Doc, what are the top five items food banks LOVE to receive? I'm doing a collection soon and want to ask for specifics.
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Β Iβm only going to talk about food items but if your food bank takes personal items, a lot of times diapers, feminine hygiene products, etc, are very very welcome.Β
1) Canned chicken and beefΒ
looooooove this stuff. Itβs expensive, it lasts forever, it tastes good and it can be used a variety of ways. This stuff is fucking catnip to food banks, itβs so hard for us to provide proteins.Β
Peanut butter is a standby for food banks as a shelf-stable inexpensive protein, but if we have a family with a kid with a peanut allergy thatβs not going to work. Non-peanut butters are expensive and itβs something we hardly ever see donated. (we also like peanut butter, but thatβs easier for us to buy ourselves than non-peanut butters)
3) Canned or packaged tuna
You may notice a trend here in shelf-stable proteins. And yeah. Thatβs basically it, so Iβm not going to keep harping on it. But this stuff is a godsend.Β
4) Easy breakfast things for kids (Granola bars, instant oatmeal, and the like)Β
Whatever Donald Trump tells you, most people who get food from food banks are actually working their asses off and so they have to leave Obama to raise their baby or whatever, and they donβt have a lot of time in the morning. Things like this that kids can make for themselves are expensive. (Another trend you may be noticingβdonate shit that costs a lot of money. That helps us more than all the shitty green bean cans in the world) But they are so helpful for busy working families where the parents may not have a set schedule and sometimes little Amanda is making her own breakfast before she runs off to school. Donβt let kids go to school hungry.Β
This is one people never think of! But if you show up with a bunch of (preferably reduced sugar stuff) bottles of juice at my door, oh man, you are gonna get so many check mark and okay hand emoticons. This stuff is great for kids, and it doesnβt require refrigeration until itβs opened, so it works great for food drives.Β
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