food storage

Food storage is a large component of Emergency Preparedness. If there is a natural disaster, economic crisis, or even just a job loss in the family, it is advisable to have some food set aside that your family could live off of. There are three main aspects of food storage which are commonly discussed on the web:

Water Storage: You should have a least 72 hours worth of water on hand and easily accessible. If you have the space it is recommended to store up to two weeks worth of water and also include some sort of filter or purification system as well. The amount to store is one gallon per person per day.

Three Month Food Supply: The three month food supply consists of storing three months worth of foods that your family eats on a regular basis. Some people choose to store all shelf-stable ingredients, while others include items that can be stored in the freezer. You can make a detailed meal plan for the entire three months, or simply stock up on the items that you most commonly cook with.

Long Term Food Storage: Long term foods include basic cooking ingredients such as wheat, legumes, oil, powdered milk, etc. If you had to live off of food storage items for an extended period of time, you would need to include these items with long shelf-lives.

A common mantra relating to food storage is to store what you eat and eat what you store. You can scope out the blogosphere to discover great food storage recipes and start using your stored items today!

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• Caramel Dipped Dehydrated Apples

  
  All About Food Storage — Authority: 110
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• Learn To Make Sourdough Bread

  
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  They say that sourdough bread likely originated around 1500 BC in Ancient Egypt. It became the main bread consumed in Northern California during the Gold Rush period. There are several regions, such as San Francisco, that’s known for producing the best sourdough in today’s market. In fact, sourdough bread is very ...
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• Rubbermaid 7J98 Easy Find Lid 24-Piece Food Storage Containers for $10.00

  
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  Rubbermaid 7J98 Easy Find Lid 24-Piece Food Storage Containers (Blue) for $10.00.  Use free site-to-store and pick up in-store to save on shipping charge.  Otherwise, shipping is $3.97.  Here is a screenshot for your reference. Alternatively, it is available at Amazon in Red color for $11.00 with free shipping on ...
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  Everyday Food Storage Recipes-Food Storage & Recipe Blog — Authority: 119
  My family has the flu…will post later… © 2009, Everyday Food Storage Recipes-Food Storage & Recipe Blog . All rights reserved.
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• Fridge Locker

  
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  Do you know the feeling when you want to eat your favorite snack or food but when you open the fridge its gone? One time my husband reserved his one last coke to keep it cool in the fridge but when he woke up from his nap it was not there anymore. I drink it when he was napping; I had no idea that he wanted it so ...
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• Turkey - The Frugal Meat?

  
  Confessions of a Psychotic Housewife — Authority: 437
  Most people consider turkey to be a once (sometimes twice) a year dinner meat. In reality, when turkey is bought on sale, it can be an incredibly frugal dinner. Youre hard pressed to find any other meat that costs around 99 cents a pound - much less at the right time of year, of course - and you can store it in ...
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• Cooking with Basic Food Storage: Granola Recipe

  
  PREPAREDNESS MATTERS — Authority: 103
  Here is another delicious Lori Dunford-designed food storage recipe for granola. I have sampled this yummy recipe and youll love it, too! Granola 4 c rolled oats (old fashioned) 2 c oat bran (or oats blended up to equal 2 c) 2 c coconut 2 c slivered almonds 3/4 c butter 3/4 c brown sugar 1/3 c water 1 Tbsp ...
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• Cooking with Basic Food Storage: Making Cheese from Powdered Milk

  
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  My friend, Lori Dunford , is a pro at utilizing food storage and making delicious, gourmet food out of it. Once again, she has blown me away with her latest conquest: making cheese out of powdered milk! And by the way, this is not so-so cheese. Its actually mouth- wateringly delicious cheese! She has been kind ...
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• Frbiz.Com Reports Food … Packaging Machinery Industry Is Unaffected By The Financial Crisis

  
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• Food Storage Friday: Spices

  
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  Due to time constraints this week post will hopefully be a short one. I wanted to talk a little about spices. If you buy those big year supply food storage type of thing, it is mostly made of bland type ingredients that you need to spice up a bit. The problem is that spices dont last as long and they are hard to ...
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• Food Storage Friday - How Are You Doing?

  
  Confessions of a Psychotic Housewife — Authority: 437
  With rising prices, bad weather, unstable job environments, one of the best things we as women (or men) in charge of our homes can do, is work on our food storage to ensure our family will continue to eat well no matter what the circumstance is. It doesnt take a lot to organize your pantry and make a little room for ...
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• Tis the Season... for HEALTHY snacking!

  
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• Simple Survival Tips - Additional Uses for Salt

  
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  from Stealth Survival by noreply@blogger.com (riverwalker)Although many people may not be aware of it, simple table salt has a great number of uses other than seasoning food. Salt is a fairly common food storage item and if protected from excessive moisture will last almost indefinitely. Salt is a main ingredient for ...
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• Keeping the family in "Stitches" (November week #2)

  
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• Why Food Storage Series: Religious Reasons

  
  Food Storage Made Easy — Authority: 116
  As stated in the introduction post to our “WHY DO PEOPLE BUILD A FOOD STORAGE?” series, we have found there are 5 main reasons people store food: 1. Natural Disasters 2. Economic Crisis 3. Health Benefits 4. Everyday Emergency 5. Religious Reasons Today we will be talking about the fifth reason, ...
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• Thanksgiving Fanatic Friday Contestant #1: Whole Wheat Pumpkin Muffins

  
  Everyday Food Storage Recipes-Food Storage & Recipe Blog — Authority: 119
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• Independence Days: Four Ways This New Book Revolutionizes Home Food Preservation

  
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  My bookshelves creak with the weight of my amassed food preservation resource collection.  As we grow over 70 percent of our food needs on our Wisconsin farm and B&B, Inn Serendipity , the how-to behind stocking up has always been area of personal, passionate research. But as you can see, I’m already ...
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• Survival Food Storage Secrets

  
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• The Low-Tech Food Vacuum Sealer

  
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