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By Natalie Rodriguez, Pittsburgh Magazine

eing a new parent is tough. Having a new baby means that your days are filled with diaper changes and your nights are almost always sleepless. While the cycle is rewarding, it can also be draining. The last thing parents should have to worry about is getting quality, nutritionally balanced meals on the table every night.

That’s why 412 Food Rescue recently piloted a program that provides free meals for new parents and their families.

The FoodRx program delivers 48 nutritionally balanced meals to new families’ homes over four weeks.

Josh Weiland, vice president of operations for the nonprofit 412 Food Rescue, knows firsthand the importance of supporting new families in the Pittsburgh area.

“I’m a dad. I have two kids at home. You know, I watch what my wife went through, not only birthing our children, but the recovering that happens after that,” Weiland says. “And I’m just so immensely proud of this team and this program and how we are able to support new moms in the Pittsburgh area.”

This program is available through the nonprofit’s Good Food Project kitchens. The Good Food Project accepts large-scale ingredient donations and transforms them into reheatable meals, packaged in compostable containers, Weiland says.

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Natalie Rodriguez is a student at Duquesne University and one of 10 Pittsburgh Media Partnership summer interns.