Where to donate baby food near me
Formula/Baby Food - PA 211
A Baby's Breath
Baby Store
A Baby's Breath
Baby Store
A Woman's Concern
Pregnancy Services
Align Life Ministries
Columbia Pregnancy Services
Align Life Ministries
COVID-19 Emergency Services
Align Life Ministries
COVID-19 Emergency Services
Birthright of Sunbury
Material Goods
Birthright of West Chester
Main
Carlisle Area Family Life Center
Pregnancy Counseling
Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services
Real Alternatives
Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services
Pregnancy Counseling Services
Catholic Charities Diocese of Harrisburg
Lourdeshouse Maternity Home Pantry
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Greensburg
Baby Needs
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh
Pregnancy and Parenting Support
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh
Pregnancy and Parenting Support
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh
Pregnancy and Parenting Support
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh
Pregnancy and Parenting Support
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh
Pregnancy and Parenting Support
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh
Pregnancy and Parenting Support
Catholic Social Services - Southeast Pennsylvania
Catholic Social Services - Delaware County
Catholic Social Services - Southeast Pennsylvania
Catholic Social Services - Immigrant, Refugee and Asylee Support
Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Scranton (CSS)
Baby Pantry
Center for Family Services
Personal Care Items, Diapers and Formula
Chester County Health Department
Chester County Health Department - Formula/ Baby Food
Chester County Health Department
Chester County Health Department - Formula/ Baby Food - Coatesville
Chester County Health Department
Chester County Health Department - Formula/ Baby Food - Toughkenamon
Chester County Health Department
Chester County Health Department - Formula/ Baby Food - Oxford
Chester County Health Department
Chester County Health Department - Formula/ Baby Food - Phoenixville
Chester County Health Department
Chester County Health Department - Formula/ Baby Food - Spring City
CHI St. Joseph Children's Health
Early Childhood Experience and Education
ChoiceOne
Pregnancy and Parenting Support
City Rescue Mission
Family Care Food Pantry
CityTeam Ministries
Connect Program
Community Progress Council, Inc.
WIC Program
Community Progress Council, Inc.
WIC Program
Community Services of Venango County
Welcome Every Child
Conestoga Community Food Bank
Food Bank
Cradle of Hope
Cradle of Hope - Cradle Pregnancy Resource Center
Crossroads Pregnancy Care
Crossroads Pregnancy Care - Pregnancy Services
Endless Mountains Pregnancy Care Center
Pregnancy Services
Endless Mountains Pregnancy Care Center
Pregnancy Services
Ephrata Area Social Services
Food Pantry
Feast of Justice
Community Cupboard
First Baptist Church of Hawley
Closets of Blessings
Free Store 15104
Clothing, Household, and Personal Items
Gabriel Project
Pregnancy Services
Human Life Services
Pregnancy Services
Huntingdon County United Way
food Vouchers
Huntingdon WIC Program
Nutrition Program
Keystone Military Families
Assistance and Support
Life Way Pregnancy Center
Formula and Baby Food
Lifeline of Berks County
Pregnancy Support
Lifeline Pregnancy Care Center
Pregnancy Services
Life's Choices
Pregnancy Tests and Options Information
Life's Choices
Pregnancy Tests and Options Information
Lititz Warwick Community Chest
Food Bank
Love Inc of Greater Hershey
Personal Care Closet
Maternity Care Coalition
MOMobile (West Philadelphia)
Mercy Community Crisis Pregnancy Center
Mercy Ministries
Mercy Community Crisis Pregnancy Center
921 Center
Morning Star Pregnancy Services
Pregnancy Services
Morning Star Pregnancy Services
Pregnancy Services
Morning Star Pregnancy Services
Pregnancy Services
North Care Women's Clinic
Material Aid
Open Door Ministry
Food Pantry
Pennridge FISH
Infant and Toddler Supplies
Phoenixville Area Community Services
Food Services and Information and Referral
PMI Pregnancy Resource Center
Pregnancy Services
PMI Pregnancy Resource Center
Pregnancy Services
PMI Pregnancy Resource Center
Pregnancy Services
Pottstown Cluster of Religious Communities
Emergency Food Pantry
Pregnancy Resource Clinic
Materials Assistance
Saint Agnes Parish - Dorothy Day Center
Food Pantry
Saint Joseph's Center
Baby and Children's Pantry
Salvation Army - Lancaster
Food Pantry
State College Food Bank
Food Distribution
Tender Care Pregnancy Center
Material Services - Baby Supplies
The Open Link
Community Food Pantry
TryLife Center
Parent and Baby Program
Union Lutheran Church
The WELL
Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh
Food for Early Development (FED)
Volunteers of America - Northeast Regional Office
Caring Alternatives Pregnancy and Family Support Program - Baby Pantry
| Abbott Taylor Jewelers | 6383 E Grant Rd | 85715 | (520) 745-5080 | W- F: 9am – 3pm; Sat 9am-2pm; Sun-Tu: Closed | |
| Ace Hardware | 11921 N 1st Ave | 85737 | (520) 297-0222 | M-Sat: 8am-6pm; Sun 9am-5pm | |
| A Cut Above Family Haircare | 3960 N Oracle | 85705 | (520) 888-5456 | Tu-F: 9am-7pm; Sat: 8am-5pm; Sun&Mon: Closed | |
| Arizona Designs Kitchens-Baths LLC | 2425 E Fort Lowell Rd | 85719 | (520) 325-6050 | M-F: 8am-5pm; Sat&Sun: Closed | |
| Assured Partners | 4544 E. Camp Lowell Dr. Ste 110 | 85712 | (520) 571-7737 | M-F: 8:30am-5pm; Sat & Sun: Closed | |
| Automotive Specialists | 3611 W. Ina Road, Ste 101 | 85741 | (520) 572-1734 | M-F: 7:30am-5pm; Sat&Sun: Closed | |
| Bank of the West | 3775 W. Orange Grove | 85741 | (520) 575-7262 | M-F: 9:30am-4pm; Sat: 9am-12pm; Sun: Closed | |
| Blackrock Brewers | 1664 S Research Loop #200 | 85710 | (520) 207-3203 | Tu-Sat: 2:30pm-9pm; Sun: 1pm-6pm | |
| Bookmans | 6230 E Speedway | 85712 | (520) 748-9555 | Mon-Sun: 9am-10pm | |
| Borst Automotive | 1255 S Swan | 85711 | (520) 748-8861 | M-F: 7:30am-5:30pm; Sat & Sun: Closed | |
| Buck's Automotive | 4360 N 1st Ave | 85719 | (520) 292-0904 | M-F: 7am-6pm, Sat & Sun: Closed | |
| Caliber Collision | 8120 E Research Ct | 85710 | (520) 388-9119 | M-F: 7:30am- 5:30pm; Sat & Sun: Closed | |
| Caliber Collision (Oro Valley) | 635 E Vuelta Caminata Del Rio | 85737 | (520) 742-9119 | M-F: 7:30am-5:30pm; Sat & Sun: Closed | |
| Caliber Collision | 721 E. 12th Street | 85718 | (520) 903-9119 | M-F: 7:30am-5:30pm; Sat & Sun: Closed | |
| Chiropractic USA | 1820 E. Innovation Park Drive Suite 1820 | 85755 | (520) 818-7788 | M-Th: 8am-6pm; Fri, Sat, Sun: Closed | |
| Community Food Bank - Tucson | 3003 S. Country Club Rd. | 85713 | (520) 622-0525 | Mon-Fri: 7am-3pm | |
| Community Food Bank - Amado | 28720 S Nogales Hwy. | 85645 | (520) 398-2942 | Tu-Fri: 8:30am-1pm | |
| Community Food Bank - Green Valley | 250 E Continental Rd. | 86614 | (520) 625-5252 | Mon-Fri: 7:30am-2:30pm | |
| Community Food Bank - Marana | 11734 W Grier Rd. | 85653 | (520) 682-3001 | Mon-Fri: 8:30am-2:30pm | |
| Community Food Bank - Nogales | 2636 N Donna Ave. | 85621 | (520) 281-2790 | Tu-Fri: 8am-11am | |
| Cotton Blossom Thrift Store- MHC Healthcare | 5224 W Dove Mountain Centre Rd | 85658 | (520) 682-1094 | Tu-F: 9am-3pm | |
| Crossroads Adult Care | 5821 N Escondido Lane | 85704 | (520) 293-1222 | M-F: 8am-2pm | |
| Crossroads Adult Care | 5833 N Escondido Lane | 85704 | (520) 293-6788 | 24 hours | |
| Crossroads Adult Care | 5825 N Escondido Lane | 85704 | (520) 742-1850 | M-F: 8am-4pm | |
| Cube Smart | 2545 S. 6th Ave | 85713 | (520) 884-5131 | M-F: 9:30am-6pm Sat: 8:30am-5pm Sun: 11am-3pm | |
| Cube Smart | 7070 E. Speedway | 85710 | (520) 886-7461 | M-F: 9:30am-6pm Sat: 8:30am-5pm Sun: 11am-3pm | |
| Cycles, Skis, & ATVs | 4649 E. 22nd Street | 85711 | (520) 747-8339 | M-Sat: 9am-6pm; Sun: Closed | |
| Davis Kitchens | 5355 E. Broadway Blvd. | 85711 | (520) 889-4949 | *Seasonal Drop-Off Location: M-F: 9am-6pm; Sat: 10am-5pm; Sun: Closed | |
| East Tucson Baptist Church | 9100 E Speedway Blvd | 85710 | (520) 917-4233 | Call for hours | |
| Fellowship Square Apartment | 8111 E. Broadway | 85710 | (520) 866-5537 | M-Sat: 8:30am-5pm; Sun: Closed | |
| Gallery of Food Bodega | 2522 E. Ft. Lowell Rd. | 85716 | (520) 884-5033 | W-Sat: 11am-6pm | |
| Integrity Automotive and Diesel | 4455 W. Ina Rd. | 85741 | (520) 744-9710 | M-F: 7:30am-5pm; Sat & Sun: Closed | |
| Marana Town Offices | 11555 W Civic Center Dr | 85653 | (520) 382-1999 | M-F: 8am-5pm | |
| Sabino Canyon Self Storage | 4819 N. Sabino Canyon Road | 85750 | (520) 577-3636 | M-Sat: 9am-5pm; Sun: Closed | |
| TitleMax | 2955 W. Valencia Rd. Suite #121 | 85746 | (520) 918-0049 | M-F: 10am-6pm; Sat: 10am-2pm; Sun: Closed | |
| Tucson Coin & Autograph | 6350 N. Oracle | 85704 | (520) 219-4427 | M-F: 9am-4pm; Sat: 10am-2pm; Sun: Closed | |
| Tucson Orthopaedic Institute-East Tucson Physical Therapy Center | 2424 N. Wyatt #130 | 85712 | (520) 784-6570 | M-F: 8am-5pm; Sat & Sun: Closed | |
| Tucson Orthopaedic Institute-Northwest Office Clinic | 6320 N. La Cholla #200 | 85741 | (520) 382-8200 | M-F: 8am-5pm; Sat & Sun: Closed | |
| Tucson Orthopaedic Institute-Physical Therapy at FIT | 4001 E. Sunrise Dr. | 85718 | (520) 382-8446 | M-F: 8am-5pm; Sat & Sun: Closed | |
| Tucson Orthopaedic Institute-Oro Valley Office Clinic | 12315 N Vistoso Park Road | 85755 | (520) 544-9700 | M-F: 8am-5pm; Sat & Sun: Closed | |
| Ward 5 City Council Office | 4300 S. Park | 85714 | (520) 791-4231 | M-F: 8am-5pm, closed between 12pm and 1pm; Sat & Sun: Closed |
Where to put baby food jars? They asked me to tell you more - and here I am.
I’ll say right away that I’m not too turned on this topic, I’m just interested (haha, and I worked in the reserve, gave lectures at schools, didn’t miss a single Saturday work, and also sorted out garbage on empty hills) and I sympathize, so I try to do what I can .
1. What can be donated and not thrown away. Almost the entire range of dairy cuisine is suitable for processing. Bags of kefir, milk, mixture - this is Tetra-pak.
Food jars - of course, glass. Jars from cottage cheese - plastic. Boxes - paper or cardboard. In addition, at home there are probably still bottles of water, shampoo, trays for packaged goods (all this is also plastic, you can usually find a triangle with a number on the packaging - this is a type of plastic), cans of canned food or beer)) 2. Where can I donate. There are several sites with maps that collect information about points: Greenpeace, for example. If your city is not on this map, all that remains is to google and find out where you have what. Having found a convenient point, call there and ask if they are still alive - the points are always closing, moving - and find out what they accept. Depending on what they can hand over, collect it. If something is not accepted - well, you have nothing to do with it, throw it away. Sometimes I throw away cardboard and milk cartons, because they are in a landfill, if anything, they will quickly rot or burn. But the hand does not rise directly on glass or plastic.
3. How to assemble. Check this with the organizers of the reception point. Most often, the requirements are simple: recyclables must be clean. This is also important for you, because you can’t hold a dirty jar at home for a couple of weeks.
4. How to organize everything. I'm just going to tell you how things work for us. I rinse all the packaging jars immediately after eating the products, I have to cut the tetra-packs further to rinse inside. Then I dry it on a shelf, specially allocated in a cupboard for dishes. Ok, it's dry - I throw everything indiscriminately into a bag lurking behind the refrigerator. What can be flattened is ivy, simply by stomping on a yogurt box, for example. The same is often nested in one another. When the bag is full, I cowardly put it out on the balcony. When two or three packages are collected there and the husband shows concern about this, it's time to pack up. I haul the bags into the apartment and quickly sort through the contents. This month, for the first time, a businesslike son helped me! It turns out several smaller packages: plastics by type, glass, pieces of iron, paper.
All packages in a large IKEA bag and off we go. I've been taking garbage to the Flakon resource saving center in Moscow for 2 years already and usually I try to make a trip for the baby's sleep or just on the way so that dad would go with us. Then everything turns out super: we park, the son sleeps in the car under the supervision of his father, I drag the garbage and put it in containers. As a rule, 20 minutes of free parking is enough for me.
Of course, there will be those who will say that there is no place for this in our kitchens, and indeed there is no time for such things. But it's really easy. I repeat that I'm not a fanatic and I can throw the jar into the bucket, but somehow I feel sorry for it. Yes, I am aware that one and a half people do this (in fact, no), that garbage dumps outside the Moscow Ring Road are as high as a five-story building - that's it, I just don't want to personally increase these mountains. Thank you for your attention))
And now at the same time: we are thinking with a friend to make a weekly mum's circle on Dmitrovskaya with chatter, not too organized games for kids from one to three and passing conversations about ecology, nature and other things.
Payment is supposed to be minimal, only for renting the premises, as agreed. If you would be interested in this, let us know, it will inspire us and we will quickly start everything. The two of us are ready to get together - and we will. how to get it, who is supposed to, what products are given in Moscow and the regions, work schedule
Yulia Shubina
gave up dairy cooking
Author profile
In Russia, expectant mothers and families with children can receive free food.
Each subject has its own rules. I received kits at a dairy kitchen in Moscow - I'll tell you who usually gets help and how to get it in different regions.
What is a dairy kitchen?
The forerunners of the dairy kitchen were centers called "A Drop of Milk" where they gave out food for premature babies. They appeared in the Russian Empire in 1901 year.
Dairy kitchen - Big Medical Encyclopedia
There are more such organizations in the USSR.
Dairy kitchens helped save the lives of many children during the Second World War: then they began to offer additional food, including to full-term babies. They continued to do so after the war.
Today there is no concept of "dairy cuisine" in Russian legislation. But there is a guarantee: according to the doctor, children under three years old, pregnant and lactating women must be provided with food. What to give and to what extent - the leadership of each region decides independently.
Art. 52 of the Law "On the Basics of Protecting the Health of Citizens in the Russian Federation"
How to get a dairy kitchen in Moscow
Only people with a Moscow residence permit can use a dairy kitchen in Moscow. Here are the people who will be given food:
- pregnant and lactating women;
- formula-fed or formula-fed children under 6 months of age;
- children from 6 months to 3 years;
- children under 7 from large families;
- children under 15 with chronic diseases: glomerulonephritis, hemoblastosis, malignant neoplasms;
- disabled children under 18.
Order on improving the organization of providing free food
But you can’t just come to the dairy kitchen for groceries: you must submit an application electronically on the Mos-ru portal and visit the local doctor once. For this, pregnant women need to contact the antenatal clinic, in all other cases, the conclusion will be issued at the children's clinic to which the child is attached.
Sample application for a dairy kitchen in Moscow. Parent and child data are automatically pulled from the profile on the Mos-ru website, and you can choose any convenient milk distribution point, and not just at the place of residenceHere's what you'll need to verify food eligibility:
- Pregnant woman's passport or child's birth certificate, along with either parent's passport.
- MHI policy for a pregnant woman or child.
- Certificate of registration of a child in Moscow (Form 8), pregnant women need to show the registration page in their passport instead.
- If the child is under guardianship, you will additionally need a document confirming the establishment of guardianship.
- If the child is older than 3 years, you will need to confirm his benefits: a certificate of a large family, a certificate from a medical and social examination or a medical certificate confirming the presence of a chronic disease will do.
How food is dispensed in the dairy kitchen
Previously, parents received a paper prescription from the doctor for a month: they had to stamp it at the reception, and then take it to the dairy kitchen strictly before the 10th day of the month. It was tiresome.
Now everything has changed. After a visit to the doctor and filling out an application on the portal, the information is automatically transferred to the dairy kitchen. After that, Muscovites can place orders at Mos-ru, choose milk distribution points, manage the schedule for receiving food, including setting the frequency of receipt - one-time or weekly.
It is also possible to choose the days to visit the pickup point, and also view information about the volume of products that can be received on the selected day.
That is, every month you do not need to go to the doctor for a prescription. There is no need to extend the benefit either: it will be valid until, for example, a pregnant woman gives birth to a child or he reaches the age of three.
Food must be ordered monthly by the 15th. After placing an order, the portal generates an electronic direction - a QR code. It must be printed or saved on the phone and shown at the milk distribution point. The employee will scan the referral and issue a grocery set.
According to the rules, dairy kitchens give out food packages only to parents, and if you need someone else to receive them, you need to issue a power of attorney. In reality, you can negotiate with employees: sometimes my brother got the dairy kitchen and no one asked for additional paperwork.
Before you go to the dairy kitchen, think about how you will collect food.
We had to take a taxi, and other parents came with hiking backpacks: a set for a child of 6-12 months for 30 days weighs about 10 kg.
Schedule and opening hours of the dairy kitchen in Moscow. Dairy kitchens in the capital are open from 06:30 to 15:00 daily. From 12:30 to 13:00 - lunch break.
What kind of products are given in the dairy kitchen in Moscow
Pregnant, lactating women and children of different ages are given different amounts and composition of products. Mothers are given juice and milk, and babies are given supplementary or complementary foods, depending on their age. These can be mixtures, canned purees, instant cereals and similar juices and milk, as for mothers.
Order on improving the organization of the provision of free food
| To whom they give | What is | How much per month |
|---|---|---|
| Formula-fed infants 0-3 months | Dry and liquid milk formulas | 5. 5 kg |
| Formula-fed babies 4 months old | Powdered and liquid milk formulas, fruit juice, fruit puree | 7.9 kg |
| Formula-fed babies 5 months old | Dry and liquid milk formulas, fruit juice, vegetable puree, dry porridge, fruit puree | 9.8 kg |
| Children 6 months on any type of feeding | Dry and liquid mixtures, fruit juice, dry porridge, vegetable puree, fruit puree | 7.3 kg |
| Children 7 months | Dry and liquid mixtures, children's cottage cheese, fruit juice, dry porridge, vegetable puree, fruit puree | 8.1 kg |
| Children 8 months | Dry and liquid mixtures, children's cottage cheese, fruit juice, dry porridge, vegetable puree, fruit puree, meat puree with vegetables, meat puree | 9.9 kg |
| Children 9-12 months | Dry and liquid mixtures, children's cottage cheese, kefir, fruit juice, dry porridge, vegetable puree, fruit puree, meat puree with vegetables, meat puree | 12. 3 kg |
| Children 1-2 years old | Milk, kefir, cottage cheese, fruit puree, fruit juice | 9.8 kg |
| Children 2-3 years old | Milk, kefir, cottage cheese, fruit puree, fruit juice | 8.4 kg |
| Pregnant | Fruit juice, milk | 13 l |
| Nursing | Milk, fruit juice | 16.5 L |
| Children from large families, children with disabilities | Milk | 18 l |
Formula-fed infants 0-3 months
What
Powdered and liquid milk formula
Volume per month
5.5 kg 9002 months formula-fed
What
Powdered and liquid milk mixtures, fruit juice, fruit puree
Volume per month
7.9 kg
Children 5 months on artificial feeding
What
Powdered and liquid milk formulas, fruit juice, vegetable puree, dry porridge, fruit puree
Monthly volume
9.
8 kg
What
Dry and liquid mixtures, fruit juice, dry porridge, vegetable puree, fruit puree
Volume per month
7.3 kg
Children 7 months
What
dry porridge, vegetable puree, fruit puree
Monthly volume
8.1 kg
Children 8 months old
What
Dry and liquid mixtures, children’s cottage cheese, fruit juice, dry porridge, vegetable puree, meat puree, fruit puree
Monthly volume
9.9 kg
Children 9-12 months old
What
Dry and liquid mixtures, children’s cottage cheese, kefir, fruit juice, dry porridge, fruit puree, fruit puree vegetables, meat puree
Monthly volume
12.3 kg
Children 1-2 years old
What
Milk, kefir, cottage cheese, fruit puree, fruit juice
9002 9002 Monthly volume kgChildren 2-3 years old
What
Milk, kefir, cottage cheese, fruit puree, fruit juice
Monthly volume
8.
4 kg
Pregnant women
2 Fruit juice, milkVolume per month
13 l
Lactating
What
Milk, fruit juice
Volume per month
16.5 l
9008 0089
What
Milk
Volume per month
18L
Free food for 11 months baby for 30 daysMy experience of getting food in a dairy kitchen
I started getting free food when I was pregnant. I was observed at the antenatal clinic by registration, so, according to the old rules, the recipe was given to me for the nearest dairy kitchen. But due to the fact that I live in a different area, getting groceries was inconvenient. They found a way out quickly: my younger brother began to call for boxes. The products remained with him: I didn’t really need them.
When our daughter was born, we assigned her to a polyclinic in our place of residence. They began to receive recipes for a dairy kitchen near the house.
As a nursing mother, I was given juice and milk. I did not plan to take these products, but my brother liked them. Therefore, we used the recipe.
/guide/prikorm-detyam/
How to introduce complementary foods to children
Later, I learned that in the first six months we were also given a dairy kitchen for our daughter: she was mixed-fed. But for some reason, the pediatrician did not report this. True, this fact did not upset me much: I fed my daughter with Nutrilon Comfort, they are not given out in sets. And we would not change the mixture just to get it for free: for a baby, this is fraught with digestive problems.
What purees, juices and mixtures did they give us
From the age of 5 months, on the recommendation of the pediatrician, we began to introduce complementary foods on our own. I read the advice of pediatricians on social networks and decided, at least at first, to follow the composition of baby food. I didn’t want fanaticism in food, but mashed potatoes without unnecessary components were important to me.
Therefore, in the first month of complementary foods, I carefully chose jars of mashed potatoes, which we bought with our own money.
From the age of 6 months we began to receive dairy products. I was pleasantly surprised: there was nothing superfluous in the compositions. Therefore, for six months we actively used the food that was given to us. Monthly it was possible to save 1000-2000 R. Now baby food has risen in price, so you can save even more.
up to 2000 R
we saved on baby food
The variety of canned purees in the dairy kitchen pleased me. First, they gave the classic trio of vegetables that are recommended to start complementary foods with: broccoli, cauliflower and zucchini from Agushi. True, I didn’t really like the Agusha zucchini: it was too liquid and it was inconvenient to feed a child with it. Later, carrots and pumpkins of the same brand were added - with excellent composition and consistency.
Meat puree was also varied: the sets included poultry, beef, and veal.
From 9months, jars of “chicken and vegetables” and “beef and vegetables” began to be issued. My daughter still eats this, despite the fact that she mostly prefers a common table. By the way, for some reason, there were no fish in the set from the dairy kitchen, although the pediatrician's memo said that fish should be introduced from 10-11 months.
Fruit puree was also given out by Agusha. The compositions were good, the tastes were different: we came across an apple, a pear, a peach. When my daughter got older, they began to give puree from several fruits and berries, for example, "apple, cherry, blueberry."
In addition, the set contained a mixture of two types: dry and liquid. We refused the liquid mixture: my daughter ate another, and in the kitchen they gave the same Agusha. The liquid mixture was packed in a separate box, so the husband immediately said: “We don’t take this.
” We gave Nestogen dry mix to friends.
/list/fake-healthy-foods/
Corn flakes and "children's menu": what not to feed a child
My daughter fell in love with Agusha cottage cheese: she liked trying to eat from plastic packaging on her own.
What I didn't like about the dairy kitchen
First of all, the composition of some of the products that were given out on a monthly basis was contrary to the recommendations for complementary foods.
National program for optimizing the feeding of children in the first year of life in the Russian Federation - methodological recommendations of the Union of Pediatricians of Russia, p. 45PDF, 4.45 MB
Moreover, the recommendations were issued by a pediatrician in the very clinic where they wrote out a prescription for a dairy kitchen. The documents indicated that the products were issued in accordance with the age marking of the manufacturer, but in our case this did not always coincide with reality.
For example, milk porridges were not recommended until 9 months. In fact, we began to receive instant cereals with powdered milk from 7 months. Even the pediatrician did not advise giving fruit juice until a year old. And we began to receive it from 6 months - as a result, adults drank the juice from us.
Feeding and nutrition of infants and young children - guidelines for the WHO European RegionPDF, 1.28 MB0012
Secondly, cereals included fructose and milk powder. Rospotrebnadzor does not recommend introducing sugar up to a year. And WHO recommends to refrain from cow's milk in favor of breast milk, as cow's milk is too rich in protein and sodium.
We started getting milk porridge "Agusha" from 8 months. Unlike other products, its composition was not idealThirdly, did not contain mashed potatoes with chunks in the packages. This was a little depressing: it is recommended to start introducing pieces from 9-10 months.
But in the end, I understand that mashing food with a fork is much easier than making a full-fledged puree on your own.
In addition, I know that in other regions the level of support for the authorities is significantly lower compared to Moscow. So I was grateful for what I have.
Why we ended up dropping free products
This happened for two reasons at the same time. The first - by the year my daughter switched to a common table. The second - a set of products for children from the age of one did not suit her.
For example, I try to give cow's milk and juices as treats, the rest of the time she drinks water. My daughter prefers grained cottage cheese and ordinary cereals to dry cereals and children's creamy cottage cheese: she likes to eat them with her hands or with a spoon. I never add sugar to buckwheat or rice - purchased cereals cannot boast of this.
The only thing that could really be useful to us from the set for children from one year old is Agusha kefir, it has a good composition. But they give a lot of it, and the shelf life is short. On the one hand, this is good: it means that there are no preservatives in kefir, with which ultra-pasteurized milk is stored for months.
But on the other hand, we had to drink kefir with the whole family until it got spoiled.
/farm-products/
I feed my family with farm products and save money
In addition, it was simply unprofitable to force my husband to go to the dairy kitchen for one kefir.
How are things going with free meals in the regions
Each region independently determines what products, to whom and in what quantities to provide. In some regions, payments are assigned instead of products.
You can usually find out if there is a dairy kitchen in the region and who is entitled to it, usually at the children's clinic or social security departments. I will tell you about how things are in several large regions.
Moscow region. Dairy cuisine has been canceled in the Moscow region. You can get money instead. The amount of the monthly cash payment in 2023:
- Pregnant women - 400 rubles 3 years on artificial or mixed feeding - 600 R.
Decree of the Government of the Moscow Region dated November 26, 2019No. 868/41
If a woman has several children, she will receive payments for pregnant and lactating women in a single amount. If there are several children and they are formula fed, then a monthly cash payment is provided for each child.
Appointment of a monthly cash payment for food - the portal of public services of the Moscow region
St. Petersburg. In St. Petersburg there is neither a dairy kitchen nor compensation. But there is a "children's" card - it receives regional payments and benefits: for example, a one-time compensation payment for the birth of a child or a monthly allowance for a child up to one and a half years. You can only spend money on baby products in certain stores, including baby food.
Rules for using a "children's" card - St. Petersburg public services portal
You can order a card together with a one-time payment at the birth of a child. This is done online on the public services website or through the MFC. The card will be ready within three months, the service is free. You will need a passport to get it.
Nizhny Novgorod. Dairy products are distributed only to low-income families until the child is 2 years old. In order to receive food for children under one year old, the average per capita income of a family should not exceed two living wages, and if the child is from one to two years old, the average per capita income must be less than one living wage.
Regulations on the procedure for providing adequate nutrition for children under the age of 3 through special nutrition points (dairy kitchens) according to the opinion of doctors in the city district of Nizhny Novgorod
What products are distributed in Nizhny Novgorod
| To whom they give | What is | How much per month | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children under 5 months | Dry mix | 3. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children 6-7 months | Dry milk porridge, dry mix, cottage cheese. By prescription, kefir | is issued4.13 kg + 12 liters of kefir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children 8-12 months, depending on doctor's prescription | Dry milk porridge, dry mix, cottage cheese | 6 kg + 12 l kefir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children 1-2 years old | Dry milk porridge, cottage cheese | 2 kg + 13.2 l kefir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children 2-3 years old | Dry milk porridge, cottage cheese | 1.9 kg + 13.2 l kefir |
| To whom they give | What is | To what extent |
|---|---|---|
| Children under 6 months | Dry mix | It is not known exactly, at the rate of 997 R per month per child |
| Children 6-12 months | Dry mix, dry porridge | It is not known exactly, at the rate of 997 R per month per child |
Children under 6 months
What
Powdered formula
Volume per month
It is not known exactly, at the rate of 997 R per month per child
Children 6-12 months
02 Monthly volume
Unknown exactly , at the rate of 997 R per month per child
In Bashkiria. Products are provided to orphans, as well as children, lactating and pregnant women from low-income families. You can get a dairy kitchen if the family income per person does not exceed 12,650 R.
Dairy cuisine of the Republic of Bashkiria
Provision of specialized food products for pregnant women and nursing mothers - Republican Center for Social Support of the Population
What products are distributed in Bashkiria
| What is | How much per month | |
|---|---|---|
| Pregnant | Dry mix for pregnant women | 2 kg |
| Lactating | Dry formula for nursing | 1 kg |
| Children under 6 months | Powdered formula or specialty formula for medical indications | 1.5 kg |
| Children 6-8 months | Dry or specialized mix for medical indications, dry porridge, cottage cheese | 2 kg |
| Children 8-12 months | Dry or specialized mixture for medical indications, dry porridge, milk, kefir, cottage cheese | 2 kg + 6. |
| Children 1-2 years old | Dry porridge, cottage cheese, milk, kefir | 2 kg + 16.4 liters of milk and kefir |
| Children 2-3 years old | Curd, milk, kefir | 1.1 kg + 16.6 liters of milk and kefir |
Pregnant
What
Dry formula for pregnant
Monthly volume
2 kg
Nursing
What
Dry formula for nursing
Volume per month
1 kg
Children up to 6 months 0012 Monthly volume 1.5 kg Children 6-8 months What Dry or specialized formula for medical indications, dry porridge, cottage cheese Monthly volume 2 kg Children 8-12 months What Dry or specialized formula for medical indications, dry porridge, milk, kefir, cottage cheese Monthly volume 2 kg + 6.
.
