Essential Items for a Long Term Food Supply

Tess Pennington
Ready Nutrition
February 2009

When preparing for a long term disaster, it is essential to have provisions in place to secure long term needs. That being said, beginning a food supply must begin with research. Finding out how many calories a person needs per day in order to survive, and knowing how much food to store for the long term is essential when beginning to prepare a long term food supply. Additionally, going to survival/prepping forums to read about what others are doing is another way of finding more research. Some suggested items for long term supplies are:

Long Term Supplies

Higher levels of food are needed to last 3+ years. Keep buying some of the short term items to compliment the long term:

Water
Larger Amounts of Short Term Supplies
Vitamins
Longer Term First Aid Supply
MRE’s – susceptible for temperature and storage problems. good for more short term problems.
Canned Goods – find some on sale and make sure of the expiration date. Most last 1-3 years.
Drink Mixes/Teas/Coffee
Oil
#10 cans – Freeze Dried foods can last for 20-30 year shelf life. Buckets of mylar packaging material.
Seeds of all kinds – Heirloom and Non-GMO seeds are better. Some to grow, and some to be used for sprouts (pumpkin, alfalfa, broccoli, lentil).
Mylared Packaged Goods or Super pails of Goods - grains, rice, beans, oats, legumes, flour, corn meal, powdered milk, sugar, salt, baking powder.
Spices
Large Storage Containers
Tools – Axes Shovels, Wrenches, Hammers, Multi Use Pliers, Farming Tools
Wood – pre chopped
Matches and Other Fire Starting Equipment
Paper Plates, Plastic Eating Utensils – You dont want to waste water on washing dishes.
Matches and Other Fire Starting Equipment
Paper Plates, Plastic Eating Utensils – You dont want to waste water on washing dishes.
Bleach
Freeze Dried Foods
Personal Hygiene (Paper, Towels, Toilet Paper, Soap, Deodorant, Toothpaste)
Clothing (Lots of Warm Clothing, and Items to Layer Under)
Food For Pets
Gasoline and Other Fuels (Keronsene, Lamp Oil)
Candles (Camping Candles Burn Longer)
Ziploc Bags
Garbage Bags
Batteries
Weapons – Just in Case

Tess Pennington is the author of The Prepper's Cookbook: 300 Recipes to Turn Your Emergency Food into Nutritious, Delicious, Life-Saving Meals. When a catastrophic collapse cripples society, grocery store shelves will empty within days. But if you follow this book's plan for stocking, organizing and maintaining a proper emergency food supply, your family will have plenty to eat for weeks, months or even years. Visit her web site at ReadyNutrition.com.

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Author: Tess Pennington
Author's Web Site: http://www.readynutrition.com
Made Available By: Ready Nutrition
Date: February 15th, 2009

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