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Boring or a blessing?

31st January 2020

When you’ve nothing in the cupboard to make a hot meal then the staples of a foodbank food parcel are far from boring.  Treats can be tasty…..but actually far from tempting on an empty stomach.   Gourmet goodies can be great ….but can be an acquired taste and not an obvious ingredient in a crisis meal.  All donations are always gratefully received and more unusual items are offered as top-up extras.  However, that’s why foodbanks have a preferred ‘shopping list”.  Not to be boring but to help us to do what we do best – ensure people don’t go hungry in a crisis.  This Guardian article explores this further.

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