FOOD Help feed your family...Angel Food Ministries...$60 food for $30!

Considering the current economy, I thought it would be nice to share this with those in need. (I'm sure someone can use this right now.)

http://www.angelfoodministries.com/

Go check it out. It's for everyone. For $30, you get about $60 worth of food. For those of you who can afford to, you can take the extra $30 you save and use it on preps. Additional add-ons can be purchased also. Our church participates in this.

If you are one of the fortunate, it's an easy way to brighten the faces of a hungry family!!

And it is really good food too! Some convience foods, but for the most part, it's good healthy stuff and well worth the money!

She

I've read about this before, and I sooooo wish there was a host site near us. I guess I could talk to the local churches to see if any would be willing to look into this.

squeeks

we got it for the first time in December. this weekend is the order date for January.

We got SOOO much food in the box. it's only dh and I, and the box is supposed to feed a family of 4 for 1 week. if you we were down to the wire, no preps/no money, 1 box would take us through 2 weeks. the meat portions were VERY generous. veggies and fruits fresh and crisp. it's a very economical food plan. of course, you still need to "round" things out with your own bought coffee and tea, bread, etc. but the basics are all in that box.

In fact, it would be a good way for DGI folks to learn how to cook and make-do. [remember in frontier house show, where karen's food supply lasted the initial 6-week period, before they were resupplied, while adrianne's family was starving by the third week, because they'd used up all their supplies?] kind of like, that principle.

p.s., when we get january's order, I'll take pics and post them.

Breezyhill

There is a similar group called Share Colorado. It is a good deal and the portions are generous. Be aware that some of the canned goods can be out of date.

WOW, thank you so much for posting this this looks amazing where going to place an order this friday


and it turns out there is a host site less then a mile from my home who would have thought it


i have wondered several times why there where so many people at that church on some saturdays with laundry baskets lol ....now i know

I know lots of people who have used Angel Food Ministries, and all were very happy. Also, there is no limit - you can order as many boxes as you want.

To bad no delivery to Canadier Aye

LittleYellowFlower, thanks loads for the reminder of AFM! Their breaded chicken tenders are the best anywhere for my money! Never had any of their food that wasn't delicious. And, they take food stamps!

Last I looked they didn't offer Senior Boxes, so I am especially grateful. My mom lives on a diet of McD's double cheeseburgers - at 80 with 9 cardiac stents, mind you - and WILL NOT cook. We've got her Meals on Wheels for lunches, but this is a heck of a deal for her. (She will use a microwave as long as it isn't more than 2 steps to prepare...) I'll be talking to my brothers about it - since it's her food stamps, however, she probably will find reasons not to participate; more ways to try to manipulate us, lol....

The website has a zipcode locator for the sites closest to you. For those who will read here but can't get to the link LYF posted above, here's a monthly menu, this one for January...

REGULAR BOX
Balanced nutrition and variety with enough food to feed a family of four for a week.

1.5 lb. Ribeye Steak (4 x 6 oz.)
4 lb. Leg Quarters
1.5 lb. Beef Patties (4 x 6 oz.)
18 oz. Cheese Filled Manicotti
2 lb. Pork Rib Strips
1 lb. Chicken Breast Fajita Strips
1 lb. Ground Turkey
1 lb. Broccoli
1 lb. Peas
6 ct. Oatmeal Variety Box
2 each-Regular, Maple Brown Sugar and Apple Cinnamon
32 oz. 2% Shelf Stable Milk
8 oz. Blueberry Muffin Mix
12 ct. White Corn Tortillas
1 lb. Pinto Beans
7 oz. Chicken Flavored Rice & Vermicelli
One Dozen Eggs
Dessert Item

SENIOR/CONVENIENCE BOX

For Seniors or People on the Go!

Ten perfectly seasoned, nutritionally balanced, fully cooked meals—just heat and serve. Each meal has been developed with the dietary needs of senior citizens in mind, and contains 3 oz. of protein, a starch & two vegetables or fruit.

New Orleans Style Chicken over Savory Rice with Okra & Tomatoes and Diced Sweet Potatoes

Grilled Chicken Strips & Penne Pasta with Creamy Tomato Basil Sauce, Capri Blend Vegetables and Green Beans with Onions and Red Peppers

Beef & Bowtie Pasta with Herbed Tomato Sauce, Capri Blend Vegetables and Corn

Flame-Broiled Salisbury Steak with Brown Gravy, Sour Cream & Chive Potatoes and Mixed Vegetables

Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Casserole with Rice, Green Beans and Squash Medley

Classic Chicken Tetrazzini with Diced Carrots and Green Peas

Country Fried Steak with Cream Gravy, Red Skin Whipped Potatoes and Mixed Vegetables

Spaghetti with Meatballs, Green Beans and Cinnamon Applesauce

Chicken Parmesan with Whipped Potatoes and Capri Blend Vegetables

Flame-Broiled Beef Patty with Onion Gravy, Sour Cream & Chive Potatoes and Capri Blend Vegetables

10 Desserts included with Senior/Convenience Meals

$30.00

**One or More Specials Below Available Only with the Purchase of One or More of the Boxes Above**

JANUARY SPECIAL #1
6 lb. Assorted Combo Box $22.00

1.5 lb. Bone-In New York Strips (2 x 12 oz.)
1 lb. Sirloin Strips (2 x 8 oz.)
1.5 lb. Boneless Pork Chops -Thick Cut (4 x 6 oz.)
2 lb. Hamburger Steak (4 x 8 oz.)

JANUARY SPECIAL #2
4.5 lb. Bacon-Wrapped Meat Combo $21.00

1.5 lb. Bacon-Wrapped Beef Filet (4 x 6 oz.)
1.5 lb. Bacon-Wrapped Pork Filet (4 x 6 oz.)
1.5 lb. Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Filet (4 x 6 oz.)

JANUARY SPECIAL #3
3.75 lb. T-Bone Special $21.00
3.75 lb. T-Bone Steaks (5 x 12 oz.)

JANUARY SPECIAL #4
10 lb. Chicken Combo Box $20.00
4.5 lb. (avg.) Whole Perdue Chicken
2 lb. Wings
2 lb. Chicken Nuggets
2 lb. Breaded Chicken Tenders


JANUARY SPECIAL #5
Fresh Fruit and Veggie Box $21.00

4 lb. New Crop Idaho Baking Potatoes
3 lb. New Crop North Carolina Sweet Potatoes
2 lb. Western Grown Medium Yellow Onions
4 lb. Tree Ripened Navel Oranges
½ lb. New Crop Georgia Grown Pecan Halves
2 ea. Tree Ripened Florida Red Grapefruit
1 head New Crop Florida Green Cabbage
1 lb. Western Grown Carrots (cello packed)
4 ea. Tree Ripened Florida Tangerines
4 ea. Washington State Bosc Pears

None for hundreds of miles.

Lucky me, there are 3 places here in my town. I get a choice and all close to my home. woohoo

russ3

Breezy...we are ordering the Jan regular box and the Fruit/Veggie box too. Will post some pics when we get ours just to compare. I tried to order them this afternoon, but I guess they had already left for the day.

She

I've bought from Angel Food Ministries many times and was always really pleased.

Veterans in need


We have a home for Veterans in need and this could be something that would really help the men.

Thanks again,
Sky

LittleYellowFlower said:

Considering the current economy, I thought it would be nice to share this with those in need. (I'm sure someone can use this right now.)

http://www.angelfoodministries.com/

Go check it out. It's for everyone. For $30, you get about $60 worth of food. For those of you who can afford to, you can take the extra $30 you save and use it on preps. Additional add-ons can be purchased also. Our church participates in this.

If you are one of the fortunate, it's an easy way to brighten the faces of a hungry family!!

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Thank you for posting this. I think it may help a lot of people.

Norma

Angel Food Ministries might be a good bargain for folks who live in other parts of the country where the cost of living is high, but here in the Memphis area where the cost of living is lower, their prices are similar to what we actually pay around here without buying from them.


And by the time you take into account that your family will not eat everything they sell (too much processed foods, too little of the staples you can cook from scratch with), well, it is not a bargain for Everybody.


Folks have to think about what their families like to eat, and then price the things Angel Food Ministries offers in their own locales, and then determine for themselves whether what they offer is good enough to purchase...


YMMV is very appropriate here...

Thanks. I had forgotten about them!

DD is tight on money with 2 boys ages 8 and 2 and MIL is over 80. She hasn't said much lately, but I know her limited income is starting to not be enough to cover all her medical, housing and food bills.

I think it will help them both. I had mentioned it to them a long time ago, but MIL pride apparently got in the way to go do it on her own or maybe her fear of driving to places she's not familiar with.

The site closest to me actually had a link to order online! None of the other 6 sites within 20 miles of her had that ability, you had to go in person to order, then go back to pick it up. Very convenient for me with my limited time too. If neither one of them like or want to accept it, I'll either find someone else to give it to or keep it for us.

We have purchased their food 2 times. The first time there was a lot of name brand food and we loved everything. The second time all the food had wrappers saying Angle Food. Everything tasted strange. We still have some of it in the freezer and we only eat it with other foods. So one month great and one month very bad.

Lilbitsnana said:

Thanks. I had forgotten about them!

DD is tight on money with 2 boys ages 8 and 2 and MIL is over 80. She hasn't said much lately, but I know her limited income is starting to not be enough to cover all her medical, housing and food bills.

I think it will help them both. I had mentioned it to them a long time ago, but MIL pride apparently got in the way to go do it on her own or maybe her fear of driving to places she's not familiar with.

The site closest to me actually had a link to order online! None of the other 6 sites within 20 miles of her had that ability, you had to go in person to order, then go back to pick it up. Very convenient for me with my limited time too. If neither one of them like or want to accept it, I'll either find someone else to give it to or keep it for us.

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lilbit,

I went to order in person too, last month. however, when we picked up the food the following weekend, they had people at the tables, with January's menu, and you could order right there. I didn't have enough cash on me, or I would have ordered then.

so, it might turn out that you only have to go when the food comes in, and you can order right there for next month.
Breezyhill

oh. I forgot.

with our order, we got one of those frozen entres of salisbury steaks, in gravy. Oncor, I think, is the brand. [don't feel like going to the freezer to look ]

anyway, we don't buy or eat things like that, because there's too much salt. dh has high BP.

I do NOT buy pet food, since the chinese scare, and just make homemade for our two dogs, from rice made with the vegetable juice left from cooking green beans, or carrots or what have you, and some meat.

anyway, the frozen entre became a big hit with our dogs. And, it went a long way, one pattie for two dogs, mixed in with the rice, so it lasted almost a week.

Breezyhill

My church does Angel Food and on pick up day we have preparedness classes

Barry Natchitoches said:

Angel Food Ministries might be a good bargain for folks who live in other parts of the country where the cost of living is high, but here in the Memphis area where the cost of living is lower, their prices are similar to what we actually pay around here without buying from them.


And by the time you take into account that your family will not eat everything they sell (too much processed foods, too little of the staples you can cook from scratch with), well, it is not a bargain for Everybody.


Folks have to think about what their families like to eat, and then price the things Angel Food Ministries offers in their own locales, and then determine for themselves whether what they offer is good enough to purchase...

YMMV is very appropriate here...

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Barry - at one time I costed this out against my local stores also and you're correct - it doesn't always equal the huge savings you think it will. I don't remember details, but the Angel Food DID save a few dollars, but when I looked at the things that we wouldn't eat (more than likely) it came out about the same. I think I'll run it again to see what happens.

I was doing this for a while till i started getting the meat packages with holes in them. Three months in a row. Stopped doing it. I'll take my hard earned money elsewhere. Never did figure out if it was accidents or intentional, but i alerted the church I was getting them from. She said she'd never had a problem in the years she's been doing it. Ohwell. I had great results for the months and months I did it prior that bad run. And that was summer when it happened.

YMMV

I just placed an angel food order today for the first time. It looks like a good deal...I hope it is. Pick up date is the 24th. I will post how this turns out when I get the food.

Angel Lady

FEBRUARY MENU

F E B R U A R Y 2 0 0 9 M E N U

http://www.angelfoodministries.com/menu_0902en.asp

REGULAR BOX ($30.00)
Balanced nutrition and variety with enough food to feed a family of four for a week.
1.5 lb. Sirloin Strip Steaks (4 x 6 oz.)
2 lb. Tray Pack Chicken Breast
1 lb. Boneless Pork Chops
2 lb. Breaded Chicken Nuggets
28 oz. Salisbury Steak Entrée
12 oz. Sliced Bacon
1 lb. All-Meat Hot Dog
1 lb. Stir Fry (Broccoli, Red Peppers & Onions)
1 lb. Carrots
10 oz. Peanut Butter
32 oz. 2% Shelf Stable Milk
35 oz. Crinkle-Cut Fries
7.25 oz. Mac ‘n Cheese
1 lb. Rice
1 lb. Bean Soup Mix
Dozen Eggs
Dessert

SENIOR/CONVENIENCE BOX ($28.00)
For Seniors or People on the Go!
Ten perfectly seasoned, nutritionally balanced, fully cooked meals—just heat and serve.
Each meal has been developed with the dietary needs of senior citizens in mind, and contains 3 oz. of protein, a starch & two vegetables or fruit.

Beef Chili Macaroni Casserole with Diced Carrots and Green Beans
Ham & White Beans with Diced Sweet Potatoes and Winter Blend Vegetables
Creamy Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo with Corn and Capri Blend Vegetables
Sweet & Sour Pork with Rice, Peas and Carrots, and Squash Medley
Flame Broiled BBQ Chicken Breast with Diced Sweet Potatoes and Broccoli
Seasoned Beef Chili with Beans, Broccoli and Applesauce
Beef Meatballs & Shell Pasta with Creamy Alfredo Sauce, Green Bean Casserole and Squash Medley
Pot Roast and Gravy with Vegetables, Diced Potatoes and Green Peas
Creamy Macaroni & Cheese with Diced Carrots and Green Peas
Grilled Chicken Breast over Rice & Gravy with Diced Carrots and Green Peas
10 2-pack, individually-wrapped cookies

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**One or More Specials Below Available Only with the Purchase of One or More of the Boxes Above**

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FEBRUARY SPECIAL #1 ($22.00)
6 lb. Assorted Meat Box

1.5 lb. Bone-In Ribeye Steak (2 x 12 oz.)
1.5 lb. Bacon-Wrapped Lean Ground Beef Patties (4 x 6 oz.)
2 lb. Thick-Cut Pork Chops (4 x 8 oz.)
1 lb. Mild Italian Sausage with Mozzarella Cheese

FEBRUARY SPECIAL #2 ($21.00)
4 lb. Steak Combo
2.5 lb. T-Bone Steaks (4 x 10 oz.)
1.5 lb. New York Strip Steaks (2 x 12 oz.)

FEBRUARY SPECIAL #3 ($21.00)
Super Value Fajita Kit (5+ lbs.)
2 lb. Steak Fajita Strip Packs (2 x 1 lb.)
2 lb. Chicken Breast Fajita Strip Packs (2 x 1 lb.)
1 lb. Onions & Bell Peppers
20 ct. 8” Flour Tortillas

FEBRUARY SPECIAL #4 ($16.00)
Frozen Side & Fixin’s Box
Compliments our Great Steak and Chicken Boxes
2 lb. Heat & Serve Corn
2 lb. Heat & Serve Green Beans
2 lb. Heat & Serve Mashed Potatoes
1 Brown Gravy Mix
8 ct. Dinner Roll
1 Pie

FEBRUARY SPECIAL #5 ($21.00)
Fresh Fruit and Veggie Box
3 lb. No. 1 Premium Idaho Baking Potatoes
3 lb. No. 1 Premium North Carolina Sweet Potatoes
2 lb. No. 1 Premium New Crop Western Grown Yellow Onions
9 oz. California Premium Raisins
1 lb. Premium California Grown Carrots
1 head Premium Fresh Green Cabbage
3 lb. New Crop Tree-Ripened Red Delicious Apples
2 each Premium Washington State Anjou Pears
1 each Premium Golden Sweet Pineapple
3 lb. New Crop Premium Florida Tree-Ripened Valencia Oranges

FEBRUARY SPECIAL #6 ($15.00)
Tangerine Box
2/5 Bushel New Crop Florida Tree-Ripened Honey Tangerines
(approximately 20-21 pounds or 70-75 tangerines)

Order/Distribution Dates: Check with your Local Host Site*

*Please note that some host sites have earlier order deadlines and distribution dates. Please contact your local host site for information.

Angel Food Ministries Reserves the Right to Substitute Any of the Above Items Due to Availability, Cost and Quality
We Accept Food Stamps (EBT).

Angel Food Ministries is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights Washington, DC 20250-9410

Thanks for reviving the thread. It's nice to have Feb's menu ahead to do an order while there instead of going to the church to place it. We ordered for the first time this month. We pick up on the 24th as well.

A

Angel Food is the best deal out there. I can't figure out why EVERYONE doesn't buy from them...

"A hand up, not a hand out"

Still doing Katrina Relief Vol work on the MS Gulf coast. The agency I am with advises our seniors and disabled about this program. I also work at the distribution center on the 'food Saturday'. We had 200 orders in Nov; 300 in Dec!

Barry is right, sometimes the cost isn't comparible. However, down here, lots of folks still have unmet needs. This program helps a lot. Now that gas prices are down, I use the extra $ saved to buy a grandma or single mom a box, anonymously.

The food has always been fresh, fruit and vegs fresh and crisp; however, thx for the head-up re holes in meat packs. Could be that the frozen package was dropped or carelessly thrown in packing boxes, cutting a hole in plastic wrap. I shall watch for that problem, and advise the dist. director.

Picking up ours tomorrow, will post results

onthroad said:

Now that gas prices are down, I use the extra $ saved to buy a grandma or single mom a box, anonymously.

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What a blessing you are to them!

I have always had good luck whenever I have ordered from them.

Like Barry's area -- it's not worth it here. I check the cost of the main box each month for a neighbor. I just priced out the entire collection of February offerings (except the "senior meals" - they're disgusting - I was given a couple of boxes back when they included low fat margarine pats, milk & bread - the latter two items was the only part remotely edible without some serious doctoring/smothering. An old can of C-Rations would have been tastier.) and, as usual, it's cheaper to purchase the items at even the most expensive supermarket in my area.

The only savings to be had next month for us were the tangerines and that's assuming they don't go on sale! But you have to buy the overpriced stuff to get the tangerines - so no real deal there, either.

SHARE (mentioned by a previous poster) used to be a fabulous bargain & terrific food but the program died here years ago (no sponsoring group). For those who have SHARE available in their state, check it out ... from what I've been reading some still have a great program, some not so great. They are not a one size fits all frozen food package like the main AFM box. Each state is different. California & Wisconsin have organic pk options, Florida is practically all meat -- not sure about the other states.

Dare7 said:

Like Barry's area -- it's not worth it here. I check the cost of the main box each month for a neighbor. I just priced out the entire collection of February offerings (except the "senior meals" - they're disgusting - I was given a couple of boxes back when they included low fat margarine pats, milk & bread - the latter two items was the only part remotely edible without some serious doctoring/smothering. An old can of C-Rations would have been tastier.) and, as usual, it's cheaper to purchase the items at even the most expensive supermarket in my area.

The only savings to be had next month for us were the tangerines and that's assuming they don't go on sale! But you have to buy the overpriced stuff to get the tangerines - so no real deal there, either.

SHARE (mentioned by a previous poster) used to be a fabulous bargain & terrific food but the program died here years ago (no sponsoring group). For those who have SHARE available in their state, check it out ... from what I've been reading some still have a great program, some not so great. They are not a one size fits all frozen food package like the main AFM box. Each state is different. California & Wisconsin have organic pk options, Florida is practically all meat -- not sure about the other states.

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Actually the Florida boxes have 5 meats and then a selection of fresh fruits and veggies. The meats have been getting smaller and have moved away from beef to more chicken, I guess it is cheaper. We volunteer to unload and fix packages. We usually buy one for an elderly neighbor and several times a year buy one for ourselves. www.shareflorida.org

Well we picked ours up yesterday and I can confidently say that it is WELL worth the money. Food was fresh and we recieved just what we ordered. We ate the ribeye steaks last night and they were great. We also got the chicken package and had the popcorn chicken today and they were real good. Thanks for the info on this we will be using AFM for here on out.

prudentwatcher said:

Actually the Florida boxes have 5 meats and then a selection of fresh fruits and veggies. The meats have been getting smaller and have moved away from beef to more chicken, I guess it is cheaper. We volunteer to unload and fix packages. We usually buy one for an elderly neighbor and several times a year buy one for ourselves. www.shareflorida.org

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Thanks for clarifying Florida's packages & the link. My info on your state came from my ex inlaws that live in the Tampa area and apparently buy the boxes that aren't available at the outlying distribution locations. When we had the program here, I particularly liked the fact that we could customize our order with add-ons of individual items that our family liked the best.

A lot of the SHARE programs don't have websites (Central IL/IN is one of them) and prices vary. Just do a search for Self Help and Resource Exchange Food within your state or a neighboring state. As with AFM, you need to know your local prices to determine if it's a good deal -- Here's a few more of the SHARE program sites for comparison:

Wisconsin/N. IL/Mich UP
http://www.sharewi.org/
Colorado (includes parts of NE/WY/SD/NM)
http://www.sharecolorado.com/index.cfm?action=menus
Iowa (also areas of MO/NE/SD)
http://www.shareiowa.com/index.php
DC/MD/VA
http://www.sharedc.org/
S CA
http://www.goldensharefoods.com/

Since SHARE is operated similar to a co-op, our program failed due to the very minimal service commitment and too many "entitlement" types that were unwilling to do even one minute of anything they weren't getting paid to do so the sponsors said forget it.

Some of our local schools are having the same issue with the Market Day program - lack of volunteers in certain neighborhoods.

dup

onthroad said:

Still doing Katrina Relief Vol work on the MS Gulf coast. The agency I am with advises our seniors and disabled about this program. I also work at the distribution center on the 'food Saturday'. We had 200 orders in Nov; 300 in Dec!

down here, lots of folks still have unmet needs. This program helps a lot. Now that gas prices are down, I use the extra $ saved to buy a grandma or single mom a box, anonymously.

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On behalf of the grandma or single mom you help,


THANK YOU, Ontheroad!


There is still alot of suffering going on that is a direct or indirect result of Katrina, and it is good to know that somebody is still lending a helping hand to folks down there in need.

Barry Natchitoches said:

On behalf of the grandma or single mom you help,


THANK YOU, Ontheroad!


There is still alot of suffering going on that is a direct or indirect result of Katrina, and it is good to know that somebody is still lending a helping hand to folks down there in need.

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A Thank You from me too!!!!

I also get the Angel Food monthly they started here a little after Katrina. It has been a blessing!! I have turn alot of people on to it, and ALL love it!!

We just started it a couple months ago. Finally found a church in town that has started the program. Can't beat the prices. As for helping out with an extra $30 to feed another family, I just can't do it. Not that I don't have the money, but I know it would probably be going to some one who was just to damn lazy to help themselves. I already donate a ton of deer and wild hog meat to the Hunters for the Hungry program here. And I do mean a ton of meat. Can't say I don't help feed them already.

I ordered the regular box and fruit & veggie box for Jan. I picked up our boxes yesterday and was impressed! All the meat was frozen solid, no worries. Veggies and fruit were all in great shape too. So far we've eaten the burgers, some potatoes, clementines, pears and those little cookies - all very good. OK, the cookies were kinda cheap, but not bad.

The prices were definitely good, compared to grocery deals here where I live. You could possibly meet or beat the prices if you shop around a lot, but some of us just don't have the time! This is like being led by the hand and told: "here, buy this -- this is what's on sale this week!"