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A Year of Transformation Begins (Q1 2026) Hello, friends of Sunday Lunchbox. As I write this in early spring, our refrigerator is stocked with lettuce from Lone Star Organics, fresh greens from Hope Full Farm, and radishes from Urban Roots. Our freeze dryers are full of bananas. And in the kitchen, a Preserve shift is reviving our dehydrato...

🌿 Veggie of the Week: SWISS CHARD! 🌿

Did you know Swiss chard packs over 700% of your daily Vitamin K and 44% of your Vitamin A, all in a single cooked cup? It's one of the most nutrient-dense leafy greens on the planet.

Celebrate chard with one of these easy, plant-based recipes: Turkish pazi kavurma, Italian chard and cannellini bean braise, and an Indian black-eyed pea and chard curry. Three continents, one incredible vegetable!

🌍 Which recipe are you trying first? Drop your pick in the comments below!

We recently visited with students at Jolleyville Elementary to talk about food waste. We shared how Sundy Lunchbox takes bumped and bruised produce that would otherwise end up in a landfill and transforms it into delicious, shelf-stable meals that people love.

One student asked:

👉 "Do you sell at Costco?"

We've never been so flattered in our lives. 😂🙌

(We don't — but you CAN find us at the Arboretum Market and Cedar Park Market Days! Come say hi and grab a nutrient-dense, make-at-home meal or two.💚)

We recently visited with students at Jolleyville Elementary to talk about food waste. We shared how Sundy Lunchbox takes bumped-and-bruised produce that would otherwise end up in a landfill and transforms it into delicious, shelf-stable meals that people actually love.

🌱 Veggie of the Week: RADISH! 🌱

Don't sleep on this humble root vegetable! With only 19 calories per cup and an impressive dose of Vitamin C, fiber, and antioxidants, the radish is a nutritional overachiever hiding in plain sight.

Raw, roasted, pickled, or sautéed — there are so many ways to work this crunchy gem into your meals. This week, challenge yourself to add radishes to at least one dish!

Happy 5-year anniversary to us! Five years ago, we made our first door-to-door deliveries of plant-based, delicious food to Austin-area families. Five years later, we've scaled our operations thanks to hundreds of volunteers, deeper relationships with our farm partners, and more sophisticated preservation methods.

Looking forward to many more years of connecting Austin families with nutritious, whole-food options.

Come visit us tomorrow at the Arboretum Farmers' Market - hear what we've been up to at Sunday Lunchbox and check out our new freeze dried snacks/meals!

https://www.pennyvproductions.com/

We just delivered our 5,000th order through Sunday Lunchbox’s partnership with and , and we’re so proud of what that represents.

Each delivery means farm‑fresh produce and nourishing, plant‑based meals reaching families experiencing food insecurity without transportation becoming a barrier. No extra trips. No juggling multiple providers. Just good food, delivered with care.

We’re deeply grateful to for helping us reach families where they are, alongside amazing volunteer drivers, whose time and heart also make this work possible. 💚

When healthy food comes to your door, access turns into opportunity.
Learn more about Project DASH:
https://about.doordash.com/en-us/impact/project-dash

🥪 Turn your grocery runs into meals for neighbors in need.

If you shop at Kroger, you can support Sunday Lunchbox through Kroger Community Rewards at no cost to you and without affecting your rewards or fuel points.

Getting connected takes just a minute:
✔ Visit http://www.kroger.com
✔ Log in (or create an account—it’s quick!)
✔ Search SUNDAY LUNCHBOX or WR805
✔ Click Enroll

Every swipe of your Kroger card helps support our mission. Thank you for making generosity part of your routine ❤️

🥬 Veggie of the Week: Lettuce

Light, hydrating, and full of essential nutrients, lettuce is a simple way to add freshness and crunch to nearly any meal—far beyond salads alone. From wraps to warm dishes, this humble veggie does it all.

Last week, we broke out our dehydrator to make delicious, nutritious fruit and veggie leathers, preserving the goodness donated by our friends at Austin Fed. We're proud to be part of the system that connects surplus food with neighbors in need.

761 pounds of fresh produce were kept out of the landfill and put to better use in March to feed Austin families! 🥕🍎

Food rescue isn’t just good for the planet; it’s good for our community. We’re proud of the impact we’re making together, one pound at a time. ♻️💚