I have two stories about misfit food.
Story one: Having bought my husband a pack of individual sugared cereals, he's gradually worked his way through them except for two boxes of Frosted Flakes. They have stayed, unwanted, for probably two months.
Story two: My students were donating food at school (in exchange for a "skip a homework assignment" pass). One girl brought in her three cans and happily told me that her mom bought no sugar canned pears. They opened the first can and thought they were awful, so it worked out that she could bring the other three to our donation box!
Here are my thoughts. I was always taught to give of the BEST you have, not your leftovers. However, in both of these cases, isn't donating food your family won't eat better than throwing it away? Who am I to say that a needy family wouldn't be thrilled to get that cereal and the sugar-free canned pears?
In conclusion, as you look through your pantry, if the food isn't outdated, but it's just not attracting any action from your family, go ahead and donate it to the food bank in your area. It will help someone, just like the toys on the Island of Misfit Toys.
Susan, I'm proud of your foresight. You may have agonized about what to do with the ugly socks had you purchased them. A bargain is never a good idea if you don't really like the item.
ReplyDeleteI sometimes am able to get "free" food with a coupon. But, there are times when I don't care for the free food they are offering and no one in my family will eat it either. Instead of NOT accepting the free, unwanted food, I decided that I may as well get the free food and give it to the Food Bank. Just because we don't like it doesn't mean that someone else won't.
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