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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We have been counseled by government and religious leaders to prepare ourselves and our homes for a time of crisis.  They have told us that we need to have 72 hour emergency kits and 3 months of emergency food storage.  Both of these things are available for our protection and for our survival if there ever is a time in which we need to use them.

There is no guidelines set for what you must have in your food storage, the fact is, you just need to have it!  To begin, you need to think of your family needs.  Take a good look at each person in your family and see what they need.  Obviously, a baby will need things that a 15 year old will not.  You should also make sure to have medication, hygiene products, and other necessities on hand.

Some people perfer to stock canned goods, while other dried and dehydrated goods that they can quickly prepare for their family.  There are some people who purchase pre-made food storage bins at places like Costco or Sams Club.  These are all great methods and any can be considered when preparing to build your survival food storage.

What is all comes down to is that you need to be prepared and what better time than now to start preparing.  If it seems overwhelming to build your 3 month supply, don’t worry, it seems that way to most people.  Just start small and start building it bigger each month.  Before you know it, it will be large enough to sustain your family when there is an emergency.

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