The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently directed the release of a recent pamphlet on food storage titled “All Is Safely Gathered In: Family Home Storage.” The counsel they have given is to obtain a three-month supply of food that is part of your normal diet, store drinking water, have a financial reserve and store a year’s supply of foods that will store for extended periods. Although food storage is generally seen as long-term storage of grains and such, the following is a guide to obtain a short-term supply of foods that you normally eat.

One Month Supply of Shelf Stable Grocery Store Purchased Foods For one person:
(Based on the MINIMUM (1600 calories) recommendations)

18 ounce box oatmeal
1 pound rice
20 ounces pasta
5 pounds flour
1 pound popcorn

34 (15 ounce) cans vegetables
26 (15 ounce) cans fruit

2 pounds Velveeta
4 (12 ounce) cans evaporated milk
3.2 pounds powdered milk (powder to make 4 gallons)

1 jar (18 ounces) peanut butter
4 (6 ounce) cans tuna
4 (5 ounce) cans chicken
4 (5 ounce) cans ham
8 (15 ounce) cans cooked dry beans

The following as needed and normally used each month:
oil
shortening
nuts
sugar
syrup
jam
molasses
salt

Related posts:

1. Months Supply of Food Storage
2. Basic Food Storage
3. How to Store Food Storage
4. Basic Principles of Food Storage
5. Where to Put Your Food Storage