Dragonfly Tales: Your December PHA Update

This Month from PHA

By Partnership for a Healthier America ● Dec 05, 2022

👩‍🍳 The December recipe of the month is Honey Roasted Butternut Squash. This quick cold-weather recipe is simple and delicious.

✨ PHA's President and CEO, Nancy E. Roman, was featured in an interview about how inflation is impacting Food Equity during the holiday season.

🍎 We recently launched handouts for families to help them along their child's feeding journey.

🎤 We hosted a discussion on Twitter Spaces for #GivingTuesday. Leaders in the Food Equity movement discussed exciting work happening around the country and what we can all do to make an impact.

💪 Our 2022 Impact Report has been released. It shows how our programs are making an impact across the country for Food Equity.

Thank you for standing with us,

The Partnership for a Healthier America Team

Recipe of the Month: Honey Roasted Butternut Squash

Let's make Honey Roasted Butternut Squash

🍯 We hope you enjoy this recipe for Honey Roasted Butternut Squash! We hope you'll try out this recipe - it may become a new holiday favorite.

📦 We're providing fresh produce, including seasonal ingredients like squash, to families that face barriers to accessing healthy food as part of our work to fight for Food Equity.

💡 Check out our full list of recipes for more cooking inspiration!

PHA in the news: ABC News Live

🗞️ PHA's President & CEO, Nancy E. Roman was recently featured on ABC News Live to talk about inflation, how it's making it harder for families to afford to put good food on the table this holiday season, and how our work supports Food Equity in the long-term.

Free resources to help raise adventurous eaters

Raising Adventurous Eaters with First Foods

🥦 PHA and the Dr. Yum Project recently released handouts for families that include proactive tips and practical activities to boost feeding development and build healthy habits at every stage of a child's feeding journey.

📖 These handouts are free and available for download in English and Spanish at www.ahealthieramerica.org/firstfoods.

👋 Please get in touch if you have thoughts or ideas on what more we could be doing to share these resources widely!

Listen: #GivingTuesday panel

⚡ PHA brought together a variety of thought leaders and Food Equity experts for #GivingTuesday on Twitter Spaces to discuss the future of Food Equity and how we all can make an impact.

🔍 Panelists included Shelly Parks, Senior Director of Programs, Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank; Melanie Potock, Pediatric Feeding Expert and Author; Nancy E. Roman, President & CEO, PHA, and Tikilia Tinker-Martin, Community Engagement Coordinator, Indy Food Access Coalition.

👂Tune in to a recording of the conversation here.

In case you missed it: The 2022 Impact Report is out now

🔆 With help from our community, PHA is transforming the food system one step at a time - ensuring that everyone, in every community around the country, has access to good food. We hope you'll take a look at our 2022 Impact Report to learn more about the impact we're making together.

💚 We're so grateful for everyone who supported PHA during Giving Tuesday! You are helping to make our important programs possible for families in need. Together we are building the equitable food system we want.

‼️ Instacart is matching all gifts - up to $125,000 - made before the end of the year. That means any donations will make DOUBLE the impact for Food Equity. We hope you'll take advantage of this offer by making your gift now!