Clemson Extension creates Food Pantry Giving Guide for donors

GREENVILLE, S.C. —

This is the time of year when food banks and food pantries already see a high demand.

Add to that the threat to SNAP benefits being lost because of the federal government shutdown, and experts say you're looking at a potential crisis of food insecurity.

To address the need with nutrition in mind, the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Rural Health and Nutrition team has put together a Food Pantry Giving Guide .

Extension associate Michelle Altman is a registered nurse on that team.

She said as many as 550,000 South Carolinians would be directly impacted by a loss of SNAP benefits, so the public's donations to food banks and pantries are critical, and just as important is what we donate.

"Donating nutritious foods is critical. We talk about food securi