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Fruits and Vegetables

Apples 

Applesauce

Apricots

Peaches

Berries

Cherries

Coconut

Currants

Figs

Fruit Cocktail

Grapefruit

Grapes

Mandarin Oranges

Nectarines

Olives

Pears

Peaches

Pineapples

Plums

Prunes

Raisins

Tomatoes

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#5Extended Staples

Few People get beyond storing the four basic items, but it is extremely important that you do so. 

"Never put all your eggs in one basket"

Store dehydrated and/or Freeze-dried foods as well as home canned and store bought canned goods.

Make sure you add cooling oil, shortening, baking powder, soda, yeast and powdered eggs you can't cook even

the most basic recipes without these items. 

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Auxiliary Foods

Baking Powder

Baking Soda

Cake Mixes

Calcium supplement

Casserole mixes

Chow mein noodles

Cookies

Cookie mixes

Cornstarch

Crackers

Cream of tartar

Hot roll mixes

Hydrated lime (for Tortillas)

Instant breakfast

Instant yeast

Iron Supplement

Marshmallows

MRE's

Muffin Mixes

Non perishable pet foods

Pancake mixes

Pectin

Pie crust mixes

Pie fillings

Pizza mixes

Plain gelatin

Rennin tablets

Salt

Sourdough starter

Survival bars

Tofu Solidifier

Vitamins and Minerals

Whipped topping mixes

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#4 Quick and Easy and Psychological Foods-

Quick and easy foods help you though times when you are psychologically or physically unable to prepare your basic storage items. No cook Foods such as freeze-dried are wonderful since they require little preparation. MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat), such as many preparedness outlets carry, canned goods etc. are also very good. Psychological foods are the goodies - Jello, pudding, candy, etc. - you should add to your storage. 

These may sound frivolous, but through the years I've talked with may people who have lived entirely on their storage for extended periods of time. Nearly all of them say these were the most helpful items in their storage to normalize their situations and make it more bearable. These are especially important if you have children.

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These are items to keep your eye out for and build your food storage.

Canned or Dried Meats

Bacon

Beef

Beef Jerky

Chicken

Clams

Corned Beef

Crabmeat

Deviled meats

Fish

Ham

Hamburger

Lamb

Lunch meats

Mutton

Pepperoni

Pork

Tuna

Salmon

Sanwich Spreads

Sardines

Sausage

Shrimp

Spam

Treet

Turkey

TVP- Testured Vegi Protein

Veal

Venison jerky

Vienna sausage

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3. Vitamins

Vitamins are important, especially if you have children, since children do not store body reserves of nutrients as adults do. A good quality multi-vitamin and vitamin C are the most vital. Others may be added as your budget permits.

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Juices/Beverages

Apple Juice

Apricot nectar

Baby strained juices

Cocoa drink mix

Cranberry juice

Dried juice mixes

Grapefruit juice

Grape juice

Kool-aid

Lemonaid

Orange juice

Pineapple juice

Plum juice

Prune juice

Punch crystals

Soft drink mixes

Soft Drinks

Tomato juice

V-8 juice

Fats/Oils

Butter

Cooking Oil

Lard

Margarine

Mayonnaise

Olive Oil (Extra Virgin)

Peanut Butter

Powdered Sugar

Powdered Margarine

Powdered Shortening

Salad Dressing

Shortening

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2. Balance-

Time and time again I've seen families buy all of their wheat, then buy all of another item, and so on. Don't do that. It's important to keep well balanced as you build your storage. Buy several items, rather than a large quantity of one item. If something happens and you have to live on your present storage, you'll fare much better having a one-month supply of a variety of items than a year's supply of two to three items. 

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These are items to keep your eye our for and build your food storage.

Pastas:

Macaroni

Noodles

Spaghetti

Milk/Dairy

Brick Cheese

Canned milk

Canned sour cream

Cheese spreads

Condensed milk

Dried Cheese

Dried eggs

Infant formula

Non Dairy creamer

Non Fat dry milk

Powdered Cheese

Powdered Sour cream

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One more little bit about Food Storage:

I will post the 7 major mistakes in food storage by Vickie Tate over a few days:

1. Containers-

Always store your bulk foods in food storage containers. I have seen literally tons and tons of food thrown away because they were left in the sacks, where they became highly susceptible to moisture, insects and rodents, If you are using plastic buckets make sure they are lined with a food grade plastic liner available from companies that carry packing supplies. Never use trash can liners as these are treated with pesticides. Don't stack them too high. In an earthquake they may topple, the lids pop open, or they make crack. A better container is the #10 tin can which most preparedness companies use when they package their foods. 

Provident Living Fair

After some inspiration from the Provident Living fair this past weekend. I ran across this Basic Food Storage List and thought I would post it.

It has helped me keep in the back of my head what I should be looking for when grocery shopping so I can quickly add it to my food storage. I will add one category every few days. You will need to determine how much is needed for your family.

Grains:

Barley

Cereal

Cornmeal

Cous Cous

Flour

Millet

Multi Grain Soup Mix

Oats - rolled quick

Oats - rolled regular

Popcorn

Rye

Rice - white & brown

Sprouting Seeds

Wheat

Craft Night

We are offering a One Hit Wonder Craft Night. 

Wednesday April 29th 6:30pm 

~ALOHA Wood Blocks~

Come create a simple craft to display in any room of your home, or a great gift for friends. This craft should take about 1 1/2 hours to complete start to finish.  This event will be held at Tiffany Williams home. 75-6105 Paulahia Street, Pualani Estates.

The cost is $5.oo per set, and all monies are due by Sunday April 19th