Stonyfield Organic Donates $10,000 to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Stonyfield Organic Donates $10,000 to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
On Sunday, March 11, 2019, Stonyfield Organic, the country’s leading organic yogurt maker, and Vanessa Lachey, TV host, actress and blogger, achieved a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the most bagged lunches assembled by an individual in three minutes. In honor of the day, Stonyfield Organic donated $10,000 to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank which will help provide roughly 40,000 healthy meals to people struggling with food insecurity.
Held at The Grove in Los Angeles, Lachey was able to use her mom superpowers to whip up enough bagged lunches to clinch the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title. The lunches included a sandwich, a piece of fruit and a nutritious snack featuring Stonyfield Organic’s new Snack Packs, a duo of creamy and tasty organic lowfat yogurt paired with either organic graham crackers, organic cookies or organic pretzels for dipping.
“I had so much fun helping Stonyfield Organic accomplish this GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title,” said Lachey. “With lots of practice with my own kids, I know how challenging it can be to find snacks that I feel good about but also that my kids will actually eat. Since we’ve discovered the new Stonyfield Organic Snack Packs, my fridge is always stocked with them because I know that Camden and Brooklyn are going to be so excited for snack time!”
While not always easy to find snacks parents and kids agree upon, Stonyfield Organic recently conducted research that uncovered kids and parents really aren’t as far apart on snack time choices as we may think. The research found that kids ages 5-11 and their parents reported that snack time is the easiest food occasion to agree upon; most encouragingly, 65% of kids either “love” or at least “like healthy snacks.”
The Food Bank is committed to providing food for children
Roughly 1 in 8 people in Los Angeles County face food insecurity, and for children, that number is closer to 1 in 4. A hungry child cannot focus in school – they struggle to perform in the classroom, consistently scoring lower than their peers. Academic studies also show that school children who are hungry now will continue to have learning and discipline problems as they grow older. In a recent Food Bank blog post, Alexia, a LAUSD teacher discusses her experience with hungry students in her classroom. Alexia says “Every day, I see children walk into my classroom who are hungry” and reminds us that just $23 per month can help provide food for a child all year long.
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