For a long time after every building has been upgraded, I couldn’t find a way to consume the ham produced everyday so as recruit. Then I started putting them in one of my TC, till today…
Depends on what mats you have. Start another TC on level 19 and use the recruits and food from this TC until you run out of mats.
You can also push a crtain color with another TC Level which needs different mats.
One of my 2 TC20’s has approximately the same amount of food and recruits stored.
But it will go down when Atlantis rising is over and I find the time to change the second TC20 around.
As you said, it depends on mats. I’ve already used up the backpacks and clothes for TC2 and TC19 for several times, a certain color feeder would be a way.