"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 10 Oct 2017 23:37:58 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
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>> I did inquire about dried pasta and things like that. She said of
>> course but she kept mentioning protein. The thing about Hamburger
>> Helper is you have to add the ground beef. However, since I've already
>> got canned tuna on my list... no reason not to get Tuna Helper! Is
>> there a [canned] Chicken Helper? If not there should be.
>
> Oh, and as I told Julie, DO NOT buy food just to give it to the food
> bank. Just donate the money you would have spent directly to the food
> bank.
>
> The food bank buys food from their USDA contractors (food
> manufacturers) at about an 80% discount. That box of Tuna Helper you
> bought for $1.75, the food bank could have bought 4 boxes for that
> same price, and had $.35 left over to help pay for their facilities.

You did tell me that. But that being said, I still donate items. I can get
items for free. Currently I have people in my own life who are needy. So I
give to them. Otherwise I would give to the food bank.