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Tri-Valley nonprofit Culinary Angels is growing its effort to supply nutritious — and delicious — meals to help sustain the health of local patients facing cancer or other serious medical conditions.
The organization, which had focused exclusively on residents in Dublin, Livermore and Pleasanton, expanded its service area to include San Ramon and Danville effective Feb. 24.
“The goal of Culinary Angels is to prepare and deliver healthy and tasty meals to a broader segment of the population,” executive director and founder Lisa McNaney said in a statement.
“We can now meet the needs of patients in San Ramon and Danville with our new kitchen located at the Sunflower Hill at Irby Ranch residential community in Pleasanton. Pleasanton’s location at the axis of both the 580 and 680 freeways offers direct access to all the cities that we serve,” McNaney added.
McNaney, herself a cancer survivor as well as the mother of a young cancer survivor, created the nonprofit in 2016 after recognizing the need and importance of good nutrition during chemotherapy and other treatments to maintain strength, energy and a healthy body weight, according to Culinary Angels officials.
The organization has prepared and delivered more than 5,300 meals to local patients, the vast majority of whom are undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer.
About 45 volunteers — all state-accredited for food handling and safety — gather two days a week to prepare, cook and package the meals, according to Culinary Angels.
“The meals prepared by Culinary Angels are delicious, robust and ample — often providing multiple meals for patients and/or their caregivers. A typical menu could include black bean soup, chicken tacos, simple crunchy slaw, herbed rice and energy bites for dessert,” officials said.
To learn more, visit www.culinaryangels.org.
