Meet Hung, a Thrive Gives Member & Father On a Healthy Eating Journey 

If you’re a family in financial need—including teachers, nurses, first responders, students, veterans, and EBT cardholders—you qualify for a free one-year membership through Thrive Gives. With it, you’ll get access to member-only benefits from Thrive Market.

When Hung learned his cholesterol was high, he knew it was time for a change. As a lifelong snacker, he didn’t want to give up grazing throughout the day — but he knew it was time to switch to healthier options for himself and his family.

That’s when he discovered Thrive Market. After being a member for a few years, Hung started to look into the Thrive Gives program. “I submitted my name and was ecstatic when they offered me a Thrive Gives membership,” Hung says.

Since Hung and his wife, Ebony, have two young kids (Jordan, age 4, and Sienna, 6 months) at home, the convenience of having organic pantry staples and better-for-you snacks delivered made a big difference. Hung began swapping conventional foods for alternatives made with avocado or coconut oil, simple ingredient lists, and organic options. The result? He lost 25 pounds, lowered his cholesterol, and regained his energy.

Best of all, Hung’s positive lifestyle changes impacted his whole family. His son now happily reaches for wholesome cereals and snacks, and mealtimes center around clean, nourishing ingredients. “We’re healthier and happier as a family,” Hung says. “We have a lot of healthy meal options, healthy snacks. Thrive Gives really made this lifestyle possible.”

Hung’s Thrive Market Favorites

With Thrive Gives, Hung has discovered plenty of pantry staples and snacks he and his family love:

• LesserEvil Popcorn – A go-to for satisfying salty cravings, made with organic coconut oil instead of seed oils.
• Siete Grain-Free Tortilla Chips – A family favorite for dipping in salsa or guacamole.
• Boulder Canyon Avocado Oil Potato Chips – Hung’s son loves these crunchy kettle chips, while Hung and Ebony prefer the thin and crispy variety.
• Three Wishes Grain-Free Cereal – A simple, minimal-ingredient cereal that quickly became his son’s breakfast and snack-time staple.
• Thrive Market Organic Quick Oats – The base for Hung’s overnight oats and weekend banana pancakes, always organic and glyphosate-free.
• Thrive Market Organic Creamy Peanut Butter – Just peanuts and salt, perfect for PB&Js, sauces, or snacking.

Hung’s Homemade Spring Rolls Recipe

Yield: 2 servings
Active time: 15 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

2 noodle cakes of brown rice ramen
8 spring roll wrappers
1 bunch of green leaf lettuce
1 bunch of green onion
1 whole English cucumber
½ pound of pork chops
½ pound of deveined peeled shrimp
1 teaspoon of olive oil
Salt and pepper, to taste

For the dipping sauce:

½ cup of creamy garlic, diced
1 teaspoon of olive oil
⅛ – ¼ cup of chicken broth

Instructions:

Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a large pot. Once boiling, add the brown rice ramen. Stir occasionally. After 5 minutes in boiling water, remove the noodles from the pot and rinse under cool water. Add to a bowl to store until ready.

Rinse lettuce, green onion, cucumber or any other fresh veggies you choose to add. Run through a salad spinner and place in a bed of paper towels to dry. Cut cucumber into long slices. Once veggies are dried, set them on a serving plate.

Heat a frying pan to medium heat. Lightly season the pork chops and shrimp with salt and pepper. Pan-fry the pork chops and shrimp in a bit of olive oil, about 4-6 minutes on each side. Once cooled, cut pork chops into bite size pieces. Set meat aside in a bowl.

For dipping sauce, add 1 teaspoon of olive oil to a small stock pot over low heat. Add garlic and stir until it becomes fragrant. Add hoisin sauce and peanut butter. Stir occasionally while they heat up and slightly bubble. Finally, add chicken broth to thin out sauce to your desired consistency. Once the sauce is done, take the pot off heat and pour the sauce into a serving bowl.

Pour 1 cup of warm water into an extra wide bowl. Use this bowl to rehydrate spring rolls.

To serve, place a wet spring roll wrapper on a plate. Add your choice of ramen noodles, veggies and meat to the spring roll, being careful to leave enough room to roll the spring roll.

Dip each spring roll into a small bowl of the dipping sauce and enjoy! Repeat for all additional spring rolls.

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