COVID-19/EMERGENCY 14-DAY MEAL KIT

Developed March 2020: Kathy Draeger, U of MN Extension Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships PURPOSE By developing, selling, and helping to deploy meal kits, Minnesota’s rural grocery stores serve as a critical source of emergency food access. This meal kit fact sheet will help grocers working in their communities to prepare and deploy pre-made boxes with 14 days of emergency food that is healthy, shelf stable, easy to prepare, calorie sufficient for vulnerable populations facing hardship due to coronavirus. People are practicing 'social distancing' in order to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Many of our rural areas have elderly residents who may need to shelter in place. This model is intended to allow community members, churches, nonprofit organizations, or others to work with small town grocery stores to purchase kits from grocery stores while minimizing contact among members of the public. These meal kits will allow communities to help each other while also supporting local businesses that serve as a critical resource during times of crisis. MEAL PLAN FOR ONE PERSON DOWNLOAD THE REST 14-Day Meal Kit