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Gluten-Free Foods are no Healthier Than Regular Foods, StudyFinds
"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 7/9/2015 12:44 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> They made that available through something called Angel Networks.
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>> I am not sure of the particulars on that because it wasn't available in
>> this area but I think they worked with churches to provide food to the
>> needy. Yet you didn't have to be needy to take advantage of it.
>> Depending on how much money you had to spend, you could get the chicken
>> and some other things like rice, gluten free pasta and fresh fruits and
>> vegetables delivered to you. I did look at the various packages that
>> had been available and the prices were quite cheap! I read online about
>> some people who used them and they said that you'd quickly grow tired of
>> that chicken because it was the only protein they offered but for some,
>> it was the only way they could afford to get food.
>>
>> Something bad happened with this though. I think someone embezzled
>> money or some such thing.
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> Angel Food Ministries
>
> I don't know about the gluten-free or that special chicken but yes, anyone
> could buy boxes of food. It was available for pickup at a participating
> local church once a month. IIRC all the food was donated and handed out
> by volunteers.
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> Angel Food Ministries tanked when it was discovered the founders were
> paying themselves huge salaries and misdirecting funds. Attempts by the
> remaining board members to reorganize and start up the operation again
> failed in 2011.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Food_Ministries
Yes, that was it.
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