Making a Plan to Expand your Food Storage
“Every father and mother are the family’s storekeepers. They should store whatever their own family would like to have in the case of an emergency ... [and] God will sustain us through our tri- als.”President James E. Faust
Making a plan to expand your food storage
1. List the recipes your family likes.
2. Decide how often you would serve that meal each month and record
it on your calendar.
3. Figure out the food items required for each meal and multiply that by the number of times you’ll serve it each month and then times by 12. Now you know how much of each item you need to store for a one year supply. Example: You serve spaghetti twice a month to your family of four. You’ll need to store 24 bottles of spaghetti sauce, 24 (12 oz.) packages of pasta and 2 #10 cans of freeze dried hamburger (48 servings per can) for one year for your family of four.
4. Make a list of what you need, what you have and what you still need to purchase. Work on the basics first and then slowly expand that list to include more variety. Gradually begin purchasing those items you need as your finances allow. Rotating and using your food storage can free up funds you may need to purchase other items. Also, fixing food storage meals two days a week allows you to rotate an entire years supply of food within the shelf life of most foods (31⁄2 years).
“Many more people could ride out the storm-tossed waves in their economic lives if they had their year’s supply of food ... and were debt-free. Today we find that many have followed this counsel in reverse: they have at least a year’s supply of debt and are food-free.”
President Thomas S. Monson
Remember that even if it takes several months or several years, you will be able to acquire every item on your plan if you consist- ently and persistently work at it.
Sources for more information or products-
http://www.providentliving.org
Articles:
1.Gordon B. Hinckley, “To Men of the Priesthood,” Liahona and En- sign, Nov. 2002, 58. 2. All Is Safely Gathered In: Family Home Storage (2007), 1 3. All Is Safely Gathered In: Family Finances (2007), 1.
4. Keith B. McMullin, “Lay Up in Store,” Liahona and Ensign, May 2007, 53. 5. All Is Safely Gathered In: Family Home Storage, 2. 6.Family Home Storage: A New Message,” Ensign, Mar 2009, 56–60
Websites:
http://pgward.org/ep/- Pleasant Grove Stake preparedness site– Information on almost every aspect of emergency preparedness
http://emergencyfoodinanutshell.blogspot.com– great resource
http://preparedldsfamily.blogspot.com– lots of good ideas and resources
http://www.rockycliffs.com/FoodStorage.htm– links and articles on food storage
http://www.shelfreliance.com- food items, food calculator, recipes.
Costco carries their freeze-dried hamburger and chicken
http://www.augasonfarms.com/- and http://shop.bluechipgroup.net/ located in Salt Lake City-432 West 3440 South. They carry morning moo, gluten free storage items, presently they have some great deals since labels are being changed. Some items are available at local grocery stores
http://honeyvillefarms.net Located in Salt Lake City. They offer classes and a large variety of products- freeze dried, grains, gluten free and storage buckets.
http://www.dailybread.com/- freeze dried items, complete meals, free samples
http://alpinefoodstorage.com/- located in Highland Utah– they carry gluten free, freeze dried items, grains, seeds, dairy probucts. Seasonal produce.
Emergency essentials-
http://beprepared.com– freeze-dried items, water storage and purifiers, MRE’s,
http://www.yourfoodstorage.com/- freeze dried and dehydrated foods, water, sun oven. Prepackaged meals, wheat grinders, spices
