Subj: {OHG} What to buy on a weekly basis to build up your food storage over the 
year 
Date: 10/28/2002 11:08:22 PM Eastern Standard Time 
From:    tenzicut 


Week 1 Nuts--get them on sale after Christmas. Drug stores are often 
a good source. Dry roasted keep best. Freeze bagged ones. 21 lbs. per 
person 
Week 2 Detergents, Bleaches, Cleansers. Bleach 1 gal per person, 
Laundry soap, 20 lbs per person. 

Week 3 Medicine Chest: feminine products, Pepto bismol, cough syrup, 
Tylenol, Calamine lotion, Kaopectate, Ipecac, sun screen, etc. 
Dispose of all outdated medications 

Week 4 Canned meats: Tuna, Spam, Dried Beef 

Week 5 First Aid supplies: Band aids, antibiotic ointment, Ace 
bandages, steri-strips, etc. 

Week 6 Fill your water jugs 

Week 7 Peanut butter 10 lbs per person 

Week 8 Solid vegetable shortening lbs. per person 

Week 9 Juices. Avoid watered products. Get 100% juice. 

Week 10 Toothpaste, floss, razors, shaving cream 

Week 11 Mixes, cake, pancake, muffin, etc. Purchase or make your own. 
counts for part of grain requirement. you need an annual total of 300 
lbs of grain products per person. 

Week 12 Spices and herbs---look for bargains at health food stores or 
ethnic food stores. 

Week 13 Rice buy 10, 15, or 20 pounds. Counts toward grain total 

Week 14 More First Aid: gauze patches, swabs. cotton balls, tape, 
etc. 

Week 15 Pasta. Select a variety. Counts toward grain total 

Week 16 Dry Milk. 100 lbs per person per year 

Week 17 - Assemble emergency sewing kit: thread, pins, needles, 
buttons, snaps, zippers, tape measure, scissors. 

Week 18 - Flour. Consider your families needs. 50 lbs per person? 
counts toward grain 

Week 19 - Dry or canned soup 

Week 20 - Gelatin or Pudding mixes 

Week 21 - Buy garden seeds locally, if you haven't mail ordered them. 
Get only what you will plant and eat. Also consider what you can 
preserve and eat. 

Week 22 - More Flour! 50 lbs per person total.. counts toward grains 

Week 23 - Cord, twine or light rope. Flashlights and batteries. 

Week 24 - Freeze cheese. Grate and freeze for casseroles or soups. 

Week 25 - Paper towels, aluminum foil, garbage bags. freezer bags, 
etc. 

Week 26 - Vinegars: If you make pickles, have several gallons on hand 

Week 27 - Condiments: mustard, mayo, relish, Worcestershire 

Week 28 - Jams and jellies. Buy what you will not make yourself. 

Week 29 - Canned goods. Buy what you eat. veggies: lbs. per person, 
fruits,: 80 quarts per person 

Week 30 - Canned milk Check Dec 1989 Ensign for use Ideas 

Week 31 - Back to school supplies and office supplies 

Week 32 - Baking powder, soda, cornstarch. Baking soda 2 lbs per 
person, soda albs per 

Week 33 - Tomatoes juice, sauce, whole or paste. Buy it or make it. 
part of veggies 

Week 34 - Canned Fruit, buy or can 80 quarts per person 

Week 35 - More canned fruits and veggies 150 total per person per 
year 

Week 36 - Buy an extra 25 pounds of sugar 100lbs per person total 

Week 37 - Can or freeze veggies from garden or fresh purchased, or 
buy more canned 150 lbs per person per year 

Week 38 - Dried beans, peas. 100 lbs per person 

Week 39 - Sweeteners. Honey, Molasses, etc. counts toward sugars 

Week 40 - Iodized Salt. Ten or more containers. For canning use, get 
canning salt. 

Week 41 - Personal products: soap, deodorant, toilet paper, shampoo, 
etc. Hand soap, 15 per person, TP: one roll per week 

Week 42 - Canned soups: counts toward veggies 

Week 43 - Can something with apples. 

Week 44 - Hard candy for Halloween. Leftovers will make a good 
addition to your 72 hour emergency kit. 

Week 45 - Vitamins. Get some extra C and Calcium. 365 vitamins per 
person. 

Week 46 - Treats for baking: Cocoa, coconut, nuts, chocolate chips, 
etc 

Week 47 - Rolled oats, corn meal, cream of wheat...Part of grains 

Week 48 - Sugars, brown, white, powdered. counts toward 100lbs per 
person total 

Week 49 - Vegetable and olive oils. Get a good quality. 12 lbs. per 
person 

Week 50 - Candles and matches. Put in a cool place and in a sturdy box
(preferably fireproof) that you can locate in the dark. 

Week 51 - Popcorn. Go for the big bags. Counts toward grains 

Week 52 - Merry Christmas. Give yourself a great gift--security for 
an extended period.

tenzicut
