One important factor that people constantly overlook is the fact that you food storage needs to be something that you will actually eat.  Food storage for the sake of food storage will do you no good unless you will eat it and stay alive.

A few years ago, Mike Leavitt, our nations Secretary of Health, recommended to a reporter that people should start to store food under their beds for emergencies or times of disaster.  Shortly thereafter, the media and news companies jumped all over this story and published it nation wide.  Late night talk show host Jay Leno even made the comment that, “Secretary of Health Mike Leavitt says we should prepare for a pandemic by putting tuna fish and powdered milk under our beds.”  Are you joking?  Tuna and powered milk?  Most people would rather go hungry than eat that combination of foods.  Because of this, they fail to prepare their homes with the proper emergency food storage.

Growing up, my parents always seemed to have great food in their food storage located in our basement.  My mother would purchase soups, ravioli, mac and cheese, and other food that our family would eat even if there wasn’t an emergency.  She would use these items to feed our family and then replace what she used by purchasing more at the store the next time she went.  This is an excellent way to build your food storage.

You must not forget that you also need staple items that will keep you healthy and alive in times of emergency.  You should have things like flower, wheat, oils, and things that you can create great tasting meals and treats out of.  Although the main goal of food storage is to keep you alive, it also helps to have things that are nutritious and will taste good.

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