Keeping Your Family Fed And Full
Food storage is not something that a lot of people are worried about nowadays
. It is hard to think of a reason why we would need to store extra food when we have a grocery store down the street with all that we need.
In today's day and age we have grocery stores that offer us all the food we could possibly need whenever we need it. There are a lot of grocery stores that operate twenty-four hours a day giving you ample opportunity to get the nutrients that you need.
It is not until we think about what we would do if we did not have grocery stores that we might begin to worry. There are a lot of situations that could make a grocery store obsolete.
The most prevalent of these worries is the fear of a natural disaster. There have been a lot of natural disasters in the past year and we should make sure that we understand how important it is to be prepared for them.
The preparation for a disaster should begin well before there is even a threat of disaster. A lot of people do not understand that to be well taken care of and well prepared you should start your preparation right away.
Having extra food for your loved ones may be a lifesaving choice you decide to make. Taking the time to create a food storage unit that can sustain you and your family during hard times is something that all families should do.
First, you want to start by figuring out what kind of foods your family eats. Take a mental note of the foods that you are cooking and buying most often.
Although you can survive on foods that you do not enjoy eating, you do not want to put yourself and your family in a position where they will not feel like eating the food you have worked so hard to gather and store.
When you buy the food you should also keep in mind the different allergies that your family members have. If you only store beans and rice and half of your family are allergic to beans you will create a less than desired situation.
The best way to figure out what kind of foods you are going to store is to look at the recipes that your family most enjoys eating. You can them make a list of all of the ingredients from the top ten recipes.
Some people would rather diversify more and have the top thirty recipes and their ingredients written down. If you are going to have the top thirty recipes you will have a lot more ingredients to shop for.
Then, you have to decide how big of a food storage unit you will be looking to have. You can measure this by deciding how long you would want your family to be able to live off of your food storage unit.
When you have figured out how many days, make sure that you have a dinner recipe for each of those days. This is a great way to start your food storage.
After you have a comprehensive list of all of the food that you are going to need to shop for you have to make sure that you multiply it by the times you will be using the recipe. You will then know how much of each food you need.
When you are buying food for your unit you should make sure that you look for sales or try to buy the food in bulk. It can be very expensive and time consuming if you do not shop in bulk or for sales.
Work on buying the items with a long shelf life first. This way, you can store them for longer in your unit.
Clearly label all of the foods with their expiration date. As that date nears make sure that you use the ingredient up and buy new replacements.
Letting your food rot in your closet will be extremely mal beneficial for your pocketbook. You will end up having to throw away a lot of money's worth of food.
This process of using the older food and putting the newer food on the back of the shelf is called rotating. Rotating your pantry will help you to be time and cost efficient.
A food storage unit can be a great option for you and your family. Take the time to learn the best way for your family to build your unit.
by: Jack Landry
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