SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Dairy Council of California, a leader in nutrition education and advocacy, has awarded a $5,000 community grant to the North Valley Military Institute of Los Angeles to support the development of a supporting a cooking program entitled Cooking With Families: A Creative Twist on Familiar Foods. This program is designed to support students and families in promoting healthy eating while representing the culture and diversity of traditional foods.

“The North Valley Military Institute is delighted to have been selected as a grantee to participate in the Cooking With Families: A Creative Twist on Familiar Foods video. This opportunity has been such a rewarding, educational and engaging experience for our families. Through the funding and our partnership with the Dairy Council of California, we will continue to promote healthy and sustainable eating habits in current and prospective students and their families, and improve the health of our community,” said Yadira Sanchez, the Institute’s Community Schools Manager.

The grants support activation of the Dairy Council of California’s Let’s Eat Healthy initiative, which engages Let’s Eat Healthy advocates to support equitable access to science-based nutrition education and food and agribusiness literacy that encompasses the role of dairy in sustainable food systems . The funds also help make healthy, whole foods, including milk and dairy products, more accessible to local California communities.

Amy DeLisio, CEO of the Dairy Council of California, further states, “The $5,000 Let’s Eat Healthy Community Grant is a wonderful tool for the North Valley Military Institute to continue to provide access and opportunities where children, families and communities can build positive and culturally diverse experiences and connections between food and agriculture and skills to support a foundation for lifelong health.”

This year, the Let’s Eat Healthy Community Grant program awarded a total of $20,000…