I guess I'm the only person on earth who loves the store brand Neufatchel cheese.

We have beaten this to death but obvs that person is a jerk. If I had a relationship with an admin, I'm bring it up. If not, I wouldn't.

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Anonymous wrote: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

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.

What shelf-stable nutritious food do you recommend?

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.

But the real question is….can the be store brand?

I was going to say that, too! These are Trader Joe’s brands, which are not namebrand, and therefore would not be good enough. Obviously, they only need kraft, Philadelphia, Heinz, and any other big label you can name. Giving Trader Joe’s would simply be insulting. /s

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Anonymous wrote: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

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.

What shelf-stable nutritious food do you recommend?

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.

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.

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Anonymous wrote: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

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.

What shelf-stable nutritious food do you recommend?

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.

But the real question is….can the be store brand?

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Anonymous wrote: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

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.

What shelf-stable nutritious food do you recommend?

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.

in high school I worked as a cashier at a grocery store (anyone remember Price Choppers?). At the first of the month, when people received their food stamps, they would buy so many expensive items (Oreos, shrimp, lobster, etc. lol at the Oreos. we were poor and weren't able to buy them). and by the end of the month, a lot of these people were scraping by. as the old saying goes - chickens today, feathers tomorrow.

many people aren't taught how to budget, or how the off brands are of the same quality, and how to make their $ go further. This is in the cycle of those who are poor. They see the increased value of "Philadelphia" vs Wegmans brand (which, is always better).

OP - this was the admin's shortcomings. hopefully she'll see this thread and recognize herself.

I just bought store brand cream cheese, brown sugar, canned pumpkin, and canned yams for my own family's Thanksgiving dinner. It was all half the price of name-brand, and I can't tell any difference in taste. Some of you seem far too hung up on name brand items.

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Anonymous wrote: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

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.

That’s a separate topic, really. The OP was talking about the difference between generic cream cheese and name brand. I can’t imagine there is any nutritional difference there. Same for store brand canned veggies vs name brand, chicken stock, crackers…stuff like that.

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Anonymous wrote: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

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.

What shelf-stable nutritious food do you recommend?

Anonymous wrote: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

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.

Anonymous wrote: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

So do I, and my kids are in private school. Your money would go further if you weren’t so wedded to the idea of brand names.

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Anonymous wrote:She shouldn’t have told you straight to your face, but as an occasional recipient of food boxes I always appreciate when I get something by well known brands. First, it’s more consistent, and second, I feel like the person didn’t think of me as less than. I am sure you got what you usually get for yourself, and I would never ever say anything but just so you know, it does matter. Of course it doesn’t mean you should immediately change your ways.

You are less than. You're receiving free food from someone who paid for it and gave it to you because you couldn't afford to buy it yourself. Are we supposed to pretend you're equals? You're not. Nothing wrong with that -- I've been there myself -- but it is what it is.

Yeah but don’t expect me to be grateful for your genetic stuff eh

Tough crap. Buying genetic feeds more people, which is the point. Not your fragile self esteem.

*generic

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Anonymous wrote:She shouldn’t have told you straight to your face, but as an occasional recipient of food boxes I always appreciate when I get something by well known brands. First, it’s more consistent, and second, I feel like the person didn’t think of me as less than. I am sure you got what you usually get for yourself, and I would never ever say anything but just so you know, it does matter. Of course it doesn’t mean you should immediately change your ways.

You are less than. You're receiving free food from someone who paid for it and gave it to you because you couldn't afford to buy it yourself. Are we supposed to pretend you're equals? You're not. Nothing wrong with that -- I've been there myself -- but it is what it is.

Yeah but don’t expect me to be grateful for your genetic stuff eh

Tough crap. Buying genetic feeds more people, which is the point. Not your fragile self esteem.

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Anonymous wrote:She shouldn’t have told you straight to your face, but as an occasional recipient of food boxes I always appreciate when I get something by well known brands. First, it’s more consistent, and second, I feel like the person didn’t think of me as less than. I am sure you got what you usually get for yourself, and I would never ever say anything but just so you know, it does matter. Of course it doesn’t mean you should immediately change your ways.

You are less than. You're receiving free food from someone who paid for it and gave it to you because you couldn't afford to buy it yourself. Are we supposed to pretend you're equals? You're not. Nothing wrong with that -- I've been there myself -- but it is what it is.

Yeah but don’t expect me to be grateful for your genetic stuff eh

Ugh. So ungrateful. You need to work on that. Your attitude is the reason so many don't want to donate to the poor.

PP is an outlier. I grew up very poor. You know what our favorite time of the month was? When the milk man (he worked for the milk distributor, not an old fashioned milk man) would clear the shelves at the grocery store of the items past or on their expiration date. When you are poor and hungry, brands didn't matter, dates didn't matter. Free milk, cheese, yogurt and little ice cream cups where a treat. We also received dented unlabeled canned goods. I can tell a can of peas, from a can of corn, from a can of peaches, all by the shake. Sure every once in awhile you opened something that had gone bad. You emptied it and moved on.

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Anonymous wrote:Personally, I would have bought Philadelphia brand, to be honest.

Is Philadelphia brand even the best cream cheese? Zabar’s cream cheese is much tastier.

Nothing tops Temptee. Nothing.