At Community Servings we believe that access to nutritious food is essential for the health and well-being of people suffering from critical and chronic illness. Common sense tells us that malnutrition and poor diet puts sick people at increased risk.  At the present, however, there is little formal research evaluating the health impacts of medically tailored, 

home-delivered meals.

In an effort to prove that food is medicine, we have partnered with the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center at Boston Children's Hospital to examine the effects of an anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index diet on children ages 10-18 with moderate to severe asthma. For six weeks, these highly motivated participants will receive three meals a day, plus milk and a snack. Their menu consists of low glycemic index meals rich in fruits, vegetables, healthy fats, and minimally processed grains.  Meal items are measured and weighed carefully to ensure that participants receive only 40% of their daily calories from carbohydrates.

Managing the meal preparation for the study is Community Servings' new Dietetic Technician, Michelle Boutet. She is responsible for cooking, packaging and delivering the meals as well as coordinating with a Research Team from Boston Children's Hospital to adjust the menu as needed. 

"Asthma is a growing threat to the health of children, particularly to those who reside in low income neighborhoods. If the control of asthma can improve through nutritional therapy, then this study will help prove that what we're doing works," says Michelle.