Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Food Storage
So, Mom and I have been working on our food storage. We both have a good selection of stuff in our own personal "store." She is a little more diligent about it and reminds me to keep going. So, she was searching on the Internet today and found a site that tells you how much storage you need for a years worth of food for your family. You plug in the number of members and, walla. When you look at the numbers, it is pretty daunting. She suggested that I work on building those areas that I am low on for a 3 month supply, which is a lot more do-able. I went downstairs (I have one of those old, scary storage rooms that is dark and cold and perfect for storing food!) and I have about 3 times the amount of spaghetti that I need. That's fine with the boys...they will get pretty sick of spaghetti, though, when food is too expensive! Anyway, the site for the calculator is www.thefoodguys.com
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my food storage contains rice, hairspray, and cold cereal: All very important but needless to say I have work to do!!!
I haven't worried much about it but with the economy in the shape it is in I feel strongly about it now!
Thanks for the link!
Now I just need to get started!
Don't get overwhelmed by the numbers. Buy stuff that your family already eats instead of buckets of wheat but you don't have a grinder. Set the number on the planner page for one month and start looking for sales. I know that I have totally changed the way I shop over this past year. I look for things I usually buy and then buy multiples of them. Tomorrow I am going to focus on medicines and the like. Daedre, I'm so glad you've got your priorities straight. A girl absolutely can not be without hairspray!!!
I realized that my storage is without chapstick. If I don't have hair product, then I will stay home. However, if I don't have chapstick, then I will go insane!
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