Basic Food Storage
August 19, 2008 – 7:44 pmSo, with Hurricanes bearing down on Florida, how many people are truely ready for a disaster or emergency. Lets face facts, most are lucky to think far enough ahead to have a few bottles of water in their house and a few candy bars to top it off. Fortunately, that is what I am here for! 
Right now we are going to focus on what you need for one person to have one years food supply. This is the basic requirements. This information is from the Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints. They have been recommending to all of their members for over 80 years to have a years supply. That is to include clothes, sundries (soaps, detergents, deodorants, etc.) and food!
So what do you need to have for food?
400 pounds of grains (wheat, rice, oats, flour, pasta)
2.5 gallons of oil (veg oil, peanut butter, mayonnaise – 1 qt mayo= 1.5 pounds of oil, 1 qt salad dressing = 1 lb oil, 1 lb peanut butter = 0.5 lb oil)
60 pounds of beans and legumes,
16 pounds of powdered milk,
60 pounds sugar (don’t forget Honey never goes bad, and add jellies as well!),
8 pounds salt, and
14 gallons of water for the first two weeks (this is for drinking purposes only! More is needed for cooking and washing!).
In warmer climates (like in Aridzona) be sure to rotate your stock every two years!!! Stock rotation is by use or sharing/swapping!
Be sure to also learn to cook with the whole grains, your body will have issues with digestion! Want recipes, sign up for the email and I can send you a lot!
3 Responses to “Basic Food Storage”
I’ve seen their recomendations, but change some of them to suit me better–increase beans and legumes (including lentils) and seeds/nuts, decrease sugar, maybe increase milk, and definitely include stuff like yeast, baking powder, baking soda for some use with the grains (in which I include corn also), and include dehydrated fruits/vegetables.
Baking soda can also be used for toothbrushing and insect stings and sunburn, and salt can also be used for toothbrushing.
If not doing heavy physical labor daily or many daily hours of hiking, it would be hard to need c. 1 lb. sugar per person per week!
By T. Kollor on Aug 31, 2008
I agree with Koller on his recommendations, though I would include honey and jams in place of some of the sugar. Homemade bread with jam makes a great comfort food that also feeds you well. I personally would add some of those new powdered rehydrating drink mixes to replace the minerals and salts your body loses from exerision. Rehydrating with too much water flushes these from your body and results in water toxicity.
By R Warrichaiet on Jan 31, 2009
Remember, you need to keep things to your liking. Honey is great since it will not spoil and has ancilliary uses (antiseptic properties.) The trick is to have what you will eat regardless of anything.
As someone who lives in the desert, the electrolyte powders typically have way too much sugar in them. I have always had my crews mix the stuff at half strength. Mind you , I keep dry mix for several gallons on hand at all times.
When you urinate, your pee should be a light straw color, not clear (peeing too much) or dark (not peeing enough.) Heck, when you are the bottom of the Grand Canyon on the Bright Angel trail heading up to the south rim, there is a sign which discusses hydration.
By editor on Jan 31, 2009