Maggie - about stocking up....

CAMary · Post by **CAMary** » Wed May 31, 2006 9:01 pm

You mentioned in the pandemic poll that you have 6 mos of food stores. I am very impressed!!! How did you do this?? I am trying to get my stuff organized and in place - between pandemics and the next big earthquake, I need to pull this together!! With the dietary restrictions, what do you have on hand? I've been trying to figure out how to best do this - also I can't afford to drop a ton of money at once - I'm thinking of adding a few items to my weekly grocery list and building up slowly....Also do you rotate the food into your diet so things don't expire?

Inquiring minds....

Mary

barbaranoela · Post by **barbaranoela** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 6:53 am

Mary---good Q. to ask---U are preparing for a double *whammy*

Am axious to see what Maggs has to say--and she is a great *organizer*

Curious also-
Barbara

MaggieRedwings · Post by **MaggieRedwings** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 10:57 am

Hi Mary & Barbara,

The larder right now exists of many canned veggies (would lose electric on freezer), minimum 5 lbs. of rice, 8 to 10 bags of pasta, 20-30 cans of beans, flours, dried milk, dried fruits, crackers I can eat at least 10 pkgs, canned milk, dried beans, canned tomatoes (for Frank) approximately 20 cans of soup, 8 bottles of juice, much bottled water, canned fruits, etc. etc. etc.

It is a joke that I am Irish and can never be without 6 months of food - remember the famine. One thing to bear in mind is to have a good number of foods that do not require water to make since it will be scarce, especially in our case since a water pump gets it to us.

Also, one learns to eat less when they are rationing which is what would happen.

Buy a little extra each week and set up a storage area. It does work and when you use something, replace it or you will be lacking when the times comes.

Love and luck to both of you, Maggie

artteacher · Post by **artteacher** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 1:15 pm

Just a reminder to anyone reading this. . remember to use the stored items in order of their expiration dates.

Love, Marsha

harvest_table · Post by **harvest_table** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 2:07 am

Maggie,

It's super you have this food stocked and it's a comforting thing for your family. Curious, what can you eat out of what you have stocked ? I have stocked alot of foods for my family that I cannot eat. I know they will be okay, but I might starve!!

Love,
Joanna

MaggieRedwings · Post by **MaggieRedwings** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 2:56 am

Hi Joanna,

Most of what I stock I can eat. Frank eats the GF diet, for the most part with me, so that is no problem. The tomatoes are for him but the rest I can do.

By the way, Frank is adamant about expiration date rotation and we keep a good eye on the dates, and if they are in jeopardy of expiration they are used and replaced.

Love, Maggie