When I volunteered at a soup kitchen in Newfoundland, we got in just/nearly expired food fairly regularly. Some got used, some (fresh stuff) got frozen, some go

When I volunteered at a soup kitchen in Newfoundland, we got in just/nearly expired food fairly regularly. Some got used, some (fresh stuff) got frozen, some got tossed. Definitely a large amount of it went to perfectly fine meals. The cook was very skilled at making good meals with an odd selection of ingredients.