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What’s in a food parcel?
Our foodbank provides three days of nutritionally balanced, non-perishable food.
The Trussell Trust has worked with nutritionists to ensure food parcels contains sufficient nutrition for at least three days worth of healthy, balanced meals for individuals and families.
A typical food parcel includes:
- Cereal
- Milk
- Fruit Juice
- Beans
- Tinned Soup
- Potatoes/Mash
- Pasta/Other Sauce
- Dessert
- Crisps
- Cordial
- Jam
- Fish
- Meat or Vegetarian
- Pasta
- Rice
- Noodles
- Toilet Rolls
- Chocolate
- Fruit
- Vegetables
- Pulses
- Tea
- Coffee
- Biscuits
- Sanitary Products
- Rice Pudding
- Custard
- Snack meals
- Tomatoes
- Crackers
- Sauces/Pickles
- Meat Paste
- Toothpaste
- Toothbrush
- Shower Gel
- Soap
- Shampoo & Conditioner
- De-odorant
- Razor & Shaving Cream
Dietary requirements
- Our foodbank can usually adapt your food parcel to meet your dietary needs, for example, gluten free, halal or vegetarian. When you arrive at the foodbank centre, a volunteer will chat to you about an special dietary requirements you may have.