Food Storage

Food storage is more important than most people think. A reserve of food serves as a practical form of insurance protecting you and your family against occurrences of food shortages, natural disasters, unemployment, strikes and loss of income through personal illness or injury. You should be prepared for any type of natural disaster or misfortune with long-term food storage and emergency preparedness items. You need to remember to store what you use and use what you store. Many people store foods that have little to do with their every day meals. Often times this food doesn’t get eaten in rotation and ends up outdated and in the garbage. Try to store mostly low-moisture foods. Most bacteria and chemical changes that cause foods to deteriorate or spoil develop only in the presence of moisture and oxygen. Careful planning and rotation of food storage is mandatory. Wheat, dry milk, sugar or honey, salt, beans, rice, oats and other grains are good food storage items to include. A years supply of food for one person usually consists of 300 lbs. of wheat, 75 lbs. of dry milk, 60 lbs. of honey or 100 lbs. of sugar and 5 lbs. of salt. Recipe books emphasizing these types of foods are available in most book stores.

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