PFC Power Packs™
What are PFC Power Packs?
Pan-Florida Challenge provides PFC Power Packs to children throughout the state of Florida, which contain healthy food to replace the calories they miss over the 68-hour hunger gap from Friday afternoon to Monday morning.
Pan Florida Challenge takes diet and nutrition seriously, as studies over the last decade have shown its connection to and role in preventing certain types of cancers. In fact, research conducted by the World Health Organization notes that dietary factors account for 30 percent of cancers in Western countries, making diet second only to tobacco as a preventable cause of cancer.
While it’s important for everyone to maintain a healthy, balanced diet, it’s especially critical for children. A child that receives a sufficient amount of food and nutrition is likely to lower their odds of developing cancer as an adult. Children that practice healthy eating habits are also more likely to carry those habits into adulthood.
What Goes in a PFC Power Pack?
Pan-Florida Challenge provides a different meal every week of each month with the help of our food distribution partners, Meals of Hope. The contents of our Power Packs were developed by a nutritionist and have been examined by medical professionals at Moffitt Cancer Center to ensure their quality and nutritional value.
Week 1
– Vegetable stew with beef (15 ounces)
– Spaghetti with meat (15 ounces)
– Cornflakes cereal
– Toasted Oats cereal
– Whole chocolate milk (8 ounces)
– Peanut butter crackers
– Peanut butter crackers
– Fruit strip
– Mandarin oranges
Week 2
– Vegetable chili (15 ounces)
– Beef ravioli (15 ounces)
– Cornflakes cereal
– Raisin Bran cereal
– Whole chocolate milk
– Peanut butter crackers
– Fruit strip
– Peaches
– Peanut butter pouch
– Fortified mac and cheese
Week 3
– Spaghetti with meat (15 ounces)
– Vegetable stew with beef (15 ounces)
– Crispy Rice cereal
– Cornflakes cereal
– Whole chocolate milk
– Peanut butter crackers
– Peanut butter crackers
– Fruit strip
– Mixed fruit
– Rice and beans
Week 4
– Vegetable chili (15 ounces)
– Beef ravioli (15 ounces)
– Toasted Oats cereal
– Raisin Bran cereal
– Whole chocolate milk
– Peanut butter crackers
– Fruit strip
– Peaches
– Peanut butter pouch
– Spaghetti and red sauce
