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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 contain sufficient nutrition for at least three days worth of healthy, balanced meals for individuals and families.
A typical food parcel includes:
- Breakfast cereals
- Soup
- Pasta/ Rice/ Noodles
- Pasta sauce
- Tinned beans/ spaghetti
- Tinned meat
- Tinned fish
- Tinned vegetables or pulses
- Tinned fruit
- Tea/ Coffee/ Hot chocolate
- Sugar
- Biscuits
- Snacks
- Tinned desserts, such as custard/ Rice Pudding
- Jam or another spread
- Table sauces such as Ketchup and Mayo
- Cooking Oil
- Fresh bread
- Fresh Eggs
We always have a variety of fresh fruit and vegetables for you to choose from too, and there is a help-yourself area where you may find drinks, sauces, snacks, and other useful food items.
We also offer a range of baby food and items like nappies, toiletries, cleaning items, pet food, and toilet rolls too.
Dietary requirements
Our foodbank can usually adapt your food parcel to meet your dietary needs, for example, gluten-free, or vegetarian. When you arrive at the foodbank centre, a volunteer will chat with you about any special dietary requirements and preferences you may have.