Food Storage: 1 Year Plan to Prepare a Food Cache for $5/week/2 people

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This information was sent to me by Shedder in our BlogTV chatroom:

Below is a Food Storage Plan so you can prepare over the course of a year.
If you want to go out and buy the items all at once here is what is recommended~
To sustain 2 people for about a year:
700lbs of wheat, 240 lbs sugar, 40 lbs of powdered milk, Bibs of salt, 10 lbs of honey, 5lbs of peanut butter, 45 cans of tomato soup, 32 cans mushroom soup, 15 cans tuna fish, 10 macaroni and cheese dinners, 500 aspirin, and 730 multiple vitamins plus they suggest adding 6lbs of dried yeast and 6 lbs of shortening.

A year plan to prepare for emergencies, get a year's supply and a 72 Hour kit
(Also see 72 Hour Kits, Emergency Preparedness, Food Storage, Physical Preparation Night)
(As an alternate idea, try "Buddy Buying"--two items for each item you normally buy--especially do this when you can get a really good price so it doesn't even hurt your wallet. Plan meals you will use your food storage for, so that you're buying the best food for what you're spending.)
Maybe this can get you started. . . (Scroll up for the $5 a week/2 people plan)

Below is a week by week plan so that by the end of the year, you will have adequate food storage for 2 People. It is easy to do with the least possible expense.Try to buy items on sale so you save money and with good dates like 2 years or more . Rotate your food. The list in and of itself is not all inclusive. This is only a basic plan. Add to it whatever you wish. There is a saying with those of us that prepare and store food ; "STORE WHAT YOU EAT AND EAT WHAT YOU STORE." It should only cost you around $5 a week but with inflation it may be a little more.Try buying at places like Discount Stores to save money.


Week 1: Two cans tuna fish, 2 boxes salt
Week 2: 5 boxes of Macaroni and Cheese, 4 cans tomato soup
Week 3: 3 cans mushroom soup, 12.5 lb peanut butter
Week4:1bottle vitamins
Week 5: 4 cans tomato soup, 1 10 lb powdered milk
Week 6: 1 bottle aspirin (500 tablets)
Week 7: 1 100 lb container wheat
Week 8: 1 5 lb powdered milk
Week 9: 1 5 lb honey
Week 10: 4 cans tuna, 4 boxes macaroni and cheese
Week 11: 1 10 lb sugar, 1 box salt
Week 12: 4 cans mushroom soup
Week 13: 1 bottle vitamins
Week 14: 1100 lb wheat
Week 15: 1 box macaroni and cheese
Week 16: I 5 lb honey
Week 17: 2 cans tuna, 4 can tomato soup
Week 18: 110 lbs sugar
Week 19: 1 100 lbs of wheat
Week 20: 2 10lbs of sugar
Week 21: 1 10lb powdered milk
Week 22: 1 can mushroom soup, 1 10 lb sugar
Week 23: 1 can tuna, 4 cans tomato soup, 1 10 lbs sugar
Week 24: 1 10 lbs sugar
Week 25: 2 cans tuna, 2 cans mushroom soup
Week 26: 1 100 lb wheat
Week 27: 3 10 lbs sugar
Week 28: 1 10 lb sugar
Week 29: 1 10 lb powdered milk
Week 30: 2 10 lb sugar
Week 31: I can tuna, 3 cans mushroom soup
Week 32: 1 can tuna, 4 cans tomato soup
Week 33: 1100 lb wheat
Week 34: 2 cans tuna, 1 box salt
Week 35: I 10 lb powdered milk
Week 36: 2 10 lb sugar
Week 37: 4 cans tomato soup, 2 boxes salt
Week 38:
Week 39: 1 100 lb wheat
Week 40: 1 10 lb powdered milk
Week 41: 3 10 lb sugar
Week 42: 2 cans tomato soup, 1 10 lb sugar
Week 43: 2 cans tomato soup, 2 cans mushroom soup
Week 44:
Week 45: 110 lb powdered milk
Week 46: 4 cans tomato soup, 4 cans mushroom soup
Week 47: 1 10 lb powdered milk
Week 48: 4 cans mushroom soup, 1 10 lb powdered milk
Week 49: 7 cans of tomato soup
Week 50: 7 cans of mushroom soup
Week 51: 2 10 lbs sugar, 1 box salt

For every 2 people you have in your family add $5 more and double or triple the amount of whatever you are buying that week. I hope this makes sense and if you have any questions let me know. For those of you not in the US, you'll have to figure out the equivalents yourself, sorry.


PLAN#2


January-
Suggested items--25 lbs. rice, 10 bars soap 72 Hour Kit: Back pack or tote bag and 2 bars of soap With family have an emergency meeting place with map and escape plan.
February-
Suggested items--25 lbs. oats, 10 candles 72 Hour Kit: 1 large candle, 3 day supply food (Milk carton with 2 liters of water) Water purifying tablets, supplies for infants
March-
Suggested items--25 lbs. dried beans (Variety) 5 boxes matches 72 Hour Kit: Matches, battery powered radio. Finish anything not done in February.
April-
Suggested items--25 lbs. pasta (variety), 2 flashlights and batteries 72 Hour Kit: Flashlight and extra batteries, paper and pencil, pencil sharpener, 10 one dollar bills
May-
Suggested items--5 lbs. yeast, 10 pkg. toilet paper 72 Hour Kit: Toilet paper, paper towels, paper plates and cups, plastic utensils.
Review emergency map and escape plans.
June-
Suggested items--5 lbs. oil or shortening, extra blankets 72 Hour Kit: Change of clothes for each family member--don't forget shoes.
Sleeping bag or blankets. Instruction manuals on Emergency Preparedness and First Aid
July-
Suggested items--25 lbs. dry milk, First Aid Kit 72 Hour Kit: First Aid Kit, utility knife and can opener
August-
Suggested items--Spices (those most used), feminine items 72 Hour Kit: Feminine items, plastic bags and ties for garbage, plastic baggies Personal Documents: Scriptures, genealogy, legal papers, checkbook, etc.
September-
Suggested items--5 lbs. salt per person, 3 boxes laundry soap 72 Hour Kit: 10 one dollar bills, small ax, single flare, laundry soap Review emergency plan with family.
October-
Suggested items--l 0 lbs. peanut butter, medicines 72 Hour Kit: Medicines (Prescription and over the counter--ex. Tylenol, cold medicines) Add to First Aid kit extra supplies
November-
Suggested items--l 00 lbs. potatoes, vitamins 72 Hour Kit: Bucket (plastic bucket with tight fitting lid), personal hygiene items (shaving, deodorant, shampoo, razor)
December-


ENJOY and remember to rotate your food, so you use the oldest items first!!!