Helping from Home or Work:
Making Snack Bags for Hungry Kids

Every week, Baltimore Hunger Project prepares and delivers more than 2,600 weekend meal bags to kids in the Baltimore region. We also need snack bags as an additional food supplement. Bags can be prepared off-site by volunteers and dropped off for distribution.

Choosing the Right Bag

Snacks should be placed in transparent gallon zip storage bags ONLY.

Buying and Packing the Snacks

There is a very specific formula to a snack bag:

3 Healthy Snacks + 2 Protein Snacks + 1 Goodie

Please take a look at the list at right for snack ideas in each category. You may choose other snack items that are not on the list, however please choose only shelf stable, individually wrapped snack items.

Community Service Hours

Shopping and prep = 30 min. (max) / 15 snack bags = 30 min. of service.

Snack Bag Dos and Don’ts

DO follow the formula above for the right mix of items in a bag.
DO place the snacks in gallon-sized zip-top storage bags ONLY.
DO choose snacks that are individually wrapped by the manufacturer.
DO include a plastic spoon for snacks that cannot be eaten by hand.
DO email office@baltimorehungerproject.org with questions.

PLEASE AVOID NUTS

DON’T create your own individual ziploc bags of snack foods.
DON’T choose delicate snacks that can smush/crumble too easily.
DON’T make/bake snack items. Snacks must be store bought.

Sample Healthy Snacks
(include three):

Applesauce (pouch only)
Kind Bars
Granola Bars
Goldfish
Cereal boxes/bowls
Fruit Snacks/Fruit Roll-ups
Pretzels
Wheat Thins
Teddy Grahams
Popcorn

Sample Protein Snacks
(include two):

Beef jerky
Peanut butter crackers
Cheese ‘n crackers
Trail Mix
Protein Bar

Sample Goodies
(include one):

Candy
Rice Krispie Treat
Pop-Tarts
Cheez-its
Cookies
Cheetos/Puffs
Snack Cake (Twinkie, etc.)