DS's school is currently doing a canned food only drive... as long as it's in a can they want it.
I would think that canned goods that would be "good" would be:
Baby formula
Soups, any variety
Raviolli
Beefaroni
Tuna
Beef stew
"Popular" veggies, corn, green beans
Evaporated milk
Spagehetti sauce
Non-canned goods:
Mac & cheese
Ramen noodles
Boxes of instant mashed potatoes
Cake/brownie/cookie mixes
Plain noodles, spagehetti, egg noodles
Spagehetti sauce in jars?
Salad dressings?
BBQ, or other "flavoring" sauces???
Cereal/oatmeal/hot cereal
Baby food/baby cereal
If the particular food pantry accepts it:
Bags of sugar
Bags of flour
Canisters of salt
Containers of pepper
Laundry soap
Diapers/Pull ups (if your kid doesn't need them anymore, donate your left overs
)
Toilet paper
Shampoo/conditioner
Bath soaps/body washes
Did I get a bit off topic??? lol
Sometimes people go to local charities when they need help with a medicine prescription, or a service... so if you have a local charity that helps local families... check and see what kinds of donations they will/can accept... You might be surprised at what you could help with!!!
Not to mention the "warm fuzzy feeling" that you get from knowing that you helped someone!