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Basic food storage amounts

I have looked for some time for a guideline of how much food to store for each person in a family.  What I did was take my monthly shopping list and compile a yearly total-It worked out pretty good-it is surprising the amounts of some things we purchase.  I found a guideline on the internet yesterday that I thought I would share with you.  These are per adult averages.

Grains = 400 lbs

Milk and dairy = 75 lbs

Juices and dry beverage mix = 25lbs

Fats and oils = 20 lbs

Canned or dried Meats = 20 lbs

Fruits and Veg. = 90 lbs Dried or 370 Qts canned

Beans = 90 lbs

Sugars = 60 lbs

This does not include misc items such as spices, condiments, or Auxillary foods i.e. Baking powder, mixes, yeast, and salt.

I hope this helped.  Blessings>faithfarm

Food Storage Times Guidlines

Feb Food storage shopping list $10 week

First let me say I am sorry this is so late-farm life has been busy-lol-Blessings>faithfarm

Feb. Week #1 Shopping List

Peter Pan PB                .99 on sale

Elbo Macaroni              .83

Can tomatoes              .49  X 2 =.98

Saltines                         .83

Veg. oil                         2.49

Sugar 10lb                   3.94

  Feb. week 1 total  10.06

Feb. week #2 Shopping list

White Vinager 1 gal.        1.87

Tea                                     1.58

coffee                                 5.99

can cream                           .59

Week 2 totals                  10.03

Feb week 3 shopping list

Tuna                                     .58 X 2 = 1.16

flour 5lb                               1.09

Rolled oats                         1.49

Ramen Noodle                   .10  X 10=1.00

Gelatin                                  .29 X 5= 1.45

Can juice                            2.29

can soup                               .49 X 3 =1.47

Week Feb #3 totals         9.95

Week Feb #4 Shopping list

This is an easy one!

25 lb bag brown beans   9.95!  Reg price at Save-a-Lot

Week Feb # 4 totals    9.95

Feb total food storage cost   39.99

Website-food storage

Good Morning!  Today I will be making a trip into town to do some food storage shopping and purchase feed.  So I thought I would share this wonderful website that my friend found yesterday.  As many of you know who read this blog we built a small house and storage room is always an issue.  This system on the website is a wonderful tool to assist in both food storage and rotation.  I am impressed with the whole concept, and I hope you are too.  Have a wonderfully blessed day! >faithfarm

http://www.pharaohsstorehouse.com/on_wall.asp

Food Storage Shopping List #4

Here is week #4 in the food storage for only $10 a week.  Thank you and if you need any assistance just let me know. 

Week #4 Shopping list

Canned Ham or Spam                     1.50 each sale

Flavored Gelatin X2                            .58  or .29 each

Dry pasta                                              .50

Jar pasta sauce                               1.00   26oz

Ramen Noodles X10                        1.00

Can Mixed Veg.                                   .39

Can spinach                                        .39

Dry Black eye peas                           .49 1lb bag sale

Honey                                                 3.09 24 oz

Corn Meal                                          1.09 5lb bag

Total Cost                                   ----10.03----           Week #4

Total monthly cost =======39.81============

I hope this has been helpful.  Blessings>faithfarm

Food Storage Shopping List Week #3

Here is the weekly shopping list for those who are participating in the food storage shopping with only $10.00 a week.  If you are just starting this feel free to contact me for more information, and as always I appreciate any comments or suggestions.  Thank you again for all the support you have given me! Blessings>Faithfarm

Week #3 Shopping list

Yeast Jar                                           3.66  4 oz

Can peaches                                      .99  29 oz

Potato Flakes                                   2.49

Gravy mix package X 3                  1.00 or .33 each

can green beans                                .39

Oats-old fashion                               1.49   42 oz

Total Cost                                    ----10.02----         Week #3

Food Storage Shopping List Week #2

Thank you for joining me in this weeks food storage shopping-Please send me any comments or suggestions you might have.  Blessings>

Week #2 Shopping list:

Instant Milk (dry Milk)                     5.48     25.6 oz box

Baking Powder                                   .82

Baking Soda                                        .32

Peanut butter                                      .99   on sale

Mandarin Oranges X2                     1.00 or .50 each can 11 oz

Apple Sauce                                        .99   25 oz glass jar

can corn                                               .39

Total cost                                   ----$9.99-----    Week 2

Have a Blessed Week!

Recipe link for Frugal Food Storage

There is an excellent article and recipe site located at www.prohosting.com/hbhw/index.htm . 

Another good site is http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/index.htm  There is an emergency menu plan available at this site, as well as many useful tips for reducing your grocery costs.

I hope this was helpful to someone-

Blessings>Faith Farm

Food Storage shopping list week #1-4

As I usually only shop once a month I thought I would post weeks #1 through #4 for those of you that shop bi-monthly or monthly.  I will continue to post individual weekly shopping lists for those weeks as well.  As the cost of food changes greatly from one month to the next I can only accurately post one month at a time. Thank you for all the messages and comments I recieved on this topic this morning--Your input is valued greatly.  Remember this is pretty basic-starting with no food storage plan in place.  It can be taylored to suit each families needs and likes.  The goal is to only spend $10.00 a week so everyone is able to afford it.

Week #1 Shopping list:

1lb pinto beans-dried                        .99

5lb long grain enriched rice           2.49

1lb salt                                                 .34

4lbs sugar                                           .99 on sale

5lb flour                                                .99

3lb shortening                                  2.29

2 cans Tuna                                      1.00 or .50 ea.

1 can peas                                           .34

1 can carrots                                      .34

Total cost                                       ---9.77----   Week one

Week #2 Shopping list:

Instant Milk (dry Milk)                     5.48     25.6 oz box

Baking Powder                                   .82

Baking Soda                                        .32

Peanut butter                                      .99   on sale

Mandarin Oranges X2                     1.00 or .50 each can 11 oz

Apple Sauce                                        .99   25 oz glass jar

can corn                                               .39

Total cost                                   ----$9.99-----    Week 2

Week #3 Shopping list

Yeast Jar                                           3.66  4 oz

Can peaches                                      .99  29 oz

Potato Flakes                                   2.49

Gravy mix package X 3                  1.00 or .33 each

can green beans                                .39

Oats-old fashion                               1.49   42 oz

Total Cost                                    ----10.02----         Week #3

Week #4 Shopping list

Canned Ham or Spam                     1.50 each sale

Flavored Gelatin X2                            .58  or .29 each

Dry pasta                                              .50

Jar pasta sauce                               1.00   26oz

Ramen Noodles X10                        1.00

Can Mixed Veg.                                   .39

Can spinach                                        .39

Dry Black eye peas                           .49 1lb bag sale

Honey                                                 3.09 24 oz

Corn Meal                                          1.09 5lb bag

Total Cost                                   ----10.03----           Week #4

Total monthly cost =======39.81============

I hope this has been helpful-remember to have fun shopping! 

Food storage shopping list week #1

I've had many people tell me that starting a food storage was to costly and they just didn't know where to start.  So I decided to start a weekly food storage shopping list that most anyone can do, at a cost of $10.00 per week.  Now this is going to be pretty basic so it can be changed to meet your families needs and likes.  I will make note of any sale items I purchase to be accurate in pricing.  I shop mainly at lower cost grocery stores and usually purchase off brand items.  I would love for anyone to join me in this shopping adventure and please add any comments you think will help.  Thank you in advance for any input on this topic.  Remember we are starting from scratch-no current food storage. 

Week #1 Shopping list:

1lb pinto beans-dried                        .99

5lb long grain enriched rice           2.49

1lb salt                                                 .34

4lbs sugar                                           .99 on sale

5lb flour                                                .99

3lb shortening                                  2.29

2 cans Tuna                                      1.00 or .50 ea.

1 can peas                                           .34

1 can carrots                                      .34

Total cost                                       ---9.77----   Week one

I hope this was helpful.  Blessings>

Food storage tips

There are many ways to store food and alot to consider when planing your storage area.  Here is a few tips to help you get started.

Temperature-As a rule the lower the temperature the longer the shelf life.  Your storage area should be kept above freezing and below 72 F.  This would be a good time to consider your current food storage area.  If storing in your house, will it maintain a stable teperature in the event of power outage?  I have found that my cellar stays about 62 F year round. 

Humidity-Food storage should have a really low humidity level-around 15%---Not practical in most parts of the world.  So for those of us that live in higher humidity we must package our goods in a way to keep them from retaining moisture.  I Ziplock all my drygoods in bags or vacu-seal individual packages then I place them in a rubbermaid container.  Keep your boxes from touching outer walls as this could cause condensation.

Light-When it comes to food storage sunlight is bad!  Make sure the area you are storing in does not have sunlight directly on the storage containers.  This can cause changes in temperature and and humidity levels in your containers.  It also degrades the foods nutritional content.  So admire your beautiful quarts of beans and peaches-then keep them in the dark!

Storage times of foods requires ones own research-you decide what is best.  My theory is rotate-use and replace.  That away you only have fresh food in your storage.  Another thing that I might mention is only store foods that you are going to use.  How can you rotate your stock if you are stocked up on goods no one wants to eat?  Take for example egg plant---I like egg plant--it grows so very good here-in abundance-unfortunately my family is not as fond of it as I am...so stocking up on that isn't the best plan.  Remember that as a general rule-glass containers keep food longer than metal cans as long as you store properly.  I hope this helped-Blessings to you.