Meals On Wheels of Long Beach

GOURMET FOOD TRUCKS!!!
Now that I have your attention, keep reading and I’ll get back to that shortly.
OK let’s turn the clock back to the Spring of 2010 for a minute… I’m heading out of the country for 2 weeks and I’m beating my head against the wall trying to figure out how to make sure my dad gets and eats his meals while I’m gone. You see… my dad has never really «cooked» for himself so he has NO clue how to create, prep or cook even a simple (complete, nutritious) meal. And… being that’s he’s 86, there’s little chance of him learning how to do that now. So yeah I could’ve filled the freezer with «TV dinners», but I wasn’t happy with that idea. While talking with a friend about my dilemma, he suggests Meals on Wheels… «Oh, DUH»… that option never popped into my big, empty head! I call, get it all set up and I’m able to go on my trip without worrying if my dad is eating properly.
Back to present day and he’s still using this program which is great for both of us! Volunteers package and deliver 2 nutritionally balanced, 1500 calorie (daily total) meals, one hot and one sack «dinner» per day, Monday thru Friday. The nice things are the menu goes 6 weeks before it repeats and the cost, at $ 6.50/day is quite reasonable.
The menu today for example is: Chicken Cacciatore, Brown Rice Florentine, Italian Green Beans, Cole Slaw, Dinner Roll, Cake, Pineapple Juice, a pastrami sandwich and macaroni salad.
Meals on Wheels is a great non-​profit organization that helps seniors and others who cannot get out or who are not able to prepare their own meals. Take a moment to read the story about this senior who really needed this program.
OK, back to the Gourmet Food Trucks. Meals on Wheels has recently started a Gourmet Food Truck Night on the 3^rd Saturday of each month from 5 to 9 pm (at 317 Termino Av, Long Beach).
Currently there are 5 different gourmet food trucks (AND live music!) and they will be adding a 6^th truck! This helps spread awareness about the Meals on Wheels program in the community (while enjoying some great food) AND the trucks donate a portion of their proceeds to Meals on Wheels. Awesome!
So go check out the food trucks on the 3^rd Saturday, volunteer your time or make a donation, this is a great program and it deserves our support!