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    09/08/11 18 Comments 138,458

    Food Storage for "Dummies" (who are SMART enough read this!)

    For YEARS I have been hearing about and thinking about food storage and how important it is to BE PREPARED for an emergency.  But to be brutally honest, I have never actually DONE anything about it.  Oh wait, that’s not entirely true. I bought (2) 50 gallon water barrels a couple of years ago that remain EMPTY in the corner of my garage to this day!  How crazy is that???  I don’t know what it is…but I have a serious block when in comes to accomplishing anything in the food storage arena.  But all of the recent disasters around the world can’t help but make you pause and think….maybe I need to finally DO SOMETHING!

    THINK ABOUT IT……just this year…..New Zealand earthquake (Feb)…Massive quake and Tsunami hit Japan…nuclear reactor meltdown (Mar)…Storms in Alabama kill 300+ (Apr)….89 killed in Missouri Tornado (May)…Famine in Somalia, 750,000 could die (Jul)…Hurricane Irene lashes US coast (Aug)…

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    That’s JUST THIS YEAR! Definitely food for thought. (No pun intended).

    This week I came across this list on the internet:  52 Weeks of Food Storage. I had heard about this list before (I remember my sister telling me about it once when I asked her why she had so much SALT in her pantry! lol) but I had never gone looking for it.  Once I did some research, I discovered this list has been posted NUMEROUS times at many different places on the net.  There are a few variations here and there…but for the most part…it’s the same.

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    What the list helps you to do is obtain a years’ supply of food by purchasing specific items each week for 52 weeks. Basically breaking it down into manageable “bites” (if you will). Most of the lists I saw claimed it was a $5 a week plan.  I personally think it is probably closer to $10 a week in today’s economic climate.  But still, for $10 a week you can make some MAJOR PROGRESS towards being prepared for that disaster that common sense says will eventually touch your own life.

    IMPORTANT NOTE:  These amounts are for TWO PEOPLE.  If you have more than 2 in your household, you will need to adjust the amounts.  BUT….don’t let that stop you!!!  If you can only start with the “2 people” amount…..do it!

    So without further ado…..I present THE LIST!  My “Week 1” starts THIS WEEK!!!!

    Week 1 – 6 lbs. salt
    Week 2 – 5 cans cream of chicken soup
    Week 3 – 20 lbs. sugar
    Week 4 – 8 cans tomato soup
    Week 5 – 25 lbs. flour
    Week 6 – 6 lbs. pasta
    Week 7 – 6 lbs. brown sugar
    Week 8 – 8 cans tuna
    Week 9 – 1 lb. each of yeast, baking soda and baking powder
    Week 10 – 50 lbs. wheat
    Week 11 – 8 cans tomato soup
    Week 12 – 20 lbs. sugar
    Week 13 – 10 lbs. powdered milk
    Week 14 – 7 boxes macaroni & cheese
    Week 15 – 25 lbs. rice
    Week 16 – 5 cans cream of chicken soup
    Week 17 – 1 bottle vitamins
    Week 18 – 12 cans evaporated milk
    Week 19 – 5 cans cream of mushroom soup
    Week 20 – 50 lbs. wheat
    Week 21 – 8 cans tomato soup
    Week 22 – 10 lbs. beans
    Week 23 – 8 cans tuna
    Week 24 – 3 lbs. shortening, 3 lbs. oil
    Week 25 – 25 lbs. rice
    Week 26 – 5 lbs. honey
    Week 27 – 10 lbs. powdered milk
    Week 28 – 20 lbs. sugar
    Week 29 – 5 lbs. peanut butter
    Week 30 – 50 lbs. wheat
    Week 31 – 7 boxes macaroni and cheese
    Week 32 – 2 qt. mayonnaise
    Week 33 – 1 bottle aspirin
    Week 34 – 5 cans cream of chicken
    Week 35 – 50 lbs. wheat
    Week 36 – 7 boxes macaroni and cheese
    Week 37 – 6 lbs. salt
    Week 38 – 10 lbs. beans
    Week 39 – 8 cans tomato soup
    Week 40 – 25 lbs. flour
    Week 41 – 5 cans cream of chicken
    Week 42 – 20 lbs. sugar
    Week 43 – 1 bottle vitamins
    Week 44 – 8 cans tuna
    Week 45 – 50 lbs. wheat
    Week 46 – 6 lbs. pasta
    Week 47 – 20 lbs. sugar
    Week 48 – 6 cans cream of mushroom
    Week 49 – 5 lbs. honey
    Week 50 – 10 lbs. of rolled oats
    Week 51 – 8 cans tomato soup
    Week 52 – 50 lbs. wheat

    You will end up with:  (for 2 people)

    300 lbs. wheat—–need 600 lbs.–includes rolled oats, pasta,
    12 lbs. pasta
    50 lbs. rice
    50 lbs. flour
    10 lbs. rolled oats
    100 lbs. sugar—-need 120 lbs. –includes honey, brown sugar
    10 lbs. honey
    6 lbs. brown sugar
    20 lbs. powdered milk—-need 150 lbs.
    12 cans evaporated milk—
    3 lbs. shortening—- need 70 lbs.
    3 lb. oil
    2 qt. mayonnaise
    5 lbs. peanut butter
    2 qt. mayonnaise
    5 lbs. peanut butter
    24 cans of tuna fish—-need 40 lbs. of meats
    20 lbs. beans—need 190 lbs of legumes
    1 lb. yeast
    1 lb. baking soda
    1 lb. baking powder
    12 lbs. salt
    2 bottles vitamins
    1 bottle of aspirin
    11 cans cream of mushroom soup
    20 cans of cream of chicken soup
    40 cans of tomato soup
    21 boxes macaroni and cheese

    Another suggestion I found was to take the $5 or $10 a week and set it aside EVERY WEEK….whether or not you spend all of it.  If you have some left over one week….save it for the weeks when you might have to spend more.  Or save it for some of the other recommended items:  canned fruit, vegetables, jams, jello, etc.

    You’ll notice the list doesn’t include WATER!  You’re on your own there….but here’s a guideline:  FEMA recommends one gallon of water per person/day. An active person will use 1/2 gallon just for drinking.

    Is it a PERFECT PLAN?  No.  But it’s a plan…a plan we can all follow…..
    so let’s get started.

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