We have talked a lot about wheat and beans and the value they bring to the nutrition of your table.They are a big part of what will store for many years and what we are all learning to cook with. However, when we are planning our food storage it is important to keep in mind the traditional foods your family loves. If I get into a situation that makes it necessary to eat nothing but food storage, I will probably have a lot of extra stress and things may not be “normal” in my house.

My kids seem to understand when there is extra stress and they are not usually too keen on change. My goal is to have enough “normal” things in my food storage to keep the house as normal as possible. I go through about 75 pounds of white flour a year just baking our special holiday things. If I constantly have my 75 pounds in a couple buckets in my pantry and I keep it rotated and stocked, then come what may, we can have our normal through the holidays and special events. There is nothing wrong with storing some white flour for some of your baking. It won’t last 20 years, but with the way we eat it, it never needs to!

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