If you were anything like
me, I had a hard time getting my
food storage
started because well… I didn’t know how to begin. After a couple of
years of procrastinating and a few research, my husband and I finally
started our long term food supply. Here’s what we did:
1.) We started with storing water. Let’s face it, a person’s
survival depends on drinking water. We can survive 3 weeks without food
but only 3 days without water. Some emergency services recommend that we
have at least a two-week emergency water supply on hand at all times. I
recommend
1/2 gallon per person per day just for drinking and
minimal food preparation purposes. You might not think that you drink
that much in a day, but I’ll bet if you added up all the water, juice,
milk, soft drinks, broth, and other liquids, you would be close to
consuming 1/2 gallon. In an emergency, you may find that you want more
liquid than in regular circumstances. Water bottles are cheap and fit
perfectly in the trunk of your car to be used for emergencies. We also
bought a 55 gallon drum for additional water storage.
2.) The next step that my husband Ralph and I did was to start buying additional
long term food items
that we like and can eat on a regular basis. For example, 10 cans of
tuna this week then a sack of rice the next week and a couple bags of
pasta the following week and so on until we have a six months’ worth of
food. Great thing to keep in mind is to plan your food storage items
around meals that you and your family like to eat. If you have pasta,
then make sure you have canned sauces etc…
Getting started can really be simple and easy. Like my husband and I,
start buying a little extra items this week then a little more next
week until you get used to buying a few extra items and the next thing
you know, you have a year supply of emergency food storage stored at
your house. Hope this helped.
Article from
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