Plan your food storage with your little ones in mind. To get you started, here are a few special considerations for family-oriented food storage. And at the bottom of this page, there are some great resources to keep you going.
- Take the time to figure out what your family eats regularly and store those items
- Store appropriate quantities for your young people—see http://www.melindabeth.com/food_storage/
- Make sure to store foods kids need
o Fats (e.g. vegetable shortening)
o Vitamins (e.g. supplements, fortified fruit drink mixes)Extra milk - Make sure to store foods kids want
o Things they are used to eating
o Things they are not allergic to - Try out foods from your long term food storage in your everyday cooking (e.g. powdered milk, ground wheat). And have your kids cook with you with those ingredients so they’ll like it. Practice making bread--it’ll be fun to learn together!
- Plan and plant a garden together
- Have your kids help with food storage organization
- Teach them the importance of self-reliance and following the prophet
RESOURCES:
- Ward Food Storage Blog: http://hpfoodstorageandemergencyprep.blogspot.com
- Excellent information about building a healthy and kid friendly food storage: http://www.melindabeth.com/food_storage/
- Preparing and storing baby food: http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/feedinginfants-ch12.pdf
- Another website about preparing for babies in your food storage: http://preparednesspro.wordpress.com/2009/05/12/preparing-for-babies-in-your-food-storage/
- FS for children with Autism: http://www.1800prepare.com/pages/4-Food-Storage-Must%252dHaves-for-Children-with-Autism.html
- "How to start your food storage for $10 a week" article: http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/hagan59.html
- Kids Emergency Preparedness Site: http://www.ready.gov/kids/home.html
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