Access to fresh, healthy food in the Bronx is challenging due to fewer grocery stores, but a local nonprofit is working to turn that around by partnering up with bodegas and existing grocery stores. ShoshBedrosian reports from Baychester.
is challenging due to fewer grocery stores. But a local nonprofit is working to turn that around by partnering up with bodegas and existing grocery stores.From the nutritious ingredients to new ideas, BronxWorks is proving how easy cooking healthy can really be.
"In the Bronx, access to fresh foods, quality food is lacking. There is far more bodegas than there are supermarkets in the area," said Bianca Cornelius, who also works at BronxWorks. "There's not that many supermarkets and the supermarkets we do have the prices, most of the time, be too high," said David, who works at Gitto's Market.
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