Stock Your Pantry, Stay Calm, Be Ready:Emergencies

How do you prepare your pantry for disasters or emergencies? We never know when we will have to face a natural disaster such as a storm or perhaps some other emergencies that will keep us away from the market. There are are even times when that market may  have empty shelves or be closed all together. In the past week the CDC (Centers For Disease Control & Prevention) has strongly suggested that we prepare our homes in the event of a health emergency that could possibly come to our country. It has been suggested that we prepare for a 2 week or 14 day stay inside our home if need be. 

We live in a part of the country where we have a lot of tornados in the spring of the year so we have a "Ready Kit" on hand for that season, and have had to use some of the kit before so we know first hand that to be prepared is a good thing.

There are many sites that give great ideas for preparing kits, the best one I have found is Food-Ready from Ready.gov/food. You can print the list and it has some great ideas for planning your kit for your family. One of the most important things is to have a plan and then take the action to put your family kit together.

This Is How We Prepared The Cottage Kit

In the past week I have had several inquires about preparing the pantry for a 14 day stay in the home, without access to the food market. I am a meal planner and if you are a regular reader of this blog you know that once a week we print a complete meal plan plus recipes for the week. I just thought of the meals that we might want to have if we were not feeling well or if we had no access to a food market for a couple of weeks. These are some of the items that we bought on our shopping trip for our kit.

We Would Want An Ample Supply Of

 Blue Bell In Our Freezer (A Necessity For Texans)

Pantry and Freezer List

Paper Items

Toilet Tissue

Paper Towels

Tissues

Laundry

Wash Soap

Bleach

Laundry Additives

Canned Goods

Vegetables

Sauces

Broths

Soups
Meats
Fish

Milk

Fruit

Cooking Oil

Dry Goods

Flour

Sugar

Baking Mix

Cereal

Pasta

Dried Beans

Dry Mixes

Milk

Coffee

Tea

Seasons

Salt, Pepper

Freezer

Whole Chickens 

Chuck Roast

Pork Roast

Ground Chuck

Bacon

Sausage

Extra Storage Cold Bin

Potatoes

Onions

Garlic

Other Items

Food For Animals (Max)

Print List

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It Is Important To Make Sure That Your 
Personal Items Are On Hand

Medications that you may need, personal toilet items and comfortable clothing. Games, reading material, something to do in case the internet goes down and there is no television.

Stay Calm

One of the most important things I have learned in my years (and they are many) on this earth is to stay calm. When we have a plan and can execute that plan we can relax and know that we have done everything that we can. It really does help us stay calm when we have a plan and are prepared.

I pray that none of us will ever have to use our Panty Kits for any other reason than to just use the food for everyday use. But if we do need them they will be at the ready.
Thanks so much for stopping by the cottage and I sure hope we have inspired you to Stock Your Pantry, Stay Calm and Be Ready!
Peace and Joy
Miz Helen

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