Brighter Bites

Brighter Bites is a nonprofit that creates communities of health through fresh food. Our goal is to ensure that children have the nourishment they need to succeed in school and beyond! To achieve this mission, we partner with Pre-K -  Elementary schools and provide a comprehensive program that combines on-campus produce distributions with nutrition education and fun culinary experiences. 

Each Brighter Bites week, we distribute 50-60 servings of 8-12 different kinds of fruits and vegetables to each family at participating schools. We train and support teachers to implement nutrition education in their classrooms using the Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH), an evidence-based school health curriculum.

Throughout the school year, we equip parents with nutrition education on food preparation techniques, as well as tips and resources around food storage and safety, menu planning, healthy shopping on a budget, and more. Brighter Bites staff conduct cooking demonstrations each semester and other fun food experiences for parents, children, and volunteers at each distribution.

A national non-profit founded in Houston in 2012, Brighter Bites now serves communities in 13 cities across the country. We have been serving Dallas area communities since 2014.