52 WEEK LIST
(What to buy on a weekly basis to build up your food storage over the year)
Credit for this list goes to the Church of Latter Day Saints. A friend sent me this list with a note saying he'd gotten it from the Mormon Prep List. I'll add some word of advice: this is an outline, and a very good one; however, as with everything we suggest - the best thing is what works for you! If your family hates peanut butter or rice or Spam, substitute something else in the same category. Whatever you buy should be something you won't mind rotating out into your regular food supply.
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Week 1 |
Nuts--get them on sale after Christmas. Drug stores are often a good source. Dry roasted keep best. Freeze bagged ones. 2 lbs. per person
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Week 2
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Detergents, Bleaches, Cleansers. Bleach 1 gal per person, Laundry soap, 20 lbs. per person.
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Week 3
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Medicine Chest: feminine products, Pepto-Bismol, cough syrup, Tylenol, Calamine lotion, Kaopectate, Ipecac, sunscreen, etc. Dispose of all outdated medications
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Week 4
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Canned meats: Tuna, Spam, Dried Beef
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Week 5
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First Aid supplies: Band aids, antibiotic ointment, Ace bandages, steri-strips, etc.
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Week 6
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Week 7
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Peanut butter 10 lbs. per person
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Week 8
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Solid vegetable shortening 12 lbs. per person
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Week 9
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Juices. Avoid watered products. Get 100% juice.
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Week 10
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Toothpaste, floss, razors, shaving cream
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Week 11
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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.
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Week 12
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Spices and herbs---look for bargains at health food stores or ethnic food stores.
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Week 13
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Rice. Buy 10, 15, or 20 pounds. Counts toward grain total
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Week 14
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More First Aid: gauze patches, swabs, cotton balls, tape, etc.
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Week 15
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Pasta. Select a variety. Counts toward grain total
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Week 16
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Dry Milk. 100 lbs. per person per year
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Week 17
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Assemble emergency sewing kit: thread, pins, needles, buttons, snaps, zippers, tape measure, scissors.
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Week 18
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Flour. Consider your families needs. 50 lbs. per person? Counts toward grain
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Week 19
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Week 20
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Week 21
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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.
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Week 22
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More Flour! 50 lbs. per person total. Counts toward grains
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Week 23
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Cord, twine or light rope; flashlights and batteries.
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Week 24
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Freeze cheese. Grate and freeze for casseroles or soups.
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Week 25
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Paper towels, aluminum foil, garbage bags, freezer bags, etc.
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Week 26
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Vinegar: If you make pickles, have several gallons on hand
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Week 27
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Condiments: mustard, mayo, relish, Worcestershire
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Week 28
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Jams and jellies. Buy what you will not make yourself.
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Week 29
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Canned goods. Buy what you eat. Veggies: 150 lbs. per person, fruits, 80 quarts per person
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Week 30
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Week 31
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Back to school supplies and office supplies
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Week 32
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Baking powder, soda, cornstarch. Baking soda 2 lbs. per person, soda 3lbs. per person
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Week 33
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Tomatoes. Juice, sauce, whole or paste. Buy it or make it. Part of veggies
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Week 34
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Canned fruit. Buy or can 80 quarts per person
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Week 35
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More canned fruits and veggies 150 total per person per year
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Week 36
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Buy an extra 25 pounds of sugar 100lbs. per person total
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Week 37
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Can or freeze veggies from garden or fresh purchased, or buy more canned 150 lbs. per person per year
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Week 38
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Dried beans, peas. 100 lbs. per person
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Week 39
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Sweeteners. Honey, Molasses, etc. counts toward sugars
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Week 40
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Iodized Salt. Ten or more containers. For canning use, get canning salt.
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Week 41
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Personal products: soap, deodorant, toilet paper, shampoo, etc. Hand soap, 15 per person, TP: one roll per week
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Week 42
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Canned soups: counts toward veggies
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Week 43
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Can something with apples.
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Week 44
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Hard candy for Halloween. Leftovers will make a good addition to your 72-hour emergency kit.
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Week 45
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Vitamins. Get some extra C and Calcium. 365 vitamins per person.
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Week 46
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Treats for baking: Cocoa, coconut, nuts, chocolate chips, etc
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Week 47
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Rolled oats, corn meal, cream of wheat...Part of grains
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Week 48
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Sugars, brown, white, powdered. Counts toward 100 lbs. per person total
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Week 49
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Vegetable and olive oils. Get a good quality. 12 lbs. per person
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Week 50
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Candles and matches. Put in a cool place and in a sturdy box (preferably fireproof) that you can locate in the dark.
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Week 51
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Popcorn. Go for the big bags. Counts toward grains
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Week 52
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Merry Christmas. Give yourself a great gift--security.
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A more simplified month-by-month list
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January
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Salt. 5 pounds per person; water, 14 gallons per person, and bedding.
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February
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Fat or oil. 20 pounds per person; flashlights; first aid supplies
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March
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Grains. 300 pounds per person (wheat, rice, corn, other); garden seeds
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April
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Grains (wheat, rice, corn, other); clothing/sewing supplies
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May
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Dry milk, 75 pounds per person; matches; candles
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June
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Dry milk; kerosene containers or other fuel containers
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July
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Sugar/honey, 60 pounds per person; kerosene or other fuel
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August
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Sugar/honey; wood/kerosene; cleaning supplies
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September
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Dried legumes, 60 pounds per person; personal hygiene supplies
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October
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Dried legumes; baby items, if applicable
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November
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Emergency kits; catch up on previous items
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December
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Emergency kits; catch up on previous items
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