Misconceptions About Foodbanks....

[nailit]

1) You can shop for free.
Answer...you don't 'Shop'! You have what you are given.
(Dietary requirements are considered)

2) Anyone can use a Foodbank.
Answer,,,You need a referral from a proffessional who believes
that you need food (IE, Job Centre, CAB, Doctor etc)

3) You can feed yourself (and your family) from foodbanks anytime you want?
Answer...We only supply 3 days worth of food at any given time.

[nailit]

//Nailit, you would eat it. I remember you saying you’d been given food by the foodbank you work for.//

Poor choice of wording on my behalf naomi.
My bad!
I prefer fresh produce where I can.
(Fresh veg as opposed to can veg for example)
I was struggling financially at the time I first volunteered
(And later on taken on as staff)
I lived on tinned stuff etc, but now have the luxury of
been able to buy a bit of fresh stuff every week.

However, I do agree with others that cooking skills need to be
made mandatory in schools etc.
I once did ...as an experiment for the Foodbank... a week of living on just £2 a day.
Doable. just!
(Anyone remember Lee Anderson MP, & His 30p meal idea?)

At the end of the week I felt like sh!!.
Foodbank food is just a 3 day emergancy package.
Fresh produce should be available to all...

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My local Tesco have a cage type trolley thing to put non perishable food in which I think goes to the Trussell Trust and we've started collecting the same in the reception area at work. If I buy anything to put in, I usually go for the cheaper end stuff.

[nailit]

Anyway,
Current projectory....
I might not even have a job in six months.
And foodbanks will cease to exist!

More going out than coming in....
That was a staff meeting BEFORE the current price hikes.