Seven Major Mistakes in Food Storage

We were at my favorite "emergency preparedness" store. I clutched the #10 can of Brownie Mix to my chest. The husband grinned - he likes brownies.

Do I need a couple of 'spendy' cans of brownie mix. Not realllly. I have the ingredients to make them from scratch. But I keep the cans on hand so that if there is an emergency, the electricity goes off, or there is an ice storm and we can't get to the store and just want to grab some quick comfort food to make - it's there.

The husband can be as happy as he wants to see them in the cart but the reality is he's probably not going to have these particular brownies for 5 - 10 years. If we're lucky he'll only eat them when I have to rotate them.

I like to keep a variety of food stuffs on hand. That way I have to learn to cook with them and have recipes that I know work. Plus if we do find ourselves in a situation where we have to use our year's supply on a regular basis no one will suffer from the appetite fatigue that can set in from having too little variety.

I found a good article about things to think about while you're building your food storage at USA Emergency Supply. If you click on the following link you can read about Seven Major Mistakes in Food Storage .

Hope it gives you some good ideas.