Guest Post: 3 Month Supply

Today's guest post is brought to you by Amanda from Usandthings. She submitted a list (with commentary) for a three month supply. It's a great starting place for if you have trouble conceptualizing and/or planning a three month supply--and a good way to double check your own list if you're already on the ball in this area.
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So, a the provident living specialist in our ward came up with this list for a suggested 3-month supply. [Her name is Liz Dinkelman.] She doesn't suggest that this is foolproof or will feed you for exactly 3-months, no more, no less, it's just to get an idea.

The following is PER PERSON:

36 cans of vegetables (corn, peas, green beans, asparagus, beets, etc)

36 cans of fruit (peaches, pears, oranges, pineapple, applesauce, etc)

36 cans of tomato products (diced, paste, sauce, etc)

36 cans of soups (chicken noodle, cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, tomato, etc)

36 cans of protein (chicken, beef, tuna, assorted beans)

18 cans of evaporated milk (18-month shelf life - rotate the cans every month) [I don't know what evaporated milk is for, maybe if I had some sort of food storage cook book, I could figure it out]

6 jars of spaghetti sauce

6 pounds of spaghetti

6 pounds of assorted noodles

2.5 pounds of dried potatoes (potato pearls available from cannery)

3 lbs pancake mix

5 boxes of breakfast cereal

2 boxes of crackers (I'd probably store more... I like crackers. I'd probably store about 5)

2 boxes of stuffing mix

2 boxes of cornbread mix

6 boxes of brownie mix (I like this suggestion a lot)

10 lbs of flour not packaged for long-term storage

5 lbs of rice not packaged for long-term storage

5 lbs of dried beans, peas, lentils not packaged for long-term storage

5 lgs of sugar (white, brown, and powdered probably not each)

3 gallons of juice (probably more if you have small kids. I think we drink 3 gallons of juice per week)

She also suggests to store oil, mayonnaise (does not need to be refrigerated until opened), peanut butter, jam, spices, bouillon, condiments, yeast, baking powder, baking soda, salt cocoa, chocolate chips (essential) parmesan cheese, dried eggs, raisins, chocolate syrup, pancake syrup, jello, and salad dressing.

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Thanks, Amanda for sharing this with us. If anyone else has a different list, or a formula for creating a list, email it to me. It would be great to have a few versions to get ideas from.