Throughout the month of March we are celebrating Nutrition Month! Anne Arundel County Food Bank along with our community partners, will focus on several online events to help provide Anne Arundel County residents with nutrition education to prepare healthy meals on a budget. Check back throughout March, because new events and additional Nutrition Kids will be added.
Ask a Pediatrician About Nutrition
March 16th, 6:30pm
Online Zoom Event
Register here:
About this event: One of the best ways to maintain your child’s health and wellness is to ensure that he or she is eating the right foods. The Anne Arundel County Food Bank and our partners from Annapolis Pediatrics are teaming up this Nutrition Month, to talk about nutrition for kids. Join Pediatrician, Gina Friel (DNP, CPNP-PC) from Annapolis Pediatrics to discuss strategies to keep your kids healthy, strong, and resilient through healthy eating. Register for this Zoom Event and you will have the chance to ask your questions regarding nutrition and your kids. *Please note, this event will be recorded and broadcast over Facebook Live.
How to Make Nutritious Bread
March 22nd, 10:00am
Facebook Live Event Here
About this event: Join Tom Giancola as he demonstrates how to make nutritious bread that is easy to do and affordable. We will be live at one of our member agency food distribution days.
About the Baker:
Tom is a self-taught baker and entrepreneur who has grown his love of bread into a successful home-based business specializing in artisan breads and pastries. He’s passionate about preparing and eating simple, healthy food with ingredients sourced from our local farms.
About Makeathe Bread:
A home-based business that specializes in artisan sourdough bread and pastries. Makeathe Bread takes pride in sourcing nearly all of its ingredients from local farms.
Nutrition Kids
Our Nutrition Kids are helping us spread the word about healthy eating throughout the month of March.
Anne Arundel County Macaroni KID publishers will feature Nutrition Kids on our Facebook pages throughout March. You can also hear some of our Nutrition Kids on WRNR, 103.1 on Thursdays, sponsored by Himmel’s Landscape & Garden Center in Pasadena.
Meet Gabby
She shares why her favorite fruit, strawberries, are nutritious.
Fun fact: Strawberries, like most berries, are a low-glycemic fruit, making them a tasty option for people looking to control or reduce their glucose levels.
Our first Nutrition Kid is Gabby from the Annapolis Boys & Girls Club, and her favorite fruit is strawberries. Gabby tells us that strawberries are full of vitamins (one-cup portion of strawberries contains over 100% of the daily minimum target for immune-supporting vitamin C!), minerals, fiber, and antioxidants.
Her family loves to make strawberry muffins with her favorite fruit. Check out this healthy strawberry muffin recipe:
Nutrition Month: Food Drive Locations!
Our friends throughout Anne Arundel County are hosting food drives for us in honor of Nutrition Month. Please stop by one of these locations to help us collect food for families in need throughout our community!
ANNAPOLIS /ARNOLD
- Bread and Butter Kitchen (Annapolis)
- Annapolis Pediatrics (Annapolis)
- Porsche of Annapolis (Annapolis)
- The Blue Rooster (Annapolis)
- Arnold Farms (Arnold)
SOUTH COUNTY
- The Golf Club at South River (Edgewater)
- Annapolis Pediatrics (Edgewater)
ODENTON /CROFTON /MILLERSVILLE
- Perry’s Restaurant (Odenton)
- Annapolis Pediatrics (Crofton)
- CallTrackingMetrics (Millersville)
- Hellas Restaurant and Lounge (Millersville)
GLEN BURNIE /PASADENA /SEVERNA PARK
- Himmel’s Landscape & Garden Center (Pasadena)
- Vizzini’s Pizza (Pasadena)
- Annapolis Pediatrics (Severna Park)
Food Insecurity and Nutrition Panel Discussion
We kicked off Nutrition Month with a panel discussion “Food Insecurity and Nutrition in Anne Arundel County.” Thank you to our panelists for providing expert information about our county. Thank you to our panelists: Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman of the Anne Arundel County Department of Health, Dr. Pamela Brown of the Anne Arundel County Partnership for Children, Youth and Families, and Karrisa Kelly of the Anne Arundel County Department of Aging and Disabilities. Please watch the video here: Food Insecurity and Nutrition Panel Discussion
Stay tuned for more upcoming programming and events!
Click here for Anne Arundel County Food Bank - Website
Click here for Anne Arundel County Food Bank - Facebook Page
120 Marbury Drive
Crownsville, MD 21032
Phone: (410) 923-4255
Mailing Address
PO Box 650
Crownsville, MD 21032
Interested in hosting a food drive? Register here to get started today:
Interested in participating in or sponsoring Nutrition Month in 2022, please contact Melanie at .
