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    Posted: January 18 2006 at 5:02pm

 Here's the web site that will help you figure out how much food you will need.  http://www.providentliving.org/emergencyprep/report/0,11261, 1,00.html

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I got an error trying to hit that link meewee.  All of the quantities were errors.

Try this and go to the "What to Store" link.

http://www.providentliving.org/channel/1,11677,1706-1,00.htm l

This is advice from the LDS church.  Luckily, I live in Utah.  The Mormons believe heavily in being prepared for hard times.  The result is they have the "Bishops Storehouse", which is a place you can go to can up alot of the things listed on this link.  It's pretty cheap too.  I can also get those oxygen absorbers for .09 cents each which is under 1/2 the price I last looked up online. 

 



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Other good food storage calculators can be found at:

http://www.thefoodguys.com/foodcalc.html (FREE)

http://www.disasternecessities.com/product/545-4039159 ($30)

I also just went to various long term food storage websites and printed off their lists of what's in their "Year's Supply" of food.  I actually printed off about a dozen lists and compared them, and this gave me a pretty good idea of what other people think would be needed for one person for one year.  A good place to start is http://beprepared.com and also http://www.myfoodstorage.com/x/customer/home.php

I'm not Mormon myself, but I admire their admonition to keep a year's supply on hand.  After the bf hits, the Mormons will survive to inherit the earth!

 
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My favorite tool (need MS Excel) is a Food Storage Planner that can be downloaded for free (in US and Metric versions) - it is more than just food and is completely customizable (not "protected") for your family size, # of months for storage, etc. The calculations are done automatically making it easy to inventory, shop and track needs.


This link is for the downloadable program mentioned above: http://standeyo.com/News_Files/FTP_Files/DFPlanImp.zip (US Version)
http://standeyo.com/News_Files/FTP_Files/DFPlanMet.zip (Metric Version)


I have been using it myself for a long time now and I think it is great!

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Originally posted by CupcakeMom CupcakeMom wrote:

I'm not Mormon myself, but I admire their admonition to keep a year's supply on hand.  After the bf hits, the Mormons will survive to inherit the earth!

I woudlnt count on that.  Most of my friends are Mormons (I live in Utah) and only one of them has any kind of preps on hand - and 99% of that was given to him by his parents.  From my experience, the older the people, the more likely they are to have preps.  My friends are all mid 20s to mid 30s and they are typically (I didnt say all) too broke from having several children quickly.

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I'm a mormon girl (and yes broke from having lots of children quickly)  .  The mormon church has home storage centers across the US and Canada.  If you have mormon friends, you can ask about going to the cannery.  You can get dried goods in #10 cans or mylar pouches or bulk at cost.  The caveat is that it is all volunteer so you have to supply the labor to pack your cans.   It's crazy cheap. 

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Alan Hagan, author of the Prudent Pantry has given us permission to link to his food storage information.  We also have a very easy to understand list here to give you the basics on food storage requirements for one year. 

And finally, this program, not developed by us, will allow you to:
  • 1) Plan your family’s food storage (items and quantity);
  • 2) Keep track of your inventory;
  • 3) Estimate the minimum usage rate of your food storage (use it or lose it!);
  • 4) Budget food storage purchases in 1, 3, 6, and 12 month increments.
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You need Microsoft Excel to open and use this file with macros.
The Ultimate Food Storage Worksheet-Version1-1.xls
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Food storage calculators for those that were asking.
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What scares me people is that some of these food calculators have so much food to store I do not have enough room to store all this let alone afford to purchase all this!

Does anyone else feel this way. It looks like I will never have enough food, space or money to take care of my family with all that I have to have.
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Originally posted by FluMom FluMom wrote:

What scares me people is that some of these food calculators have so much food to store I do not have enough room to store all this let alone afford to purchase all this!

Does anyone else feel this way. It looks like I will never have enough food, space or money to take care of my family with all that I have to have.
 
It can be very overwhelming! Especially when you are trying to find space to store everything after you have brought it home from the store. You just try to store it where you have room,  canned goods fit in the flats under the beds, drawers in the kitchen fit canned goods, pantry, bedroom closets, I even remember someone saying they stacked items behind their couch, someone else has mentioned they turned their 2nd bathroom tub area into a storage area with shelves. I have kitty litter stored in the trunk of my third car that no one drives unless one is in the shop.
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