Get Up And Do Something: Food banks collaborate to get more nutritious food to people

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Food banks collaborate to get more nutritious food to people Nov 25th 2012, 11:39 Food banks have worked to change their stocks from any old leftovers to food that's more nutritious and fresher, and a new collaboration hopes to cement policy at food banks around the country to make sure that poor Americans get healthful food. Kaiser Permanente and Mazon, a Jewish anti-hunger organization, announced Monday their Healthy Options, Healthy Meals initiative in response to the persistent need of millions of Americans to rely on food banks and the health and economic costs of obesity and diet-related diseases. That means that some food banks or pantries have instituted policies that they won't accept donations of soda or candy. Others have hired nutrition experts, decided that a particular portion of the inventory would be fresh produce, or changed how they seek food and money donations.

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