Families turn to Soup and Salad for healthy, warm, and filling dinners in the fall.
The people who come to the food pantry in Cambridge are the same, except these treasured and missed foods are no longer available to them. Today is a soup and salad day, a tradition the pantry is struggling to keep up for people in need.
The scarcity of these items in the food pantry is a stark reality for many families in food distress, forcing them to make hard decisions and often give up the meals that they love and that their children love.
I propose a soup and salad day, a chance to get the foods below back on the pantry shelves as the weather here gets colder and the favorite foods are missing.
These items are popular and affordable, most under $3. It would be a great joy to the pantry if we could fill up those shelves enough for these foods—soup and salads—to last a while.
They are the most popular items when it gets colder and usually last only a few minutes.
Soups cost a little more, but only a little. We can brighten many dinner tables this Fall by making soups and salads available to people who are struggling to feed their families through no fault of their own. These items are all bargain funds from Amazon. Sarah never stops looking for bargains.
2. Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing, 15 FL oz., $2.67.
4. Thousand Island Ranch Salad Dressing (16 fl oz Bottle, $2.98.
5. Campbell’s Chunky Soup, New England Clam Chowder, 16.3 Oz Can, (Case of 8), $15.68.
6. Kraft Classic Ranch Salad Dressing (16 fl. oz Bottle, $2.98.
7. Campbell’s Chunky Soup, Pub-Style Chicken Pot Pie Soup, 16.3 Oz Can (Case of 8), 415.88.
All items above are on the Cambridge Food Pantry Wish List; you can browse the list and send these or any other items to the pantry. Sarah says that she is out of just about everything after every Wednesday food offering. More people than ever are seeking help getting food. I want to offer the broadest range of choices for the Army Of Good.
You can shop the list, which is updated constantly, anytime. You can access the list anytime by clicking the green pantry button at the bottom of every blog post. Thank you. This gives you more choice and flexibility. I love the idea of thinking of the pantry patrons having heart salad and soup dinners the way they used to.
