Food Storage

Food storage is one way to help you and yours make it through the tough times. Look here for tips in how to get yours started.

 The following list is made up from what the LDS church recommends, suggestions from friends, and a list I found on the web.

Doc

Grains - 300 lb. per adult

Pastas - 300 lb. per adult Dairy - 75 lb. per adult Fats and Oils - 25 lb. per adult Legumes- 200 lb. per adult Canned or Dehydrated meats - 35 lb. per adult Sugars - 150 lb. per adult Auxiliary foods - 15 -25 lb. per adult Fruits & Vegetables - 100 - 125 lb. per adult Spices - 15 lb. per adult  I hope that the above list helps you in your food storage preparations if you have any suggestions please feel free to send them to via e-mail.

Doc

The following food storage plan is for those of us on a budget. By adding only $5.00 a week to your grocery bill (for 2 people, $10.00 for 4 people, etc.) in 1 years time you will have food storage for 1 year. Now this is by no means caviar and Perrier but it will keep you alive.

After 1 year you will have acquired the following:

To make this complete add 2 lbs of dried yeast and 6 lb. of shortening for each two people. If at then the end of the year you really want to go whole hog buy another 200 lbs of powdered milk.

While it is boring the above list will keep two adults alive for 1 year.

The rules are simple. Each week set aside $5.00 for your food storage (more $$$ for more people) Any extra money left over from the $5.00 put in a kitty for future weeks. Follow the plan diligently and set the change and you will make it.

Here are the two rules that you must follow:

Rule 1. DO NOT eat any of the food from your storage unless it has been properly rotated and immediately replaced

Rule 2. DO NOT steal from the kitty.... even if your kid is plying the lead in the school play and you don't have the $.25 admission....... Remember if you steal from the kitty you STARVE !
Week 1 2 cans tuna fish, 2 boxes salt 
Week 2 5 boxes mac&cheese, 4 cans tomato soup 
Week 3  3 cans mushroom soup, 2.5lbs peanut butter 
Week 4  1 bottle multivitamins 
Week 5  4 cans tomato soup, 10lbs powdered milk 
Week 6  1 bottle asprin (500 count) 
Week 7  100lbs wheat 
Week 8  5lbs powdered milk 
Week 9  5lbs honey 
Week 10  4 cans tuna fish, 4 boxes mac&cheese 
Week 11  10lbs sugar, 1 box salt 
Week 12  4 cans mushroom soup 
Week 13  1 bottle multivitamins 
Week 14  100 lb. wheat 
Week 15  1 box mac&cheese 
Week 16  5 lb. honey 
Week 17  2 cans tuna fish, 4 cans tomato soup 
Week 18  10 lb. sugar 
Week 19  100 lb. wheat 
Week 20  20 lb. sugar 
Week 21  10 lb. powdered milk 
Week 22  1 can mushroom soup, 10 lb. sugar 
Week 23  1 can tuna,4 cans tomato soup, 10lbs sugar 
Week 24  10 lb. sugar 
Week 25  2 cans tuna, 2 cans mushroom soup 
Week 26  100 lb. wheat 
Week 27  30 lb. sugar 
Week 28  10 lb. sugar 
Week 29  10 lb. powdered milk 
Week 30  20 lb. sugar 
Week 31  1 can tuna, 3 cans mushroom soup 
Week 32  1 can tuna, 4 cans tomato soup 
Week 33  100 lb. wheat 
Week 34  2 cans tuna, 1 box salt 
Week 35  10 lb. powdered milk 
Week 36  20 lb. sugar 
Week 37  4 cans tomato soup, 2 boxes salt 
Week 38  Just add your $5.00 to the kitty this week 
Week 39  100 lb. wheat 
Week 40  10 lb. powdered milk 
Week 41  30 lb. sugar 
Week 42  2 cans tomato soup, 2 cans mushroom soup 
Week 43  2 cans tomato soup, 10 lb. sugar 
Week 44  Just add your $5.00 to the kitty 
Week 45  10 lb. powdered milk 
Week 46  4 cans tomato soup, 4 cans mushroom soup 
Week 47  10 lb. powdered milk 
Week 48  4 cans mushroom soup, 10 lb. powdered milk 
Week 49  7 cans tomato soup 
Week 50  7 cans mushroom soup 
Week 51  20 lb. sugar, 1 box salt 
Week 52  You now have one years worth of food!!!! 

 

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