Food Storage Suggestions #2

I found another link at about.com with suggestions for the year supply of food & thought I would post these as well. Then you decide which of the two you would personally like to follow. I know that I have been getting a lot of questions about this lately & thought it would be helpful. Remember these are merely suggestions, adjust the plan as your family needs & personal tastes dictate.

Grains - 300 lbs.

• Wheat - 150 lbs.


• Flour - 25 lbs.


• Corn Meal - 25 lbs.


• Oats - 25 lbs.


• Rice - 50 lbs.


• Pasta - 25 lbs.

Fats & Oils - 13 lbs.

• Shortening - 4 lbs.


• Vegetable Oil - 2 gallons


• Mayonnaise - 2 qts.


• Salad Dressing - 1 qts.


• Peanut Butter - 4 lbs.

Legumes - 60 lbs.

• Beans (dry - such as black, pinto & white) - 30 lbs.


• Lima Beans - 5 lbs.


• Soy Beans - 10 lbs.


• Split Peas - 5 lbs.


• Lentils - 5 lbs.


• Dry Soup Mix - 5 lbs.

Sugars - 60 lbs.

• White Sugar - 40 lbs.


• Honey - 3 lbs.


• Brown Sugar - 3 lbs.


• Molasses - 1 lbs.


• Corn Syrup - 3 lbs.


• Jams - 3 lbs.


• Fruit Drink, powdered - 6 lbs.


• Flavored Gelatin - 1 lbs.

Milk - 75 lbs.

• Dry Milk - 60 lbs. (which equals about 15 #10 cans)


• Evaporated Milk - 12 cans


• Other - 13 lbs. (such as sweetened condensed milk)

Cooking Essentials

• Baking Powder - 1 lb.


• Baking Soda - 1 lbs.


• Yeast - .5 lbs.


• Salt - 5 lbs.


• Vinegar - .5 gallons

Miscellaneous

• Water - 14 gallons


• Bleach - 1 gallon