What Should Be Included In Food Storage? - De Kinsey

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List of Items in food storage: 

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Water

3 Month supply of food you eat regularly

Long Term Storage

Grains
·         Rolled Oats
·         Wheat
·         Spaghetti or Macaroni
·         Cornmeal
·         Enriched White Flour
·         Enriched White Rice
·         Pearled Barley

Legumes

Baking Ingredients
·         Fats and Oils
·         Sugars
·         Powdered Milk
·         Miscellaneous Items
          o    Baking soda, salt, baking powder
          o    Active dry yeast
          o    Instant yeast
·         Other Dairy
          o    Powdered Eggs
          o    Butter
           o    Sour Cream

Fruits and Vegetables
·         Dehydrated
·         Canned/Bottled
·         Frozen

Comfort Foods

• Home-made popcorn in a pot
• Mashed potatoes with instant potatoes and GRAVY
• Hard Candy
• Chocolate
• Pudding (made using dry milk)
• Granola bars
• Fruit snacks for children
• Chicken noodle soup in a can (for if you get sick)
• Kool-aid
• Condiments (ketchup, mustard, bbq sauce, salsa, pickles)
• Spices (inventory what spices you use and store an extra one or two of each)
• No-bake cookies ingredients (recipe coming soon)
• Rice Krispie Treats
• Macaroni & cheese dinners
• Chocolate and butterscotch baking chips for homemade cookies or snacking
• Peppermint tea bags
• Ovaltine
• Danish dessert (w/frozen raspberries)
• Busy Day Soup (this is a meal, but it’s dinner comfort food & easy to make)
• Homemade peach pie
• Homemade cinnamon rolls

Personal Hygiene

• Toothpaste/Toothbrushes
• Shampoo/Conditioner

·         Deodorant
·         Facewash/Bodywash/Soap
·         Shaving/Aftershave

Paper Products
·         Toilet Paper (see bottom of this section for a great tips from a reader on how much to store)
·         Paper Towels
·         Feminine Products
·         Diapers/Wet Wipes
·         Kleenex
·         Paper Plates/Plastic Utensils/Napkins (can save on water in an emergency)

Cleaning Products
·         Laundry Detergent
·         Dishwasher Detergent
·         Bleach
·         All-Purpose Cleaner
·         Items to make your own household cleaners

First Aid Items
·         First Aid Kits 
·         Hand Sanitation
·         Face Masks
·         Prescription medications
·         Cold medicine
·         Natural Medicines

Pet Care Products
·         Dog/Cat Food
·         Extra Water for Pets
·         Kitty Litter

Miscellaneous Items
·         Light Bulbs
·         Board Games/Cards (something to do in case the power is out)
·         Candles/Kerosene Lamps
·         Needles/Thread (for basic mending)