Pantry Makeover · Food Drive
Here's exactly what to bring.
No guessing required. Grab one or two items off this list and drop it off Tuesday night. We'll take care of the rest.
Tuesday, June 30 · 6:00–7:00 pm
Wheaton Academy Atrium Building · West Chicago, IL
Quick dropoff welcome — no need to stay for the full event
This is not your typical food drive. We're collecting better-for-you swaps that taste great, stretch your dollar, and actually support a healthy family. Think Siete chips instead of Doritos. Olipop instead of Coke. Real food with real ingredients.
What to bring
Four easy categories
| 🌆 | Drinks |
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Sparkling water Unsweetened, lightly fruity LaCroix · Spindrift · Bubly · Waterloo |
Prebiotic soda Gut-friendly, lower sugar soda swap Olipop · Poppi · Wildwonder |
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Herbal or green tea Bagged or loose-leaf, no added sugar Yogi · Celestial Seasonings · Numi |
Coconut water Unsweetened, no added sugar Harmless Harvest · Vita Coco · C2O |
| 🌮 | Chips & snacks |
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Grain-free tortilla chips Cassava or almond flour based Siete · Beanitos · Jackson's |
Almond flour crackers Great with nut butter or cheese Simple Mills · Mary's Gone Crackers |
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Rice cakes Plain or lightly salted Lundberg · Quaker Plain |
Seaweed snacks Light and salty. Kids love them. gimMe · Annie Chun's · SeaSnax |
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Nut and seed bars Low sugar, real ingredients RX Bar · Larabar · Kind · GoMacro |
Popcorn Air-popped or lightly seasoned SkinnyPop · LesserEvil · Angie's |
| 🥜 | Pantry staples |
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Nut butters Almond, peanut, sunflower. No added sugar. Justin's · Once Again · Georgia Grinders |
Canned beans Black, pinto, chickpeas. Low sodium. Eden Foods · Goya · Westbrae |
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Canned fish Wild-caught tuna or salmon Wild Planet · Safe Catch · Vital Choice |
Olive or avocado oil Real, single-ingredient California Olive Ranch · Primal Kitchen |
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Lentils or quinoa High protein and easy to cook Bob's Red Mill · Ancient Harvest · Arrowhead |
Rolled oats Old-fashioned, plain. Not sugary instant packets. Bob's Red Mill · One Degree · Quaker Old Fashioned |
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Canned coconut milk Full-fat, unsweetened. Great for soups. Native Forest · Thai Kitchen · Aroy-D |
Low-sodium broth Chicken, beef, or vegetable Kettle and Fire · Pacific Foods · Swanson Unsalted |
| 🍫 | Better-for-you treats |
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Dark chocolate 70% cacao or higher Lindt 85% · Hu · Endangered Species · Theo |
Grain-free cookies Almond flour based, lower sugar Simple Mills · Siete · Partake |
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Dried fruit (unsweetened) Raisins, mango, apricots. No added sugar. Made in Nature · Sun-Maid · Trader Joe's |
Roasted nuts Almonds, cashews, mixed. Lightly salted only. Kirkland · Wonderful · Trader Joe's · 365 |
Not sure where to find these?
Most of these are at Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Target, or Walmart. A good rule of thumb: if you can pronounce every ingredient on the label, you're on the right track.
Even one or two items makes a difference. Don't overthink it. Just grab something off this list and bring it Tuesday night. We'll take care of the rest.
See you there,
Hannah Billingsley
The Neighbors Project · West Chicago & Winfield, IL