Having assisted a Church with food distribution, a lot of what they were getting is about to expire or not good enough to sell in the market :
Fruits, Veggies, Bread, Cheese, and canned goods - some of the canned good were expired.
If you are hungry, you would sort through the goods and appropriately process the veggies ( example, cutting off the bad parts of the onions .. freezing the bread so it does not mold in the next couple of days .. etc )
I have yet to see meats tho at that church handed out