Weekly Food Storage Plans (personally I think this one is a bit much to get)
January 1 - 7
Enough water containers for 14 gallons water per person in the family. (This was mentioned last month - but we want to be sure you have this, water is your most important item!) If you didn’t get enough containers last month, you can get them this month.
White rice, at least 15lbs per person in the family and if possible, buckets to store it in. (Brown rice goes rancid faster.)
January 8 - 14
2 jars mayonnaise
4 qts oil
2 tubs margarine
January 15 - 21
20lbs sugar
25lbs legumes - kidney beans, lentils, pinto etc.
January 22 - 28
5lbs salt
bottles bleach
10lbs dry non-fat milk powder
January 29 - 31
February 1 - 8
100lbs wheat
10lbs brown sugar
February 9 - 14
10lbs dried fruit - bananas, apples, sultanas, apricots, etc or 20 cans fruit
1lb yeast
February 15 - 22
20 cans tuna or salmon
10lbs dry non-fat milk powder
3lbs sprouting seeds
5lbs baking powder
February 23 - 28
2 large jars peanut butter
4lbs dried whole egg (keep in cool, dry place)
March 1 -7
2 - 3 bottles vitamins
10lbs rolled oats
small bucket to store
March 8 - 14
100lbs wheat
4 buckets
March 15 - 21
10lbs margarine or butter
10lbs rolled oats
small bucket to store
March 22 - 28
8lbs dried potatoes
1 bottle black pepper
April 1 - 7
10lbs non-fat dry milk powder
2 boxes rennet (used for making cottage cheese and other dairy products from dry milk)
1 bottle lemon juice
1 bottle vinegar (also used in making dairy products from dry milk)
April 8 - 14
100lbs wheat
25lbs white flour
April 15 - 21
10lb baking soda
25lb legumes (choose those you are willing to eat. Remember you can sprout legumes and almost quadruple the nutritional value of them.)
April 22 - 28
Tomato products (Spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce and whole and chopped tomatoes. Buy a combination of flavoured and not flavoured tomatoes. Buy paste if you can get a good deal. Sometimes it is less expensive to add water to paste to make sauce that it is just to buy sauce.)
Buy 60 cans or jars if possible.
May 1 -7
100lbs wheat
buckets to store if needed
keep filling containers with water - basically no cost to this
May 8 - 14
20lbs peanut butter
keep filling those water containers
May 15 - 21
10lb margarine, butter or oil - combination of each
10lb dry milk powder
Keep filling water containers - make this a habit - when you empty something worthy of water storage, wash it out and fill it right away.
May 22 -28
40lbs dry milk powder
More Water!
buckets to store
June 1 - 7
25lb rice
25lb sugar
4lbs dried potatoes
5lbs salt
buckets to store
June 8 - 14
20 cans tuna or salmon or other meat
10lb non-fat dry milk powder
bucket to store
June 15 - 21
10lbs dry milk powder
4lbs margarine, butter or oil
4lbs dried potatoes
June 22 - 28
40 cans fruit
5lbs salt
July 1 - 7
Be on the lookout for garden seeds that are non-hybrid. That way you can use the seeds from the plants you grow to grow a garden the next season.
10lb dried fruit
20 cans misc vegetables (green beans, peas, carrots, corn etc)
July 8 - 14
20 tins fruit
20 tins misc vegetables
July 15 - 21
20 tins vegetables
2qts oil
July 22 - 28
40 tins soup, stew or chilli
July 29 - August 4
2 qts oil
25lbs rice
bucket to store
August 5 - 11
100lbs wheat and 4 buckets
August 12 - 18
20 tins tuna or other meal
August 19 - 25
25lbs sugar
8lbs fruit juice powder
August 26 - 31
16lbs non-fat dry milk powder
September 1 -7
40 tins vegetables
September 8 - 14
4lbs peanut butter
spices, herbs, seasonings as used by your family
10lb TVP - beef, chicken or bacon
bucket to store
September 15 - 21
20 tins soup, stew or chili
25lbs rice
buckets to store
September 22 - 28
10lb TVP - beef, chicken or bacon
25lbs rice
buckets to store
October 1 - 7
100lbs wheat
4 buckets to store
October 8 - 14
4lbs fruit juice powder
6lbs peanut butter
October 15 - 21
25lbs non-fat dry milk powder
bucket to store
October 22 - 28
25lbs rice, oats or barley
buckets to store
November 1 - 7
12 tins canned fruit
20lbs dried potatoes
November 8 - 14
25lbs non-fat dry milk powder
November 15 - 21
25lbs non-fat dry milk powder
November 22 - 27
8lbs yeast
November 28 - 30
Anything you have missed from above
December 4 - 10
Water storage containers - buy either 55 gallon drums, 5 gallon water containers and tap or start to save water in plastic drink bottles and plastic juice containers (not milk containers as they can carry bacteria from the milk).
Also purchase 100lbs hard white or red wheat and 4 plastic storage bins with tight fitting lids.
December 11 - 17
25lb sugar or 15lbs honey
5lbs salt per person
Dec 18 - 24
2 qts oil
10lb dry non-fat milk powder
December 25 - 31
20 tins beans - kidney, refried, garbanzo etc
25lb dry beans and bucket to store them in
10lbs dried corn or popcorn and bucket to store it in (Can be ground into cornmeal as well as for popcorn)
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
100 Days of Healthy Recipes
Cooking Diva's Protein Shake
This is my own little recipe
use as a meal replacement or snack
1 cup of Rice milk or Soy Milk
1 banana
1 cup of frozen peaches
1 cup of frozen fruit your choice or mix of them (opt)
1 scoop protein powder ( I use vanilla whey protein)
1 Tablespoon of metamucil clear and natural
1 Tablespoon ground flax seed (opt)
Mix in blender and enjoy.
This is my own little recipe
use as a meal replacement or snack
1 cup of Rice milk or Soy Milk
1 banana
1 cup of frozen peaches
1 cup of frozen fruit your choice or mix of them (opt)
1 scoop protein powder ( I use vanilla whey protein)
1 Tablespoon of metamucil clear and natural
1 Tablespoon ground flax seed (opt)
Mix in blender and enjoy.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Healthy Tip
The exercise program I like to use is a condition program by Jeff Galloway. I have lost 20 lbs with this in the past in just 6 weeks. It is simple to start and is great for those just getting back into the swing of things. http://www.jeffgalloway.com/training/condition.html. You just need to find whatever works for you in your busy life. Start small and get into a habit. Then move on to strenght training.
Healthy Tip
When my family decided it was time for a change, we had a to figure out a way to overcome soda pop, chocolate milk, kool aid and fruit juice addiction in our children. As Adults it is easy to just say drink water. Perhaps if we had started our kids down this path in the first place we wouldn't be here. We chose the option of crystal light in addition to water. It was a healthy choice after all. Only 5 calories per serving and no carbs (sugar). It also made great money sense. We buy the Wal-Mart brand Great Values' version of Crystal Light. For just shy of two dollars we can make 6 Gallons of juice. To do this with frozen juice at least 12 dollars. And Kool Aid... besides the sugar they take into their body, just because it costs only 15 cents a package the sugar increases the cost. Our kids still feel like they are drinking Kool-Aid and living like kids.We of course encourage water as well. :)
100 Days of Healthy Recipes
Tonight I have two healthy recipes for you. I know I know I went crazy what can I say.
Elise's Sesame Noodles (Yummy Yummy Rating) My toddler loved it so much she has three servings
Ingredients
1 pound whole wheat spaghetti (I used whole wheat penne pasta)
1/2 cup reduced- sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoon sesame oil
2 tablespoon canola oil
2 tablespoons rice-wine vinger or lime juice (I used lime)
1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper
1 bunch scallions sliced and divided (I used a regular onion about 1/4 cup)
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro divided optional (i didn't use this)
4 cups snow peas trimmed and sliced on the bias (I used frozen petite peas)
1 medium red bell pepper, thinly sliced
1/2 toasted sesame seeds (used 1/3 cup)
Cook pasta according to directions. drain and rinse with cold water.
Meanwhile whisk soy saucem sesame oil, canola oil, vinger or lime juice, crushed red pepper, 1/4 cup of scallions and 2 tablesppons cilantro if using. Add noodles and snow peas and bell pepper, toss to coat.
mix with sesame seeds and garnish with the remaining scallions.
Simple Balsamic Vinaigrette (we all loved this 5 star rating yummy yummy)
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons dark brown sugar (optional) I used 1/2 teaspoon Slenda brown sugar mix
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper (i just used pepper)
3/4 cup olive oil
whisk together ingredients until salt and sugar dissolve. ( I threw in a regular onion (about 1/4 cup but a red onion would be better)
Serve with salad mix or favorite greens (i would recommend to use two head of lettuce.) If not using dressing right away cover and refrigerate, shaking or whisking again before use.
Elise's Sesame Noodles (Yummy Yummy Rating) My toddler loved it so much she has three servings
Ingredients
1 pound whole wheat spaghetti (I used whole wheat penne pasta)
1/2 cup reduced- sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoon sesame oil
2 tablespoon canola oil
2 tablespoons rice-wine vinger or lime juice (I used lime)
1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper
1 bunch scallions sliced and divided (I used a regular onion about 1/4 cup)
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro divided optional (i didn't use this)
4 cups snow peas trimmed and sliced on the bias (I used frozen petite peas)
1 medium red bell pepper, thinly sliced
1/2 toasted sesame seeds (used 1/3 cup)
Cook pasta according to directions. drain and rinse with cold water.
Meanwhile whisk soy saucem sesame oil, canola oil, vinger or lime juice, crushed red pepper, 1/4 cup of scallions and 2 tablesppons cilantro if using. Add noodles and snow peas and bell pepper, toss to coat.
mix with sesame seeds and garnish with the remaining scallions.
Simple Balsamic Vinaigrette (we all loved this 5 star rating yummy yummy)
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons dark brown sugar (optional) I used 1/2 teaspoon Slenda brown sugar mix
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper (i just used pepper)
3/4 cup olive oil
whisk together ingredients until salt and sugar dissolve. ( I threw in a regular onion (about 1/4 cup but a red onion would be better)
Serve with salad mix or favorite greens (i would recommend to use two head of lettuce.) If not using dressing right away cover and refrigerate, shaking or whisking again before use.
Hairstyles for little girls
As a mother of three beautiful curly headed girls I often find their hair to be a mess and I am always looking for new ways to do it. I stumbled across this website one day and I have to say it has become my favorite. I even printed the pictures out and made a book for my daughters to choose from. http://shedoeshair.blogspot.com/ Check it out! I should also mention that my friend does adorable hair bows... so check her out as wellhttp://www.spoiledmuch.com/
Food Storage plans
This one is called Food storage for $5 bucks a week.
**As a heads up, you may want to make the kitty $7 as there were times that not even the weekly rollover was enough to make that weeks purchase.
Food storage for $5 a week
Set aside $5 a week to buy the specific items each week. You will have a kitty set aside that you put the $5 in and you can't touch it for any reason but to buy the food storage item for that week. Put in the remaining change back into the kitty. Some things in the beginning are going to be cheap and then later will be more expensive. In order to pay for the expensive stuff later you need to keep the leftover money in the kitty. Weeks 38 and 44 you will have "off" to replenish the kitty.
Week 1: 2 cans tuna fish, 2 boxes salt
Week 2: 5 boxes of Macaroni and Cheese
4 cans tomato soup
Week 3: 3 cans mushroom soup,
1 2.5 lb peanut butter
Week 4: one bottle 365 count multi-vitamins
Week 5: 4 cans tomato soup, 1 10 lb powdered milk
Week 6: 1 bottle aspirin (500 tablets)
Week 7: 1 100 lb container wheat
Week 8: 1 5 lb powdered milk
Week 9: 1 5 lb honey
Week 10: 4 cans tuna, 4 boxes macaroni and cheese
Week 11: 1 10 lb sugar, 1 box salt
Week 12: 4 cans mushroom soup
Week 13: 1 bottle 365 count multi-vitamins
Week 14: 1 100 lb wheat
Week 15: 1 box macaroni and cheese
Week 16: 1 5 lb honey
Week 17: 2 cans tuna, 4 can tomato soup
Week 18: 1 10 lbs sugar
Week 19: 1 100 lbs of wheat
Week 20: 2 10lbs of sugar
Week 21: 1 10lb powdered milk
Week 22: 1 can mushroom soup, 1 10 lb sugar
Week 23: 1 can tuna, 4 cans tomato soup, 1 10 lbs sugar
Week 24: 1 10 lbs sugar
Week 25: 2 cans tuna, 2 cans mushroom soup
Week 26: 1 100 lb wheat
Week 27: 3 10 lbs sugar
Week 28: 1 10 lb sugar
Week 29: 1 10 lb powdered milk
Week 30: 2 10 lb sugar
Week 31: 1 can tuna, 3 cans mushroom soup
Week 32: 1 can tuna, 4 cans tomato soup
Week 33: 1 100 lb wheat
Week 34: 2 cans tuna, 1 box salt
Week 35: 1 10 lb powdered milk
Week 36: 2 10 lb sugar
Week 37: 4 cans tomato soup, 2 boxes salt
Week 38: Stash $5 in the kitty
Week 39: 1 100 lb wheat
Week 40: 1 10 lb powdered milk
Week 41: 3 10 lb sugar
Week 42: 2 cans tomato soup, 1 10 lb sugar
Week 43: 2 cans tomato soup, 2 cans mushroom soup
Week 44: Stash $5 in the kitty
Week 45: 1 10 lb powdered milk
Week 46: 4 cans tomato soup, 4 cans mushroom soup
Week 47: 1 10 lb powdered milk
Week 48: 4 cans mushroom soup, 1 10 lb powdered milk
Week 49: 7 cans of tomato soup
Week 50: 7 cans of mushroom soup
Week 51: 2 10 lbs sugar, 1 box salt
By the end of the 52 weeks, you should have:
700lbs of wheat,
240 lbs sugar,
40 lbs of powdered milk,
13 lbs of salt,
10 lbs of honey,
5 lbs of peanut butter,
45 cans of tomato soup,
32 cans mushroom soup,
15 cans tuna fish,
10 macaroni and cheese dinners,
500 aspirin, and
730 multiple vitamins
They suggest adding 6lbs of dried yeast and 6 lbs of shortening and this should be enough to sustain 2 people for a year. For every 2 people you have in your family add $5 more and double or triple the amount of whatever you are buying that week.
**As a heads up, you may want to make the kitty $7 as there were times that not even the weekly rollover was enough to make that weeks purchase.
Food storage for $5 a week
Set aside $5 a week to buy the specific items each week. You will have a kitty set aside that you put the $5 in and you can't touch it for any reason but to buy the food storage item for that week. Put in the remaining change back into the kitty. Some things in the beginning are going to be cheap and then later will be more expensive. In order to pay for the expensive stuff later you need to keep the leftover money in the kitty. Weeks 38 and 44 you will have "off" to replenish the kitty.
Week 1: 2 cans tuna fish, 2 boxes salt
Week 2: 5 boxes of Macaroni and Cheese
4 cans tomato soup
Week 3: 3 cans mushroom soup,
1 2.5 lb peanut butter
Week 4: one bottle 365 count multi-vitamins
Week 5: 4 cans tomato soup, 1 10 lb powdered milk
Week 6: 1 bottle aspirin (500 tablets)
Week 7: 1 100 lb container wheat
Week 8: 1 5 lb powdered milk
Week 9: 1 5 lb honey
Week 10: 4 cans tuna, 4 boxes macaroni and cheese
Week 11: 1 10 lb sugar, 1 box salt
Week 12: 4 cans mushroom soup
Week 13: 1 bottle 365 count multi-vitamins
Week 14: 1 100 lb wheat
Week 15: 1 box macaroni and cheese
Week 16: 1 5 lb honey
Week 17: 2 cans tuna, 4 can tomato soup
Week 18: 1 10 lbs sugar
Week 19: 1 100 lbs of wheat
Week 20: 2 10lbs of sugar
Week 21: 1 10lb powdered milk
Week 22: 1 can mushroom soup, 1 10 lb sugar
Week 23: 1 can tuna, 4 cans tomato soup, 1 10 lbs sugar
Week 24: 1 10 lbs sugar
Week 25: 2 cans tuna, 2 cans mushroom soup
Week 26: 1 100 lb wheat
Week 27: 3 10 lbs sugar
Week 28: 1 10 lb sugar
Week 29: 1 10 lb powdered milk
Week 30: 2 10 lb sugar
Week 31: 1 can tuna, 3 cans mushroom soup
Week 32: 1 can tuna, 4 cans tomato soup
Week 33: 1 100 lb wheat
Week 34: 2 cans tuna, 1 box salt
Week 35: 1 10 lb powdered milk
Week 36: 2 10 lb sugar
Week 37: 4 cans tomato soup, 2 boxes salt
Week 38: Stash $5 in the kitty
Week 39: 1 100 lb wheat
Week 40: 1 10 lb powdered milk
Week 41: 3 10 lb sugar
Week 42: 2 cans tomato soup, 1 10 lb sugar
Week 43: 2 cans tomato soup, 2 cans mushroom soup
Week 44: Stash $5 in the kitty
Week 45: 1 10 lb powdered milk
Week 46: 4 cans tomato soup, 4 cans mushroom soup
Week 47: 1 10 lb powdered milk
Week 48: 4 cans mushroom soup, 1 10 lb powdered milk
Week 49: 7 cans of tomato soup
Week 50: 7 cans of mushroom soup
Week 51: 2 10 lbs sugar, 1 box salt
By the end of the 52 weeks, you should have:
700lbs of wheat,
240 lbs sugar,
40 lbs of powdered milk,
13 lbs of salt,
10 lbs of honey,
5 lbs of peanut butter,
45 cans of tomato soup,
32 cans mushroom soup,
15 cans tuna fish,
10 macaroni and cheese dinners,
500 aspirin, and
730 multiple vitamins
They suggest adding 6lbs of dried yeast and 6 lbs of shortening and this should be enough to sustain 2 people for a year. For every 2 people you have in your family add $5 more and double or triple the amount of whatever you are buying that week.
Great Groups to Join
Like most most mothers I am always looking for a good deal. One of my favorite places to look for items that I need is on Yahoo Groups. You can join for free and sign up for any number of different interest groups. I joined a freecycle group. The way it works is if you have anything you want to get rid of you simply post it. But you don't have to give in order to get. Simply post what you need and someone will respond if they have that item to get rid of. The other option is to watch the postings for something you want. Good Luck hunting.. http://groups.yahoo.com/
100 Days of Healthy Recipes
Todays recipe was quite yummy, my kids gave it a yummy rating (Dallas 4.5 spoons out of five). I doubled the spices (although it was a bit salty so I recommed that you only double the Cumin) And I added a few pinches of cumin seed. I also served over wild rice.... yummy yummy.... Enjoy...
Cumin Grilled Chicken
Ingredients
Cooking spray
4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 teaspoon ground cumin (I doubled this)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Directions
Spray a grill or grill pan with cooking spray and heat to medium-high heat. Rub chicken breasts with olive oil. Combine cumin, salt and pepper and rub spice mixture evenly onto chicken breasts. Grill until grill marks have formed and chicken is cooked through, about 4-5 minutes per side. Remove from heat, let rest for 5 minutes, then slice into 1/2-inch thick slices. Serve over coleslaw, if desired. (I served this with wild Rice and I added a few pinching of cumin seed.)
Per Serving:
Calories 170; Total Fat 6 g; (Sat Fat 1.5 g, Mono Fat 3 g, Poly Fat 1 g) ; Protein 29g; Carb 0 g; Fiber 0 g; Cholesterol 80 mg; Sodium 360 mg
Cumin Grilled Chicken
Ingredients
Cooking spray
4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 teaspoon ground cumin (I doubled this)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Directions
Spray a grill or grill pan with cooking spray and heat to medium-high heat. Rub chicken breasts with olive oil. Combine cumin, salt and pepper and rub spice mixture evenly onto chicken breasts. Grill until grill marks have formed and chicken is cooked through, about 4-5 minutes per side. Remove from heat, let rest for 5 minutes, then slice into 1/2-inch thick slices. Serve over coleslaw, if desired. (I served this with wild Rice and I added a few pinching of cumin seed.)
Per Serving:
Calories 170; Total Fat 6 g; (Sat Fat 1.5 g, Mono Fat 3 g, Poly Fat 1 g) ; Protein 29g; Carb 0 g; Fiber 0 g; Cholesterol 80 mg; Sodium 360 mg
Introduction
Hello Everyone. So I decided to create this blog. I have called it Gratefully Homemaking... Because I am Grateful to be a Homemaker and it allows me to be flexible about what I want to put on here. I am starting this off with 100 days of Healthy Recipes. Hope you enjoy!
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