05/12/2020 / By Arsenio Toledo
Having an ample supply of food in your home is important. Having enough food in your cabinets keeps you secure during unexpected moments in your life, such as sudden unemployment, medical bills, natural disasters and other crises.
However, food storage isn’t as simple as just buying a lot of food and keeping them in your cabinet. A lot of thought needs to go into how much money you spend and the kinds of foods you should buy. Getting started in food storage may not be simple, but it can be easy. If done properly, having a cabinet filled with food can increase your level of disaster preparedness.
There is a saying in prepper circles about food storage: “Store what you eat, eat what you store.” This is one of the main guiding philosophies behind food storage. While the idea behind this mantra can vary from prepper to prepper, its main tenets are pretty much understood as: Keep more food on hand than you consume on a regular basis. These foods should be stored and should be consumed on a “first in, first out” basis. This ensures that none of the foods you buy and store ever go to waste. Ideally, you will have enough food stored to last you and your entire family 30 to 60 days.
Don’t forget that whatever food you buy in the grocery will have a shelf life that varies wildly between different categories of food. Canned foods will have shelf lives that last years, while perishable food items, such as fruits and vegetables, will only last you several days, especially if you don’t store them properly. (Related: Food storage tips: Considerations for making the most out of your food prepping budget.)
The next time you go to the grocery store, take note of the kinds of foods that you buy. While you should be focusing on the food you need to eat for the next few days, consider buying a few extra items to help fill up your new food storage, such as:
Preparing your food storage for a disaster is an intensive process that requires a lot of planning and careful attention, especially to the kinds of foods you buy. But with enough foresight to start building up your food storage now, you should be better prepared than most by the time a disaster comes rolling in.
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