Soap Box Moment

Saturday was very productive.  I went to the DeLand Flea Market and bought $9.00 worth of fruit and veggies. This bring up an important issue about Double Value Coupon Program and the ability of the family to increase their healthy food consumption along with supporting our local farmers with federal money. 

**Soap Box Moment**

As a podiatrist, a large portion of my patients are the elderly, children, and diabetics. Currently, in Central Florida, we do not have a system in place, such as, Wholesome Wave, a Connecticut-based nonprofit, has been pioneering the Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program (FVRx) or Double Value Coupon Program. Families see the benefit of doctors and medical professionals literally prescribing fresh fruits and vegetables to low-income patients at-risk and those in treatment for obesity, diet-related diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease. 

As such, when health care providers and farmers’ markets partner together to educate and help the elderly, diabetics, and overweight low-income patients, the community benefits. 

My purchases:

These will be used in the Mother's Day meals.  Planning is required as we will add two more people into our meal money.  

Hari was working hard to promote the United Way's Chef Gala at Disney Saturday night.  They ( Ryan Handberg & Chef Hari)  did a great job through out the evening and ran out in the end - no food wasted. The idea was to plan for about 450 guests at our station, but in reality about 600 guests arrived at the Cress station. 

Our dinner tonight was a missed fired gnocchi that was heading to the food waste bin, "No No NO - I will take that". 

Cheers,

Jenneffer