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Food Pantry Nutrition Project
Bill McKelveyDepartment of Rural Sociology
Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security
Project Overview
• 2-year project• Initiated in March 2011• Involves eight (8) food pantries• Food Bank for Central and NE MO service area• Food Systems approach to improving nutrition
in food pantries– Access– Distribution– Consumption
Project Overview
• Research and Evaluation– Semi-controlled comparisons– Impact on pantry capacity and nutrition awareness
• Best practices • Part of a larger research project– Food pantry client interviews (2005, 2010, 2013)– Food pantry director interviews (2010, 2013)– 24 hour recalls, food basket inventories, health
questionnaires
Demand for Food Pantry Services
• 2010: 66,745 people served every month through 77 food pantries
• 2011: 72,436 people service every month through 78 food pantries
• 8.5% increase from 2010 to 2011
(M. Moody, Agency Relations, The Food Bank, personal communication, March 6)
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Access in Pantries
• Only 15.4% of pantries distribute fresh fruit every month
• Only 23.1% of pantries distribute fresh vegetables every month
• Many pantries lack appropriate refrigeration– Only 50% are satisfied with their refrigeration– 70% are satisfied with their freezer capacity
• Pantry operating hours also pose a challenge
(Jensen et al., 2011)
Tailored Recipes and TipsRapid Recipe Response
• Based on in-stock pantry foods• Communication is KEY!• USDA SNAP Ed Recipe Finder• Challenges:– Communication/Timing/Logistics– Printing– Available foods
• Train the Trainer
Other Project Activities
• Healthy Food Drives• Local Produce
Donations– Farmers Market– Donation Station– Home Gardeners– Gleaning– Prison Garden
• Community Gardening• Permanent Info Display• SNAP Outreach • SNAP at Farmers
Markets
Cultivating Partnerships
• University of Missouri Extension– Family Nutrition Education Program– Master Gardeners
• Missouri Food Bank Association– SNAP Outreach and Local purchasing
• Society of St. Andrew– Gleaning
• Culver Stockton College (Canton)– Food Drives and Community Garden