Most Needed Items List

What are our critical needs items?

• Fruits: Canned fruit (in its own juice, no sugar added varieties), dried fruit, 100% fruit juice

• Vegetables: Canned vegetables (reduced salt/no salt varieties), 100% vegetable juice, spaghetti sauce

• Grains: Rice, pasta, crackers (whole-grain varieties), ready-to-eat cereal (low sugar/high-fiber), oatmeal

• Protein Foods: Canned meat/poultry, canned tuna/salmon (packed in water), canned/dry beans & peas (low/no salt varieties), peanut butter

• Dairy/Dairy Alternatives: Nonfat dry milk, evaporated milk, soymilk

• Meals: Beef stew, canned soup (reduced sodium varieties), chili, other canned meals

• Other: Nutritional drinks (ex: Ensure, Boost)

• Baby Food: Must be in complete, undamaged original packaging. No individual serving glass or plastic containers unless in an unopened case.

• Non-food Items: Diapers, toiletries (soap, shampoo, shaving cream, etc.). Must be unopened and stored separate from food donations.

Please remember the special needs of infants and toddlers; they need FIVE to THRIVE:

Infants

• Powdered infant milk or soy based formulas (WIC-approved preferred)

• Baby cereal

• Baby fruits (single ingredient preferred)

• Baby vegetables (single ingredient preferred)

• Baby Meats (no meat sticks)

Toddlers

• Shelf-stable white whole milk for 1 year old's; Shelf-stable 1% (low fat) or skim milk for 2 years old's and up; Shelf-stable soy milk.

• Canned fruits, preferably packed in juice with no added sugar

• Canned vegetables, preferably low sodium or no salt added

• Canned beans such as black, red, pink, pinto beans, black-eyed peas, pigeon peas, garbanzos

• Shelf stable foods designed for toddlers such as Stage 3, Graduates, etc.