Most people think that food storage is an added expenditure instead of an investment in your family and your future. By building up your food storage not only are you investing in your family but you are obeying the lords commandments.
Make a full 7 day menu for Breakfast and Dinner.
By using this as a guide it will help you know what to get and use for a year supply of food.
Example:
Day 1
Breakfast Dinner Snacks
Cereal Spaghetti popcorn
Milk Garlic Bread Kool-Aid
Toast Green Salad
Fruit
Make a list of every thing you need for each meal including spices, mixes, flour, sugar, etc. Divide the list into two parts, one for perishable goods and the other for non-perishable goods. The non-perishable goods are what you need for your food storage.
Only shop with a grocery list, only buy what’s on the list and never shop when you are hungry.
When doing your shopping buy two or three extra items on your list. Especially if it is a good sale item. Some items such as flour, sugar, canned soups, and canned vegetables are the cheapest in the fall. So this would be a good time to stock up.
Don’t forget to add medicines, vitamins, and personal products to your list.
Date all your storage items with a permanent marker. It helps to keep them rotated and to see how long it lasts.
Don’t try and get every thing all at once. Get the extra things you need a little at a time. This way you won’t get overwhelmed and feel like you can’t do it.
Once you have your three-month supply of non-perishable foods, you need to start on your year supply. Such as flour, whole wheat, sugar, oils, etc. These are necessities and if properly stored will last a long time.
Freeze your flour, cake mixes, rice mixes, pasta, oatmeal, etc, in the freezer for a minimum of two weeks. It kills the weevil that lives in all basic grains. Note: that flour stored in the freezer will last indefinitely.
It is a good idea to date your opened food storage items to see how takes to use it.
Provided by a friend: Khris Jackson
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