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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Occasional recipient PP here. I must say for bank recipients aren’t as hungry as some people think they are. Bad food is cheap and abundant in the US, which is good because no one is hungry but also bad because having a lot of cheap low quality food is not really great for nutrition or development or happiness. 
So yeah most poor people just can’t afford nice things. They do have cheap earbuds, cheap canned food, and cheap cream cheese. Eggs, butter, and milk are ok generic I guess. 
It’s just the truth, you don’t have to donate if you don’t like that your cheap stuff isn’t appreciated. 
Sorry if this sounds ungrateful, it was not my intention. I am actually very grateful for SNAP where you can buy whatever you need and not whatever is given to you [/quote]

Agree 100%.  No one is starving to death in the US.  The low income population have the highest rates of obesity.  They are eating (a lot) of cheap low quality food already.  They don't need another 10 boxes of .89 cent mac and cheese. If you are going to bother donating, make it good quality food that is nourishing.  [/quote]

What shelf-stable nutritious food do you recommend?[/quote]

Beans (canned or dry), oatmeal, quinoa, lentils, pretty much any bagged whole grain, canned vegetables without added salt and canned fruits in water, powdered milk, natural peanut butter or other nut butters without added fillers/sugars/oils, tomato sauces, all natural no sugar beef jerky, dehydrated fruits (TJ sells large bags of dehydrated apples), nuts, herbs and spices. [/quote]

I’m going to go out on a limb here and guess these families might prefer mac and cheese for Thanksgiving over lentils and quinoa, even if you think they should eat more healthfully.[/quote]

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