Food Storage Smarts: Tips to Protect, Prolong Your Family’s Long-Term Supply

Food Storage Smarts: Tips to Protect, Prolong Your Family’s Long-Term Supply
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Having an emergency food supply is no longer unusual. More families across the country are filling cupboards, closets, and under-the-bed spaces with canned food, buckets of wheat, and more, literally grocery shopping for the future.

Building food storage pantry customized to your family’s tastes and needs is worth the effort. To get started, keep track of your family’s favorite meals and the simplest recipes you use. List what you’re eating now, as that will provide a guide for what your longer-term storage should include.

Lisa Bedford
Lisa Bedford
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Lisa Bedford is the author of “Survival Mom: How to Prepare Your Family for Everyday Disasters and Worst-Case Scenarios.” She founded The Survival Mom blog in 2009 and continues to teach families around the world how to be prepared for life’s challenges.
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