Peg Merzbacher of Peapod spoke to students from Creskill’s Academy of Saint Therese about food security and nutrition. Her focus was to teach kids about the importance of selecting nutritious foods when donating to CFA.
For example, as reported by Northjersey.com, she asked the students to compare the ingredients of doughnuts against that of eating a comparable serving of instant oatmeal. The label showed each product’s nutritional attributes per serving, and she led the students to choose the healthier food. She said 50 percent of the calories contained in a doughnut come from fat, whereas oatmeal’s fat content for a comparable serving was about seven percent. Click below to read more.
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