Sarah has good news today: she always looks for ways to add the healthiest foods or the only affordable or available foods for food pantries. She hit the jackpot today.

I get nasty letters from nutritionists sometimes asking why the pantry doesn’t always buy the most nutritious organic foods. The answer is easy: food pantries and food-deprived people can’t afford the healthiest organic foods, which cost five times as much as market foods.  Their budgets are tiny.

I always answer nutritionists this way: the least healthy food is no food. God Bless the food pantries.

Today, Sarah has found yet another way to balance the diets of the people who come to the Cambridge Food Pantry for help, a continuous aim of hers. Sadly, food pantries and people struggling to buy food can’t be choosy; they are just trying to survive.

But the food mixes are as healthy as can be purchased, quite often the most nutritious.

Sarah made three healthy fruit and juice choices (see below).” I am grateful for everything I’m learning about food and nutrition, and I will share what I know.

Del Monte Yellow Cling Sliced Canned Peaches in 100 % Juice, 15 oz Can (Pack of 12 Cans), $19.76.

Amazon Brand Happy Belly Juice Cocktail, Cranberry, Plastic Bottle, 64 fl oz (Pack of One),$2.57.

Del Monte Pineapple Chunks in 100 % Juice, 15.25 Oz, (Pack of 12) $15.36.

Please help if you can. For a bit of money, you can give these families three items that will provide them with nutrition in many different ways. The research is below.

Pineapple is a valuable source of vitamin C, and canned pineapple is especially rich in this vitamin. One interesting study suggested that consuming canned pineapple over nine weeks improved the hemoglobin levels of both underweight and normal-weight subjects.

A new study published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture finds that canned peaches (yes, from the grocery store canned aisle) are as loaded with nutrients as fresh peaches. And in some cases, they pack more of a nutritional punch.

Cranberry juice can be a good addition to a balanced diet when consumed in moderation. It contains antioxidants and nutrients that may support the treatment of urinary tract infections and

Cranberry juice may reduce the risk of UTIs in women, says studies,  children, and people who are susceptible to UTIs after infections. The antibacterial properties of cranberry juice may prevent the most common type of bacteria that causes UTIs from sticking to the bladder wall.

 

We are deeply grateful for any help you can provide. These items are currently available at discounted rates on the Amazon Wish List Program.

You can access the Wish List any time, day or night, and browse and choose your items. You can also access the wish list by clicking the green button at the bottom of every blog post.

We are deeply grateful for any help. These items are currently available at discounted rates on the Amazon Wish List Program.

You can access the Wish List any time, day or night, and browse and choose your items. You can also access the wish list  by clicking the green button at the bottom of every blog post.