Madinah Food Pantry & Family Services Pre-Ramadhan Food Drive 2018

Insha’Allah, in preparation for the blessed month of Ramadhan we are starting our food drive early so our pantry will be filled and better able to assist families in need. Alhamdullilah, Madinah Food Pantry delivers food year around to Muslim families in need and some items are very quickly depleted once they are donated. Please see our list of items most needed and if you are able to donate, please contact us. Insha’Allah, we can also accept cash donations that will go towards food purchases through PayPal on our website.

Canned food: Soups (vegetable, tomato or mushroom), tuna fish, salmon, diced tomatoes, spaghetti sauce.

Proteins: Peanut butter, beans (pinto, kidney, split peas, black, lima or garbanzo).

Grains: Basmati rice, pasta (spaghetti, elbow macaroni), flour (all purpose or self-rising).

Oil: Vegetable or olive oil.

Juices: 100% (canned or bottled or in cartons) –apple juice, orange juice, mango juice or grape juice.

Fruit: Fruit cups, dried fruits, raisins, dates.

Tea: Green, herb (peppermint, spearmint, chamomile), ginger tea, black tea and coffee.

Sweeteners: Sugar, raw honey, syrup.

Cereal and breakfast foods: Cereal (all types), granola, raisin bran, sooji, grits, pancake mix and oatmeal, strawberry jam, apple jelly and grape jelly.

Wholesome children’s snacks: Granola bars, nuts, trail mixes, graham or animal crackers, pudding or Jell-O, fruit snacks, crackers (unsalted), cheese crackers, sugar free cookies and snacks.

Diabetic foods: Sugar free foods (jams, jellies, snacks, desserts).

Low sodium foods: Foods that contain no salt or are low sodium foods (vegetables, crackers, soups).

Milk:     Evaporated milk, almond milk, coconut milk, rice or hemp milk.

Condiments: Mayonnaise, salad dressing, hot sauce, or salsa.

Spring water (please no distilled or purified water).

Bread: Whole wheat or pita.

Produce: Onions, potatoes, oranges, bananas, tomatoes, watermelon, mangos, eggs and butter.

Meats: Halal beef, goat or lamb, lunch meats. Fish (salmon or tilapia).