Week 14

FOOD STORAGE TIP OF THE WEEK

Food Storage: 8 Cans of Vegetables

Extra Item: Multi Vitamins (for 2 people for 6 months)

Some Local Bargains:

Lin's

Western Family Assorted Vegetables - 15 oz. @ $0.47 (3.1 cents/oz.) ***Favorite Find***

Also: Victorio Hand Cranked Grain Mill on sale for $59.99 (regular $77.99) - They are in a display over by the pharmacy.

Dollar Tree

Assorted Libby's & Green Giant Vegetables - 15 oz. @ $0.79 (5.3 cents/oz.)

Smith's

Assorted Libby's Vegetables - 15 oz. @ $0.48 (3.2 cents/oz.) - With case purchase

Kroger Assorted Vegetables - 15 oz. @ $.69 (4.6 cents/oz.)

Family Dollar

Stokeley's Whole Kernel Corn, Green Beans or Peas - 15 oz. @ $0.60 (4.0 cents/oz.)

Margaret Holmes Spinach or Collard Greens - 27 oz. @ $1.35 (5.0 cents/oz.)

Big Lots

Lady Liberty Asparagus Spears - 15 oz. @ $1.00 (6.7 cents/oz.)

Hunts Whole Tomatoes - 28 oz. @ $1.00 (3.6 cents/oz.)

Double Luck Green Beans - 15 oz. @ $0.45 (3.0 cents/oz.) ***Best Value***

Bush's Turnip Greens - 15 oz. @ $0.65 (4.3 cents/oz.)

Wal Mart

Great Values Assorted Vegetables - 15 oz. @ $0.65 (4.3 cents/oz.)

Stone Mountain Sweet Peas or Corn - 15 oz. @ $0.50 (3.3 cents/oz.)

Great Values Mustard, Collard or Turnip Greens - 15 oz. @ $0.58 (3.9 cents/oz.)

72 Hour Kit: Novel to read, small game, whistle, compass, leather gloves, small cup and silverware, leatherman, knife, thermometer, zipper pull, waterproof matches, fire starter, small toys for children, credit cards, cash or travelers checks.

Family Preparation: A water resistant safe to protect your important papers, photos, family history and your "on hand" cash.

Spiritual Preparation: Read "From the Garden to the Empty Tomb" (April, 2006 Ensign pp 12-15). Strive to understand the atonement and how it applies to you personally.

Food For Thought:

Here is the fourth of our five-part series on Family Disaster Preparedness:

LESSON FOUR:

"Where and How to Store My Storage"

Where to store may be difficult. However it can also be fun and creative. Some suggestions are:

Water and Food Storage

Many times after a disaster the safety of the water supply is in doubt. Having water on hand can be critically important. Water storage can be difficult. If you are in an earthquake you will find that cans and bottles packed in cardboard boxes with cardboard dividers will suffer little damage if not stacked too high. The amount of water one family needs can take up a great deal of space.

• Don't be overwhelmed. Begin by storing what you can in milk bottles, 2 liter bottles, 5 gallon bottles or 55 gallon barrels. What matters most is that you store what you can. Storage is dependent on your space so you'll need to be creative in how you store it.


• Use your creativity and design bookshelves, tables and even entertainment centers using your cans of food storage. Remove your bed frame and lay your box spring and mattress on your boxes of food storage. Remove the legs on couches and chairs and put storage under them. It doesn't matter what you do, but that you do something to begin to see you can store even in small spaces.


• Temporal preparedness starts with a year's supply of food, clothing, and where possible, fuel. Basic foods and non-foods are the first priority - grains, dry milk, sugar or honey, salt, oil, fried legumes, garden seeds, water, bedding, clothing, first-aid and cleaning supplies and fuel. Then the supply should be expanded to round out the diet and ensure a proper nutritional balance including foods the family normally eats and likes. Items such as axes, stoves, lanterns, shovels and battery powered radios are also important.


• Storing paper products and plastic utensils will help to eliminate the need to use water for washing.

Additional Supplies and Directions

• Cash and gas may come in handy. With power out you will not be able to get gas or money from the ATM. If you have these, you will have purchasing power and mobility. Storing gas can be dangerous, so make sure you have approved containers to store it in and a safe place to store it.


• Remember batteries for flashlights and radios. You need a way to hear the directions from disaster relief personnel. Light is very important in helping to keep children and others calm. If you can see what's around you, it will help to make your family feel safer.


• Personal care items must be available for each member of the family.


• Medications taken regularly need to be in your storage when possible.


• Don't forget games. This can help to take what has happened off the mind. It helps to divert attention for a while.


• Photos and journals can't be replaced. Make sure they are in a place where they can be grabbed quickly.


• Don't forget about the food in the freezer. Because the electricity may be out for some time, freezers defrost and food may spoil. Many families have more than they can use. Neighbors could get together to barbeque so food will not be lost.


• Obtain informational pamphlets on dealing with disasters from your local fire department or Red Cross. Review these with your family and organize an action plan for a variety of disasters.


• Keep flashlight with fresh batteries near your bed.


• Help coordinate and rotate your family's food storage. One family uses and replaces their 72 hour kit food each year.


• Know where your home's gas, water and electricity controls are. Have a routine review and show family how to turn them off in an emergency, and keep any needed tools nearby.


• As a family, test your smoke alarms and make sure all batteries are strong.


• Learn the signals your community uses to warn of potential disasters. Know where to turn your radio for instructions when the signals are given.


• Assemble a firs-aid kit and learn how to use it properly.


• Know basic fire safety rules, including how to extinguish fires and avoid smoke.


• Make a priority list of items to bring with you if you need to leave home in a hurry. Necessities and things that can't be easily replaced, such as photos, genealogy, scriptures, important papers and scrapbooks should come first. Remember however that you and your family are more important than any objects.


• Memorize the phone numbers of your local police and fire departments, as well as those of friends and relatives you can count on for help.


• Immunizations for every member of the family should be up to date.


• Personal belongings should be insured and inventoried - perhaps even photographed and labeled. Important papers should be kept in sturdy metal boxes.

Helping Others If we plan to be prepared, we need to include in our plan to help others.

Next Week: "Simulated Disaster Scenario"