Good Food
Every Meal is committed to providing food that is nutritious, delicious, and relevant in a way that retains the dignity of our children and families.
Nutritious
Our staff works to ensure all of our bag types meet current nutrition standards for children and youth as outlined by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs. >> Learn more about our Nutrition Guidelines
Delicious
We taste test the food we buy for our food bags. Taste also includes sight and smell. For each item we provide, we make sure it looks, smells, and tastes delicious.
Relevant
What good is dried rice if you don’t have access to a kitchen to cook it? Mac and cheese if you’re an immigrant and have never seen it before? Pork and beans if your religion forbids eating pork? We offer five food bag options with a variety of menus designed to be relevant for the different children and families we serve.
Tailored Food Bags
Families may choose from five food bag options tailored to various cultural dietary preferences or situational needs. We provide 20 different menus so children can have a variety in what they eat from week to week.
Blue Bag
East African dietary preferences
Green Bag
Tailored to offer the widest variety of food items
Orange Bag
Latino dietary preferences
Purple Bag
Southeast Asian dietary preferences
Yellow Bag
Ready-to-eat items that require little or no preparation
PURCHASE 99% OF OUR FOOD
To ensure the food we provide is good, we purchase almost all of our food in bulk from reputable food banks, wholesalers, and manufacturers. We invest time and resources to source food from the best vendors we can find throughout the country.