Depending on your facility and resources, your program may supply enough food for a day, several days, a week, or more. For some, emergency food fulfills a short-term need resulting from a crisis. For others, emergency food provides needed calories and nutrients on a long-term basis. Proper nutrition plays a key role in the health and well-being of all people. Without adequate nutrition, infants and children may not develop properly physically or mentally.
Poor nutrition can negatively impact both the short and long term health of all people.
Use the information on the following pages to help you provide the most nutritious food bags possible for your clients. To pack a nutritionally balanced food bag, try to include some items from each of the major food groups. To help you do this, first, review what you usually give out. Try arranging your food storage by food groups. Once your food is divided into groups, look to see what is missing.