“Through conversations with local community members, it became apparent that there was a need for in-person maternal health classes, with a focus on nutrition. When pregnant women learn how to cook healthier meals, it not only reduces their risk of illness and mortality, it promotes the health of their babies and helps their entire families. HOF and Puente launched a pilot course in the spring of 2023 to ascertain if our vision for this course would resonate with the community....Throughout our sessions, we have seen how the women enrolled have transformed their way of seeing food, adapting recipes that they know and love to make them healthier without losing the flavor that characterizes them. This book is a reflection of this process, of this fusion between tradition and health, and seeks to bring that same teaching to a broader audience.”