Redeemer's 'We CAN Do It!' Food Drive

Hello everybody! 

As you may or may not know, Redeemer is running a food drive this year, and we are looking to collect 500 non-perishable food items by December 24, 2014. Please consider giving foods that are healthy and ones that you would enjoy eating at home.

Below are some suggested food giving ideas. (Most needed food items are bolded)

- Grains
 -> rice (white and brown), quinoa, pasta
- Canned fish and meat
 -> salmon, tuna, sardines, corned beef, chicken and other non-pork products
- Canned or dried beans
 -> chickpeas, kidney beans, lentils
- Cooking oil
 -> canola oil, olive oil
- Canned fruit
 -> peaches, pears, pineapple (packed in juice and water instead of syrup)
- Canned vegetables
 -> corn, green beans, broccoli, mushrooms, carrots, water chestnuts, cabbage, sweet potato
- Fruit juice - 100% fruit juice
- Cereals
 -> high fibre, whole grain or multi-grain cereals, oatmeal
- Healthy snacks and spreads
 -> peanut butter, almond butter
 -> unsalted nuts, low fat popcorn, low fat granola bars or cereal bars, crackers, cookies (Arrowroot, digestive, oatmeal)
- Baby products
 -> formula, infant cereals, baby food
 -> canned or powdered milk

To ensure food safety, we will not be accepting:
- rusty, dented, or unlabelled cans
- perishable items
- homemade items
- alcoholic beverages
- open or used items
- items past or close to the expiry date

Blessings!