APRIL

PLEASE HELP US STOCK OUR SHELVES

Here are a few suggestions for this month:
NON-PERISHABLE ITEMS

CEREAL

DIAPERS
Baked Beans

Cake Mixes 

Juice

Hamburger Helper type meals

Milk (Dry / Evaporated)

Pasta Sauce

Peanut Butter
Jelly & Jams

Toothpaste 
Toilet Paper

Shampoo / Conditioner

Feminine Products

Depends
Recyclable Shopping Bags

Laundry Detergent

Bar Soap

All donations can be dropped off at the following locations:

Canton Food Pantry, 960R Washington St., (rear of Rodman Building) most Mondays 7-8:30 am, and every Tue and Wed 8:30-9am

Canton Co-Operative Bank, 671 Washington St., Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

Bank of Canton, 557 Washington St., Mon - Fri 9am-5pm

Canton Public Library, 786 Washington St., Mon 1-9pm, Tues-Thurs 9:30am-9:00pm

Pratt Realtors, Inc., 1475 Washington St., Daily 7am-5pm  

 SATURDAY, MAY 10th

Put your NON-PERISHABLE donation by your mailbox and the postal service will deliver it to the Canton Food Pantry.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently proposed some updates to their nutrition facts label that will help The Greater Boston Food Bank and consumers alike make healthier choices on what we eat. The three major changes include a greater understanding of Nutrition Science, updating the serving size requirements, and a design refresh.

Nutrition Science education is included by requiring manufacturers to add new information on “Added Sugars”, Vitamin D, and Potassium, which are all currently significant to the public interest. Calcium and iron will still be required while Vitamins A and C are optional. “Calories from fat” will be removed since studies have shown that the type of fat consumed is much more important than the actual amount.

Serving sizes will be updated to reflect what people actually eat and drink in one sitting, not what they “should” be eating. Packaged foods and drinks that are usually eaten in one sitting will be labeled as a single serving and the nutrition facts label will represent information for the entire package. An example of this is 12 and 20 ounce sodas, both are typically consumed in one sitting so both labels will reflect the total amount in the bottle. Packaged foods that are larger and can be consumed in one sitting or multiple sittings will have a “dual column” label showing both “per serving” and “per package” nutrition information. This way, if people choose to eat or drink the entire package, they will have all of the information about what they are consuming.

Finally, there will be a fresh new look to the label! Calories and Serving sizes will be larger to stand out and be more visible to the public. The Percent Daily Value, which tells consumers how much of certain nutrients one is getting from a particular food when compared to the total daily recommendation, will be moved to the left to be more visibly prominent. The footnote will also be updated to more clearly explain the Percent Daily Value.

The Greater Boston Food Bank is excited about these proposed changes because the new label helps us in promoting more nutritious lives by enabling individuals and communities to make more informed and healthy food choices!

To learn more about these Nutrition Label changes, visit the FDA website.

 

References

1. Proposed Nutrition Facts Label At-A-Glance. FDA.org. Retrieved March 6, 2014.

Baked Ham with Pineapple Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Baked Ham with Pineapple Recipe

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Bake: 2 hours

MAKES: 16-20 servings

INGREDIENTS

• 1 fully cooked bone-in ham (6 to 8 pounds)

• Whole cloves

• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar

• 1/4 cup pineapple juice

• 1 can (8 ounces) sliced pineapple, drained

• 5 maraschino cherries DIRECTIONS: Place ham in roasting pan. Score the surface with shallow diagonal cuts, making diamond shapes; insert cloves into diamonds. Cover and bake at 325° for 1-1/2 hours. Combine brown sugar and pineapple juice; pour over ham. Arrange pineapple and cherries on ham. Bake, uncovered, 30-45 minutes longer or until a meat thermometer reads 140° and the ham is heated through. Yield: 16-20 servings.