Journey to Preparedness: 3-month supply of food

From providentliving.orgThree-Month Supply• Build a small supply

of food that is part of your normal, daily diet.

• These items should be rotated regularly to avoid spoilage.

3-Month Supply

1. Do you already have a 3-Month Supply of food that is part of a regular diet?

2. Are you rotating the food?3. Is the food so easy to prepare that a non-

cooking spouse or older child can make dinner using your storage?

YES NO

Follow or modify the plan to meet your families’ needs. Have your 3-month supply by December.

A

Go slower, but acquire your 3-month supply

as soon as you can.B

Do not participate, do not get a 3-month supply.

CWeight Loss Plan

Journey to Preparedness:3-month supply of food

• Weekly recipe or two distributed during the last hour of Sunday meetings over the next 18 weeks.

• Try the recipe. Customize or come up with a different recipe.

• Purchase items for 5 meals of that recipe. • Date all cans and packages. • If you are using 5 gallon buckets, place all items for

the recipe plus fruit or vegetables for 5 meals into one bucket. LABEL bucket.

• ROTATION: beginning in October eat ONE MEAL per week.

18 weeks x 5 meals = 90 days

3-month supply by Dec. 3, 2011

Complete rotation every 21 months if you eat one meal per week.

Rotation Schedule for 3-month Supply

Recipe#Meals (mark out each

meal used)

Shopping List: Items to replace (date

items)

1 1 2 3 4 5

2 1 2 3 4 5

3 1 2 3 4 5

4 1 2 3 4 5

5 1 2 3 4 5

6 1 2 3 4 5

Example: Recipe Card

Recipe: Salmon Patties (6 servings)

1 (14.75 oz.) can salmon 1 egg or dried whole egg (reconstituted)1 Tablespoon dehydrated chopped onions¼ teaspoon dried dill weed½ cup Panko or crushed saltine crackers¼ teaspoon salt, pepper to taste2 Tablespoons oil* Reconstitute dried egg by adding 2-1/2 Tablespoons warm water. Mix all ingredients except oil. Shape into 6 patties. Heat oil in

frying pan. Cook on med-high heat turning once until brown on both sides. Serve with canned vegetables and baked beans.

Shopping List for 5 meals:5 (14.75 oz.) cans salmon1 bag Panko bread crumbs or box of saltine crackersDried whole eggs (if you don’t have chickens)Spices (buy what you don’t already have): Dehydrated chopped onions, dill weed, salt, pepper10 cans vegetables of your choice (2 cans per meal)5 cans baked beans

* Pantry Items

SPICE PACKET Mix together in sealable bag

Example: Bucket Label

CONTRIBUTION OF MEALS

SHARE YOUR RECIPE IDEAS

BREAKFAST & LUNCH

PANTRY ITEMS

VACUUM PACKAGING

RESOURCES / BUCKET & LIDS