Submitted by Suzanne Walters
1.
Start with a 3 month supply of food.
a.
Outline a 1-2 week menu of foods that your
family likes, and can be made from stored food items (canned, dried,
freeze-dried, or frozen).
b.
Buy items for meals. You can buy extra each time
you prepare/plan for a food storage meal. Incorporate food storage meals into
your weekly plan for meals.
2.
Inventory what food storage items you have on
hand already (see food storage checklist).
a.
Make an outline of what is needed to make a
year’s supply of food for your family. (See suggested amount of basic foods for
home storage per adult, for one year).
b.
Don’t forget to include comfort foods in
planning your food storage. Jell-O, hot coco mix, brownie mixes – they all keep
fairly well and are easy to rotate.
c.
Make a plan to buy #10 cans of beans, rice,
oats, sugar and wheat. You can buy in bulk from Winco or Costco, and can them
yourself with the Stake’s canner. Cans, lids and oxygen packets can be obtained
from the Colton Home Storage Center. You can also buy a wide variety of items
directly from the Colton Home Storage Center for a comparative price, and they
are already canned. Honeyville Farms in Rancho Cucamonga is also a great
resource for dried, canned and freeze-dried items.
d.
Plan on buying the long term storage items a few
at a time. Most cases of wheat (6 cans to a box) are reasonable and can fit
into your budget. If going out to Colton is not feasible to do each month – set
aside money each month and then buy in greater quantities when you can get out
to the Home Storage Center.
3.
Learn to use dried beans, whole wheat and
freeze-dried foods. There are many web sites, cook books and recipes that will
get you started!! It will diversify your food storage, and keep things
interesting!
4.
Have faith that you and your family can do this!
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