Nursery food bank recipes

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Our lovely nursery has emailed to say that many parents are struggling and they are opening an in-house food bank for parents to contribute to. I am so sorry to hear they feel this is necessary and want to contribute some genuinely really useful and delicious things. It needs to be non-perishable so I was wondering what would be best.

Boxes of cereal
Breakfast bars
Pots/bag of porridge
Crisps
Tins of beans/spaghetti hoops
Tins of tuna
Pasta
Sauces (everyday ketchup etc, pasta sauce)
Raisins
Tins of soup
Tinned veg
Rice
Tinned fruit
Biscuits
Fruit juice
Life long milk
Jar peanut butter

Thank you! Great list. Thinking about protein specifically. Beans and tuna good but how about things like tins of mince? Chicken in sauce? Thinking about ease of preparation too.

Can you ask the nursery if there is anything specific without being too outing? Like baby formula might be greatly appreciated, or the families in need might be beyond the baby stage.

I tried to think of protein, you can get tinned meat.
Baby pouches/tray meals aswell

Tea, coffee, sugar
Vegetable oil
Jars of pasta sauce
Pasta/rice
Pot noodle/just add water type foods
Tinned fruit

Wipes, nappies and baby bubble bath may also be appreciated, in addition to the excellent list above.

Thanks for these excellent suggestions. My feeling is definitely that protein is key.
I think they are mainly 2+ as this is where the funding kicks in but will ask. Thank you!!