Cooking Oils and Fats
One adult needs to store a total of 25 lbs. of fats and oil for their year supply. This can be divided in several ways. According to the food guys calculator they split it up as: 4lbs. shortening, 2gals vegetable oil, 2qts mayonnaise, 1qts salad dressing and 4 lbs of peanut butter. This is ONLY a suggestion. Remember: Store what you eat, eat what you store.
Fats are essential for or health as well as much needed ingredients in some of our favorite recipes. So in short YES you do need this as part of your storage!!
Things to take into consideration:
- There are many cooking oil options such as almond, avocado, butter, canola, coconut, corn, grape, lard, nut, olive, peanut, pumpkin, safflower, sesame, shortening, soybean, sunflower, and vegetable blend.
- Shortening has a great shelf life (5 years +) but contains trans fats so use sparingly.
- Lard does not store well as it tends to go rancid. It has no shelf life out side of the fridge.
Places to buy:
- bulk food stores. Costco has great prices on all of these items.
- regular grocery stores. These are stocked. Watch sales and use coupons to get the best deals.
How to store:
- original container
- cool, dark spot
- remember to rotate!
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