A Guide to Using HPNAP Funds to Buy Food - Purchased and Donated
Feeding America HPNAP Food Categories |
Purchased/Donated | Limitations | Red Light Discouraged Foods |
Green Light Encouraged Foods |
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BREAD | Purchased | NO Limitations | Choose: -Whole grain bread (To avoid some deceptive labeling practices, read the ingredient label to see if it contains whole grains) |
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Donated | NO Limitations | |||
CEREAL | Purchased | NO Limitations | Avoid: Sugar coated cereals |
Choose: -Whole grain cereals -Cereals with at least 51% whole grains (Whole grain listed first on ingredient label) -Cereals with no added sugar |
Donated | NO Limitations | |||
OTHER GRAINS | Purchased | NO Limitations | Avoid: -Highly processed grain products with added salt, sugar or fat, such as flavored rice (Rice A Roni), flavored noodles (Ramen), stuffing mixes |
Choose: -Whole grains such as Brown rice, Whole wheat pastas and Whole grain pancake mix |
Donated | NO Limitations | |||
MILK/DAIRY/CHEESE | Purchased | Only Fluid 1% or fat free, non-flavored milk is allowed | Avoid: -High fat, high sodium dairy products such as processed cheeses and cheese foods |
Choose: -More low fat or fat free dairy products such as milk, yogurt, cheese (These are more expensive items and your clients may not be able to afford them when they shop) -Milk coupons from local stores if provided by your food bank |
Donated | NO Limitations | |||
PROTEIN - MEAT/FISH/POULTRY/EGGS |
Purchased | NO Limitations | Avoid: -High fat canned meats like spam, deviled ham, hash, beef stew -High fat smoked & processed meats like bacon, ham -High fat processed meats such as lunch meats, hot dogs |
Choose: -Lean cuts of meats such as 90% lean ground beef or 97% lean ground turkey and chicken (These are more expensive items and your clients may not be able to afford them when they shop) |
Donated | NO Limitations | |||
PROTEIN (NON MEAT) - PEANUT BUTTER/BEANS/EGGS/NUTS/SEEDS |
Purchased | NO Limitations | Choose: -Dried or canned beans-they are great low fat and low cholesterol sources of protein (Look for low sodium beans) |
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Donated | NO Limitations | |||
FRUIT - FRESH/FROZEN/CANNED/DRIED |
Purchased | Canned fruit must be packed in juice, water, or light syrup, heavy syrup is not allowed | Choose: -All fruit especially fresh fruit -Try to provide fresh local produce when available |
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Donated | NO Limitations | |||
VEGETABLES - FRESH/FROZEN/CANNED |
Purchased | NO Limitations | Choose: -All Vegetables especially fresh vegetable -Try to provide fresh local produce when available -No Added Salt canned Vegetables to cut down on sodium |
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Donated | NO Limitations | |||
JUICE - FRUIT OR VEGETABLE |
Purchased | Only 100% juice allowed Fruit flavored beverages, fruit drinks, fruit juice blends with less than 100% fruit juice are not allowed |
Choose: -Lower sodium tomato or V-8 juice -Juice is good but fruit is better! |
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Donated | Only 100% juice allowed Fruit flavored beverages, fruit drinks, fruit juice blends with less than 100% fruit juice are not allowed |
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SOUPS | Purchased | NO Limitations | Avoid: -Most soups are very high in sodium and do not provide many nutrients |
Choose: -Reduced sodium hearty vegetable soup varieties -Read labels for sodium content %DV is only 2400 mgs/day |
Donated | NO Limitations | |||
COMPLETE & MIXED MEAL ENTREES | Purchased | NO Limitations | Avoid: -Highly processed, high sodium foods like Hamburger Helper or Macaroni and Cheese |
Choose: -To teach clients how to make a casserole or one pot meal from scratch-it's healthier and less expensive -To give out healthy recipes -To have cooking demos |
Donated | NO Limitations | |||
FOOD PREPARATION INGREDIENTS | Purchased | NO Limitations | Avoid: -Butter and most margarines-use sparingly |
Choose: -Monounsaturated oils such as olive oil and canola oil which are healthier -Trans fat free margarine-read labels |
Donated | NO Limitations | |||
SPICES/CONDIMENTS/SAUCE | Purchased | Gravy, Cheese Sauce, Pickles, Dessert Sauce, Dessert Syrups & Toppings are not allowed | Avoid: -High salt or high fat condiments such as mayonnaise or soy sauce -Spice & herb combination mixtures with lots of salt-read the ingredient list |
Choose: -To use spices & herbs to season food instead of salt -Garlic powder and onion powder instead of garlic or onion salt |
Donated | Gravy, Cheese Sauce, Pickles, Dessert Sauce, Dessert Syrups & Toppings are not allowed | |||
NUTRITIONAL AIDES | Purchased | Protein Shakes, Vitamins, Diet Supplements, Nutritional Supplements-Ensure, Boost, etc. are not allowed | ||
Donated | Protein Shakes, Vitamins, Diet Supplements, Nutritional Supplements-Ensure, Boost, etc. are not allowed | |||
BABY FOOD AND FORMULA | Purchased | Baby food and Baby formula are not allowed | ||
Donated | NO limitations | |||
BEVERAGES | Purchased | Bottled Water needs prior approval of CM if safe drinking water not available at EFRO site or if it is not available at the client's residence Coffee/Tea, Soda/Punch, Alcoholic Beverages, Hot Chocolate, Powdered Drink Mixes, Lemonade, Kool-Aid and Bottled Water are not allowed |
Choose: -To drink low fat milk or fat free milk or juice to meet a portion of fluid needs -To drink water |
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Donated | Coffee/Tea, Soda/Punch, Alcoholic Beverages, Hot Chocolate, Powdered Drink Mixes, Lemonade, Kool-Aid and Bottled Water are not allowed | |||
SNACK FOODS | Purchased | No snack foods are allowed except for Crackers | Choose: -Healthier fruits and vegetables as snacks -To provide ideas and recipes |
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Donated | No snack foods are allowed except for Crackers | |||
DESSERTS/SWEETS | Purchased | No Desserts and Sweets are allowed | Choose: -To use fruits as dessert such as a baked apples or fruit/yogurt parfait -Provide ideas and recipes |
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Donated | No Desserts and Sweets are allowed | |||
OTHER | Purchased | No Non-Food Items are allowed | ||
Donated | No Non-Food Items are allowed |