Current Product Information

Eastern Illinois Foodbank works in partnership with more than 200 food relief agencies located through eastern Illinois to provide product information relative to the product shopping lists.

Agencies are invited and encouraged to access the various links to web sites including various educational and nutritional programs such as those provided through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The USDA provides fact sheets that include information on commodities distributed through the Emergency Food Program as well as recipes and other information. These and other resource materials can be useful to staff and volunteers who are responsible for meal planning and preparation.

Food and Product Categories

Salvage, commonly called recoup products, are distributed in banana boxes based upon particular categories. You will find sorted food of a particular category in each banana box you receive. Recoup products are distributed at 18 cents per pound. The following is our current list of recoup categories:

 

ASSORTED CEREALS
-- Hot and cold breakfast cereals

BEVERAGES - DRY
-- Coffee, tea, hot chocolate, all powdered drink mixes, dry milk, coffee creamer, coffee filters

BEVERAGES - LIQUID
-- Canned milk, juice drinks, soft drinks, freezer pops

RY PRODUCTS
-- Starches (including potatoes, rice and pasta salad products)

FRUITS
-- All canned fruits including pumpkin and cranberry sauce

JUICES
-- 100% juices, tomato juice

MAIN ENTREE - CANNED
-- Soups and stews, canned pasta products

MAIN ENTREE - DRY
-- Pizza mixes, dry soups, macaroni & cheese dinners, diet foods, Chinese dinners, dry mixes like rice-a-roni, and pasta salad

PROTEIN - CANNED
-- All canned meats, peanut butter, canned beans

SNACKS
-- Crackers, granola bars, candy, pretzels, potato chips, popcorn, pop tarts

TOMATO PRODUCTS
-- Spaghetti sauce, tomato paste, stewed tomatoes, whole tomatoes, picante sauce

VEGETABLES
-- All canned vegetables; no tomato products

CLEANING PRODUCTS
-- Every detergent-based cleaning product that is not a laundry product, including floor wax, wood cleaners, cleaning pads, air fresheners, dish soap

LAUNDRY - DRY/LIQUID
-- Can include spray starch

PAPER PRODUCTS
-- All kitchen and bathroom paper products: toilet paper, facial tissues, paper towels

PLASTIC PRODUCTS
-- Plastic baggies, plastic wrap, garbage bags, foil, wax paper, etc.