One of the blogs that I like to follow did a weekly food storage list a few months ago. The list was full of a lot of staples. She posted a new item each week. Well...I wanted to do it along with her, but buying the amount I needed for my family of each item each week would have been too expensive for our budget. I am planning on using her list only going a little slower. So when I go grocery shopping this Saturday my item to focus on is OATS!
The goal is to buy one big round container (42 oz.) for each person in your family
Now this shouldn't be too hard for me because I have been slowly stocking up on oats for a month or so now. I have been buying one every time I go grocery shopping. So I just need to pick up 3 more to reach my goal. If any of you plan on doing this with me I would love to hear how your doing!
Also...in case anyone is wondering what my food storage plan of attack is...here is what I plan on doing:
Now this shouldn't be too hard for me because I have been slowly stocking up on oats for a month or so now. I have been buying one every time I go grocery shopping. So I just need to pick up 3 more to reach my goal. If any of you plan on doing this with me I would love to hear how your doing!
Also...in case anyone is wondering what my food storage plan of attack is...here is what I plan on doing:
- Complete food staples list (things like oats, oils, spices, baking goods, canned meat and fruits, etc..)
- Pick 5-7 meals that my family enjoys that is made mostly out of things easy to store and gather 3 months worth of each.
- Buy 8 more 5 gallon jugs for water storage (I already have 8. You are supposed to store 1.5 gallons for each person in your family per day. That is 9 gallons a day for my family. The goal being 2 weeks worth. I know that 8 more won't fill that goal completely, but eventually I want a 50 gallon drum too! I read that it is easier to haul around and use the 5 gallon jugs when you need to use your water storage then to get it out of the drum. Ex. put a jug in the bathroom, one in the kitchen...)
- Stock up on flour, sugar, and rice
6 comments:
the oats at the cannery are SO good!!! our ward does a youth night at the cannery and takes orders from us families who can't make it on a regular basis. just a suggestion. the cannery has such good food.
we buy from the store house too and we are enjoying it plus they have the best price, at least where we are. we buy staples such as wheat, flour, oats, beans and they have more too. We like to take the kids and do it as a family- when we can the stuff.
I bought my oats when I was following Jennie's page and of course since then I've used up a whole container. I'll re-stock. Where do you buy the water containers you have? I have one of them, but someone gave it to us. I think it'll be easier than the big drum for now.
Heather...I keep trying to figure out food storage too--I am on board with you...I just need to pick up some shelves and I am thinking that I will do that this weekend--keep going on the food storage post it's good to see what everyone else is doing.
Hi Heath, I just purchased oats this weekened too. Great minds think alike!! That is an awesome plan you have set up. I have been stocking up on canned foods lately, and water as well. Where did you get your water drums?
I bought my 5 gallon jugs from Maceys Grocery. I think they are like $5 each.
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