Second Suggestions on Food Storage

I found another link at about.com with suggestions for the year supply of food & thought I would post these as well. Then you decide which of the two you would personally like to follow. I know that I have been getting a lot of questions about this lately & thought it would be helpful to re-post. Remember these are merely suggestions, adjust the plan as your family needs & personal tastes dictate.

Year Supply Suggestions Based on One Person:

Grains - 300 lbs.

• Wheat - 150 lbs.
• Flour - 25 lbs.
• Corn Meal - 25 lbs.
• Oats - 25 lbs.
• Rice - 50 lbs.
• Pasta - 25 lbs.

Fats & Oils - 13 lbs.

• Shortening - 4 lbs.
• Vegetable Oil - 2 gallons
• Mayonnaise - 2 qts.
• Salad Dressing - 1 qts.
• Peanut Butter - 4 lbs.

Legumes - 60 lbs.

• Beans (dry - such as black, pinto & white) - 30 lbs.
• Lima Beans - 5 lbs.
• Soy Beans - 10 lbs.
• Split Peas - 5 lbs.
• Lentils - 5 lbs.
• Dry Soup Mix - 5 lbs.

Sugars - 60 lbs.

• White Sugar - 40 lbs.
• Honey - 3 lbs.
• Brown Sugar - 3 lbs.
• Molasses - 1 lbs.
• Corn Syrup - 3 lbs.
• Jams - 3 lbs.
• Fruit Drink, powdered - 6 lbs.
• Flavored Gelatin - 1 lbs.

Milk - 75 lbs.

• Dry Milk - 60 lbs. (which equals about 15 #10 cans)
• Evaporated Milk - 12 cans
• Other - 13 lbs. (such as sweetened condensed milk)

Cooking Essentials

• Baking Powder - 1 lb.
• Baking Soda - 1 lbs.
• Yeast - .5 lbs.
• Salt - 5 lbs.
• Vinegar - .5 gallons

Miscellaneous

• Water - 14 gallons
• Bleach - 1 gallon

Your Year Supply Suggestions ...

Trying to un-clutter the side of the blog, I am making a posting with all the information regarding the items you should have in your food storage. This is the same as the handout being given out on the first evening of the group. Now, remember that this is meant to be a guide for each family. Your food storage necessities and mine will be different and that is fine. Just don't buy anything you won't eat or use! Certain things should be in your supply, or at least good substitutes should be there instead.


Food Storage Items/Needs Per Adult:
* They say kids should only get a 50% allotment, I personally know of many women who just count each kid as a full person; Since there is such a large shelf life on so many items. Also, these are just suggestions, it’s important to personalize these to the needs and likes of each individual family.

• Grains - 400 lbs. total
  * Wheat - 175 lbs.
  * Flour - 20 lbs.
  * Corn Meal - 30 lbs.
  * Oats - 50 lbs.
  * Rice - 80 lbs.
  * Barley - 5 lbs.
  * Pasta - 40 lbs.
• Legumes - 60 lbs. total
  * Beans, Dry - 45 lbs.
  * Lima, Soy, Split Peas & Lentils - 2 lbs. each
  * Soup Mix - 7 lbs.
• Fat & Oils
  * Oil - 5 qt.
  * Shortening - 2 lbs.
  * Mayo - 1 lb.
  * Salad Dressing - 1 qt.
  * Peanut Butter - 1 lb.
• Milk
  * Dry Milk - 14 lbs.
  * Evaporated Milk - 12 cans
• Sugar - 62 lbs.
  * White - 40 lbs.
  * Brown Sugar - 3 lbs.
  * Molasses - 1 lb.
  * Honey - 3 lbs.
  * Corn Syrup - 3 lbs.
  * Jam - 5 lbs.
  * Fruit Drink - 6 lbs.
  * Jello - 1 lb.