Once a Month Walk Through Food Pantry - January Visit - So Many Blessings!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
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Once a month I am allowed to visit our local walk through food bank. We are able to “shop” what we can use and leave what we can’t. It is such a help to our family and we are truly blessed.
So many more are needing help with food, do not be ashamed to also need help. Here are some resources to help you find help in your area:
Call 211
www.FoodPantries.org
www.FreeFood.org
If this is your first time, my name is Laura and I am always wearing my frugal pants! We are a family of 5. We have too many pets to count who often make an appearance in some way. I also cannot promise there will not be loud sounds in the background…mom life.
On this channel you will find food pantry hauls, cook with me videos, organizing and food prep. I am beyond awkward and ramble a little too much but hope this is your style and you keep coming by!
You are such a beautiful and kind person. I'm glad you get things you need. ❤
Thank you so much!
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That food bank haul is amazing. Thanks for sharing
I love you Laura you are a lovely mess my kind of people
Thank you so much!!
You can take the candy bars like one cut it into squars and give it to the kids as a small sweet snack to
Wow. You did good. It's great that they allow for your large family size. At the ones I go to they want everyone to get the same. They get mad at me for sharing the food that I can't eat with the young moms.
Great haul !
Awesome blessings
Thank you for sharing about rules at food. You're exactly correct. At our food bank we have homeless bags of foods.
Oh, I love that idea! That way they can get stuff they can actually use!
We all have a cluttered table/drawer/room. You don't even have to explain. Great video
I love your videos. This senior uses the foodbank so I can eat better.
That's great! I am glad you are getting what you need to eat better!
I am singles from small community in atascosa our frist Baptist chruch give food out once month and I help and enjoy doing it
What a wonderful service you are doing!
Great haul. I use a food share where I live. Our food bank doesnt ask about income. We just ,ist our name and how many are in your family along with zipcode. Our food bank helps every age group. We open every week on Wednesdays and Fridays and clients come every two weeks. Groceries are so expensive ut is hard for families to get enough food and the struggle is overwhelming for a lot of families. There is no shame in getting help.
Some of them don't ask income and some are even more strict on the requirements. It's really interesting how each can different so much in the same area.
U r truly amazing. Love watching ur show.Di in Colorado
Get mason jars to put like rice ,flours ,sugars in it saved me from getting those lil bugs thats be in flour or rices
I also add a couple bay leaves in my jars.
Yes! We don't need any bugs!!
It’s sad how greedy some people are. Some great stuff. The garlic is awesome. I see people abusing my food pantry even though it’s a drive through.
Agree! its so sad.
laura, you really got some great food from the food bank. how can people be so greedy - grabbing more than allotted. the banks are there to help everyone but if people grab extras, things run out. thanks for helping people to understand what a food bank and how to "shop" them. btw, i have big issues with gluten free oreos. they disappear waaaaaay too fast here.
This is why the food pantry I use bags up everything.meat,canned goods,produce,snacks,etc.
All bagged for you.this prevents people from taking it all
Do they taste the same? Yes, with more and more needing help it really sucks when people are dishonest there.
@@FrugalPants not sure - i lost my sense of smell and taste 2 years ago with covid. i get a tiny bit of essence of chocolate from the cookies and sweet from the filling. sad but true. also i have celiac so gf is the only way i go. however since i cook for others i am always interested in seasoning for them.
Double stuff oreos are my weakness too.
I'm pretty sure they just inject them with love and some kind of addiction drug. 🤣🤣
Great haul! Can't wait to see how you utilize it with your tasty meals
That was a amazing haul❤🎉!! I so want a Hersey or Snickers now lol with none here ugh lol 😂 I love your videos and talks to us! ❤ keep it up! 🎉
Well if you ever find your self in my closet...help your self to a candy bar!
Very nice!!!! You got some great stuff this month!!! I agree I’ve seen some take advantage at the “shop” pantry before and it’s just so rude.
If the volunteers realize that is happening they may have no choice but to stand by all the food sections making sure people are being honest. It's a shame though because like you say others went without while they have more than enough.
And that's more stress on the volunteers. It's sad to think grown adults have to be micromanaged over candy bars!
@@FrugalPants exactly. But unfortunately as the very true saying goes it doesn't take many people to ruin it for everybody else.
Love your video
Mince the garlic up with oil and freeze it in ice cube trays. Then you have minced garlic ready!
What a haul. I'm headed to a small pop up pantry. I've been a few times that people do that. We stand in line to go along tables to pick things up. Once there was a lady that stood in line and when it was time to shop 4 more people came up to go with her. So rude.
Nice haul. When I make lasagna, I mix the italian(hot) sausage with the ground beef. Lasagna won't be spicy/hot. It elevates the lasagna.
Great idea!
You received some amazing and healthy choices.
I understand your frustration. At one of the food pantries I go to it is always the same invidivuals who take more than the limit.
I agree! And thankfully, since I accidentally spent my whole February food budget.
@@FrugalPants This is when food banks are useful. They can help in situations where unexpected circumstances happen.
Hallo from 🇿🇦. Love your videos.🎉
If you haven't put that garlic in the freezer yet lay it out on a tray with parchment or plastic so they are not a big clump. Then you can put them in a container and take out a couple clove when you need them.
Also, those Desseret Farms things are usually really good quality! AND...do you think that the people taking all the treat bags thought it was one per household member instead of per family? Maybe the pantry workers need to clarify?
Yes! great idea about the garlic. I don't think so. Every person is given a red, yellow or blue card when you come in. Then in every section there are red, yellow and blue squares with a number. You look at correlating square and that that number. I noticed they did this when the treats/meats/and dairy. The items that are more limited.
😂 when I was a kid even though I was a diabetic
Id steel the Oreos my mom had to hid them I was the cookie monster, now I can only have the gluten free ones I try to stick too 2 cookies a day
I am convinced they put some kind of addiction drug in them...Oreo's and Costco rolls...
Yes some take advantage of over taking the grab bags given you right for families with kids need more to i hate that to when i go i get what im allowed
Due to watching you and others, I'm about to be brave enough to utilize our local once a month food bank where we pick up a preloaded box. Do you have an opinion as to when is the best part of the week and month to go?
I am so glad you are going to go!!! I have wondered this my self and honestly, I think it just depends on your stores because they are the ones donating.
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Lucky you ,you don't have to buy FOOD.
I sure do have to buy food. I have 5 people to feed, 3 meals a day, 7 days a week. Without this help, I couldn't buy the amount we would need.
First I want to comment on your story about the 2 people or whoever that took more of those candy bags then they should have. But I also believe you said a woman told you that you could take whatever it was. What makes you so sure that someone didn’t tell them they could take more. Or they were there for themselves and someone in the hospital but the family still needed to eat. You don’t know what’s behind closed doors. Most people can’t even afford everyplate like you do. So stop judging. You got your bag. Are you jealous you didn’t get that many. Not a nice picture that you showed.
100% not jealous of anyone else getting more candy than me. That's ridiculous. And I can't afford Everyplate at its normal rate, which was what the whole series was about. If someone told them they could have more then great, however, I know no one did because I was 2 feet from them and there wasn't staff in that section. I don't think saying that following the rules is important is being judgmental or painting a bad picture. I'm not sure if this is the only video you have watched. If it is, I would suggest getting a better picture of me, because I think you're not really seeing me.
You could have told someone when it was happening, instead of complaining here about it!!!
I didn't even process it until after. And, complaining is a reach.
Great haul!!