Image Description: dark blue background with orange dots along the top half of the image. The Kelly's Kitchen logo is in the top left. A picture of a reusable grocery bag with grapes, baguettes, broccolli, a red pepper, and a banana stick out of the top of the bag. Text at the top of the image says "Accessibility. Grocery Shopping Made Easier.". Four orange rectangles are below this. Each rectangle has a different tip written on it: Shop with a list that is helpful to you. Use resources available to you for successful grocery shopping. Identify your strengths. Practice getting comfortable with self-advocacy.

Accessibility: Grocery Shopping Made Easier

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Grocery shopping can cause different emotions in different people. Some people love to go to the store, and prefer to go every couple of days for fresh ingredients. It’s an opportunity to get out of the house, socialize, and get ingredients to try out new recipes they have found. Other people dread going to the […]

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Dark blue color scheme. Kellys Kitchen logo at the bottom right. Text says: 5 Skills that will help you successfully work in the food industry as a person with a disability. Self Advocacy. Creativity in learning new skills. Patience. Communication skills. Problem solving.

Employment Skills for Individuals with Disabilities in the Food and Beverage Industry

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According to an article on LinkedIn, a professional-oriented networking site, the “Top 5 Skills You Learn in the Food Industry (That You Can Use in Any Career” indicates these are the top 5 skills to learn and need for success: 1. Communication 2. Prioritizing 3. Patience 4. Thick Skin (the ability to “grin and bear […]

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Red background with Kellys Kitchen Logo. An image to the left shows various advent calendars. Two are store bought and contain non-food items. One is homemade in clear multi-compartment container and includes items such as beef jerky, a Hulk action figure holding carrots, yogurt covered blueberries, puzzles, brain games, individually wrapped chocolates, and holiday theme erasers and stickers.

DIY Advent Calendars: Creating Dynamic and Healthy Holiday Treats!

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  If you saw our post on social media yesterday, you know that Kelly’s Kitchen is excited about providing communities and community members with access to healthier food options, accessible options, and inclusive food and rewards. With December officially in full swing, this is the time that many people who celebrate Christmas start their countdown […]

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What is Gluten?

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Hi everyone! It’s me again, Lily! I hope you all are well, but in honor of Gluten-Free diet awareness month, I’m going to talk about the question “What is Gluten?” and why do so many foods have gluten.  Gluten is the common name for the proteins that are found in wheat (this includes durum, wheat […]

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Food Loss and Prevention

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As you may or may not know, September 29th is Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day. It is a huge problem that is not talked about enough, so we are giving it the space it needs to bring more awareness about it. We often don’t recognize how much food we throw away every day – […]

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Food Safety Tips

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With September being National Food Safety Education month, we thought it would be best to give some tips and tricks to help you and your food stay safe. You can also put these tricks into practice when you make some of the recipes in some of our other blogs!    Tip 1: The FDA says […]

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