Backpacks for Hunger Suggested Food List

Think about nutrition, ease of preparation, kid appeal, and single portions.  Remember, cereal meets nutrition criteria, but one box will fill a backpack!    Please, nothing perishable, nothing  heavy, nothing large, nothing open, and nothing in glass.  Here is a suggested food list from the program:

Small Canned or pouch tuna	Juice Boxes
Small Canned or pouch beef stew	Chef Boyardee
Small Canned or pouch baked beans	Pudding cups
Vienna Sausages	Fruit Leather
Small Cans or pouches of cooked chicken	Cheese or peanut butter crackers
Jerky	Canned spaghetti sauce
Individual soups	Pasta
Crackers in “no air” packaging	Canned or dry beans
Peanut butter in small jar or packets	1 lb bags of white or brown rice
Jelly in squeeze bottles	Small boxes of Pasta
Granola Bars	Flavored noodle or rice packets
Cliff Protein Bars	Instant Oatmeal packets
Nutrigrain Bars	Easy Mac and Cheese
Small packs of raisins	Ramen Noodles
Individual bags of : snacks, crackers, chips, fruit snacks, cereal	Individual applesauce, fruit in cans or plastic containers