Christus Childrens Hospital promoting fun, healthy eating for patients through its Summer Snack Series [Video]

SAN ANTONIO – “Food is medicine.” That is the message Christus Children’s Hospital wants families in our community to hear.

Diet and nutrition play an important part in our health, and Christus is helping families learn about this through its Summer Snack Series.

Every Tuesday, from noon to 1 p.m., culinary experts join patients and their families in the hospital cafeteria. They pick a recipe from the Culinary Health Education Program, or CHEF, which works with Christus.

A chef makes the recipe and puts it out for families to enjoy. Those families then get the chance to take the recipe home and make it themselves.

“We have a bag of all the ingredients so they can make it at home with the recipe. Then, we found some of our families don’t have the cooking supplies, so we have all …