Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH), a nonprofit focused on increasing daily fruit and vegetable intake, awarded the Lenoir-Rhyne University Dietetic Internship program and Ingles Markets with a grant. Fundings from the grant are to go toward enhancing the collaboration between university nutrition programs and supermarkets.
From Lenoir-Rhyne University
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A grant has been awarded to the Lenoir-Rhyne University Dietetic Internship program and Ingles Markets from the Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH), to support efforts in promoting healthier eating in the community. The grant funding is used to encourage enhanced collaboration between supermarkets and university nutrition and dietetic programs, with a specific emphasis on training nutrition and dietetic students to deliver grocery store tours about fruit and vegetables.
Only 10 universities and internship programs across the United States were awarded the grant for education initiatives. “It is such an honor and privilege to have received the grant and work with Leah McGrath of Ingles Markets to get more information about fruit and vegetable consumption to the Asheville community,” said Lauren Brady, LRU’s Dietetic Internship Coordinator. “Asheville will certainly receive a blessing from the grant provided from the PBH.”
Leah McGrath, Ingles Corporate Dietitian, also expressed her excitement for receiving the grant, and the opportunities it will provide for partnering with LR students. “I am excited to work with the dietetic interns from Lenoir-Rhyne University on this project made possible by this grant from the Produce for Better Health Foundation,” she said. “This program will focus on introducing more consumers to healthy shopping techniques and ways to include more fruits and vegetables in various forms into their diet. It is certainly a win-win for Ingles and for our customers and will provide the students with a valuable learning opportunity.”
Produce for Better Health Foundation is a non-profit fruit and vegetable education foundation. Since 1991, PBH has worked to motivate people to eat more fruits and vegetables to improve public health. PBH achieves success through industry and government collaboration, first with the 5 A Day program and now with the Fruits & Veggies-More Matters public health initiative. Fruits & Veggies-More Matters is the nation’s largest public-private, fruit and vegetable nutrition education initiative. PBH is also a member and co-chair with Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) of the National Fruit & Vegetable Alliance (NFVA), consisting of government agencies, non-profit organizations, and industry working to collaboratively and synergistically achieve increased nationwide access and demand for all forms of fruits and vegetables for improved public health.
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