Summer in Minnesota means an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables in every farmer’s market and grocery store. HealthPartners and Cub Foods have teamed up to make sure those healthy foods appear on children’s plates with a fruit and vegetable “prescription” program for families.
HealthPartners has given families $10 coupons for fresh food at Cubs across the Twin Cities metro every summer for around seven years, according to Marina Olson, a communications consultant with HealthPartners. A child’s yearly wellness check, which often happens during the summer when students are available for daytime appointments, is the ideal time to hand out the coupons and start a conversation about nutrition, she added.
