September 1, 2005 through August 31, 2006 - No Kid Hungry

O U R R E S U L T SLetter from BlancaOPERATION FRONTLINEEATING RIGHT GRADUATE, DENVERMy name is Blanca. I am a divorced parent raising mythree daughters, niece and nephew — three teenagers,plus one who is 9 and the other 12.When the older ones started attending middle school, westarted arguing about food. They complained about thefood I prepared; they said they didn’t like it. Sometimesthey said they loved Chinese food because they knew that Ididn’t know how to prepare Chinese food.Every single day when I picked them up after school, theywould ask me if I could take them to a fast-food restaurant.They said they were really hungry and it would take meup to one hour to prepare the food for them.Before I took the Operation Frontline class, I would usuallybuy the things they advertise at the supermarket, becauseI am always thinking to save money. But a lot of times Iended up buying food that expired too soon or buying stuffthat I did not need.After I took the nutrition class, I started paying more attentionto the way I prepare food for my children. I learnedhow important it is to plan the meals, and how planninghelps me to save more money than [just] buying the thingsthe store advertises. I learned the importance of reading thelabels and now I use a different oil to cook, and, when I seethe advertising, I look for fresh vegetables.I am still arguing with my teenaged girls, but I want themto take this class now so they can understand why I do notwant to take them to fast-food restaurants.One more thing: during the Operation Frontline classes,I learned to cook Chinese food!OPERATION FRONTLINELOCAL PARTNERSArkansasSpringdaleOzark Food BankColoradoDenverShare Our StrengthDistrict of ColumbiaCapital Area Food BankIllinoisChicagoNear North Health ServiceMassachusettsBostonShare Our StrengthMichiganDetroitGleaners Community Food BankMissouriSt. LouisOperation Food SearchNebraskaOmahaVisiting Nurse AssociationNew HampshireManchesterNew Hampshire Food BankNew YorkElmiraFood Bank of the Southern TierNew York CityCity HarvestOregonPortlandOregon Food BankTexasDallasNorth Texas Food BankHoustonHouston Food BankWashingtonSeattleSolid GroundCOMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS AMERICA.11O U R R E S U L T S