Eastern Illinois Foodbank’s Post

Onya Nagi! The RecipeTin cook is our current cover star, sharing her plans (and heaps of good food) for RecipeTin Meals, her food bank that donates over 100k meals each year to those in need. Nagi tells us it's her top priority, and she’d “drop everything” to deliver the free meals... “even if I had an interview with that Big Issue journo or whatever.” 😅😅 Hungry for more? Buy a copy from your local vendor for the whole story, plus Nagi's first-ever recipe for Sticky Pantry Chicken, plus thrifty recipes from our vendors and YouTube sensation HowToCookThat.

🥜 Many food donation centers hand out peanut butter as one of their main staples for food insecure individuals. Why? ✔️Affordable ✔️High Protein ✔️Variety of Use Thanks to leaders such as Monica Bassett of Stronghold Food Pantry, our food insecure MilVet community is able to receive donations like peanut butter. Below is another episode in my Hellman's Kitchen Budget Friendly series, which is part of the mission being led by Jordan J. Foley of Let’s Chow. The idea is to teach those receiving food donations to use those ingredients wisely, in order to stretch the food as much as possible. 👇 Watch the episode below, give the video a like, and throw in a supportive comment. This drastically helps increase the reach of this episode, which hopefully will help more people learn to cook budget friendly recipes. #militaryfoodinsecurity #militaryleadership #veteransupport #cookingrecipes

Did You Know each meal served during our #GivingbackFridays costs just  R14 per plate? As part of our external services, we focus extensively on food security. #GivingBackFridays is our weekly dedication to serving a hot, nutritious meal to those in need in our community. Currently, our #GivingBackFridays costs R7000 per week.  We serve about 500 people, which comes down to R14 per plate served. A little does go a long way, and although rising food prices continue to affect our budget, we work hard to stretch every rand by negotiating with grocery suppliers to get the lowest prices on food. How You Can Help: Your contribution, no matter the size, makes a difference. Here's how you can help us continue serving our community: Donate Food: Our soup kitchen menu and food quantities for #givingbackfridays are available on request. DM or email us info@fridahartley.org Sponsor a #GivingBackFriday: Every rand donated goes directly towards purchasing food and supplies. A SARS section 18A certificate can be issued. Get involved, and let's work together to eliminate hunger in our communities. #GivingBackFridays #CommunityOutreach #foodsecurity https://lnkd.in/dmiT6vGa

💫 It's here! The December issue of the Food Policy Debrief has officially dropped in your inbox 💫 📩 This month we broke down… ✅ A better way to give back this holiday season ✅ A meal company’s festive food donation campaign ✅ Why the Farm Bill saga never seems to end 🎄 And a festive bonus: Our team’s must-have holiday favorite foods! 📩 Read December’s Food Policy Debrief to dive into all the latest developments in the food industry: https://lnkd.in/eYSMta4X 😱 Wait, you’re not subscribed to our newsletter?! Don’t worry, you can still catch today’s issue on our website—because don't want you missing out on all these standout food stories. #FarmBill #AgPolicy #Newsletter #FoodPolicy #SocialImpact #fooddonation #foodstories #holidayfavorites

The fastest way to someone’s heart? Through their stomach! 🍬 Whether you're planning a promotional giveaway, employee appreciation gift, or fundraiser treat, Fully Promoted has you covered. We can brand anything from mints, hard candies, chocolates, and more tasty treats! #fullypromoted #promotionalproducts #giftideas #brandedfood #foodiegifts #foodie #fpisprepared #didyouknowFPcanhelp

The fastest way to someone’s heart? Through their stomach! 🍬 Whether you're planning a promotional giveaway, employee appreciation gift, or fundraiser treat, Fully Promoted has you covered. We can brand anything from mints, hard candies, chocolates, and more tasty treats! #fullypromoted #promotionalproducts #giftideas #brandedfood #foodiegifts #foodie #fpisprepared #didyouknowFPcanhelp

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Definition of Irony: Food banks have Thanksgiving items year-round. Growing up as 1 of 11 kids, our parents had to get creative to fill the “grocery gaps”. We ate flounder sandwiches for breakfast that dad brought up in the crab scrapes the day before, veggies from mom’s garden and mom-traded items on Cove St. I’m convinced that 85% of my body is comprised bartered items and free-lunch from school. Growing up, we ate a lot of food bank food. We were grateful for the meal, but I couldn’t help noticing some trends in the brown bags. Cans of yams, turkey gravy, stuffing mix and cranberry sauce were in nearly every bag. Fast forward to when my kids’ schools are doing food drives and we are now blessed to be able to donate to food banks. I show up for the can drop and notice everyone donating the same stuff. Basically, everyone cleans out their pantry and the most common items nearing expiration are holiday foods, especially Thanksgiving items. I was getting ready to donate some expiring cornbread stuffing and I stopped myself. Is it really generous to divert your throw-away items to someone’s plate? The answer for me is”sort of”, because you don’t have to participate at all. Consider buying something for the food drive that you would want for yourself. Better yet, put some good quality food in the hands of someone directly, maybe on the street. Times are tough for lots of people, and good food is hard to come by.

The fastest way to someone’s heart? Through their stomach! 🍬 Whether you're planning a promotional giveaway, employee appreciation gift, or fundraiser treat, Fully Promoted has you covered. We can brand anything from mints, hard candies, chocolates, and more tasty treats! #fullypromoted #promotionalproducts #giftideas #brandedfood #foodiegifts #foodie #fpisprepared #didyouknowFPcanhelp

*** LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS/SUPPORT (Cooking Competition) *** In Bloomington, Indiana, food insecurity runs rampant, creating problems for the community ranging from increased youth crime rates to strain on local hospitals. As an individual with access to nutritional foods, I find it my role as a citizen to play a part in giving back to the community and bringing up those around me. With these principles in mind, RedCapes was born. RedCapes is a student-led volunteer initiative aimed at targeting food insecurity and encouraging students to always look for ways to help others in their community. With the backing of the Salvation Army, we are organizing an iron-chef-style cooking competition, where we estimate over 500 servings worth of food to be made and donated to those in need. We are searching for eager students and professionals located in Bloomington to volunteer some time on November 16 to help make these meals, and the support of kind-hearted donors willing to help bring this project to life. Participants will receive verifiable volunteer hours, and all donors will be provided a full budget breakdown. Our goals are ambitious, but the need for a project of this nature will only grow, as long as these issues aren't addressed. The principles behind RedCapes involve invoking as much community support and volunteer action as possible to make the biggest impact we can -- anyone and everyone can help. This type of project is greater than any one of us. If we do not begin to pool our energy together as a community and set a trend of generosity, harsh realities like youth crime and hospital overload in Bloomington will remain at large -- is that what we want for the future of our home? Use our LinkTree for more information, sign-ups, and to make contributions. Each of us, in some way, is a hero: come wear your cape on the front with us!