United Way of Northeastern Minnesota’s Buddy Backpack Program Child Survey Results

“Buddy Backpacks provides a backpack filled with nutritious, nonperishable, child-friendly meal kits on weekends to food-insecure children on the Iron Range and Koochiching County.” During the school year, UWNEMN’s Buddy Backpack program served: A total of 740 children, providing them with meal kits for 35 weekends (more than 25,000 food kits packed and distributed!) 620 on the Iron Range in 14 school districts and at all Head Start sites 120 in Koochiching County in 4 school districts and at KOOTASCA Head Start More than 350 volunteers contributed more than 1,500 hours to packing and distributing Buddy Backpack kits

To evaluate the Buddy Backpack food from the children’s perspective in , a survey was conducted… A child survey was administered to evaluate the individual food products 122 children completed the survey

Chef Boyardee Beefaroni Answer Options Response Percent Love it!37.7% Like it36.9% Don't like it25.4% Sunbutter Answer Options Response Percent Love it!19.4% Like it22.2% Don't like it58.3% Child Survey Results

Campbell’s Vegetable Soup Answer Options Response Percent Love it! 24.0% Like it 39.7% Don't like it 36.4% Dole Pineapple Cups Answer Options Response Percent Love it!46.3% Like it 36.4% Don't like it17.4%

GoGo Squeez Apple Sauce Answer Options Response Percent Love it! 63.5% Like it 21.7% Don't like it 14.8% Whole Grain Cheddar Goldfish Answer Options Response Percent Love it!77.5% Like it 21.7% Don't like it0.8%

Fieldstone Bakery Fruit & Grain Bars (Strawberry & Apple Cinnamon) Answer Options Response Percent Love it! 62.3% Like it 27.9% Don't like it 9.8% Chef Boyardee Pizza Twist Answer Options Response Percent Love it!23.6% Like it 26.4% Don't like it50.0%

Tuna Salad Kits Answer Options Response Percent Love it! 17.0% Like it 31.3% Don't like it 51.8% Honey Nut Scooters Cereal Answer Options Response Percent Love it!43.0% Like it 46.3% Don't like it10.7%

Kettle Corn Toasted Corn Answer Options Response Percent Love it! 23.7% Like it 31.6% Don't like it 44.7% Fieldstone Whole Grain Granola Answer Options Response Percent Love it!34.2% Like it 37.7% Don't like it28.1%

Fruitables Plus Juice Box Answer Options Response Percent Love it! 70.2% Like it 23.1% Don't like it 6.6% Super Fruit Pitted Plums Answer Options Response Percent Love it!15.5% Like it 18.1% Don't like it66.4%

Mandarin Orange Cups Answer Options Response Percent Love it! 56.6% Like it 34.4% Don't like it 9.0% TruMoo 1% White Milk Answer Options Response Percent Love it!39.7% Like it 30.6% Don't like it29.8%

Chef Boyardee Rice with Chicken & Vegetables Answer Options Response Percent Love it! 26.9% Like it 26.9% Don't like it 46.3% Raisin Bran Cereal Answer Options Response Percent Love it!36.9% Like it 32.0% Don't like it31.1%

Oatmeal Packets Answer Options Response Percent Love it! 35.8% Like it 40.8% Don't like it 23.3% Raisins Answer Options Response Percent Love it!31.1% Like it 45.9% Don't like it23.0%

Chicken Salad Kits Answer Options Response Percent Love it! 25.5% Like it 21.8% Don't like it 52.7% TruMoo Chocolate Milk Answer Options Response Percent Love it!68.6% Like it 22.9% Don't like it8.5%

Giant Goldfish Answer Options Response Percent Love it! 65.0% Like it 25.6% Don't like it 9.4% Campbell’s Chicken with Mini Noodles Answer Options Response Percent Love it!41.9% Like it 36.8% Don't like it21.4%

Chef Boyardee Beef Ravioli Answer Options Response Percent Love it! 56.8% Like it 28.0% Don't like it 15.3% TruMoo Vanilla Milk Answer Options Response Percent Love it!52.2% Like it 29.6% Don't like it18.3%

Cool Ranch Toasted Corn Answer Options Response Percent Love it! 30.4% Like it 25.9% Don't like it 43.8% Campbell’s Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup Answer Options Response Percent Love it!47.4% Like it 32.8% Don't like it19.8%

Fruit Jerky Answer Options Response Percent Love it! 46.4% Like it 20.0% Don't like it 33.6% Chef Boyardee Cheeseburger Maxx Answer Options Response Percent Love it!26.1% Like it 32.4% Don't like it41.4%

Toasty O’s Cereal Answer Options Response Percent Love it! 35.3% Like it 43.7% Don't like it 21.0% Sunflower Kernels (Lightly Salted and Honey Roasted) Answer Options Response Percent Love it!52.6% Like it 31.6% Don't like it15.8%

Campbell’s Tomato Soup Answer Options Response Percent Love it! 32.5% Like it 41.0% Don't like it 26.5% Oat Blenders Cereal Answer Options Response Percent Love it!39.4% Like it 42.2% Don't like it18.3%

Crispy Rice Cereal Answer Options Response Percent Love it! 47.9% Like it 41.2% Don't like it 10.9% Chef Boyardee Kickin’ Sloppy Joe Answer Options Response Percent Love it!22.5% Like it 32.4% Don't like it45.0% Whole Grain Pretzel Goldfish Answer Options Response Percent Love it!64.2% Like it 26.6% Don't like it9.2%

What children had to say about Buddy Backpacks… “It feeds me when I have no food.” “My family does not have a lot of money so we can get other things when we don’t have to pay for this food.” “The program makes me feel HAPPY!” “It helps us through the weekend so I am not hungry.” “Sometimes my family doesn’t have a lot of food so I can share with them.”

United Way of Northeastern Minnesota Buddy Backpacks 229 West Lake Street Chisholm, MN