By Gail Long
Just as the Boy Scouts have “Be Prepared� as a motto, we need to have a Prepared Pantry. This is not just for major disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods or earthquakes; it can be as simple as an increase in gas prices, loss of a job, or even no overtime at your job. In these uncertain times it is necessary to build and maintain our pantries so we can always feed our families. It may not be their favorite meal, but no one wants their family members to go hungry. Each family is different and has unique food needs.
FEMA has lots of additional information on preparedness, for additional information from them go to http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/
Are You Ready?
An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness
Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness (IS-22) is FEMA’s most comprehensive source on individual, family, and community preparedness. The guide has been revised, updated, and enhanced in August 2004 to provide the public with the most current and up-to-date disaster preparedness information available.
In an article titled “Taking the Bite Out of Food Storage� (“Random Sampler,� Ensign, Mar. 1992, 72-73) four steps were listed to ease your way into a Prepared Pantry.
Step 1: Learn the basics of home storage. Doing so will save you time, money, and effort.
Step 2: Acquire an emergency supply of life-sustaining foods and water and store them properly.
Step 3: Build up your storage gradually. It’s amazing how fast storage shelves can fill up when you buy commodities in double quantities—for example, one can of beans for regular use, the other for storage
Step 4: Eat what you store and store what you eat.
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