Meat and Beans

The USDA Food Guide recommends 5 ½ ounce-equivalents for those eating about 2000 calories per day. An ounce-equivalent is one ounce of meat, ¼ cup cooked dried beans, 1 tablespoon peanut butter, ½ ounce nuts or seeds. Non-perishable meat is limited.

Donation Suggestions

Dry beans and peas

Black beans
Black-eye peas
Chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
Kidney beans
Navy beans
Pinto beans
White beans

Canned meat

Chicken
Clams
Mixed dishes such as canned stews, chunky soups with meat, chicken and noodles, chili
Sardines
Spam
Tuna*
Vienna sausages

*Choose canned in water for lower fat.

Nuts and seeds

Almonds
Mixed nuts
Peanuts
Peanut butter
Pecans
Pistachios
Pumpkin seeds
Sesame seeds
Sunflower seeds
Walnuts