Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Long-Term Food Storage for April

We will be suggesting a schedule for accumulating a basic food storage. That's right: BASIC. We would encourage you to add food items that your family regularly eats to our suggested list. If one of the items is on sale one week, or you have a coupon to help cut your cost, obviously purchase the necessary amount at that time rather than on our schedule. Purchase the items lister per member of your family. If your family doesn't like a certain item, please don't buy it! Substitute something your family will eat.

Here is our suggested food storage items for the month of April:
3 cans of your favorite soup and 1 box of saran wrap
2 pounds of macaroni and 2 pounds of spaghetti
2 pounds of rice and 2 cans of yams or pumpkin

I want to reiterate the blessings that come by getting started. We are not only blessed once our 3 month or 1 year food storage is acquired, we are blessed every step of the way. If buying this much food per week is still too daunting to your checkbook, cut it back. Instead of 3 cans of soup, buy 1. Instead of 2 pounds of macaroni, buy 1. We will be blessed for our efforts no matter how small!!

Keep a watchful eye out for our long term food storage suggestions in the Sacrament programs.

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