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Earlier this year, I was in a really bad place following a car accident and losing a job and ended up going to a food bank a couple times before my EBT kicked in. That wide range of foods that were given away was just mind-boggling. I got some chicken quarters (which were really appreciated), a bunch of containers of milk (actually too much for me), a little smashed up carrot cake muffins from Trader Joe's, some really fancy loving English cheese, two bags of raspberries and a bread bowl. Just all over the place. The biggest surprising thing was the Gaylord container full of 25 pounds of lentils. I'm guessing they got it from a food service place like a hotel or restaurant. Hardly anyone picked at it. I thought about it for a moment, but realized that I don't think I could even eat 25 pounds of lentils.
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Rusty Rickshaw posted:I've been there, and hearing someone else say it out loud is heart-breaking. I'm homeless right now and went to my first food bank yesterday. The people were very nice and kept trying to give me extra stuff that I couldn't/wouldn't use. I wish I had started going sooner befor my situation was this dire. If you have a home and a fridge, pay them a visit! They will help you and they're really casual too You can also trade with folks if you have no need for some of the extras. I hadn't thought about it at the time, but I remember people asking me if I had gotten pet food because they'd be willing to trade for an extra bag of that. I could have trade some of those extra milks for instance that eventually spoiled for something else someone had had. Szyznyk posted:I like to donate the Banquet Homestead Bakes and big-assed containers of oatmeal. For ten bucks it's 2 dinners and breakfast for half the week. A container of oatmeal and peanut butter goes a long way. Probably longer than a loaf of bread and peanut butter.
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Sep 27, 2015 04:16
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empty sea posted:I made the worst dish I've ever eaten once out of desperation with all food bank ingredients on the last week before we could go back--- cheap mac n cheese and tuna but without any butter or dairy of any kind. The closest equivalent I had was water and chipotle mayo. That was the worst thing I've ever eaten. I don't even know how to describe the taste but it was soul-killing. I forgot, I received a bag of mint chocolate chips one of the times I went to the food bank. I thought I'd never actually use them, especially after EBT funds, but not only did I start snacking with them, but I started making these grilled mint chip sandwiches out of desperation. I wasn't exactly proud of finding this combination but it tasted pretty well.
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Sep 27, 2015 06:52
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