![]() Remember, you need to "store what you eat and eat what you store". Give this link a try and see what you come up with. And that, dear readers would be a minimum.) (Calculating water for 11 people at 1 gallon a day X 365 days would equal 4,015 gallons for the year. I took issue with the water calculation which was very low, but I attribute it to not having enough space to put the REAL number of gallons in. The calculations also included milk products, legumes, water, cooking essentials and fats and oils. The following is what I got for my family: I then clicked on the "calculate" button, scrolled down, and saw these numbers. This is my family, including children and grandchildren. I typed in the number "10" for Family Members, Ages 7+ and the number "1" for Family Members, Ages 0-6. (If you are lucky enough to have a store that sells rolls or cinnamon rolls, get one!) Call the store first to see if they have what you need, and ask about their hours of operation. Just tell the cashier what you are looking for, and he/she will help you. If you Goggle LDS Distribution Center and your state, something will come up. No, you do not have to be a member of the Mormon Church to get this booklet. You will need to determine what you should store for your family". The amounts are based on the recommendations listed in the LDS (Latter-day Saint) Church's Essentials of Home Production and Storage booklet, see ( LDS Distribution Center). "Use the following calculator to figure the minimum food storage amounts for your family for one year. The following paragraph will also be on this page: You will see the following come up on your screen: Fortunately, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (the Mormons), are major proponents of everyone having food storage and have taken the guess work out of the equation.įirst of all, here is the link to the Food Storage Calculator. When it comes to considering what we should purchase for storage and how much of it we need, we can all begin to feel a little over-whelmed with the guessing we feel we need to do. Yes, this may be a good deal for someone else, but the question is: would it be the best use of resources for YOUR family? If your family does not eat wheat, is lactose intolerant, or a diabetic, no matter how cheap the wheat, dried milk, or sugar is, they will not be useful to you in "Ten 100# bags for the price of 9". One of the biggest problems that occur with storing food is that we often purchase in bulk, items that we are not consuming every day, due to specific family dietary needs. ![]() It's all about knowing who you will be storing and cooking for. ![]() Besides, what one person may store would be completely different from what someone else may store. No one knows your family, the number of people you would be responsible for feeding, what their likes and dislikes are, allergies, medical conditions, etc., better than you do. Anyone who even "dabbles" in food storage always gets asked something like, "How much food storage do you have?" or, "How much food storage should I have"? Honestly, I have no idea what you need.
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