The hungry kids come early to Sue Silverstein’s Bishop Gibbons High School class daily. Some of them come to make noodle soups for their breakfast. Sue says they need more protein, iron, vitamins, and peanut butter. She is thinking, she says, of healthy foods like chicken, veggies, and protein.

Dried fruit boxes or packages are also healthy and full of protein. Some kids are cold, some are hungry, and some are poor. And some are anemic. There is a genuine need.

Sue could use support from the Army of Good. If you can send these snacks – warmth, protein, iron – to her, she will keep them in stock in her classroom. The kids come early so they won’t be embarrassed. Some walk to school in the cold; some have parents out working two or three jobs, and some come from families that are too poor to put three healthy meals a day on the table. In the winter, the issues are especially acute.

Sue’s address is Sue Silverstein, 2600 Albany Street, Schenectady, New York, 12304.

Sue hates to ask for anything, but I can hear the alarm in her voice when she talks about the hungry children who come to her class to get energy, warmth, and snacks that will get them to lunch. Many of these children don’t get good breakfasts.

Sue is asking for help to remedy that, as she has been doing for years. The need seems acute this year. Aid programs for refugees have been cut back severely. Sue is an angel, one of those teachers who devotes every minute of every day of her life to teaching, helping, and supporting children. She has saved a lot of lives.

If you aren’t sure, you can find a list of healthy snacks for children by visiting this website. Amazon sells dry protein soups. Campbell also sells vegetable soups on Amazon.

It isn’t feasible or valuable to send live chicken and fresh eggs – both have high protein – to Bishop Gibbons. Still, the list below will offer some ideas about what snacks have protein, including those with chicken and vegetables. Some are sold dry in packages made for students. Chicken noodle soups are popular in the winter. They are sold in small packets. Children’s vitamins can be helpful; look for those with iron.

I hope we can support her as we have in the past. The top ten protein foods are as follows: to give an idea of what food contains proteins. Peanut butter snacks are welcome. Anything sent to Sue should be dry and clean and packaged securely.

• Chicken. …
• Lentils. …
• Lean Pork. …
• Garbanzo Beans. …
• Eggs. …
• Tempeh. …
• Quinoa. …
• Cottage Cheese. With nearly 12 grams of protein per half-cup serving, cottage cheese can be an excellent, high-protein addition to a duet.

If you can and wish to send a healthy breakfast snack to Sue, the address is Sue Silverstein, Bishop Gibbons High School, 2600 Albany Street, Schenectady, New York, 12304. Sue will do the rest. Thanks once again to the Army Of Good. You have never failed to help.