For many patients, the right food may be the best medicine. On the kitchen counter in her Leimert Park apartment in Los Angeles, Diane Henry lays out her meals for the week. They’re frozen, in equal-size containers: Florentine tart, noodles with carrots, oven-fried chicken with brown rice and carrots, and Moroccan chicken.
We are thrilled to announce that Community Servings has received a very prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation “Evidence for Action” grant award. This $358,000 grant, implemented over 30 months, will evaluate the Food Is Medicine approach on health. Jean Terranova, Community Servings’ Director of Food & Health Policy will be serving as Co-Primary Investigator with Dr. Seth Berkowitz from Massachusetts General Hospital. Other key partners include a secondary researcher from the Mongan Institute Health Policy Center and the Massachusetts Department of Health.
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What is a “heart healthy” diet? A heart healthy diet is high in fiber, fruits, and vegetables, and low in saturated fat, trans-fats, added sugars, and salt.
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This year Community Servings is celebrating its 25th Anniversary of LifeSavor!
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