Finishing Step #1 and on to Step #2!!

We are still working on Step #1 of our food storage program- creating a menu.  If you decided to record last week’s meals, then add this week’s meals to your menu plan. You do not have to be restricted to a 2 week plan, but if you are overwhelmed, it will be easier to keep with a simple 2 week plan.

If you make food storage a priority, you will find ways to keep the commandment. While finishing your family’s menu plan, start saving money for your food storage.  Try reducing the amount of “treats” you buy or resist the food mpulse to buy unnecessary things; then take the money you saved and use it for your food storage. If you are able , purchase and set aside a few extra items each week. Watch for sales. November and December are great months for specials on basic ingredients like sugar, flour, canned goods, etc.

                    STEP #2-  List ALL ingredients in Menu plan

 This new step will be the most challenging. However, it is one of the most important! You will have a couple weeks to work on it before we introduce Step #3.

              Step #2:  Using the Three Month Food Storage Plan, transfer your menus to the new form and list ALL the ingredients you need for your meals. Also record the amount needed for each ingredient.

              -   List the ingredients under the “Ingredients” column

              -   List the amounts needed for each ingredient under “Amount needed”

                    If you don’t know an exact amount, estimate.

              -   Don’t forget to include spices, side dishes, condiments, drinks, etc.

              -   In 2 weeks, we will explain what to do with the ingredient list.

     As you continue saving money or purchasing extra food, remember Paul’s admonition to the Thessalonians: “In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” (1 Thes.5:18)

 Preparedness is important enough that the Church has a website dedicated to it: providentliving.org  

One section of the website reads: “Members of the Church have been counseled for many years to prepare for adversity.  Preparation, both spiritual and temporal, can dispel fear. With the guidance of Church leaders,  individual members and families should prepare to be self-reliant in times of personal and widespread emergency.”

As you prepare for Christmas, consider giving food storage or other preparedness items as gifts. They can be great stocking stuffers or great items to give members of your family! 

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