I often go to some cities in Asia and sometimes will see someone who lives on the street. Many times they are sleeping during the day since it’s so hot and sometimes they look malnourished too. What would be the best foods I could provide them (assuming some restaurants or convenience stores are nearby) which would not spoil?
Don’t, find local homeless charities and give them food or money. This way the food is keep safe so it doesn’t make the person sick.
Don’t, find local homeless charities and give them
food ormoney.If you can, give them money, not food.
i do this too but at the moment when i encounter this person i can’t just leave them without anything
I give money to local charities too but i’m talking about when i’m walking on the street and and it’s an ad-hoc thing
this is the organization i give to: http://sunshine-action.org/
Why not just leave a small amount of money so they can buy it themselves? It would solve all issues. From allergies, spoiling, and attracting insects or stray dogs.
Because you run into the issue that most healthy things that don’t spoil are rather hard. And many homeless people have issues with their teeth and can’t eat that. So you either leave something less healthy, like sealed soft bread or you ignore food safety rules.
Which isn’t as big of a deal in Asia. Even affluent people ignore it. Foods to look out for would be anything with a lot of soy sauce or vinegar. They tend to last a bit longer. And while it sounds stereotypical, anything with rice will be appreciated.
Leaving fruits could also work.
Not sure if this is possible or practical for that situation but peanut butter is a good source of protein and calories. It also does not need refrigerated. There is the issue of allergies though.
this is a good idea! i will keep this in mind. generally in asia peanuts are not an issue, it’s more often that lactose is an issue.
“Trail Mix” if they have that in your area. Usually a mix of dried foods (fruit, nuts, seeds). Some are healthier than others with the less healthy ones adding candy.
Canned/jarred foods that do not require a tool to open.
I carry gift cards to Subway for the homeless. Subway restaurants are almost everywhere, don’t cost a lot, can be reasonably healthy, and most people like the food well enough.
I’ve always been a fan of protein/granola bars.
Water bottles
water is easy and i can already cover that, i am looking for food suggestions though
Easy. Buy uncut fruit from a local market - bananas, oranges, mangoes, local fruit.
