Pantry Panic!
A Creative Challenge to Understand and Tackle Hunger
Food security affects millions of people around the world—and many right here in our own neighborhoods.
With Pantry Panic, you’ll explore what hunger looks like in your community and build real-life skills to help address it. This project challenges you to prepare healthy, thoughtful meals using ingredients you already have or that you might receive from a food pantry.
It’s more than just cooking—it’s about awareness, creativity, and action. Are you ready to take on the challenge?
Getting Started
Tools, Tips, and a Challenge to Fight Hunger
On this page, you’ll find everything you need to take on the Pantry Panic challenge. These resources will help you learn about hunger, explore healthy eating, and get creative in the kitchen using ingredients you might find in your pantry or receive from a food bank.
Included resources:
• Worksheets to guide your learning
• Educational and inspirational videos
• The Mystery Box Generator to kick off your challenge
Most importantly, have fun! This project is all about discovering how you can make a difference in your community—one meal at a time.
Crazy Casseroles
Bonus
More About Pantry Panic!
This advanced-level food and nutrition project invites you to build real-world skills while learning about hunger in your community. Through seven engaging activities, you’ll explore how to plan, shop for, and prepare healthy meals using only the ingredients you have on hand or might receive from a food pantry—all while working within a very limited budget.
Along the way, you’ll grow your creativity in the kitchen, deepen your understanding of food insecurity, and gain a greater appreciation for the challenges faced by those relying on emergency food resources. We hope you enjoy the journey and finish with both new skills and new perspective.