Food Starter Kit

Looking for a preparedness-related gift idea?

Check out the newly introduced “Family Home Storage Starter Kit” on the LDS Church’s website.Family Home Storage Starter Kit (click title to follow link)

For only $25.95

The family home storage starter kit may be used to teach family home storage principles and help individuals get started with longer-term food storage. The kit includes materials that teach the importance of a three-month food supply, water storage, and savings and 6 cans of longer-term food supply items.

The kit contains:

All is Safely Gathered In: Family Home Storage pamphlet

All is Safely Gathered In: Family Finances pamphlet

All is Safely Gathered In: Basic Recipes pamphlet

Financial reserve and drinking water teaching aids

Two #10 cans of hard red winter wheat (11.6 lbs. total)

Two #10 cans of white rice (11.4 lbs. total)

One #10 can of pinto beans (5.2 lbs. total)

One #10 can of rolled oats (2.6 lbs. total)

Available for shipping to LDS United States addresses only.

Available direct from Church home storage centers canneries in the

Spring of 2008 with a savings in shipping and handling.

How much Food Storage does Your family need?

Recommended Basic Food Storage Amounts
Amounts shown are for 1 year or 52 weeks.
You should store items you like to use and will eat.
*The amount of water shown is a minimal 2-week supply. It is rarely practical to store more.
We suggest that you store this amount and supplement it with a good water filter and/or water purification kit.

Basic Food Amount for 1 Adult(over 12 years)
Grains (includes wheat, white rice, oats, corn, barley pasta, ect.)
400 lbs
Legumes (dried beans, split peas, lentils, nuts, ect,)
60 lbs
Dairy Products (powdered milk, canned milk, cheese powder, ect.)
30 lbs
Sugars (white sugar, brown sugar, syrup, molasses, honey, ect.)
60 lbs
Leavening Agents (yeast, baking powder, powdered eggs, ect.)
6 lbs
Salt (table salt, sea salt, soy sauce, bouillon, ect.)
6 lbs
Fats (Vegetable oil, shortening, canned butter, ect.)
30 lbs
Water (stored in barrels, bottles, ect.)
28 Gallons*

Basic Food Amount for 1 Child (under 12 years)
Grains (includes wheat, white rice, oats, corn, barley pasta, ect.)
260 lbs
Legumes (dried beans, split peas, lentils, nuts, ect,)
39 lbs
Dairy Products (powdered milk, canned milk, cheese powder, ect.)
19 lbs
Sugars (white sugar, brown sugar, syrup, molasses, honey, ect.)
39 lbs
Leavening Agents (yeast, baking powder, powdered eggs, ect.)
4 lbs
Salt (table salt, sea salt, soy sauce, bouillon, ect.)
4 lbs
Fats (Vegetable oil, shortening, canned butter, ect.)
20 lbs
Water (stored in barrels, bottles, ect.)
28 Gallons*

Now Do the Math:
Now take the amount of Adults(over 12 years) and multiply that by the number of pounds.
Sample:
#Adults__2__x __400 _lbs in Grains = __800 lbs of Grains for 1 year.
Do the same for Children(under 12 years)
Sample:
#Child_3__x_260__lbs in Grains = _780_lbs of Grains for 1 year.
Then take the total of Food numbers and add them together. This will be the total amount to purchase for your family, in each corresponding food group.
Sample:
2 Adults + 3 Children = 1580 lbs of Grain for 1 year.

For a detailed description of how to put your Food Supply together and a Family Calculator, go to http://www.simplylivingsmart.com/ , register for Free.