Posted by:
SusieQ#1
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Date: September 22, 2011 01:31PM
It's cheap, easy to store, and can be prepared many, many ways.
Emergency essentials is a big business in the US.
There are many, many companies on line, for instance, that can help a family figure out what to store and what works for them.
Because this appeals to Mormons in particular, there are some very large companies in UT that make thousands of items of food available for long storage.
The important thing to remember, if you are storing food is to only store what your family likes and can use (considering allergies, etc.)
We all have to eat! So, it's wise, in my view, to have a little bit of back up on hand if at all possible, considering space, etc.
Too often people don't store food and other items in a smart fashion. They get overloaded on something, and they don't get rid of it.
I will always keep extra food on hand, considering a diabetic diet, including medications etc. There are so many reasons we might not be able to get what we need, (natural disasters like weather, earthquakes, accidents, etc.), it's just makes good sense to keep extra food and supplies on hand.
We only keep what we would be able to use easily. We used to be able to handle using 25 to 100 lbs of wheat, rice, powdered milk, oatmeal,peanut butter, honey, etc. But that was the 70's when I had a grinder, large kitchen, and a big family. I had a dozen or more recipes that the kids loved using our large food supplies. Now there is just the two of us, so we keep what we need for us and when we have people visit.
It makes no sense to store food you don't like or eat, or are allergic to unless you plan to give it to a food bank, for instance.