Last night for Family Home Evening, my husband and I gave a lesson on food storage. I talked about budgeting food storage into you weekly grocery bill. Here is a list that is a really useful guideline. If you want more (and much better info) go to www.providentliving.org
Food Storage for $7.00 a Week
(The original copy of this says $5.00 a week, but most of these items can not be bought with $5.00)
Some weeks you will have leftover change, save the change each week in a kitty to be used for the weeks you may exceed $7.00
Week 1 | 6 lbs. Salt | Week 27 | 10 lbs of Powdered Milk |
Week 2 | 5 cans of chicken soup | Week 28 | 20 lbs. sugar |
Week 3 | 20 lbs of sugar | Week 29 | 5 lbs of Peanut Butter |
Week 4 | 8 cans of tomato soup | Week 30 | 50 lbs. of Wheat |
Week 5 | 50 lbs of wheat | Week 31 | 7 boxes of Macaroni & Cheese |
Week 6 | 6 lbs of macaroni | Week 32 | 10 lbs of Powdered Milk |
Week 7 | 20 lbs of sugar | Week 33 | 1 bottle 500 asprin |
Week 8 | 8 cans of Tuna | Week 34 | 5 cans of Chicken soup |
Week 9 | 6 lbs. of yeast | Week 35 | 50 lbs. of Wheat |
Week 10 | 50 lbs of wheat | Week 36 | 7 boxes of Macaroni & Cheese |
Week 11 | 8 cans of tomato soup | Week 37 | 6 lbs. salt |
Week 12 | 20 lbs of sugar | Week 38 | 20 lbs. sugar |
Week 13 | 10 lbs of powdered milk | Week 39 | 8 cans of tomato soup |
Week 14 | 7 boxes of Macaroni & Cheese | Week 40 | 50 lbs. of Wheat |
Week 15 | 50 lbs of wheat | Week 41 | 5 cans of Cream of Chicken soup |
Week 16 | 5 cans of Cream of Chicken soup | Week 42 | 20 lbs. sugar |
Week 17 | 1 bottle of 500 Multi-Vitamins | Week 43 | 1 bottle 500 Multi-Vitamins |
Week 18 | 10 lbs of powdered milk | Week 44 | 8 cans of tuna |
Week 19 | 5 can of cream of mushroom soup | Week 45 | 50 lbs. of Wheat |
Week 20 | 50 lbs of wheat | Week 46 | 6 lbs of macaroni |
Week 21 | 5 cans of Cream of Chicken soup | Week 47 | 20 lbs. sugar |
Week 22 | 20 lbs of sugar | Week 48 | 5 cans of cream of mushroom soup |
Week 23 | 8 cans Tuna | Week 49 | 5 lbs honey |
Week 24 | 6 lbs of Shortening | Week 50 | 20 lbs. sugar |
Week 25 | 50 lbs of wheat | Week 51 | 8 cans of tomato soup |
Week 26 | 5 lbs Honey | Week 52 | 50 lbs. of Wheat |
YOU WILL END UP WITH:
500 lbs of wheat 15 can of cream of chicken soup
180 lbs of sugar 24 cans of tuna
40 lbs of powdered milk 21 boxes of macaroni & cheese
12 lbs of honey 500 aspirin
5 lbs of peanut butter 1000 multi-vitamins
45 cans of tomato soup 6 lbs of shortening
15 cans of cream of mushroom soup 12 lbs macaroni
12 lbs salt 6 lbs yeast
This should be enough to sustain two people for one year. For every two people in you family, add $5.00 and double or triple the amount of the item you are buying that week. This is just a guide – if you do not use some of these items replace them with items you would use.
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