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" An English-muffin pizza doesn&amp;#039;t seem like a big deal, but to kids whose parents struggle to put food on the table, it&amp;#039;s a rare treat. And to Megan Bradley, a manager for Cooking Matters in Colorado \u2014 a free program that teaches low-income families how to cook healthier food on a budget \u2014 it&amp;#039;s a reminder that her work isn&amp;#039;t done. &amp;quot;At one of my classes, there was a little girl who refused to eat a full English muffin,&amp;quot; Bradley recalls. &amp;quot;I watched as she cut it in half and carefully packed some up to take home. She told me she wanted her family to taste the food, too. It was heartbreaking, especially because I know what that feels like.&amp;quot; Bradley&amp;#039;s parents, feeding a family of seven, never seemed to have enough money for groceries, either. &amp;quot;They worked full-time, but their paychecks didn&amp;#039;t stretch far,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;I remember having to choose between milk and orange juice at the store; we didn&amp;#039;t have money for both.&amp;quot; After high school, Bradley went to culinary school, then landed work preparing gourmet food at high-end restaurants. &amp;quot;That&amp;#039;s when it hit me: Everyone should have access to this.&amp;quot; When the opportunity came to work for Cooking Matters, she jumped. Bradley&amp;#039;s goal is to help people learn to make healthy meals without spending a lot. &amp;quot;We teach how to read a nutrition label or use beans and vegetables to stretch out turkey to feed more people,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;Cooking Matters is expected to reach 11,000 families in Colorado this year. I&amp;#039;m so grateful that I get to be part of that.&amp;quot; How to fight hunger where you live: 1. Log on. Reach out. Go to goodhousekeeping.com/nokidhungry to find out about ways to help in your area, then lend a hand. 2. Get down and dirty. Many community gardens donate a percentage of their produce to food pantries in the neighborhood. Find one at communitygarden.org and start digging. 3. Tweet and repeat. Start a Facebook page for your school&amp;#039;s bake sale. Instagram it. That will get you way more publicity than just putting up flyers (but do that, too!). Photo: Megan Bradley, near left, whips up breakfast at a Cooking Matters workshop. DTJ Photography   One in five kids in America struggle with hunger. Join our campaign benefiting No Kid Hungry to help make a difference. NEXT: Meet the Dad Fighting Hunger With Music \u00BB "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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