Foodtweeks(Tm) Supports Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties to Prompt Donations to Food Insecure

1888 PressRelease - Free App Assists Food Banks By Providing Weight Management Skills and Feeding Hungry Families.

STAMFORD, CT - foodtweeks™ announced that the Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties in San Jose, CA has joined the ranks of foodtweeks™-affiliated food banks. The free app that donates calories to food banks in exchange for better food choices continues to grow network of affiliated food banks.

In order to donate, a foodtweeks™ user reports "tweeking" (cutting calories from their food), and Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties will receive donations from foodtweeks™. These donations will enable the food bank to distribute an equal number of nutritious calories to hungry families. This support for food banks comes at no cost to the user.

foodtweeks™ makes it possible for weight-conscious consumers to serve the hungry in their community. By doing something as simple as making a choice suggested by the app, foodtweeks™ users will save calories from their favorite foods in an easy, enjoyable way. Making a difference for families in the San Jose community has become as simple as taking control of the way food is prepared and the Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties will receive a donation.

"Second Harvest is delighted to work with foodtweeks to enable consumers to support our mission to provide food to people in need in our community in a fun and effortless way, while also consuming fewer calories on a daily basis," said Kathy Jackson, CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. "And foodtweeks aligns with our goal to promote healthy communities. A couple days of tweeking allows us to provide a full nutritious meal to a hungry person."

When eating out, grocery shopping or making a meal at home, users have the ability to make small changes that benefit them and the community. By posting a "tweek" on Facebook or Twitter, each donation will...