I Dare You To Eat It

Every day at Costco, I’m increasingly impressed with the number of people who are not members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints but are actively seeking help in designing a food storage that suits the needs of their individual family. I’m impressed that they’re so open and genuinely interested in hearing my Mormon suggestions. It’s really nice when religion isn’t a barrier. 

And I tell them all the very same thing.

1-Read the information found on www.providentliving.org . This will help you determine the amount of dry staples, such as wheat, rice, beans, pasta, potatoes, and oats–all products that will last 30 years or longer–for a year supply.

2-Find an LDS neighbor and tell them that you would like to go with them to the nearest dry-pack cannery or Home Storage Center in order to prepare and purchase your year supply of food that would sustain life, at the very best price.

3-Look at what you’re already cooking each week and begin buying your regular grocery store items in groups of three.  This will help you gradually build a three-month supply of the foods you normally eat on a day-to-day basis.

4-Begin right now to incorporate a small portion of those basic long-term storage ingredients (wheat, rice, beans, pasta, potatoes, and oats) into your family’s meals. This insures that you’ll become experienced in the preparation of the items you’ve invested in and that your family will become comfortable with eating, and enjoying, your food storage.

It just seems smart, for all of us, to have a plan for providing food that’s independent of the government and local grocery store.

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