Do the Math

Once you have your recipe book it's time to do the math!

The basic process is to multiple each recipe's ingredients by how many times you will eat it in a year.
For instance, say I have 7 items for breakfast I would multiple each recipe's ingredients by 52 to cover a full year's food supply.
I would repeat this for each of the other recipes.

When I did this I put it all in a spreadsheet to make sure the math was correct and to keep up with duplicate ingredients.
Some useful equivalencies to know are:

3 Teaspoons = 1 Tablespoon
16 Tablespoons = 1 Cup
2 Cups = 1 Pint
2 Pints = 1 Quart
4 Quarts = 1 Gallon

Doing the math takes a while, but it helps keep things accurate so that you don't end up with twice the amount of flour and not enough yeast for your year supply of food.

This is a great FHE activity (hint hint to get the men involved)!

Recipe Book

Once everyone has their list of meals it is easiest to put them in a book so you can physically see what each recipe requires and what you will need to buy for food storage. I made one for my family. This is just what our cover page looks like:

Breakfast
• Granola pg. 2
• Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal pg. 2
• Plain Oatmeal pg. 2
• Malt-O-Meal pg. 3
• Eggs and Toast pg. 3
• Jam and Toast pg. 3
• Cereal pg. 3
• Biscuits and Gravy pg. 3
• Pancakes pg. 4
Lunch
• Beans and Rice pg. 5
• Shepherds Pie pg. 5
• Cottage Pie pg. 5
• Tuna Casserole pg. 6
• Alfredo pg. 6
• Roast and Potatoes pg. 6
• Spaghetti pg. 7
• Chicken Pot Pie pg. 7
• Salmon and Rice pg. 8
Dinner
• Peanut Butter Sandwiches pg. 9
• Tuna Salad Sandwiches pg. 9
• Chicken Salad Sandwiches pg. 9
• Chicken and Rice Soup pg. 9
• Lentil Soup pg. 10
• Chili pg. 10
• Taco Soup pg. 11
Desserts
• Chocolate Chip Cookies pg. 12
• Brownies pg. 12
• Chocolate Lava Cake pg. 12
• Cake/Cupcakes pg. 13
Misc.
• Kool-Aid pg. 14
• Milk pg. 14
• Butter Milk pg. 14
• Bread pg. 14
• Egg Substitute pg. 14
• Instant Potatoes pg. 15
• Traditional Frosting pg. 15
• Chocolate Frosting pg. 15

I then proceeded to have a copy of each recipe.
I keep it all in a folder to keep it all in one spot.

I you want any of these recipes just let me know and I will email it to you.
Also a great source for food storage recipes is from Wendy Dewitt's book of Everything Under the Sun. (The same one she talks about in the video)

Here is the link:
http://theideadoor.com/Preparedness/everything_under_the_sun.htm

Then click on either the pdf or the word document. (it is 17 pages)

Wendy Dewitt Video

To get started I recommend you watch the Wendy Dewitt video. It is available on you tube. (I embedded them at the bottom in order to watch them.) If anyone would like a copy of the Wendy Dewitt Video let me know. I can either email it to you or burn a copy on to a disk for you to have. This is the process for which I use and what I am basing the blog off of. T
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