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Seasonal And Featured Foods
Welcome to the Seasonal and Featured Foods page. Browse posts and find featured and seasonal recipes on this page.
Partners, we've received broccoli from a California vendor that may require sorting on your part. As some of you may be aware, California is currently going through a flooding crisis that is affecting nearly the entire state and thus its farms. The stems and crowns are bright green so we know that this is new, fresh product. However, because of the unfortunate weather produce is not holding up as well in transit. On average, 60% of the broccoli in each case is good though some cases have more or less. Below are pictures with what to look for when sorting out the bad broccoli. This batch of broccoli is light green so any dark green spots, like what's circled in red below, will need to be tossed. You can test for slime or squishy texture on the rest by putting on gloves and running a finger over the crowns. If you see a result similar to the last two pictures, it's best to throw out those crowns while keeping the others. Please reach out if you have any questions.
For both Metro and West partner agencies, we have a donation of Honey Maid Graham Crackers! Under product ref#02760, partners will find cases of graham crackers. Each case comes with 27 of the individually packed 4.8oz snack packs pictured below. One easy snack to make with these crackers is to add vanilla flavoring to cream cheese. Then, spread it on the graham cracker and top with a strawberry. DIY strawberry cheesecake!
For Metro agencies, we have a donation of refried beans under product ref# 08245. These cases of refried beans each comes with 8 of the 16 oz cans pictured below.
For Metro agencies, we have a donation of Calrose Rice. Each case comes with 12 of the 2lb bags pictured below. Each bag is resealable.
For Metro agencies, under product ref# 08130 you'll find cases of sparkling apple juice from Izze. Each case comes with 12 of the 12 oz bottles pictured below. Don't let the box fool you. This donation came to us because only the Sparkling Apple flavored juice made it into these boxes.
For Metro agencies, we have a donation of Vegenaise from Follow Your Heart in its original flavor. Under product ref# 10330, each case comes with 6 of the 16 fluid oz jars pictured below. Vegenaise is dairy free, egg free, and preservative free. It also has less saturated fat and cholesterol than non-vegan mayonnaise.
For Metro agencies, under product ref# 10140, you'll find cases of Jell-O Chocolate Pudding snack packs. Each case comes with 6 of the snack packs pictured below. Each snack pack has 4 containers that contain 14.5oz of chocolate pudding.
For metro partners, we have a donation of Entenman's mini cherry pies! Under product ref#06050, you'll find cases with 12 of the boxes pictured below. Each box has 6 individually wrapped mini cherry pies inside.
For both Metro and West agencies, we have a donation of grape cherry flavored energy drinks from 3E. Under product ref#03180 you'll find cases with 12 of the 12oz cans pictured below. The 3 E's stand for essential energy enhancer.
For Metro agencies, we have a donation of Coffee Mate Hazelnut Creamer. Under product ref#16740, you'll find cases with 6 of the 1quart cartons pictured below. Fun fact: coffee creamer can be used in more than just coffee and tea. It can be used instead of milk in hot cereals, hot chocolate, and milkshakes. It can even be used as a milk substitute in waffle or pancake batter.
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