Is hubby right?
@sallypup (61709)
Centralia, Washington
August 2, 2017 1:03pm CST
Last month a discount store advertised that they wanted to help the local food bank. Of course that meant, buy stuff from them to give to the needy.
Hubby thinks that if I buy what we eat and give it to the food bank many people will not like it and will either put it aside or waste it. I found bags of brown rice and cans of refrieds and black beans and cans of green beans and I piled them up for the food bank drive. I hope that somebody is hungry enough to appreciate what I gave and also has the ability to boil water so that they can cook the brown rice.
Our supper last night was not costly but fed us well: vegie stew with kidney beans for protein. Smashed avocado and lemon and garlic spread on home bread. A couple of home cherry tomatoes and a chunk of home cucumber. No sugar added apple pie that I made. Simple and fed us well.
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@marguicha (223863)
• Chile
2 Aug 17
Some people would rather go hungry than to eat a simple meal. I eat very well with little expense, even when I have visitors.
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@sallypup (61709)
• Centralia, Washington
2 Aug 17
@marguicha I don't understand why food has to be complicated. Tasty, for sure, but not fancy.
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
2 Aug 17
Too picky at the food bank? Oh my the ungratefulness.
As long as something is not out of date, I have eaten from the food bank and was glad of it.
So good of you to donate.
Husband might be right..I sure would not donate if I thought it was going into the trash.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50573)
• United States
5 Aug 17
I need to find some good recipes for brown rice. I bought some the other day.
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@sallypup (61709)
• Centralia, Washington
5 Aug 17
@Tampa_girl7 Remember that old commercial? "Try it, you'll like it."
@sallypup (61709)
• Centralia, Washington
5 Aug 17
@Tampa_girl7 Easy peasy. Depending on what you like. I generally toss in 1 cup of brown rice to 3 cups of water. Makes for a grand base for pilaf or what ever you like, including rice pudding! Brown rice and beans is tasty, too. I'm a huge fan of chopped onions and bell peppers and mushrooms, saute that in a little olive oil and toss the mix into the cooked brown rice. Add some garlic powder or include garlic chunk in the oil mix.
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@RasmaSandra (80884)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Aug 17
Sounds good to me. Yum I love avocado. Good that you gave that food to the food bank.
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@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
3 Aug 17
Sounds like a great meal to me.
I sometimes go to our food bank. They do tend to have a lot of things that I wouldn't eat. I kindly refuse what I know we won't eat as I know it will just go to waste.
They have some shelves with the foods that aren't part of the normal picking where you can pick one item from each shelf.
@celticeagle (168478)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Aug 17
I love beans. Was brought up on them. Avocado and garlic spread sounds good too. I think I am hungry.Hope the people who utilize the food bank appreciate what you gave.
