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(OT) Angel Food Ministries
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... jmcquown" wrote: a program available across the US called Angel Food Ministries. You can order boxes of food for half what it would cost at the grocery store. Yes, my mother was getting that until she recently moved. They not only have their main food box, which contains an assortment of packaged foods plus some meat, but they also offer meat-only and veggie-only boxes. The latter two were much better for my mother, as she is a Type I diabetic and really can't eat a lot of the food they put in the main box (high glycemic stuff like french fries, rice, etc). The main box was $30/ month and the meat and veggie boxes were $25 each. She still had to supplement what she got in the box, but it was a lot of savings. Joyce Yep, there are lots of different "boxes" available. Fruit and veggie boxs, even gluten free boxes for people with food allergies. I think it's an excellent program for people with limited finances. Jill |
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(OT) Angel Food Ministries
This is most everyone these. Companies cutting jobs, hours and such. Still
leaves most with big mortgages and food and gas bills to pay. "jmcquown" wrote in message ... wrote in message ... jmcquown" wrote: a program available across the US called Angel Food Ministries. You can order boxes of food for half what it would cost at the grocery store. Yes, my mother was getting that until she recently moved. They not only have their main food box, which contains an assortment of packaged foods plus some meat, but they also offer meat-only and veggie-only boxes. The latter two were much better for my mother, as she is a Type I diabetic and really can't eat a lot of the food they put in the main box (high glycemic stuff like french fries, rice, etc). The main box was $30/ month and the meat and veggie boxes were $25 each. She still had to supplement what she got in the box, but it was a lot of savings. Joyce Yep, there are lots of different "boxes" available. Fruit and veggie boxs, even gluten free boxes for people with food allergies. I think it's an excellent program for people with limited finances. Jill |
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(OT) Angel Food Ministries
On Aug 30, 6:32*pm, "jmcquown" wrote:
"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message ... "Stormmee" wrote in message ... this is a sore point with me, our local walmarts no longer put the food on half offer from the deli, they no longer give it to charity, they throw it out at the end of the day, we were agast that they made a cooker of broasted chicken at eight thirty, two hundred *peices mind, and at nine they threw out one fifty, they made it because someone had ordered a party pak and jus threw out perfectly good food, when they could have put it on offer or given it to someone, Lee This is a difficult issue, and it is more complex than it may seem at first glance. *That food really *should* be going to someone who can use it, and we have some local charities that often receive food that otherwise would go to waste. *However, some businesses have found that people will deliberately place orders just so there will be "excess" at the end of the day. *In similar way (related to our cats), some companies used to put damaged bags of pet food and bird seed on deep discount. *I think WalMart was one of them. *Then they discovered that some people were deliberately breaking some of the bags and would then take them to the counter with a request for a discount! *But I agree, it's a sad situation--an outrage, really--to see good food deliberately ruined to prevent anyone from making use of it. MaryL I don't know about WalMart (I despise the place). *I do know when I worked in restaurants (granted this was a long time ago) the health department wouldn't let them donate "leftovers" at the end of the night. *I'd watch them throw away tons of rolls, biscuits, garlic bread and huge (!) trays of baked potatoes. *Surely a soup kitchen could have used the food. *But the health department laws prevented them from donating it. *Baked potato soup is wonderful G *They could have fed a lot of people with what I saw them throwing in the trash every night. Jill- Hide quoted text - I hate to see that too; I just hate any kind of waste. Years ago a friend worked at P**less shoe store, and the employees were instructed to not only discard the shoes that didn't ever sell, but they had to slash them with box knives before placing them in a dumpster. The bookstore in the same mall had to rip off the front & back covers of the books, then throw them in the dumpster. I've never known the reason for this, and why they didn't donate the shoes, and at the very least recycle the books. Sherry |
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For all you talking about angel food
this is their menu for this coming month. Their main box for $30 can feed a
family of 4 for a week a .PDF link to their menu I just preordered for thanks giving and I love their allergen free box best chicken wings and nuggets I have had even my own http://www.angelfoodministries.com/menus/0909_Menu.pdf the only thing is the senior box is over priced for what you get you can go to Wal-Mart and get hungry man meals for example cheaper I have tried all their different types of senior meals they don't impress me for $2.80 a meal for what you get is over priced and very under seasoned lacking quality taste. If you really wanted to you can easily feed your self a day for that price I know I can and still make it taste good The meat boxes are very good this isn't no crap items either the fruit box is well worth it it in itself heck apples for 3 lbs are going for over $4 here you get two bags |
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(OT) Angel Food Ministries
"Sherry" wrote in message ... On Aug 30, 6:32 pm, "jmcquown" wrote: "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message ... "Stormmee" wrote in message ... this is a sore point with me, our local walmarts no longer put the food on half offer from the deli, they no longer give it to charity, they throw it out at the end of the day, we were agast that they made a cooker of broasted chicken at eight thirty, two hundred peices mind, and at nine they threw out one fifty, they made it because someone had ordered a party pak and jus threw out perfectly good food, when they could have put it on offer or given it to someone, Lee This is a difficult issue, and it is more complex than it may seem at first glance. That food really *should* be going to someone who can use it, and we have some local charities that often receive food that otherwise would go to waste. However, some businesses have found that people will deliberately place orders just so there will be "excess" at the end of the day. In similar way (related to our cats), some companies used to put damaged bags of pet food and bird seed on deep discount. I think WalMart was one of them. Then they discovered that some people were deliberately breaking some of the bags and would then take them to the counter with a request for a discount! But I agree, it's a sad situation--an outrage, really--to see good food deliberately ruined to prevent anyone from making use of it. MaryL I don't know about WalMart (I despise the place). I do know when I worked in restaurants (granted this was a long time ago) the health department wouldn't let them donate "leftovers" at the end of the night. I'd watch them throw away tons of rolls, biscuits, garlic bread and huge (!) trays of baked potatoes. Surely a soup kitchen could have used the food. But the health department laws prevented them from donating it. Baked potato soup is wonderful G They could have fed a lot of people with what I saw them throwing in the trash every night. Jill- Hide quoted text - I hate to see that too; I just hate any kind of waste. Years ago a friend worked at P**less shoe store, and the employees were instructed to not only discard the shoes that didn't ever sell, but they had to slash them with box knives before placing them in a dumpster. The bookstore in the same mall had to rip off the front & back covers of the books, then throw them in the dumpster. I've never known the reason for this, and why they didn't donate the shoes, and at the very least recycle the books. Usually slicing the shoes and taking the covers off the books is in lieu of actually packing them up and returning them to the supplier. You get credit for product unsold, but why pay to ship it back? The just require that there is some proof the items were in fact unsold. I would guess the uncovered books were ending in the recycling bin. Food gets tricky. There are all kinds of reasons that food service managers to not want excess food cooked to be available at the end of shift. All the sudden every one is taking home the 'planned over's for their own dinners, or getting together with employees to trade out 'overcool' from all their end shifts. And if you actually allow dumpster diving you have a huge liability if any one is hurt or sickened. That why they deliberately spoil the food. Their night managers are busy securing the establishments, and really do not want the homeless hanging about for their own safety and the safety of their employees. Things like donuts and bread are easier to deal with as they go back to the distributor and then are available for pickup by authorized agents. Jo |
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For all you talking about angel food
On Aug 30, 11:09*pm, "Matthew"
wrote: this is their menu for this coming month. *Their main box for $30 can feed a family of 4 for a week a .PDF link to their menu *I just preordered for thanks giving * and I love their allergen free box *best chicken wings and nuggets *I have had even my own http://www.angelfoodministries.com/menus/0909_Menu.pdf the only thing is the senior box is over priced for what you get *you can go to Wal-Mart and get hungry man meals for example cheaper * I have tried all their different *types of senior meals * *they don't impress *me *for $2.80 a meal * for what you get is over priced *and *very under seasoned *lacking quality taste. *If you really wanted to *you can easily feed your self a day for that price I know I can and still make it taste good The meat boxes are very good *this isn't no crap items either *the fruit box is well worth it * it in itself * heck apples for 3 lbs are going for over $4 here *you get two bags This menu sounds good. We participated in Angel Food Ministries a few years ago, and it was great stuff. They had chicken strips and unbreaded boneless chicken filets that were just incredibly versatile and good. Practically everyone in town was buying into it. Then the menus started changing, and there was more pre-packaged, processed convenience-type food. It was really awful and terribly salty. Like family-packs of TV dinner type Salisbury steak. These awful frozen burritos. Pre-fried frozen French Fries with ridiculous amounts of saturated fats. Nasty frozen pizzas. The food just wasn't healthy anymore. People started dropping out of the program and the local church finally closed it. But this menu looks like the program is back on track as far as offering good food. I'd get back into it if it were still here. Sherry |
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(OT) Angel Food Ministries
On Aug 28, 5:47*am, "jmcquown" wrote:
is a program available across the US called Angel Food Ministries. *You can order boxes of food for half what it would cost at the grocery store. *The food is donated by food distributors, the same people who would supply restaurants. *The food is then distributed by local churches. *But you don't have to be a member of a church to participate. *It's not free, but $30 for enough food to feed a family of 4, that's saying something! Info he www.angelfoodministries.com And the menu? *It changes monthly but oh boy! *Steaks, chicken, pork chops. They have http://www.angelfoodministries.com/menu_0909en.asp I reserved mine a few minutes ago. *You DO have to pick it up at the "host site" on a specific day at the specified time. *(If you don't they'll donate it to a needy family, which works just as well.) *It's a great idea, so spread the word, folks. Jill September coupons are a GO!!! For September the coupons code, "10FallSP1" is 10% off Special #1 Meat box. "SeptSig5" is 5% off "Signature box" of Angel Food. The coupons are online only and can only be used for the first 2000 orders! |
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On Aug 30, 8:51*pm, Sherry wrote:
The bookstore in the same mall had to rip off the front & back covers of the books, then throw them in the dumpster. I've never known the reason for this, There is a reason- some publishers when a book needs to be returned for credit say old edition, excess stock, book going out of print accept the front and back covers from bookshops as proof the bookshop brought it in the first place. Most bookshops especially small ones are happy to comply- they want to get a credit note for returned stock and just sending front and back covers saves a lot on postage. When I worked in the book trade it was a fairly common occurance to have to "strip" books Some publishers now refuse to do this on environmental grounds- they want the whole book back so they can decide whether to sell them on to a remainder dealer or recycle them (White Wolf does it for example) such books are termed "unstrippable" Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:51:44 -0700 (PDT), Sherry
wrote: The bookstore in the same mall had to rip off the front & back covers of the books, then throw them in the dumpster. I've never known the reason for this ... The covers go back to the publisher for credit on the unsold copies. The pages are pulped. Bud |
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