Angel Food Ministries – Review
As promised in Episode 41 – Half Price Groceries, I’ve posted photos of my first experience with Angel Food Ministries. My overall thoughts? Fantastic!
All this for $30. Think you can beat that at the grocery store with the same products? I dare you to try! You let me know if you score a deal and have a coupon for all these items, OK? 
Close up time! Yeah, that’s fresh eggs, meat & frozen vegetables! Even breakfast is covered with pancake mix!
Even got the kids covered with tator tots, pudding cups and Mac & Cheese!
So what are you waiting for? Find your local host at Angel Food Ministries.
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Sorry to disagree, but I placed my first order in June also, and I KNOW I can do better, or at very least equal, elsewhere. I might add, however, some of my items were different than yours – they state they reserve the right to subsitute so you may not always get what you ordered. For example, I did not get the pizza, but rather a little bag of pizza rolls that I recently saw for 89 cents at Aldi, the beef patties I rec’d were not the ones you did, they were blister packed and full of fat. The same exact can of baked beans I saw for 33 cents at Ollies. I also did not receive the pudding cups (dessert) rather I got a small bag of cookies that I saw at my regular market for 77 cents, the little pack of pancake mix I could have gotten for 39 cents, the same size bottle of catsup for 59 cents. The eggs were mediums not large as I had assumed (my fault). With the exception of the Borden’s shelf stable milk, most of othe items were of low quality. BTW I ordered the other packages available (I ordered one each) and was disappointed with these also. One was a grillers pack – steaks, etc. They were rather fatty, and not tender. The same week I picked up my order, Safeway had some beautiful steaks on sale (Angus beef) the same cuts for only $3.99 a pound. I definitely would have done better at Safeway. The 10 lb box of chicken tenders was ok, but I could have gotten two 5 lb packs of Tysons that week for about the same price. Armed with the knowledge of the quality of food rec’d, I passed on the July and August menus. I am waiting to see the Sept menu to determine if it is worthwhile. I truly believe a savvy shopper can do better – my opinion.
I was also disappointed with my angel food. Almost all the food could be found at dollar stores for the same price or less and most of it was not a brand name I ever heard of. The worst was the meat. I had both chicken legs and club steaks. Such poor quality that we couldn’t eat them. The steaks didn’t even taste like beef, that’s how bad they were.
I guess everyone has to try it once to see if the hype is true.
They advertise this as restaurant quality. Restaurant quality? Not by a long shot!! Most of their food is gross, much of it not worth ever eating.
What they try to pass off as steak is wretched. It’s so full of fat, and grissel ladden, that I had to throw at least half of it away. I can get 400 times better steak for a mere $3 dollars per pound at my local butcher, and that is not even on sale!!
The vast majority of food in my box was dollar store food, that you know is low quality.
All of the meat is filled with a nitrate based seasoning, that makes the meat smell funny, and taste funny too. No thanks, I would rather season my own food.
Had some pork chops from them, it was some of the most foul tasting meat ever, and also jammed pack full of fat. Ick!
I am all for providing the less fortunate with food stuffs, but you would think a church based program would have enough ethics to at least provide healthy wholesome food, rather than this heavily processed nitrate filled garbage.
I too am disillusioned with Angel Foods. Last night for dinner I had what I though was Charbroiled Salisbury Steak, and guess what I ended up with. The mixed vegetables and whipped potatoes. There was NO MEAT to be seen.
As far as the steaks I attemped one time to pan broil and we could not eat them. They were aso full of gristle we had to chuck them. Oh, didI mentioned the fatty pork chops. I had one pack that the fat was so bad I didn’t even attempt to cook them. They were at least 80% fat.
I really feel that the food is below par and that I could do better by watching the sales and stocking up when the price is right . My companion and I have come to the conclusion that the food is not what it should be for the price we paid.
I also think it would be a good buy IF the quality is there, but since the quality is not up to par we will not buy any more.
my church used to distribute angel food but we dont any longer. the menues never changed,we had recieved food late, we were often not given all of the food we ordered for our community, and once recieved pork loins at our church and every one was THAWED!!!(yuck). that is a health code violation if i ever saw one. so we switched to another food program called “Great food for all.” it is the same price but the food is better and we get more variety of food like fish. their specials are better too with a breakfast box that had sausage patties, hash brown patties, bacon and gourmet coffees. and a kids box for lunches, i also like the “cheesecake factory” cheesecakes we get in the dessert boxes. plus our church gets twice the bennevelance that angel food gave us. check it out man. greatfoodforall.com.
i also read in a newspaper in york, pennsylvania that all the founders of the program took a combined income of 2.5 million dollars. read it for yourself, just google: york, pennsylvania: angel food news.
Our church used to distirbute Angel Food, but when their integrity came into question, we switched to another program called Great Food For All. More info is available at http://www.greatfoodforall.com.
We love it. The food quality and quantity is far superior to Angel Food.
FOX 5 IN ATLANTA JUST SAID THAT THE F.B.I JUST SHUT DOWN THE ANGEL FOOD MINISTRIES HOME OFFICE IN GEORGIA. THEY RED TAGGED THE DOOR AND SENT ALL EMPLOYEES HOME. HERE IS A LINK TO THE WEBSITE.
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/FBI_Issues_Warrant_for_Angel_Food_021109
MONEYSVR…will you click onto your own link to the website you posted and see that when you say, that the FBI shut down AFM and they red tagged the doors. Also that all employees were sent home is so far from the truth. This is how rumors get started. It is called lying! AFM is still up and running never missed a day of work. Yes employees were sent away BUT that was becauce they had a meeting sch. before the FBI came. They were all at the warehouse in a meeting. So please do tell what you get out of bold face lying? Check your facts before you open your mouth!
We love angel food. The food is good. It has helped us keep food on our table.
GREAT FOOD FOR ALL is the best! They have Brand quality food at discounted prices! They are in the Midwest, North and are new to the Southeast! You won’t be sorry when you switch. http://www.greatfoodforall.com
Angel food is a blessing for my family, We have gotten great meat, wonderfull T-bones, My husband loved them, I do not eat much meat, nor do the kids. we get the fruit and Veggie box, and for $22 we could not buy that much fresh produce. We sale shop and add to what we get from the Angel food. We have been getting it for 3 month, and yes they have subsitute once, it was ok we got more fries, the kids where happy. It is a great buy. Not all the food is name brand that is ok. I don’t always buy name brands.
I checked out the greatfoodforall website, not that it is in my area, they do not offer fresh produce, the only things they have that I would like to see the AFM get is the kids box, there was a lot of stuff my whole family would eat, great for quick dinner’s. Don’t think I would trade the fresh produce for it.
Our church participates in Angel Food Ministries and people think it’s a good deal. I really don’t agree, but I don’t want to cause trouble. Angel Food’s claim on some of its materials says you are getting almost $60-$65 worth of food for $30. When I shop sales where I live and buy some of my packaged mixes, canned and frozen items at other stores like Aldi, I can get at least as much food of equal (and usually better quality) for the same money. The package sizes of Angel Foods things like pancake mix are ridiculously small; how they say it will feed four people is beyond me. I agree that a lot of the packaged and canned items are the kinds you see in places like the Dollar Store. The dessert item is usually something like a box of generic Little Debbies, sometimes has been a package of individual packages of generic sandwich cookies lately. The peanut butter does not come in a standard 18 oz. size, it is only 12 oz. The boxes of cereal are only 9 oz. I also prefer to select my own meat, and my family does not like frozen meat. Around here you can get nicer meat cheaper than the per pound price of Angel Food, and it does not contain the salt/preservative solution of Angel Foods frozen meat. I see lots of reviews from people who think this is the greatest thing in the world, but I really don’t anyone is doing any favor for those who are already on a limited budget to offer them Angel Food as a solution. It seems to me SOMEONE is making a lot of money off this; I don’t know how they can claim to be ‘nonprofit’. Did they lower the price when gas went back down? NO! Haven’t dairy items fallen in price substantially from where they were last year at this time? They have here. I just don’t get it. As far as the Great Food For All, again, I have seen their literature. This food is definitely not the solution for those on a limited budget, convenience food is not smart money or health-wise.
Does anyone know the coupon code to get an additional discount on the Angel food packages? If so, could you please email it to me at Bonitacrew@comcast.net. It would be much appreciated! I work with developmentally disabled adults, who could REALLY use the additional money off! THANKS.
If you do not live in a big city where there is an aldi’s you can not get those sales, so the AFM is great.
I like Angel Food. For $30 you get quality groceries worth about $60. That’s a big help. Volunteers distributing the food at the churches are friendly. They give their time just to serve people. The host sites are at http://www.angelfoodministries.com/hosts.asp