Wednesday Prep Day

Alright everybody, for our 72 hr. kits, we're going to keep working on what to keep them in. Backpacks, rolly Tupperware, and buckets are good examples. If you will be leaving in a car, you'll want them to fit in the trunk. If you'll be walking, backpacks or wheels would be nicer than buckets.

This week, if you don't have a plan for your three month supply, make a menu: seven breakfasts, seven or fourteen dinners.

1. Decide if you want seven or fourteen meals to rotate. Seven's easier to plan, fourteen gives you more options.
2. Write the recipes for each breakfast and dinner down.
3. If you do seven meals, multiply the ingredients by 13 to find out exactly how much of each item you need for three months. If you do fourteen, you can multiply all of the meals by seven or half by seven and half by six. It's up to you.
   
4. Make a master shopping list.
   
5. Begin shopping always remembering to stick to your budget. Little by little you will cross items off the list. Just be persistent and patient.

The hardest thing about food storage is starting. I don't know why that is. But as you begin collecting it, you will find places for it; and, you will find uses for it if you're looking.

This month for long term storage, we are collecting wheat. Oh wonderful wheat! What can I do with you? Hmmm...let me see...