Category: Health

End Summer Hunger Recipe: Summer Fun Fruit Kebabs

Summer Fun Fruit Kebabs   Super fun summer recipe – Fruit Kebabs! These kebabs are made with peaches, strawberries, plums and bananas. Also the dipping sauce is a divine combination of cream cheese and honey. Prep time: 30 minutes Serving size: 1 kebab Servings and Tastings: 12 Ingredients: 3 fresh peaches, washed, pitted and quartered 3 fresh plums, […]

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End Summer Hunger Recipe: Zucchini Lovers Lasagne

Zucchini Lovers Lasagne We love this easy, nutritious, and fun take on lasagne! See full recipe below. Prep time: 25 minutes Serving size: 1/4 zucchini Servings and Tastings: 4 Ingredients: • 1 zucchini • 1/2 cup chopped cherry tomatoes • 2 tablespoons fresh basil • 2 tablespoons ricotta • Pepper Directions: • Chop ends off zucchini […]

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Food and Wine Fun at Fork & Cork Classic

Julienne’s Justin West and Winemaker Blair Fox to Be Honored at Montecito Country Club on May 3   By: MATT KETTMANN AT SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT In a calendar crammed with food and wine events that raise money for worthy causes, Santa Barbarans struggle to select which to attend; however, if you rely on a formula that […]

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SB Seasons: Good Wine and Good Causes

A spirited toast to all things alcoholic! By Leslie Dinaberg Santa Barbara winemakers are a generous bunch. They constantly get hit up to donate wine to charitable events, and do so with stunning regularity, often pouring the wine themselves, and always with affable smiles on their faces. A few causes that are particularly near and dear […]

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Meet Amy, The Pear Princess

Santa Barbara’s youngest foodies “FLIP” for good nutrition in Foodbank’s Food Literacy in Preschool Program at Storyteller Children’s Center Four-year-old Amy is a self proclaimed fan of pears. She loves learning about fruits and vegetables, and especially enjoys participating in fun activities like making recipes with her family using fresh produce from Foodbank’s Food Literacy […]

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Foodbank of Santa Barbara County’s CEO Erik Talkin Talks Thanksgiving

“Prior to working at the Foodbank, I worked in Community Soup Kitchens for 6 years and my view of the holidays and my approach to it has never been the same.  We recognize that Thanksgiving is usually a day to get together, share with one another and make sure everyone has enough to eat.  But […]

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Nutrient Dense Holiday Foods

HOLIDAY TIPS: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NUTRIENT DENSE HOLIDAY FOODS We are all familiar with the holiday season routine: attending parties and  gatherings with family, friends, and colleagues and splurging over the never ending dinner table. When holidays are finally over, we cross our fingers  and nervously step on our bathroom scale  hoping we only gained […]

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New Nutrition News and Tips to Resume in November

Hello Readers! Here’s what’s going in in October at the Foodbank, and boy it’s a busy month! Launching programs across the county (Food Literacy in Preschools, Kids Farmers Market, Teems Love Cooking, Diabetes Impact Group) Preparing for our Foodbank Partners Summit at La Casa De Maria in Montecito Oct 21st Preparing for our Impact Departments […]

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