Making the Most of Your Food Basket Donations

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Dinners

Grains

Fruits

Dairy

Meat and Beans

Vegetables

  • Baking mixes such as Bisquick
  • Bread sticks
  • Pasta, such as noodles, spaghetti, macaroni
  • Pitas
  • Rice
  • Stuffing mixes
  • Tortillas not needing refrigeration*
  • Whole grain
  • Barley
  • Brown rice
  • Whole grain pasta
  • Whole wheat tortillas

*Choose lower fat selections.

  • Canned fruits
  • Applesauce
  • Apricots
  • Grapefruit
  • Fruit cocktail and mixed fruits
  • Peaches
  • Pears
  • Pineapple
  • Dried fruit
  • Apricots
  • Banana chips
  • Cranberries
  • Raisins
  • Evaporated or canned milk
  • Non-fat dry milk
  • Pressurized cheese spreads with added calcium, made from milk
  • Hot chocolate mixes withadded calcium
  • Pudding cups made with milk, non-refrigerated

Note: Choose calcium fortified grain products if dairy not available.

  • 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.

  • Canned dark green vegetables
  • Collard greens
  • Mustard greens
  • Turnip greens
  • Canned orange vegetables
  • Carrots
  • Pumpkin
  • Sweet potatoes
  • Yams
  • Canned starchy vegetables
  • Corn
  • Green peas
  • Lima beans
  • Potatoes (also boxed instant potatoes)
  • Other canned vegetables
  • Asparagus
  • Beets
  • Green beans
  • Mushrooms
  • Tomatoes
  • Tomato juice
  • Vegetable juice
  • Wax beans
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