The food storage focus for the month of February is breakfast items. Using a monthly focus will help you stay organized so you don't get overwhelmed. Eventually you will run on your own and be amazing.
The great thing about breakfast foods is that they are affordable and you don't have to eat them just for breakfast. The goal is to have a 3-month supply of foods in your pantry your family will eat. And if you have already gathered STEP 1: 3-month supply, STEP 2: drinking water, STEP 3: financial reserve, then store a long-term supply of breakfast foods such as grains.
Most of you are still working on the first three steps though, which is perfectly fine. Keep following along as you build up your supplies gradually and economically. Even though I suggest specific items to gather each week, you want to store items that work for your family. One family might store a lot of cold cereal, whereas another family might store agave nectar and gluten-free buckwheat. Both families would be right. So, adapt my list for you.
On the Step 1: 3-month supply section of my list you will see #10 can amounts, but you don't have to store your 3-month supply in #10 cans or Mylar bags. They are perfectly fine in your pantry and cupboards in the containers you bought them in or in plastic storage containers. I list a weight amount as well to help you figure out amounts for your family. Don't get hung up on amounts though. You could store more or less since your family eats differently than mine.
We will be gathering cereal, oats, pancake mix and syrup and powdered eggs this month. Again, adapt the list. You will also see suggestions for toiletries and emergency supplies on the monthly list below. Use the list to help you get focused, then adapt, adapt, adapt.
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Be on the lookout for some great breakfast cereal deals this month. I like to stock up on as many as I can of our favorites. I love granola! February is National Hot Breakfast month, so you may find some items to put aside in your freezer, but you don't have to. And watch for some great grocery sales around President's Day weekend.
There are several types of oats, but most people buy regular, quick or instant oats. To understand the differences, check out this article at Baking Bites: Regular vs. Quick Cooking Oatmeal.
We will also focus on emergency communications and a family emergency plan this month. And I will share a few more 72-hour kit steps: clothing, personal items and activities.
This month I will start teaching food storage classes here in Utah, so wish me luck. I am excited to share my belief that when we are obedient to the counsel of our prophet, we will be guided to know what to store for our families and the blessings will come. Have faith to be doers and not hearers only.
"And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father:
I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded,
for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men,
save he shall prepare a way for them
that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them."
Best wishes. You CAN do it!
Valerie
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We go through so much oatmeal that we buy it in 50 pound bags and store the oats in food grade buckets. We go through 50 to 100 pounds a month. Depends on how much I use in baking. But to go with that is powdered milk and sugars. Almost all of us like brown sugar on our oats, but we also like white sugar. We also make granola with our oats, so having some oil to make that along with whole wheat flour and spices to make different flavors.
ReplyDeleteOatmeal can also be used in baking.
Quinoa, is a seed that can be cooked like rice and used as a cereal. Millet can be cooked like rice also, and it comes out tasting like cornmeal mush. Again, sugar or syrup to top. We also add dried or fresh fruit.
Other breakfast items:
pancake mix (store bought or homemade)
muffins
rice, quinoa, or millet
eggs
leftovers from dinner
yogurt (homemade)
cheese and fruit
Remember that just about everything you buy in the store can be made at home, with some elbow grease. Yes it takes more time, but is soooo worth it.
I just wanted to thank you for the Monthly Food Storage Shopping Lists. They are beautiful and extremely helpful! Thank you so much! I appreciate your work and your generosity with sharing your knowledge and experiences.
DeleteI love these monthly storage goals!! Thank you for all your hard work!!
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