Please join us in celebrating the winner, finalists, and all the participants of the 2020 Health Care Culinary Contest.
Stanford Health Care’s adobo de la tierra by Chef Noriel San Pedro is the grand prize winner.
San Pedro’s accomplishment will be celebrated during CleanMed Connect, May 18-20. Read an interview with San Pedro on plant-forward menus, serving comfort in COVID-19 times, and new twists on traditional meals.
Meet the winner
What does plant-forward mean to you?For San Pedro, plant-forward means taking inspiration from your culture and family history to create a beloved dish that was traditionally meat and make a plant-based version.
What does plant-forward mean to you? Check out what other hospital food champions are saying, and share your thoughts with us. Submit a video or create a social media post on your favorite platform. Tag it with #PlantForwardFuture so we can track and amplify your posts.
Submit a video
New California culinary center serves Kaiser Permanente, reaches for food justice goalsFood Management dug into the story and aspirations behind the new culinary center serving institutions in the Bay Area and the Anchors in Resilient Communities model for healthier, more resilient, and more equitable communities. Our partners at Emerald Cities captured the perspective of a small farm serving the center and its impact on farmworkers and the community in a short video.
UC Davis, Health Care Without Harm receive USDA grant to elevate specialty cropsFruits, vegetables, nuts, and other specialty crops grown by small and mid-sized local farms are getting a boost thanks to a USDA grant. Researchers from UC Davis along with several partners, including Health Care Without Harm, will use the funds to discover pathways and infrastructure solutions to increase demand and prioritization of local crops over imported food. They hope to meet the nutritional needs of institutions while supporting farmers and strengthening the local economy.
Special crops
Visit our Healthy Food in Health Care program page to learn more about our work and how you can get involved.
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