Food Storage Analyzer

One of the most commonly-asked questions regarding food storage is, "How much do I need to store?" Emergency Essentials has created a Food Storage Analyzer that will take into consideration your family dynamics (number of people, number of males, number of females, and ages) and help you identify what you have and what you still need. Click here to view their site.

There are several great advantages to this site:
1.) It helps you calculate what you need based on your current family; so, if you have young children, you can prepare for their food intake now and not what you'd need to prepare for if they were adults.
2.) You can easily update your family and instantly see what you need, so every year you can add to your food storage appropriately as your family grows.
3.) Your inventory is all saved online, so no need to worry about tracking your food storage on paper, then losing it (as I did) Just make you sure you update it if you are using your food storage, so you keep track of what you use (unless, of course, you replace it).

The only disadvantage to this site is that they list their products, so you have to enter everything according to their product line. But, it's pretty easy to substitute what you have in terms of their product line.

Sales!

Macey's Grocery is having a sale on their food storage items. Here are a few prices:

1.) 50 pound bags on hard red or hard white wheat for $11.99. This is slightly higher than the cannery's prices, but still a good deal and perhaps more convenient than going to Lindon.
2.) #10 can banana slices for $5.99
3.) #10 can scone mix: $7.99
4.) #10 can blueberry or buttermilk pancake mix: $6.99
5.) #10 can blueberry or chocolate muffin mix: $6.99
6.) #10 can cornmeal: $5.99

And so on. To see their ad, click here: http://maceys.mywebgrocer.com/Circular.aspx?c=45701&n=11&s=58113271&g=16f3bddf-7f6c-46b7-b35b-dc3a0d937d1c&uc=6E0A438 (food storage items are on pages 10-12).

Prices good through 9/22/09.

Leftover Casserole

2 Cup Cooked Freeze Dried Roast Beef* or Freeze Dried Chicken*
2 Cup Noodles or Macaroni
2 Cup Freeze Dried Cheddar Cheese*
1 Cup Dehydrated Fat-Free Milk*
10-3/4 Ounce Cream of Chicken Soup
*Reconstitute before using

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In a large bowl, combine meat, macaroni, cheese, milk, soup; mix well.
3. Spread mixture into a lightly greased 9"x 13" baking dish.
4. Bake at 350°F for 35-45 minutes or until bubbly hot.

September's order

Here are this month's orders:

#10 can Egg Bowtie Noodles $5
100 Hour Emergency Candle $3

Orders are going through the stake rep again, so checks need to be made out to Chris Juvenal. Money is due to me by October 4th.

This really isn't food storage related, but it is a good lead on free stuff! Check out GiveAwayToday every weekday for a new giveaway. Today's giveaways include:

Free jeans
Free jewelry
A scripture tote
A basic of homemade crafts
A paint job for your car
A spa package
Circus tickets
A photography photo shoot
A month of gymnastics lessons for kids

It's a great site!