Our own Mike Pomeroy and Lani Alcazar appeared on Spanish-language TV station Univision Houston during their Contigo En La Communidad segment. Together they introduced the Brighter Bites mission and emphasized the importance of cultivating healthy habits in children at a young age.
Watch the full video Here.
Our own Nayely Gutiérrez González, RDN appeared on Austin’s local Spanish-language TV station Univision 62 this morning for her monthly Brighter Bites nutrition chat on Despierta Austin with Leslie Montoya-Rios. Nayely brought in the delicious and nutritious Mango Tango Salsa, developed by Brighter Bites Dallas Program Director Alicia Farhat, RDN, and discussed the importance of “eating the rainbow.” This salsa certainly fits the bill. It contains fruits and vegetables, providing a variety of nutrients to keep a body healthy. Not only are the colors impressive, but it tastes great too! We heard it was a hit at a couple of Super Bowl parties last night!
This week, Lani Alcazar, a program coordinator for Brighter Bites in Houston, was invited to appear on Conexion Texas, a program that airs on Saturday and Sunday mornings on Univision all over the state of Texas. She and Dr. Joxel Garcia, Executive Director of the Cancer Prevention and Control Platform at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, spoke about the importance of teaching people about sun care protection.
At Brighter Bites, Lani and her colleagues teach nutrition lessons from CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) during summer camp programs. This season they are including lessons from the Sunbeatables™ curriculum, which was developed by skin cancer experts at MD Anderson and aims to educate teachers, parents, and children about sun protection and promote sun safety behaviors in an effort to reduce children’s lifetime risk of developing skin cancer.
Watch the segment here to learn more!