WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Anticipating a food crisis with the Trump shutdown of the SNAP nutrition program, the Hy-Vee grocery chain is offering free meals for children 12 and under. The Iowa-based chain has 43 locations in Minnesota,10 in Wisconsin and 520 elsewhere. The free meals start Monday at stores with kitchens. Avaiaboen4 to 7 p.m.:
> Monday: Baked potato, pulled pork.
> Tuesday: Spaghetti with meat sauce, salad, garlic bread
> Wednesday: Chicken and noodles. mashed potatoes
> Thursday: Chili, cinnamon roll
> Friday: Sesame or orange chicken rice bowl at locations with Chinese food service, elsewhere two chicken tenders. mashed potatoes, corn.
The meals as available to others for $3. Starting Friday, stores will also have food bank donation bundles that customers can purchase for $5 or $10. The bags will include canned meats and vegetables, pasta sauce and cereal. Store will deliver the bags to local food pantry. Hy-Vee also has donated $100,000 to local foodbanks. In addition there has been $25,000 to DoorDash to waive delivery fees for SNAP recipients.
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