It's time to put up a new pantry. What are the rules? They are listed in Month Three of the Shopping Lists Books. They come in two formats, one that is purely shopping lists, the other with shopping lists and scriptural references.
Things have changed since Covid first began, what we thought was going to be a skirmish has turned into a protracted war with numerous attacks dropping from the sky without warning.
Focusing on Long Term Food Storage will help keep your food costs down over the long term. Winter is coming, which means fuel costs will go up, delivery chains will continue to degrade and prices will continue to rise.
Now is the time to go to your nearest LDS Home Storage Center and start putting up some Long Term Storage foods. I would urge you to start here for two reasons: First, they sell number 10 cans by the can. You don't have to end up with 6 #10 cans of Dehydrated Onions. Second, their prices are reasonable, on par with what you would pay at today's prices for groceries.
As per my instructions in 'Disaster Prepping for Procrastinators', make sure you don't buy things you don't normally eat, don't overbuy in panic mode, and make sure you have space to store AND take items with you in case of an evacuation order. Hurricane Season is here.
Go to this website and find the nearest center to your location. Call ahead for days they are open and to find out where you come exactly for access. You do not have to be a member of the Church of Latter Day Saints (I am not), to buy from their facilities. They only take Credit Cards, check what the payment policy at your facility is.
I started with number 10 cans of Flour ($5.38), Quick Oats ($5.03), Onions ($8.36), Spaghetti ($4.75), Elbow Macaroni ($4.88) and Hot Chocolate ($5.32). You decide what is best for your family.
I don't want to purchase a grain mill to grind flour, even though the 25 pound bags are good choices. I intend to open my cans and put smaller measures into Mylar bags with Oxygen Absorbers, properly labeled and stored in my other 5 gallon buckets.
Make a plan! Next, we will cover how to order long term storage food off of Amazon with SNAP/EBT. Everyone, absolutely EVERYONE, needs to start putting up a pantry as a hedge against inflation. It's time to start looking at expiration dates, then stocking up on what you and your family eats.
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