A Typical Portion for a Family of Four

For those who are curious about the amount of food we distribute to clients, here is what we distributed Thursday for a family of four.

We emptied the boxes and bags in the cart and put the groceries on a table (and under the table) to see what all was in there. Wow!

The groceries include canned goods, pasta, bread and peanut butter from our inventory.

Some of the groceries are from USDA, and is available to those who meet requirements. These USDA groceries are available at the beginning of each month and are distributed on a first-come-first-served basis until gone.

The produce is from our donors (farmers, local gardeners, Elk Grove Community Garden, and grocers). Their generosity supplements what we distribute. We are very thankful to our contributors and are very impressed at the agricultural skill of the ones who garden.