Lowcountry Food Bank

#DidYouKnow…Sweet potatoes are not actually related to yams or white potatoes? ?? Part of the morning glory family, sweet potatoes come in many colors including white, orange, and even purple. They are a great source of carbohydrates and the perfect substitute for any recipe that calls for white potatoes. ???? Comment and share your favorite sweet potato dish! #ChewsMindfully ?Sweet Potato Recipes from our Nutrition Education Team: https://ow.ly/rcwE50UezT1

Join us and our great friends at Food Lion help provide meals to Lowcountry families who experience food insecurity. Look for specially marked "Holidays Without Hunger" food boxes at your local Food Lion store or make a donation at checkout. $1 can help provide 5 meals for families in our community. ?????Together, let’s make the holidays FULL for the #Lowcountry!

During this #SeasonOfThanks, we take a moment to spotlight TD Charitable Foundation for their $5,000 donation towards our Food for Health program! This program allows us to work alongside healthcare partners, providing neighbors: ??Nutrition Education and Health Screening ??Emergency Food Assistance Boxes (includes 22 lbs. of food) ??Onsite Food Pantries at Doctor’s Offices ??Community Food Pantry Partnerships and Referrals Nobody should be forced to make the difficult choice between paying for medical care and getting enough to eat. Join us in thanking @TD Charitable Foundation for helping us provide neighbors who experience food insecurity with the nutritious foods they need to improve their health and thrive! #ThankfulThursday #EmpoweringTheLowcountry

The numbers are in! ?? #LCFB serves the 10 coastal counties of SC, and we are proud to support children, families, seniors, and veterans throughout Horry County! Check out the impact we made in 2023! Do you live in the Horry County area and need FREE food assistance? #LCFB is here for you! ?? Food pantries near you: https://ow.ly/yOMc50Hy83E ??Upcoming food distributions: https://ow.ly/LkRs50Hy83F #FeedingTheLowcountry

Join us in making the holidays FULL of joy, hope, love, and meals! ?? Throughout the #Lowcountry, people work hard daily to provide for themselves and their families. Yet in 2023, over 200,000 neighbors in our community experienced food insecurity, finding it hard to access the food they need to thrive. Every $1 you give, #LCFB helps provide 5 meals — and nourishes the traditions we celebrate with loved ones! ??Donate today: https://ow.ly/tNIM50U8jRm ?? Watch more from WFXB Fox TV: https://ow.ly/gTfq50U8jRn

#FlashbackFriday | Through our weekly food distributions, we see firsthand how healthy, nourishing foods can significantly benefit families impacted by food insecurity. When a #LCFB truck comes around – it doubles as a mobile grocery store featuring nourishing options like fruits and veggies! ?????? This month we visited Cross High School where over 200 families were served. For many families, the nearest grocery store is located 18 miles away, making it hard to access food. This is why we couldn’t be more grateful for the dedicated volunteers and community partners in #BerkeleyCounty who help us coordinate free food distributions and feeding programs that bring healthy food directly to families! We ?? seeing the #Lowcountry thrive!

Today is #ThankfulThursday, and we are feeling very thankful for our good friends at Eager 2 Run ! This past Veterans Day weekend, they united our #Lowcountry community to raise valuable food and funds to support our neighbors across coastal South Carolina who experience food insecurity. To see our community come together to serve our neighbors in need was truly inspiring. Thank you for your partnership to nourish our neighbors, Eager 2 Run! We can’t wait to partner again! ??

Happy Veterans Day?????? Thanks to a $30,000 matching gift challenge from our good friends at Crews Subaru of Charleston and Crews Chevrolet, your gift towards this challenge will support LCFB’s Veterans Programs that include healthy food distributions in collaboration with Soldiers' Angels. ?? Make a gift and DOUBLE your impact for local veterans who face food insecurity in honor of Veterans Day. ?? https://ow.ly/UyHu50U3Qc7

In honor of Veterans Day, all Lowcountry Food Bank locations (Charleston, Yemassee and Myrtle Beach) will be closed on November 11th, 2024. We will reopen to regular business hours on Tuesday, November 12, 2023. For emergency food assistance, please visit https://ow.ly/xjJ550U3QaU to view our food pantry locator.

Kale-lelujah! ?? Tis the season to try this dark leafy green that is high in fiber, calcium, and iron. Kale can be enjoyed sauteed, baked, steamed, in a smoothie, in soups and stews, or eaten raw. ???? A fun tip is to massage raw kale with clean hands, using olive oil, sea salt and lemon juice to soften it and bring out it's sweetness. Kaled it! ?#nutritioneducationtip: Kale is an anti-inflammatory veggie and can protect against various cancers. #ChewsMindfully #kaletips Try out these kale tips and tricks: https://lnkd.in/egf46gEr