Enter to Win 400 Meals Donated to *Your* Local Food Bank!

by Katy on July 27, 2012 · 233 comments

Update: This giveaway has ended. Congratulations to Mary, whose Buffalo area food bank will be receiving 400 donated meals!

Food insecurity is a big issue in the United States, especially in summer when students don’t receive school lunches. In Oregon, 20% of our population is currently receiving SNAP (food stamp) benefits, penciling out to 814,460 people last month, a new record. And it’s not just Oregon, as 1 in 5 American children are food insecure.

However, in the midst of these dismal statistics are people and organizations trying to bridge the gap. And one of the those companies is Juicy Juice who has partnered with Feeding America with a Fruit for All Project.

Their goal? To get 35 million pieces of fruit into the hands of America’s children by the end of the summer. (They’re over 21 million so far!)

To spread the word about this program, Juicy Juice will be giving 400 meals to the closest food bank of one lucky Non-Consumer Advocate reader. (They will also be donating 400 meals to The Oregon Food Bank!)

To enter to win food for your local food bank, write your favorite kind of fruit in the comments section below. I will randomly choose a winner Saturday, August 11th at 5 P.M. Pacific Standard Time. Please enter one time, U.S. residents only.

And by the way, my favorite kind of fruit is blueberries.

Click HERE to learn more about Juicy Juice’s Fruit for All Program.

Katy Wolk-Stanley

“Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without”

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michele July 27, 2012 at 4:02 am

I love red raspberries. And I find tons of them for free at work! (we have a bunch of raspberry bushes along the perimeter of the property).

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Julie July 27, 2012 at 4:09 am

Blackberries are my favorite fruit.

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Lydia July 27, 2012 at 4:23 am

Strawberries. Definitely strawberries!

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Mary Ann July 27, 2012 at 4:25 am

Berries! Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries…

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Mindela July 27, 2012 at 4:32 am

Green seedless grapes!!

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Kim July 27, 2012 at 4:34 am

Fresh peaches! I live for this time of the year, for peaches so juicy the juice runs down your hand and arm.

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Karen July 27, 2012 at 4:36 am

I am all about pineapple.

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Sherry July 27, 2012 at 4:41 am

No question: watermelon.

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Traci July 27, 2012 at 4:48 am

Anything but canteloupe. Love, love, love fruit!!

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Cate July 27, 2012 at 4:49 am

Pineapple, definitely pineapple (and then black berries, mango, cherries, strawberries, and all the rest!)

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Jen July 27, 2012 at 4:51 am

It’s so hard to choose just one fruit! But I think I need to go with fresh, rip peaches — just sooo good!

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Jen July 27, 2012 at 4:51 am

oops, *ripe

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Sheila Waddell July 27, 2012 at 4:53 am

Fresh peaches grown just up the road from our house – nothing better!!

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Debbie July 27, 2012 at 4:59 am

That’s a toughie, I love them all. If I have to choose I’d say blackberries.

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Kathy M July 27, 2012 at 5:03 am

Cherries!

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Laure July 27, 2012 at 5:07 am

Blueberries for me too!

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Erin July 27, 2012 at 5:08 am

Boy do I love watermelon … a lot … a whole lot … um, yeah. 🙂

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Kathy July 27, 2012 at 5:08 am

Blueberries… at their peak right now in western NY.

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Linda in Indiana July 27, 2012 at 5:15 am

I vote with Mary Ann–Berries….strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries. Yummy.

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psmflowerlady/Tammy July 27, 2012 at 5:21 am

Mango

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Reuth July 27, 2012 at 5:33 am

Cherries right now. Clementines in winter.

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Kimberly July 27, 2012 at 5:33 am

strawberries.

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Lorena July 27, 2012 at 5:37 am

This is a hard one, but I think it’s got to be mango. I grew up eating it in my grandmother’s kitchen. In the summer, she’d slice it up for us kids and we’d eat it cold from the refrigerator with the juice dripping down our arms. Delicious!

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Lili@creativesavv July 27, 2012 at 5:38 am

Peaches. Big, juicy, dripping peaches!

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Bonnie July 27, 2012 at 5:43 am

Peaches for me. Some days while they’re at their peak, I eat 3 or 4, usually standing over the kitchen sink and making unseemly slurping noises.

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PQ July 27, 2012 at 5:44 am

Kiwi

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Mamie July 27, 2012 at 5:49 am

Berries, all kinds!

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Rachel July 27, 2012 at 5:50 am

raspberries all the way, baby! one summer in college I worked at a berry patch and got free strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries all summer. IT. WAS. AWESOME.

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Gena@BakeAllTheThings! July 27, 2012 at 5:57 am

Watermelon!!!

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Maren July 27, 2012 at 6:00 am

I think it’s blueberries for me as well.

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Adrienne July 27, 2012 at 6:03 am

Apples.

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Lisa July 27, 2012 at 6:04 am

Pineapples

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Callie July 27, 2012 at 6:06 am

A juicy, just-picked peach! In Georgia we eat them until we get blisters in our mouths, they are just that good.

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Kim Fudge July 27, 2012 at 6:09 am

I love sweet, juicy peaches

-Kim from Philadelphia

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Tracy Stone July 27, 2012 at 6:14 am

Gosh, these answers are making me hungry for fruit! I think fresh peaches are first, followed by fresh strawberries.

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Roberta July 27, 2012 at 6:23 am

Cherries! The red ones, that stain your mouth.

Or whatever just came into season (the first strawberry, the first plum, the first tangerine).

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Dianna @ practicing frugal July 27, 2012 at 6:23 am

Blueberries for me!

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Trish July 27, 2012 at 6:46 am

Blackberries!

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Victoria July 27, 2012 at 6:48 am

Bananas! Always available, come in their own biodegradable packaging, and my hands don’t necessarily have to be clean to eat them.

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Kristin July 27, 2012 at 6:49 am

I love all kinds of berries.

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betsyohs July 27, 2012 at 6:51 am

Raspberries! And in a not-too-distant second place, basically every other kind of fruit out there. 🙂

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Heather July 27, 2012 at 6:54 am

Blueberries. I eat an outrageous amount of them in the summer.

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Megyn @MinimalistMommi July 27, 2012 at 6:58 am

I’d like to say berries, but when I think about what I eat the most of, it has to be bananas. Hands down.

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ellen July 27, 2012 at 7:00 am

Not sure I could pick one. Although I am not a big fruit person, I do like some.

Pinapple, strawberries, blackberries, rasberries, red seedless grapes.

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Kathy July 27, 2012 at 7:00 am

Peaches or gala apples

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Jill the Pill July 27, 2012 at 7:01 am

Figs!

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Kristin July 27, 2012 at 7:02 am

Extremely hard choice…I think a perfect, perfect peach has to be the best thing in the world. If you can’t get that, a Fuji or Winesap apple right off the tree is tops too.

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Melissa July 27, 2012 at 7:05 am

Raspberries!

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Lea July 27, 2012 at 7:08 am

Even though I don’t really eat them anymore because I now live in the North, I’d go for a Florida mango drizzled with fresh lime juice any day.

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Juli July 27, 2012 at 7:12 am

Peaches!

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Carolyn July 27, 2012 at 7:12 am

Fresh Michigan peaches in August from my brother’s farm!

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Jennifer B. July 27, 2012 at 7:14 am

Mangos! I’m a serious dessert girl, and mangos are the only fruit that satisfy my dessert cravings. (Awesome giveaway, by the way!)

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Claudia July 27, 2012 at 7:22 am

Cherries! Great giveaway program!

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Nancy July 27, 2012 at 7:29 am

Cherries! or Cara-Cara oranges

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Lindsey E July 27, 2012 at 7:51 am

Strawberries, Strawberries and more Strawberries!!

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Elspeth @ paper armour July 27, 2012 at 7:55 am

Nectarines!!!

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Krystal July 27, 2012 at 7:56 am

Blueberries!

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Trisha July 27, 2012 at 8:07 am

I LOVE Blueberries!

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Barb @ 1 Sentence Diary July 27, 2012 at 8:21 am

I am a fan of most kinds of fruit. But if I have to pick one, I pick mangos!

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Jenny July 27, 2012 at 8:23 am

Peaches!

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Marianne July 27, 2012 at 8:23 am

Peaches!

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Sadye July 27, 2012 at 8:28 am

Fresh picked fall raspberries!

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hippierunner July 27, 2012 at 8:46 am

Summer blackberries straight off the branch!

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Rebecca B. A. R. July 27, 2012 at 8:56 am

Pineapples!

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Megan July 27, 2012 at 9:02 am

black raspberries

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fiwa July 27, 2012 at 9:05 am

What a truly AWESOME giveaway!!! How every cool.

My favorite fruit varies, but right now it is cherries. Fresh and local!

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AnnDenee July 27, 2012 at 9:15 am

raspberries — fresh from the bushes!

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Stalking Sarah July 27, 2012 at 9:20 am

Raspberries, fresh off the bush and still warm from the sun!

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Deanna July 27, 2012 at 9:24 am

Raspberries!

Thank you for your compassion and donation! How fabulously generous!

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stonalino July 27, 2012 at 9:25 am

Raspberries. And here’s hoping the Oregon Food Bank wins another 400 meals!

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Amy July 27, 2012 at 9:25 am

I love strawberries!

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Little Miss Moneybags July 27, 2012 at 9:27 am

Strawberries for sure!

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Laura July 27, 2012 at 9:31 am

Bananas! “Yes, we have no bananas today!”

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Sara July 27, 2012 at 9:31 am

Strawberries, always!

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Jens July 27, 2012 at 9:40 am

Hard to choose–but I would have to say blackberries. My mom used to make the best blackberry pie.

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Pam July 27, 2012 at 9:45 am

Definitely watermelon. Great giveaway!

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Alexia July 27, 2012 at 9:50 am

Peaches are perfection when they’re good ones. (And mealy nasty tennis balls when they’re not). But we have a great food pantry in my town that really focuses on fresh produce, so this would be a great giveaway for them!

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Sara Hastings July 27, 2012 at 9:54 am

I am a bit fan of all fruit but I would have to say my favorite is a ripe peach fresh off the tree.

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Maureen July 27, 2012 at 9:56 am

Peaches.

But any summer fruit will do.

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Karen Sue July 27, 2012 at 9:58 am

Watermelon!

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Chelle W. July 27, 2012 at 10:08 am

Fresh Raspberries 🙂

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fae July 27, 2012 at 10:16 am

Peaches. Or maybe Cherries. Or maybe both together!

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Nicole July 27, 2012 at 10:18 am

My favourite fruit is pineapple! I could eat it every day and never get tired. Followed closely by bananas.
I’m not a US citizen, but I was hoping that I could still enter and have my potential winnings donated to a Detroit area food bank?

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Emily July 27, 2012 at 10:32 am

A really good pear.

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JD Northwest July 27, 2012 at 10:46 am

I love mangos! And strawberries. And …

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Bobbi July 27, 2012 at 10:51 am

My favorite fruit is peaches!

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D. Savage July 27, 2012 at 10:55 am

My favorite fruit is watermelon. I can eat it all day!

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Theresa Maile July 27, 2012 at 10:55 am

My favorite is a really well-ripened, black in color plum, fresh off the tree!

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Valerie Heck Esmont July 27, 2012 at 11:03 am

Cherries!

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Erin July 27, 2012 at 11:31 am

Fresh raspberries in season!

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Alison July 27, 2012 at 11:36 am

Peaches!

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Rita A July 27, 2012 at 11:40 am

Watermelon!

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Ani Mia July 27, 2012 at 11:43 am

Atalufo Mangos…I wait for them each year!

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Laura July 27, 2012 at 11:45 am

A perfectly juicy sweet pear can’t be beat!
There’s really not a bad fruit though. Dragon fruit is fun when you want something glamorous.

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Katie July 27, 2012 at 11:48 am

Pears! i can eat pears all day!

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Lauren July 27, 2012 at 12:41 pm

Delicious Honeycrisp apples! They have a long refrigerator life so I stockpile them when they’re in season.

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Toni Gatlin July 27, 2012 at 1:01 pm

I enjoy whatever’s in season but always make sure to have an apple a day as my morning snack. 🙂

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b. July 27, 2012 at 1:02 pm

Mmmm, so many choices! I really love grapes.

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Stephanie July 27, 2012 at 1:27 pm

Apples! (& blueberries & pineapple & marionberries!)

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Mishon July 27, 2012 at 1:31 pm

Blueberries all the way!

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Judy July 27, 2012 at 1:33 pm

I love all fruit, but this time of year it has to be melons, watermelon,
cantaloupe, honeydew!
Fantastic giveaway that I’m sure every state could use, but NM is 49th in the ratings for how kids fare in our country!

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Rebecca July 27, 2012 at 1:44 pm

Pomegranates!

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connie July 27, 2012 at 1:57 pm

Watermelon! Or locally grown peaches in August..

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jesilee July 27, 2012 at 2:02 pm

Wow, that’s generous! Glad to hear of things like this. Last week my mother told me that the winner of a big prize drawing at bingo donated it to the Kenai food bank, they received 500 dollar gift certificate for groceries and a chest freezer!

Anyways, in honor of my local food bank, I love berries, specifically blackberries, and they are a million times better if fresh picked

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Erica @ Cult of Kale July 27, 2012 at 2:09 pm

Strawberries! I was allergic to them most of my life and now I am obsessed with them!

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Becky July 27, 2012 at 2:11 pm

Love this “give-away”!

I’m a traditionalist & my favorite fruits are apples and bananas.

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shari July 27, 2012 at 2:13 pm

Strawberries from a local farm. Peaches, which bring back memories of my Nana.

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Laura Heitkamp July 27, 2012 at 2:14 pm

Right now I’ll go with nectarines, YUM!

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Molly July 27, 2012 at 2:15 pm

bananas! i’m eating one right now. with peanut butter!

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Kathleen Harris July 27, 2012 at 2:21 pm

Plums! 🙂 Wonderful giveaway!

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Maggie July 27, 2012 at 2:24 pm

Pears! What a great contest! 🙂

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Abby July 27, 2012 at 2:25 pm

rainier cherries. nom nom nom

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Karen July 27, 2012 at 2:26 pm

Grapes.

What a great idea!

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Liz July 27, 2012 at 2:26 pm

Strawberries

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K.C. July 27, 2012 at 2:54 pm

Must admit, always been a banana fan!

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Heather July 27, 2012 at 3:08 pm

Grapefruit!

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Another Portland Katy July 27, 2012 at 3:15 pm

Blackberries1

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lostAnnfound July 27, 2012 at 3:17 pm

Cherries!! Thanks for this great contest!

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Emily July 27, 2012 at 3:21 pm

What a great giveaway! I have a hard time picking favorites, but two of mine are pineapple and mango.

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AnnW July 27, 2012 at 3:22 pm

My favorite is apricots: canned, dried, or fresh! Thanks! This is a great idea.

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Soccer Mom July 27, 2012 at 3:32 pm

Wow, hard to choose one favorite! I would have to say strawberries. My favorite part of spring is strawberry season!

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Sarah July 27, 2012 at 4:02 pm

I can’t pick a favorite. I love cherries, strawberries, and avocado. And others.

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Tara Morrison July 27, 2012 at 4:22 pm

Mango, no raspberry, no peaches, no Rainier cherries. HMMM…one of those!

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Cheryl S. July 27, 2012 at 4:36 pm

Peaches. Love peaches!

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Margaret July 27, 2012 at 4:53 pm

My favorite this week were white nectarines straight from the farmer’s market.

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Sara Tetreault July 27, 2012 at 4:57 pm

Marionberries! I especially loved saying that when we owned a house on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, where we lived from 1990-1995. Marion Barry was the mayor back then and he was always in a real jam! Pun intended 😉

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Amy July 27, 2012 at 5:01 pm

Blueberries

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Alison July 27, 2012 at 5:08 pm

Red raspberries!

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Rachel July 27, 2012 at 5:23 pm

Thank you for raising my awareness on this issue. My favorite fruit is the blueberry.

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Martha July 27, 2012 at 5:23 pm

Bing Cherries.
I volunteer for Manna food Pantry In Pensacola, Fl. We are serving approximately twice as many hungry people this year as last.

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judyyy July 27, 2012 at 5:26 pm

bananas

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Jen V July 27, 2012 at 5:29 pm

Ranier cherries!

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Brent July 27, 2012 at 5:31 pm

Red Delicious Apples

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Cindie Thomas July 27, 2012 at 5:32 pm

My favorite fruit is the bluberry…this is a great blessing

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Sam Jones July 27, 2012 at 5:47 pm

Georgia Peaches!!!

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Kat July 27, 2012 at 5:54 pm

Cherries

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kim July 27, 2012 at 6:03 pm

cherries!

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Heather July 27, 2012 at 6:28 pm

Strawberries and raspberries and blueberries oh my!! Fresh picked is the best!

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Bauunny July 27, 2012 at 6:43 pm

Raspberries for sure! (but honestly I have never met a fruit I did not like)

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Sherry Worthy July 27, 2012 at 7:08 pm

My new best favorite golden melon. I tried it for the first time this year and it is the sweetest and juciest melon ever! Here’s hoping Food Bank of Alaska is a winner!

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Susan Simpson July 27, 2012 at 7:14 pm

Tangelos…so juicy!

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Megg July 27, 2012 at 7:14 pm

Raspberries! I could eat several packages of them in one sitting!

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Jessica Wolk-Stanley July 27, 2012 at 8:04 pm

Peaches!

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AFS July 27, 2012 at 8:17 pm

fresh juicy yakima peaches!!!!
I look forward to them every year about this time.

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kris-nd July 27, 2012 at 8:29 pm

Nectarines far and away my favorite fruit! Seeing a nectarine after a loooooong North Dakota winter has me doing the happy, happy dance!

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Mama Minou July 27, 2012 at 9:24 pm

Blueberries warm and sweet from the bush!

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Glenna July 28, 2012 at 2:48 am

My favorite is blackberries; love them on oatmeal! Thank you for this wonderful contest!

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Sandra j July 28, 2012 at 3:39 am

Papaya!!

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Shannon Walsh July 28, 2012 at 3:42 am

Although I’m more of a vegetable girl, I’d have to say that my favorite fruit is (are?) raspberries! 🙂

Thank you to you and Juicy Juice.

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Maggie July 28, 2012 at 4:11 am

Oranges and pineapple!

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Joyce July 28, 2012 at 4:16 am

mango!

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Jill the Pill July 28, 2012 at 4:50 am

Not to put on the pressure, but our local food bank is about to close for lack of supplies and donations. If the winner doesn’t have any strong opinion about which pantry to donate to, please consider: http://wheatpantry.org/. Thank you for running this give-away.

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lisa July 28, 2012 at 5:27 am

pears!

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simone tessitore July 28, 2012 at 6:21 am

Mango

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debbietaylor July 28, 2012 at 6:23 am

pears and bananas

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Arena T July 28, 2012 at 6:25 am

Mango 🙂

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Queen Lucia July 28, 2012 at 6:29 am

I love apples, which I eat almost daily; peaches, which I’m obsessed with right now; and home canned plum jam!

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Anne July 28, 2012 at 7:10 am

In the summer it’s definitely cherries and watermelon.

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Hannah July 28, 2012 at 7:20 am

Peaches!

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emmer July 28, 2012 at 8:01 am

nectarines, yum!

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Lauren (in PA) July 28, 2012 at 8:34 am

Peaches!!!

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Rebecca July 28, 2012 at 9:02 am

Peaches but only if they’re fresh and juicy!

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Samantha K. July 28, 2012 at 9:20 am

Blueberries !

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Jennifer July 28, 2012 at 9:35 am

Raspberries

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Christine S July 28, 2012 at 10:04 am

Watermelon!

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mrs.p July 28, 2012 at 10:17 am

depends of the year. Right now its blueberry soon it will be pears then peaches and apples

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Diana July 28, 2012 at 10:24 am

Definitely raspberries! They remind me of summer when I was a child and our backyard was full of raspberry bushes!

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marianne July 28, 2012 at 10:39 am

So not fair! I cannot pick one, i love so many different kinds of fruit. Ok, i guess my absolute favorite has to be pineapple. 🙂

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Linda Gertig July 28, 2012 at 10:49 am

My favorite fruit is black currents.

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heidi July 28, 2012 at 12:34 pm

Mmm…figs!

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Alyssa July 28, 2012 at 12:51 pm

#1: Strawberries

#1A: a perfectly ripe mango.

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Jupe Blue July 28, 2012 at 2:27 pm

Cherries!

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mary bing July 28, 2012 at 2:28 pm

berries of all kinds!! Thank you for sharing this offer. i volunteer at 2 food banks so would LOVE to win!!!!!

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chris July 28, 2012 at 3:27 pm

Berries, definitely the berries! And Oregon is wonderful for berries! Also volunteered while between jobs. Great to share with the food banks!

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Anna July 29, 2012 at 12:06 am

BANANAS!!!

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Kelli July 29, 2012 at 5:35 am

raspberries from our garden!

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Jessica July 29, 2012 at 6:58 am

Cherries

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Lynn July 29, 2012 at 11:51 am

My favorite is a cold Honeycrisp apple right out of the fridge.

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tawnya July 29, 2012 at 12:24 pm

Sweet local cherries. Can’t get enough!

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MH July 29, 2012 at 1:23 pm

Strawberries, hands down.
I support the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina: http://www.foodbankcenc.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about

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Danyel July 29, 2012 at 1:43 pm

Black Raspberries!

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Lauren July 29, 2012 at 3:15 pm

Strawberries.
I was food-insecure as a child. Thank you for doing this contest. My husband and I give to Second Harvest Food Bank. http://www.shfb.org/

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Sarah July 29, 2012 at 3:58 pm

Perfect pears!

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Emily July 29, 2012 at 4:14 pm

I love blueberries best, but a really good peach is a close second.

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esp July 29, 2012 at 5:10 pm

Don’t make me choose! Right now it’s peaches, last month blueberries, before that raspberries. But I guess if I had to choose one, it would be apples.

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Rebekah July 29, 2012 at 5:53 pm

cherries!

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Jordan July 29, 2012 at 7:11 pm

Blueberries!

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Kim W July 29, 2012 at 7:33 pm

Raspberries!

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Jen July 29, 2012 at 8:26 pm

Nectarines, but they have to be perfect.

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JD July 30, 2012 at 5:46 am

Choose one? Come one!
Blueberries, blackberries, figs, cantaloupe, apples, peaches, nectarines, tangerines….
I love most fruits and I love this give-away idea!

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Ann Marie Robalik July 30, 2012 at 7:05 am

I LOVE watermelon in the summer and apples in the fall/winter! Would love to win this giveaway for my local food pantry!

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JoAnn July 30, 2012 at 7:35 am

Pears!

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Cece July 30, 2012 at 8:07 am

Bananas!

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marilyn July 30, 2012 at 8:41 am

guava <3 so refreshing

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Danica July 30, 2012 at 9:17 am

avocado!

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Nanci July 30, 2012 at 12:41 pm

Wild blackberries.
Thanks for doing this giveaway.

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Kelly Evans July 30, 2012 at 3:09 pm

Apples. While I would love for my local food bank to receive the meals, I am thrilled to know that someone’s local food bank will benefit. I run a mobile food pantry and know all too well the need that is out there.

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Anne Weber-Falk July 30, 2012 at 4:18 pm

My favorite fruit has to be a good peach. Nectarine is a very close second.

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vicki July 30, 2012 at 8:01 pm

Raisins. Does that count as a fruit?
This is an amazing giveaway. I live just over the river from Reading Pennsylvania which is the poorest city in the country. What an honor, right? I hope the media attention can help us turn things around here.

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Erin from Long Island July 30, 2012 at 9:56 pm

I love this giveaway! I also love fruit. Mangoes, watermelon, bosc pears, papaya, lychees, peaches and blueberries are my favorites. I try to stick with local and seasonal, though….so the tropicals are a rare treat!

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Amy July 31, 2012 at 6:37 am

Cherries, raspberries, peaches. Apples the rest of the year. Pineapple. But NOT blueberries.

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Jennifer July 31, 2012 at 10:33 am

Blueberries! Perfect to munch on or to add to a smoothie.

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Melissa July 31, 2012 at 7:40 pm

My favorite fruit is raspberries.

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Rachel in Portland July 31, 2012 at 8:03 pm

Hard to choose, but I am going to say nectarines. I’d give a different answer in October though.

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Elke August 1, 2012 at 10:37 am

Satsuma plums!

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Judy August 1, 2012 at 4:05 pm

Raspberries!

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Shannon August 2, 2012 at 6:50 am

Tangerines! They peel so easily and they’re sweet/ tart.

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Erin August 2, 2012 at 12:18 pm

Strawberries!

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Teresa Warriner August 2, 2012 at 12:36 pm

Strawberries and pineapple. Great giveaway!!
Way to be pro active towards hunger in the USA !!

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April August 3, 2012 at 11:28 am

what a great giveaway!

favorite fruit–oranges/tangerines. yum!

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Linda August 3, 2012 at 3:21 pm

Cherries! And I didn’t bake a cherry pie last weekend, but will try to do it this weekend!

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Melissa August 3, 2012 at 4:49 pm

Raspberries.

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Margot S. August 3, 2012 at 8:24 pm

blackberries!

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Mitty August 7, 2012 at 12:50 pm

I adore cantaloupe!

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Sherri August 8, 2012 at 4:45 am

Definitely strawberries, I don’t think I could ever grow tired of them.

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Mrs. GV August 8, 2012 at 2:22 pm

I love apples!

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Susan Wilkinson August 8, 2012 at 10:51 pm

I love love love watermelon.

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Heidi S August 9, 2012 at 7:54 pm

Kiwi!

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Sharon August 10, 2012 at 10:01 am

I don’t know where I have been all my life, but I just discovered raspberries. I love them. They are my new favorite.

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Leslie K. August 11, 2012 at 9:11 am

Huckleberries!!

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Kristie August 11, 2012 at 9:18 am

Can’t get enough watermelon.

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Linda from Mass August 11, 2012 at 9:31 am

I have so many favorites! I think it would have to be strawberries.

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Mary August 11, 2012 at 9:32 am

oh goodness . . .I have so many!!! But any type of stone fruit would be my favorite . . .peaches, plums, cherries, you name it!

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Andrea August 11, 2012 at 11:00 am

Fresh ripe peaches!

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Rachel Slovut August 11, 2012 at 11:47 am

Strawberries!

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Anne August 11, 2012 at 11:57 am

Mango is my favorite fruit hands down.

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Dee August 11, 2012 at 12:12 pm

My favorite fruit is peaches from Palisade, Colorado fresh from the farmers’ market.

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Dani August 11, 2012 at 12:51 pm

Bananas and plums!

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Ladonna Tilley August 11, 2012 at 1:13 pm

Strawberries

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Sandy in NJ August 11, 2012 at 1:57 pm

raspberries!

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Kathy Blume August 11, 2012 at 2:37 pm

Red cherries.

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Tanya Steinberg August 11, 2012 at 3:09 pm

Kiwi fruit

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Mary August 11, 2012 at 3:11 pm

Such a tough question. Strawberries, I guess, but I love so many fruits.

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