Help your local food bank
Help Fight Hunger in Your Community
Food banks are always in need of supplies, please find some of the items that food banks accept.
If you really do not know to buy or no time to shop then maybe a cash donation to the food bank. Maybe you can volunteer your time.
| Food Bank shopping list |
| Here is a list of ideas for your local food bank. Check with your local food banks for their request lists. Please bear in mind that some food banks will not take certain foods, check beforehand. |
| Food Allergies |
| Please do not forget people with food allergies, please see the Free From section for this and ideas that you can donate. |
| Tinned Meat Meatballs Hot dogs Curry Chilli con carne Ham Chicken Corn beef Pies Ravioli Spaghetti bolognese Stew |
| Store Cupboard Pasta Tinned soup Cereals Porridge Pasta sauce Rice brown or white Noodles Couscous Cuppa soup Chickpeas Lentils Quinoa Sugar Flour plain / self-raising Instant mash Baked beans Spaghetti tomato Paste/spreads Cooking oil Vegemite / marmite Tomato puree Spaghetti hoops Cooking sauces Macaroni cheese Curry vegetable Ratatouille Tofu (Tinned or vacuumed packed) Packet microwaveable rice and pasta |
| Tinned Fish Tuna Fish Salmon Sardines Mackerel |
| Tinned Vegetables New potatoes Vegetables Sweetcorn Pulses Kidney beans Tomatoes |
| Dairy Packet long life milk |
| Jams and spreads Honey Jam Chocolate spread |
| Deserts tinned Tinned fruit Rice pudding Custard Sponge puddings Evaporated milk Dried fruit Jelly Angel delight |
| Condiments Mayonnaise Curry sauce Tomato sauce Brown sauce Gravy Apple sauce Herbs Spices Salt Stock cubes Pepper |
| Beverages Coffee Tea Sugar-free diet beverages Long life juice cartons Bottled water Squash Hot chocolate UHT milk |
| Sweets and biscuits All types of sweet biscuits Savory biscuits School snacks Cereal bars Crisps Snacks Sealed cakes Festive treats |
| Free From Oat milk Soya milk Biscuits Crisps Treats Pasta Meals in tins Sauces Gravy Puddings Alternative custards and creams in cartons Please see free from aisle for other alternatives from main list |
| Other Kitchen roll Laundry detergent Washing up liquid Tissues Cleaning products Cleaning cloths Pet food treats Cat litter Dishwasher liquid / tablets Disinfectant Carrier bags |
| Baby Baby food Baby milk and alternative allergy free Baby wipes Nappies Baby wash Baby soap Baby talc |
| Personal Toothbrush Soap Shampoo Conditioner Shower bodywash Bath wash Deodorant female and male Razors Toilet rolls Shaving gel/foam Toothpaste Sanity towels Tampons Children’s toothpaste |
| Do not donate -Items that needs to be refrigerated -Expired foods -Short dated foods -Leftovers or homemade food -Open food or packaging concerns -Foods with no labels -Frozen |
How about volunteering for your local food bank? Your time can make an enormous difference.
Trussell anti-poverty charity and community of food banks
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