Making the Most of Your Food Basket Donations

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Lunches

Grains

Fruits

Dairy

Meat and Beans

Vegetables

  • Crackers
  • Fig bars, lower fat vanilla wafers, ginger snaps
  • Pasta, such as noodles, spaghetti, macaroni
  • Pitas
  • Pretzels
  • Tortillas not needing refrigeration*
  • Whole grain
  • Popcorn
  • Whole grain  crackers
  • Whole grain pasta
  • Whole wheat tortillas

*choose lower fat selections

  • Canned fruit
  • Applesauce
  • Apricots
  • Grapefruit
  • Fruit cocktail and mixed fruits
  • Peaches
  • Pears
  • Pineapple
  • Canned or bottled juices
  • Apple
  • Cranberry
  • Fruit blends
  • Grape
  • 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 with added calcium
  • Pudding cups made with milk, non-refrigerated

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

  • Peanut butter
  • Canned meat
  • Chicken
  • Clams
  • Mixed dishes such as canned stews, chunky soups with meat, chicken and noodles, chili
  • Sardines
  • Spam
  • Tuna*
  • Vienna sausages
  • Tomato juice
  • Vegetable juice
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