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What’s in a food parcel?
Our food parcels provide food for 3 days
Trussell has worked with nutritionists to ensure food parcels contains at least three days worth of healthy, balanced meals for individuals and families.
When you arrive at the foodbank centre, a volunteer will chat with you about your likes and dislikes and any special dietary requirements you may have.
We can usually adapt your food parcel to meet your dietary needs, for example, gluten free, halal or vegetarian.
A typical food parcel includes:
- Breakfast cereals
- Bread
- Soup
- Pasta
- Rice
- Pasta sauce
- Tinned beans
- Tinned meat
- Tinned vegetables (fresh often available)
- Tinned fruit (fresh often available)
- Fresh cheese and eggs usually available
- Tea or coffee
- Sugar
- Biscuits
- Snacks
- Full range of essential toiletries