what food items ship well from usa to iraq?

Question

daughter boyfriend is stationed there, besides snacks, does anyone have any ideas ?

Answer 1

my daughter just got back from Iraq. She said any and all homemade baked goods were greatly appreciated... during hot weather over there, it kinda prevented chocolate items from surviving, but they still shared the goodies regardless of the condition.... I found putting slices of white bread on top of my baked goods kept them from going stale... the baked goods absorbed the moisture from the bread slices. Oatmeal cookies with raisins ended up as "granola" and could easily be placed in small sandwich bags the soldiers could keep in their pockets. Understand also, that packages from home may sit for days before they can be distributed to the soldiers.

oh, and I forgot.. if you send items other than food, put them in a separate box... you wouldn't want your fine baked goods to smell like a scented candle, bath soap or perfume - remember the boxes may take a week or more to arrive at their final destination and will suffer through heat, cold, etc along the way.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Care packages should include food such as beef jerky, candy, gum, reading and writing material, personal hygiene items, and news from home. Care packages should never be bigger than a shoe box. All food items send need to be in individually wrapped packages.

Items such as AT&T phone cards, razors, shampoo, soap (gel),
popular magazines, coffee, Kool-aid (and other similar powdered drinks), bug spray, word search/crossword/soduku, dominos, deck of cards, other "mini" or "travel" versions of popular games are also very appreciated on top of all the food and snacks.

Answer 4

One suggestion is to use rice crispy treats to cushion your packages.
The packages of breakfast ham don't have to be kept cool. You can send the "ready to serve" items-EasyMac, Hamburger Helper, and Duncan Hines now make individual servings that only require water. (Oatmeal, grits, etc)
I hope this helps.

Answer 5

if you have a vacuum sealer machine -- you can send just about anything to your loved one... this helps keep the food intact and tasting just as fresh as the day you made it. All of our troops love to get homemade breads, cookies etc.

Answer 6

Basically anything in a can/ jar or vacuum sealed: Drinks, condiments, vinegars, oils, packaged spices, honey, instant noodles, coffee and tea.

Answer 7

Mayonaise

Answer 8

all kinds of can goods are ok rice, flour,canned soft drinks candies that are hard not easily melted, hope this also help.