Week By Week Food Storage Program

(one year supply of food storage for two people)
**Basic storage essentials
Secondary lines are items important to assess and stock for comfort.

Some people like to tackle their storage by category. They watch for a bulk sale and get the entire amount at once. Then they go a stretch until the next major purchase. But often those gaps are longer than intended! It is helpful for others to budget for the expense on a weekly basis. To them, it brings peace of mind to know they are consistently working on preparedness. This guide covers all the areas in a systematic way. Feel free to swap weeks as opportunities arise, or get ideas of areas needing attention. If you commit to follow this list, you will have a complete, well rounded storage for two by the end of the year.

Week 1: Jan. 3, 2010
** 16 lbs. Salt
Get nuts! Dry roasted keep best. Freeze bagged nuts or vacuum seal in pint jars with Food Saver.

Week 2: Jan. 10
** 10 cans of Cream of Chicken soup

Week 3: Jan. 17
** 25 lbs. Sugar
Medicine chest: Tissues, feminine products, Pepto, Vicks, cough drops, etc.

Week 4: Jan. 24
**16 cans Tomato soup/sauce

Week 5: Jan. 31
** 50 lbs. Wheat/Flour

Week 6: Feb. 7
** 10 lbs. Macaroni/Spaghetti
Personal products: Soap, deodorant, toilet paper, shampoo, lotion, etc.

Week 7: Feb. 14
** 40 lbs. Rice

Week 8: Feb. 21
** 16 cans Tuna or other canned meat
Detergent, bleach, cleanser, fabric softener, dryer sheets

Week 9: Feb. 28
** 4 lbs. Yeast
Juices; get 100% lemon, orange, pineapple, etc.

Week 10: March 7
** 50 lbs. Wheat/Flour
Toothpaste, toothbrushes, floss, razors, shaving cream. Consider your family needs.

Week 11: March 14
** 4 lbs. Powdered milk

Week 12: March 21
** 25 lbs. Sugar (include brown and powdered)
Cake, pancake, muffin, Bisquick. Purchase or make your own.

Week 13: March 28
** 4 lbs. Powdered milk

Week 14: April 4
** 5 qts. Vegetable oil; consider olive or Canola oil

Week 15: April 11
** 50 lbs. Wheat/Flour
First aid supplies: Gauze patches, swabs, cotton balls, tape, etc.

Week 16: April 18
** 10 cans of Cream of Chicken soup

Week 17: April 25
** 25 lbs. Dried beans
Assemble an emergency sewing kit: thread pins, needles, buttons, snaps, zippers, scissors, etc.

Week 18: May 2
** 4 lbs. Powdered Milk

Week 19: May 9
** 10 cans of Cream of Mushroom soup
Ready dinners (or ingredients to make what you eat). Ravioli, pasta, oriental (boxed or frozen).

Week 20: May 16
** 50 lbs. Wheat/Flour

Week 21: May 23
** 25 lbs. Rolled Oats
Paper towels, aluminum foil, garbage bags, freezer bags, sandwich bags, etc.

Week 22: May 30
**25 lbs. Sugar
Garden seeds

Week 23: June 6
** 16 cans of Tuna and other canned meats
Safety week!! A length of cord or twine; flashlights and batteries.

Week 24: June 13
** 6 lbs. Shortening

Week 25: June 20
** 50 lbs. Wheat/Flour
Freeze-a-cheese: Buy a whole 5 lb. brick to grate and freeze.


Week 26: June 27
** 25 lbs. Dried beans
Dress-your-burger week!! mustard, ketchup, mayo, salad dressing, relish, Worchesteshire sauce

Week 27: July 4
** 4 lbs. Powdered milk

Week 28: July 11
** 40 lbs. Rice
Sure-jell, certo, pectin, paraffin, etc. or buy jams and jellies (beware: long storage turns sugary)

Week 29: July 18
** 8 lbs. Peanut Butter
Fill your water containers.

Week 30: July 25
** 50 lbs. Wheat/Flour
Canned milk, sweetened condensed milk

Week 31: Aug. 1
** 25 lbs. Dried beans

Week 32: Aug. 8
** 4 lbs. Powdered milk
Stock paper, pencils, pens, journals, envelopes, postage stamps, etc.

Week 33: Aug. 15
** 40 lbs. Rice
Baking powder, baking soda, corn starch, etc.

Week 34: Aug. 22
** 4 lbs. Powdered milk

Week 35: Aug. 29
** 50 lbs. Wheat/Flour

Week 36: Sept. 5
** 25 lbs. Rolled Oats
First Aid supplies: Bandaids, Neosporin, Calamine lotion, etc.

Week 37: Sept. 12
** 5 qts. Vegetable oil

Week 38: Sept. 19
** 25 lbs. Sugar

Spices and herbs often used; pepper, cinnamon, bay leaves, oregano, chili powder, nutmeg, etc.

Week 39: Sept. 26
** 16 cans Tomato soup/sauce
Honey, molasses, Karo syrup, etc.


Week 40: Oct. 3
** 50 lbs. Wheat/Flour

Week 41: Oct. 10
** 4 lbs. Powdered milk
One (or more) gallons of vinegar
Week 42: Oct. 17
** 25 lbs. Sugar (include brown and powdered)

Week 43: Oct. 24
** 40 lbs. Rice
Jello, unflavored gelatin, puddings

Week 44: Oct. 31
** 16 cans of Tuna or other canned meats
Hard candy on sale after Halloween (check again after Christmas)

Week 45: Nov. 7
** 50 lbs. Wheat/Flour
Emergency supplies: Think of items you need for heat, light, warmth.

Week 46: Nov. 14
**10 lbs. Macaroni/Spaghetti
Cocoa, coconut, nubs, chocolate chips

Week 47: Nov. 21
** 5 qts. Vegetable oil

Week 48: Nov. 28
** 10 cans of Cream of Mushroom soup

Week 49: Dec. 5
** 25 lbs. Dried beans

Week 50: Dec. 12
** 40 lbs. Rice

Week 51: Dec. 19
** 16 cans Tomato soup/sauce
Popcorn!! Go for a big 12 lb. bag or two.

Week 52: Dec. 26
** 50 lbs. Wheat/Flour