Leaders of several local food banks got a lesson Tuesday in how
to cook potatoes. All around central Florida, there are many
small but important food banks like the one at St. Anthony
Coptic Church in Maitland. Several times a month at various
sites throughout Orange County, Second Harvest Food Bank hosts
nutrition education classes designed not for the people who
ultimately receive their food, but the leaders of the agencies
who are on the front lines of handing out that food. The lesson
is all in how to help their clients eat healthier. "They come
here for an hour and they learn about the highlighted produce,"
said Maria Ali of Second Harvest Food Bank. "Today is potatoes
and they sit in on a food demonstration with it." The group
learned to make smashed potatoes Tuesday, which is a healthier
alternative to the many potato recipes often loaded with butter,
milk or cheese. The hope is that the non-profits leaders will
pass their new knowledge and recipes on to the clients who
frequent their food banks. "Usua