'I lived off a typical food bank parcel for three days and it was tough'
dailystar.co.ukHullLive reporter Ivan Morris Poxton bought groceries based on a typical food parcel – here's how he got on.This is a little less than your typical three-day food parcel as It doesn't contain other essentials like hygiene products, tea or coffee.As you may have noticed straight away with the list above, tinned food features quite heavily.
This is for a simple reason – the food provided in parcels is meant to be non-perishable.This ensures they can be stocked in a food bank for much longer without going to waste and also means that recipients have free reign over which items in their parcel to get through first.
The same reason applies to the provision of long-life UHT milk.Foodbank parcels are not only designed to sustain an individual or family for several days but also to fulfil nutritional needs with a healthy, balanced diet.
This helps explain the somewhat curious mixture of items in the typical food parcel which I lived off.I got through the three days relatively ok.
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