The Church no longer gives recommended amounts for how much long-term food to store. This suggested outline is simple way of dividing up your cannery orders so that the cost is spread out over each month.
Remember - the long-term storage food items are your 4th priorty. A 3-month supply of every-day foods is your 1st priority. See the Helpful Hints page for more information.

A good source for information on home canning can be found at The National Center for Home Food Preservation.

An easy and FUN way to remember to rotate the food in your 72-Hour Emergency Kits is at General Conference time. Read more….

Set aside a particular amount of your budget for home storage and purchase a few extra items from the grocery store each week. Also, purchase 1-6 cans of basic food items like grains or beans from the Church home storage center each month.

SAVE on FUEL….Make one shopping trip each week to save on your fuel expense. To do this, plan your menu for the week and shop with a list.

We have created a shopping list that will help to simplify things as you organize and purchase your 3-month storage.

This Preparedness Spreadsheet lists menu items for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner for a 3-Month Food Supply. At the end it gives you a shopping list for all the ingredients for those specific meals.