Would you be prepared in a emergency here is a list of what you should have on hand

 I came across this list and I thought I would share it with you also For the person with a limited budget who prefers to keep things simple, this is a basic home food storage plan and in looking at it am I ready in case of a emergency? well looking at this list I am not I do not plan on stock piling but simple things like storing water is a essential need I find this monthly list easy to follow and I can pick and choose what I need for my family and hope you will also benefit in some way from this list but never need to use it for it's intended purposes But are ready if you should need it 

1. You will find below, 48 weeks/find coupons to buy suggested items.
2. When amounts are given, that is the approximate amount needed by one person for a year. (Just purchase what you're able to as any amount will help).
3. Get a marker and write the purchase date on each item to aid in rotation. The best Food Storages are used on a regular basis, replacing the food as used.
4. Set aside an affordable amount of money for each week. If you have money left over from one week--use it to help purchase the next week's item.
5. Make a substitution if the item is one you would never use.
6. Buy in quantity when you can. If you can't -- it's ok! For example, if you cannot afford 30 lbs of oatmeal, buy 3 containers to get a start.




*** EVERY SINGLE WEEK ***

Water is your number one item you will need to survive in an emergency. 

You will need to store away at least 2 gallons of water each week in 2 liter pop bottles, 5 gallon water containers, or other food safe containers. (NOT empty milk jugs as those will biodegrade.)

Monthly Food Storage Plan

(NOTE: This is NOT a full years supply of food,
but it will help greatly.)

JANUARY	WATER! - as much as you can buy and store- each month!
Week 1: Chlorine Bleach - 1 gallon per family member	Week 2: Matches and candles	Week 3: 10 cans Tuna, salmon, or chicken	Week 4: Multiple Vitamins (especially A,C, and extra calcium)
FEBRUARY	WATER! - as much as you can buy and store- each month!
Week 1: Hot Cereal: wheat and rice	Week 2: Shortening - 5 lbs	Week 3: Yeast -1/2 lb or 20 cans of corn	Week 4: Honey 3 lbs or a gallon of Pure Maple Syrup (for sweetener)
MARCH	WATER! - as much as you can buy and store- each month!
Week 1: Potato Flakes or pearls	Week 2: 3 lbs Raisins and dried apricots	Week 3: Dry Milk - 14 lbs	Week 4: Oatmeal - 30 lbs
APRIL	WATER! - as much as you can buy and store- each month!
Week 1: 20 pkgs of vegetable seeds, various types that will grow in your area. 5 boxes of Bisquick or Jiffy mix.	Week 2: Corn Meal - 30 lbs	Week 3: Canned Vegetables (what your family likes) and dried apricots	Week 4: Enriched White Flour - 15 lbs. (best stored in freezer)
MAY	WATER! - as much as you can buy and store- each month!
Week 1: Canned Fruit (what your family likes)	Week 2: Canned Baked Beans	Week 3: Brown Sugar - 3 lbs	Week 4: Vegetable Oil - 2 gallons
JUNE	WATER! - as much as you can buy and store- each month!
Week 1: Baking Soda - 2 lbs (for cleaning) & Alfalfa Seeds (to sprout)	Week 2: Wheat Berries (to sprout)	Week 3: Peanut Butter - 5 lbs	Week 4: Candles - 100 hour candles are great. But any candles will do.
JULY	WATER! - as much as you can buy and store- each month!
Week 1: Jams and preserves - 6 lbs	Week 2: 10 lbs dried peas or beans or both	Week 3: canned soup	Week 4: dried lima beans
AUGUST	WATER! - as much as you can buy and store- each month!
Week 1: Spices and multi-vitamins	Week 2: Salt 8 lbs	Week 3: Vegetables (canned) as frozen will not store in an emergency.	Week 4: Baking Powder - 1 lb
SEPTEMBER	WATER! - as much as you can buy and store- each month!
Week 1: Canned Tuna, chicken or Salmon	Week 2: Canned Milk (12 oz cans) - 12	Week 3: Nuts (freeze them)	Week 4: Toilet Paper
OCTOBER	WATER! - as much as you can buy and store- each month!
Week 1: 3 boxes Corn Starch	Week 2: White Enriched Rice - 50 lbs 10 lbs brown rice (brown rice spoils faster but it better for you.)	Week 3: Fruit Juice (canned)	Week 4: Vinegar - 2 gallons
NOVEMBER	WATER! - as much as you can buy and store- each month!
Week 1: Dry Soup Mix - 5 lbs	Week 2: Dried Beans/legumes	Week 3: Dried green or yellow Peas	Week 4: Popcorn
DECEMBER	WATER! - as much as you can buy and store- each month!
Week 1: Tomato Sauce, or spaghetti sauce.	Week 2: Pasta: Spaghetti, macaroni, etc., - 30 lbs	Week 3: Crackers - 2 lbs, and dehydrated vegetables or do your own.	Week 4: Dried Bananas, figs, or other dried fruit

It is important to remember that if you live on Food Storage you will not be eating like you do now. Buy things for your food storage that are nutritious and incorporate them into your current diet. There is no point in having a large supply of beans if you are all allergic to them! Also remember to buy single items each week, and build slowly and carefully, using the products as you need to during the year.

Good rule of thumb: if you go shopping and you have one jar of peanut butter on your list, BUY 2! Same applies for anything you can afford. Build slowly.

Starting Your Food Storage:

The following tips will help you begin storing food:

• Protect food storage from heat. Store all products away from heat and sunlight. Food stores best at 70 degrees or cooler.
• Protect food from moisture. Store products on shelves or raised platforms, rather than directly in contact with concrete floors or walls, to avoid moisture damage.
• Protect products from rodents and insects. Bulk dry food storage products store well in #10 cans, foil pouches, glass canning jars, PETE (Polyethylene terephthalate) plastic bottles, and plastic buckets.
• For best results, rotate food storage items.

*In some locations, storing food is prohibited or limited by law. When packaging and storing food, always obey local food storage laws and sanitation guidelines.