Could you do it?

Preparing - One Day at a Time

Follow our family of 10 children through a challenge to make "No trips to the grocery store for three months." What will we improvise, what are we glad we have on hand and what will we wish we had? How will we live without fresh milk?


This is an incredible blog. Crystal shows us that it can be done, but we must prepare. Follow her journey and try her recipes. I love this blog and look forward to learning more from this wonderful woman.

Food storage Friday

The Sweet Stuff

Candy for some is a vital part of food storage. it is suggested we put gum and hard candy in our 72 hour kits. Sweets are a comfort food. Here in the next month or so store shelves will be buckling under the weight of sweet treats and candy coated chocolates. Keep you eye out for sales and clearance on your favorite treats and add then to your food storage.

Cake, brownie and cookie mixes are also great to have on hand. Nothing makes my hubby feel better than a brownie! For us this is a quick date night treat as well. I usually combine my coupons with sales to get mixes from $.50 to $.75 a box. Sometimes even better.

Popcorn is also another treat that is a must have in our house. We love movie nights for one, and I can eat popcorn for snack every night and be a very happy woman. Popcorn is also good for upset tummies. My kids totally prefer it over saltines. Air popped, microwaved, or even those nifty jiffy popper ones, it doesn't matter pop corn is a must!

Food Storage Friday

Three Month Supply

Last Friday we talked about inventory and what we needed to have for our long term food storage. So this week we will talk about our short term food storage.

Three-Month Supply (from LDS.org)
Build a small supply of food that is part of your normal, daily diet. One way to do this is to purchase a few extra items each week to build a one-week supply of food. Then you can gradually increase your supply until it is sufficient for three months. These items should be rotated regularly to avoid spoilage.

The best way I have found to do this is to have a basic menu of 4-6 weeks of meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and treats). Make a list of the foods you will use for those meals. Here is a great link to a self calculating ingredient list. It is from the AWESOME GALS at Food Storage Made Easy.

A three month supply can be easily built with out debt if done in an organized fashion. Watch the sales and Christy's blog for local deals.

You can build and save money on your regular grocery items by having a well stocked pantry. You will avoid last minuet shopping, and know that in case of an emergency you do not have to race out and stock up. Plus if you plan out your deals you will most likely have a detailed shopping list wich will cut down on impulse buys.