Video: Philadelphia Bodegas Add Healthier Foods

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Many Latino families lack access to healthy food in their neighborhood.

Check out this new video about the Healthy Corner Store Network, through which The Food Trust partnered with more than 600 stores—including many bodegas that serve Latino communities—to help them introduce healthier foods and provide training on how to properly stock, display and sell healthy them.

The video show one bodega corner store owner, Clara Santos, who is now stocking healthier items, including fruits and vegetables, on her shelves.

By The Numbers By The Numbers

20.7

percent

of Latino kids have obesity (compared to 11.7% of white kids)

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