The time honored boy scout motto is "Be Prepared." The time is now to prepare for an emergency in life. By having a basic supply of food, water and a 72 hour emergency kit you will give your family peace of mind in a disaster, job loss or unforeseen catastrophe. A little planning now goes a long way. After all, it wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Getting Food Storage Started Step 1



How much food should I store?


Click here for:  Basic Food Storage Calculator
This calculator will help you determine how much food you need for a 3 month, 6 month or 12 month supply of basic food items.
You will be able to determine how much to store based on the ages of family members.
Family Members, Ages 0 - 100


Basic Food Storage your family will need: (store ONLY the foods your family members will eat)
Wheat lbs
Flour lbs
Corn Meal lbs
Oats lbs
Rice lbs
Pasta lbs
Shortening lbs
Vegetable Oil gal
Mayonnaise qts
Salad Dressing qts
Peanut Butter lbs
Beans, dry lbs
Lima Beans lbs
Soy Beans lbs
Split Peas lbs
Lentils lbs
Dry Soup Mix lbs
Honey lbs
Sugar lbs
Brown Sugar lbs
Molasses lbs
Corn Syrup lbs
Jams lbs
Fruit drink powdered lbs
Flavored Gelatin lbs
Powdered Milk lbs
Evaporated Milk cans
Baking Powder lbs
Baking Soda lbs
Yeast lbs
Salt lbs
Vinegar gal
Water gal
Bleach gal


Remember most of the 'dry packed' items can be canned or purchased in bulk through the LDS Dry Pack Cannery in Mesa.  Family canning days are on Friday's (see previous post for flyer about this).  Stake Canning day is the second Saturday 9:00 am every month.  Contact Michelle for more dry pack information.
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