Food Storage Challenge

INCREASE YOUR FOOD STORAGE WITH $5 a WEEK

Set aside $5 a week and then buy specific items each week. You have a kitty set aside that you put the $5 in and you can't touch it for any reason but to buy the food storage item for that week. You put in whatever remaining change you have back into the kitty. It is not on the list but you can also add 6 lbs of dried yeast and 6 lbs of shortening. For every two additional people you have in your family try to add more to the amount that you buy each week.

WEEK 1......1 JAR PEANUT BUTTER AND 1 JAR JELLY
WEEK 2......8 CANS OF VEGETABLES
WEEK 3......6 CANS VEGETABLES
WEEK 4......10 POUNDS OF RICE
WEEK 5......10 POUNDS OF BEANS
WEEK 6......5 CANS OF TUNA
WEEK 7......6 POUNDS OF MACARONI
WEEK 8......6 BOXES OF MACARONI AND CHEESE
WEEK 9......6 CANS OF CREAMED SOUP
WEEK 10.....SALT/BAKING POWDER/BAKING SODA
WEEK 11.....10 POUNDS FLOUR
WEEK 12.....1 JAR PEANUT BUTTER AND 1 JAR JELLY
WEEK 13.....8 CANS OF VEGETABLES
WEEK 14.....6 CANS OF FRUIT
WEEK 15.....10 POUNDS OF RICE
WEEK 16.....10 POUNDS OF BEANS
WEEK 17.....5 CANS OF TUNA
WEEK 18.....6 POUNDS OF MACARONI
WEEK 19.....6 BOXES OF MACARONI AND CHEESE
WEEK 20.....6 CANS OF CREAMED SOUP
WEEK 21.....10 POUNDS OF FLOUR
WEEK 22.....10 POUNDS OF SUGAR
WEEK 23.....2 TUBES OF TOOTHPASTE
WEEK 24.....1 JAR PEANUT BUTTER AND 1 JAR OF JELLY
WEEK 25.....7 CANS OF VEGETABLES
WEEK 26.....6 CANS OF FRUIT
WEEK 27.....10 POUNDS OF RICE
WEEK 28.....10 POUNDS OF BEANS
WEEK 29.....5 CANS TUNA
WEEK 30.....6 POUNDS SPAGHETTI
WEEK 31.....6 BOXES OF MACARONI AND CHEESE
WEEK 32.....6 CANS CREAMED SOUP
WEEK 33.....20 PACKAGES OF RAMEN NOODLE SOUP
WEEK 34.....8 CANS VEGETABLES
WEEK 35.....6 CANS OF FRUIT
WEEK 36.....6 POUNDS SPAGHETTI
WEEK 37.....8 BARS SOAP
WEEK 38.....6 ROLLS TOILET PAPER
WEEK 39.....8 BOXES OF PUDDING OR GELATIN
WEEK 40.....4 CANS OF MILK
WEEK 41.....3 BOTTLES OF SHAMPOO
WEEK 42.....2 BOTTLES BLEACH
WEEK 43.....LAUNDRY DETERGENT
WEEK 44.....SHORTENING OR OIL
WEEK 45.....6 ROLLS TOILET PAPER
WEEK 46.....4 CANS OF MILK
WEEK 47.....5 CANS SPAGHETTI SAUCE
WEEK 48.....2 BOTTLES LIQUID DISH SOAP
WEEK 49.....LAUNDRY DETERGENT
WEEK 50.....3 BOTTLES SHAMPOO
WEEK 51.....8 BOXES PUDDING OR GELATIN
WEEK 52.....6 ROLLS TOILET PAPER

You can increase your food storage by using just $5 dollars a week. The food reserve will grow even faster if you are able to increase the money you can spend. By changing your food habits you can find extra money for your food storage.

Some ideas are:
1. Have meatless dinners 3 times a week such as:
waffles
omelet
pancakes
beans and rice
meatless spaghetti sauce
casseroles you currently use, just leave out the meat

2. Don’t eat out or reduce the number of times you eat out each month.

3. Use all of your leftovers. Don’t let any of your food go to waste.

4. Reduce or eliminate meat completely from your casseroles.

5. Use coupons

6. Shop sales

7. Omit expensive extras from your recipes such as mushrooms, bell peppers, bacon, etc.

8. Eat the basics

9. Don’t buy chips, sodas, powdered drinks, etc.

10. Have a garden. Even planting just a couple of plants can help your food budget. If you do have a garden, don’t let anything go to waste. If you produce more than you can eat or preserve share it with others.

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