Episode 25: Nutrition Education for Those Dealing with Trauma
About the Podcast
Nonprofit Director Robin Mallery knows nutrition education can strike a nerve. People should not only have access to healthy food, but they should learn about it in a way that recognizes how stresses of poverty affects behavior, dismisses shame, and promotes mental and physical well-being.
About Robin Mallery
Robin is passionate about food! As the Director of Urban Seeds, Robin is active in implementing programs that increase access to fresh, nourishing foods to those who are nutrient-insecure, thereby elevating the Food Justice conversation. She is committed to supporting locally-grown food as one of the many opportunities to create a vibrant local foods economy. Her professional experience as a cardiovascular and diabetes nurse provides the platform for her teaching a "Food as Medicine" philosophy. As Director, Robin is able to engage in impactful and collaborative community initiatives such as supporting a Trauma Informed Nutrition Care training, “Shopping and Cooking on a Budget” classes, and food rescue opportunities. Robin is also active with the Healthy Communities Partnership initiative, sponsored by Welborn Baptist Foundation and Purdue Extension.
Discussion Takeaways
- “High priority food area” is the new term for “food dessert”.
- It is time to embrace moral obligation and serve children food that is nutrient dense.
- Use “nutrient security” instead of “food security”. It is less about a food shortage and more about poor access to nutrient dense food.
- Let’s look at the big picture and understand that people may not know how to make a dinner with the food given to them through hunger relief organizations.
#1 tip to improve access to healthy food
When we donate fresh fruits and vegetables to food pantries, we cultivate a healthy next generation.
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