From its beginnings, Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) has worked to develop a food
mixture that would be easy and safe to transport, simple to make with only boiling water,
and culturally acceptable worldwide.

With the input of scientists from major food companies in the Twin Cities area—including
Cargill and General Mills—FMSC developed a formula consisting of:

1. Rice, the most widely accepted grain around the world.
2. Extruded soy nuggets, providing maximum protein at lowest cost.
3. Vitamins, minerals and a vegetarian chicken flavoring to give growing children the
   critical nutritional elements they need.
4. Dehydrated vegetables for flavor and nutrition.

Packaged in small pouches—each of which provides six highly nutritious meals— this easy-to-prepare food blend has won rave reviews all over the world. While the formula was designed to save the lives of severely malnourished and starving children, the ingredients also improve the health, growth and physical well-being of children who are no longer in immediate danger of starvation. A team of food scientists continues to monitor the FMSC formula to ensure that it meets nutritional needs for the world's hungry children.

Feed My Staring Children advises volunteers with food allergies to exercise caution when determining whether or not to participate in food packing. A complete list of ingredients in FMSC's food products is available, but we cannot guarantee what environments our ingredients were manufactured in. Volunteers with extreme food allergies are advised not to pack.