Nutrition Resources & Recipes
The Healthy Choice: Foodlink's Nutrition Ranking
Foodlink ranks the relative nutritional quality of the foods in our inventory to assist our community partners in choosing items that best meet the needs of their clients. The system, called The Healthy Choice, incorporates evidence-based research about which foods are the most and least supportive and impactful to long-term individual health. The color-coded ranking is as follows:
Look for the Nutrition Ranking column on the PWW Shopping List page.
Other Nutrition Resources
Food Pantries
- The NYS Department of Health’s Hunger Prevention Nutrition Assistance Program (HPNAP) developed these Pantry Packing Guidelines to help food pantries determine equitable and nutritious distribution of food:
- Foodlink requires all food pantries operate under a model of Client Choice. There are many ways to incorporate choice into your pantry. Check out the 2022 revision to our Client Choice Handbook!
Meal Programs
- Everything we eat and drink over time matters. Providing healthy choices will help your clients now and in the future. HPNAP-supported meal programs are required to follow these Prepared Meal Guidelines.
Recipes
Check out the following websites for easy, healthy recipes:
