Apr 07 2009
I am a week into this new project and I have to tell you, the hardest part is figuring out where to begin.
I have read article upon article and watched video upon video, showing all of the neat tricks people use to find space to store all of their food and ways to package it so it won’t spoil. But very few answer a very simple question…
Where do I begin?
The best suggestion I’ve found so far is to start where you family eats. Begin with meals you already eat…and store up a months worth of food…just to get you started.
For us, that would mean a lot of pasta - which I guess would store just fine…and some prepackaged foods like Hamburger Helper, soups, vegetables and macaroni and cheese. Not exactly a healthy selection…and we have even begun to look at breakfast and lunch…cereal, lunch meat, cheese, chips, oatmeal… What am I supposed to do about that?!
With four kids, its pretty hard to find stuff that is quick, easy and that the kids will like…and that is also storageable. So that is my goal for this next week. To try to start finding things I can store…and that the kid will like.
I’m going to take some of the recipes of our favorite foods, see if I can modify them to use products with a longer shelf life and give them a try. If any of you have any suggestions, please let me know. I’m desperate here. Otherwise, I have a feeling it will be a long week.
I wonder how much takeout we’ll have to get. ;>)
I think that starting with things that your family eats most is a great place to start!
Canned goods last a really long time. So do pastas, rice, dried beans, and the like.
I stock up but I don’t know that I would say that we have everything that we need for 2 or 3 months when I am stocked up. I would say that we have the majority of what we need though.