent recipe samplings at schools. 👏💯