Food Storage Suggestions #1

If you go to the church's website, it gives a very general idea of what to store in your food storage. I came across two different sets of ideas of how much to store of each item. Here's option #1:

Grains - 400 lbs. total

• Wheat - 175 lbs.


• Flour - 20 lbs.


• Corn Meal - 30 lbs.


• Oats - 50 lbs.


• Rice - 80 lbs.


• Barley - 5 lbs.


• Pasta - 40 lbs.

Legumes - 60 lbs. total

• Beans, Dry - 45 lbs.


• Lima, Soy, Split Peas & Lentils - 2 lbs. each


• Soup Mix - 7 lbs.

Fat & Oils

• Oil - 5 qt.


• Shortening - 2 lbs.


• Mayo - 1 lb.


• Salad Dressing - 1 qt.


• Peanut Butter - 1 lb.

Milk

• Dry Milk - 14 lbs.


• Evaporated Milk - 12 cans

Sugar - 62 lbs.

• White - 40 lbs.


• Brown Sugar - 3 lbs.


• Molasses - 1 lb.


• Honey - 3 lbs.


• Corn Syrup - 3 lbs.


• Jam - 5 lbs.


• Fruit Drink - 6 lbs.


• Jello - 1 lb.

They say kids should only get a 50% allotment, I personally know of many women who just count each kid as a full person(we do that); since there is such a large shelf life on so many items. Also, these are just suggestions, it’s important to personalize these to the needs and likes of each individual family.