Food Storage FYI
Prepare a storage area
for food. COOL, DRY, and DARK conditions are best. Include a permanent marker
to date items as they are added to the shelf. Remember to rotate first in first
out by putting the new items in the back of the older items already on the
shelf.
CONTAINERS- Always
store your bulk foods in food storage containers. Many people have had to throw
away lots of food because it was left in sack, where the product can or was
exposed to moisture, insects, and rodents.
NEVER USE TRASH CAN
LINERS IN YOUR PLASTIC BUCKETS TO LINE THEM AS THESE ARE TREATED WITH
PESTICIDES
NEVER put water or food
containers directly on cement. Use carpet, wood, shelves, etc. Reason- is
chemicals will leach into the containers from the cement.
Stock up on items when
found to be on sale. Look for case lot sales: buy one get one free sales. Buy
multiple items when in season to carry through for a year.
Try to put your food
and water storage in several different locations in your home.
USE YOUR FOOD STORAGE!!!!
It is vital that you and your family become familiar with the things you are
storing. You need to know how to prepare these foods. Your family needs to know
what it tastes like. You do not want to do this under stress. One of the most
important things you can do is get your family used to eating these foods. A
stressful period or disaster is not the time to totally change your diet.
Get food storage cook
book and learn too use the foods you are storing. You can even put one together
by adding you favorite recipes into a 3 ring binder marked food storage
recipes.
this is something that was put together many years ago. Just transferring info here. I am sure there are many more ideas I could add to it. FYI on Food Storage.
Sources: Not known for
sure: Information is from many others credit goes to them
A few ideas are my own
thoughts.
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