All donations to our food bank are appreciated, so please don’t think we're saying anything other than that. But lots of people are unsure of the best things to give, here is a brief suggestion list...
The first thing to remember is that we don't have a fridge, so everything needs to be ambient (this means they are non-persihable and don't need to be stored in a fridge) things that you would store in a larder or pantry.
BREAKFAST:
Porridge & muesli, Corn flakes & crisped rice, UHT milk
Jam, peanut butter, marmalade
CARBOHYDRATES:
Pasta, rice, flour, sugar, long-life bread wraps
Tinned spaghetti, instant noodles, risotto
Tinned rice pudding, Jelly and tinned custard
DAIRY PRODUCTS:
UHT milk, soya milk, skimmed milk powder
FRUIT:
Sultanas, mixed fruit and nuts, nut bars,
Broken mandarin segments, canned peaches and mixed fruit cocktail
PROTEIN:
Kidney beans, baked beans in tomato sauce, Red lentils and chickpeas
Meatballs in tomato sauce, Irish stew, Corned beef, tinned ham, tinned curry
Tuna, fish paste, sardines
VEGETABLES:
Chopped tomatoes, Tinned mushrooms, carrots, potatoes, sweetcorn, peas
COOKING:
Cumin, chilli, paprika, lemon juice, stock cubes, gravy
SOUPS/SAUCES:
Vegetable soup, tomato soup, chicken soup
Pasta sauce, one pot stir through sauce
DRINKS:
UHT orange juice, UHT apple juice, squash
Coffee, tea, hot chocolate
TOILETRIES:
toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, shower gel, sanitary towels and tampons, soap bars,
The first thing to remember is that we don't have a fridge, so everything needs to be ambient (this means they are non-persihable and don't need to be stored in a fridge) things that you would store in a larder or pantry.
BREAKFAST:
Porridge & muesli, Corn flakes & crisped rice, UHT milk
Jam, peanut butter, marmalade
CARBOHYDRATES:
Pasta, rice, flour, sugar, long-life bread wraps
Tinned spaghetti, instant noodles, risotto
Tinned rice pudding, Jelly and tinned custard
DAIRY PRODUCTS:
UHT milk, soya milk, skimmed milk powder
FRUIT:
Sultanas, mixed fruit and nuts, nut bars,
Broken mandarin segments, canned peaches and mixed fruit cocktail
PROTEIN:
Kidney beans, baked beans in tomato sauce, Red lentils and chickpeas
Meatballs in tomato sauce, Irish stew, Corned beef, tinned ham, tinned curry
Tuna, fish paste, sardines
VEGETABLES:
Chopped tomatoes, Tinned mushrooms, carrots, potatoes, sweetcorn, peas
COOKING:
Cumin, chilli, paprika, lemon juice, stock cubes, gravy
SOUPS/SAUCES:
Vegetable soup, tomato soup, chicken soup
Pasta sauce, one pot stir through sauce
DRINKS:
UHT orange juice, UHT apple juice, squash
Coffee, tea, hot chocolate
TOILETRIES:
toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, shower gel, sanitary towels and tampons, soap bars,