Transcript Flavor, texture and appearance ARE important Use your

Variety - Most people don't have enough
variety in their storage. Ninety five percent
of the people have only stored the four
basic items : grains, beans, honey, and salt.
Statistics show most of us won't survive on
such a diet for very long.
Weekly Food Ration for British Sailors in 1808:
Bread/Biscuits
Beef :
Pork:
Peas:
Oatmeal:
Sugar:
Butter:
Cheese
7 lbs
4 lbs
2 lbs
4 cups
3 cups
6 oz.
6 oz.
12 oz.
Grains: Wheat, rice oatmeal, corn, corn meal, masa, popcorn, flour,
pasta, bulgar, barley, quinoa, farro
Legumes: Beans (pinto, red, kidney, black, navy, lima), lentils, split peas
Sweetners: Sugar (brown and granulated white), honey, molasses, corn
syrup, agave, stevia
Spices: Salt, pepper, powdered garlic, ALL of your commonly used spices
Flavoring: Bouillon, dried onions, fresh garlic, dried peppers
Cooking Agents: Baking Powder, baking soda, cocoa, oil (olive, canola,
corn), yeast, powdered or clarified butter, vinegar (apple cider, white,
seasoned)
Vegetables: Canned goods, home canning, dried soups, potatoes, carrots
Fruits: Dehydrated and sun dried fruits (raisins, prunes, etc), canned,
home canned, jellies, preserves
Don’t forget the basic cooking supplies of oils, spices, etc.
Variation, Variation, Variation…
Flavor, texture and appearance ARE important
Use your storage items in day-to-day meal planning
Reduce your dependence on Prepared items
Rotate your canned goods into your meal preparation
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Mylar sealers
Canning Jars
Canning Lids
Buckets
Mylar Bags
Zip Lock Bags
Water Bath Canner
Pressure Cooker
Canning Tools
Oxygen Absorbers
Desiccant
• Fruits
• Jams
• Jellies
• Tomatoes
• Vegetables
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Meats
Fish
Soups & Sauces
Soup Stock/Broth
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Grains
Pasta
Legumes
Sugar
Processed Flour
Spices & Salt
Dehydrated and Sun-Dried Foods
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Fruits
Vegetables
Herbs and Seasonings
Medicinal plants
Meat
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Potatoes
Onions
Apples
Squash & Pumpkins
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Carrots
Parsnips
Rutabagas
Radishes
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Meats
Poultry
Fish
Fruits
Processed Vegetables
Soup Stock
Remember you can always use your freezer to buy time for later
canning at YOUR leisure
If you can’t GROW it, MAKE it, or TRADE for it…. BUY IT
BIGGER is cheaper… the cost is in the packaging
It is FAR BETTER to have a good variety in SMALLER
QUANTITIES than to have a TON of stuff that is repetitive,
boring, or unusable without other components
Buy in bags of 10-50 lbs
• Buy Case lots
• Use Group Purchasing
• Shop Restaurant Supply Stores
• Shop Costco
• Grow a Garden
• Raise Chickens/Rabbits
• Buy a ¼ Beef
• Buy fruit by the case/box
• Trade and Barter
• Glean
• Buy extra every time you shop
• Start a budget for Storage Items and shop SMART
• Use Group Purchasing… go in with friends for case
lots or mega bags of bulk items
• Shop Restaurant Supply Stores or Costco
• Shop SALES and COUPONS
• Grow a Garden
• Raise Chickens/Rabbits
• Buy a ¼ Beef
• Buy fruit in season by the case/box
• Trade and Barter
• Glean
• Date ALL food as it goes into your storage, regardless of
source (Black Sharpie)
• Rotate all canned foods within three (3) years of
acquisition
• Put bait or traps around and below your storage shelves
to keep out ALL rodents
• Keep an inventory and keep it CURRENT
• Store like items together
• Insure that your shelving can support the weight of your
food
• Setup your shelving to be earthquake proof and that
your food is secure from falling
MILITARY ADAGE:
TRAIN like you fight and FIGHT like you train
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Experiment with preparing meals from scratch using
recipes and off-the-top-of-your-head ideas
• Use your near out of date food items in your daily meal
planning
• Add new items as you find recipes that you like that have
ingredients that you don’t stock
• Learn to home can in order to add components that are
pricey or low in quality
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Don’t expect that your family will always appreciate the
meals that you prepare
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Provide Comfort Foods where possible
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Provide desserts, fruit, or sweets whenever things start to
get boring
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Provide occasional snacks of nuts, cookies, dried or fresh
fruit , or popcorn
• Provide vitamins on a daily basis
• Flavor water or milk with powdered products and learn how to
make alternatives from fresh produce
DEFEAT: The act of being defeated can best be
assured by poor preparation, lack of planning,
failure to anticipate, and coupled with inaction and
the failure to adapt…