Food
Storage Inventory – Shelf storage (cool, dark and dry)
Plant
Proteins:
Item |
Storage Amount (Goal) |
Container size & number |
Canned
chili |
8 lb |
8 – 1 lb
cans |
Canned
refried beans |
8 lb |
6 – 1 lb
cans |
Canned
navy beans |
5 lb |
4 – 1 lb
cans or 5 pints |
Canned
red beans |
5 lb |
4 – 1 lb
cans or 5 pints |
Dry
red beans |
100 lb |
2 five
gallon buckets |
Dry
navy beans |
100 lb |
2 five
gallon buckets |
Dry
pinto beans |
100 lb |
2 five
gallon buckets |
Dry
black beans |
25 lb |
1 five
gallon bucket |
Lentils |
50 lb |
6 cans
from cannery 1 five
gallon bucket |
Jasmine
or Basmati Rice |
50 lb |
7 food
saver bags – vacuum sealed |
Wild
Rice |
10 lb |
2 food
saver bags – vacuum sealed |
Quinoa |
20 lb |
3 food
saver bags – vacuum sealed |
Amaranth |
2 lb |
3 pint
jars |
Buckwheat |
2 lb |
3 pint
jars |
Peanut
Butter |
10 lb |
Purchased
jars |
Almond
Milk |
8 quarts |
8 – 1
quart boxes |
Coconut
Milk |
8 cans |
8 – 12 oz
cans |
Millet
|
2 lb |
2 quart
jars |
Almonds
whole |
5 lb |
3 quart
jars |
Almonds,
slivered |
4 lb |
8 pint
jars |
Cashews |
2 lb |
2 quart jars |
Peanuts |
5 lb |
5 – 1 lb
jars |
Pistachios |
5 lb |
5 quart
jars - unshelled |
Flax
Seed |
5 lb |
Pint jars |
Chia
Seeds |
5 lb |
Pint jars |
Pumpkin
Seeds |
3 lb |
3 quart
jars |
Sesame
Seeds |
2 lb |
Pint jars |
Sunflower
Seeds |
5 lb |
Pint jars |
Pine
Nuts |
2 lbs |
pint jars |
Vegetables:
Item |
Storage Amount ( Goal) Container size & number |
Tomato
sauce |
48 – 8 oz
cans |
Canned
tomatoes |
12 – 1 lb
cans |
Stewed
Tomatoes |
6 - 1 lb
cans |
Spaghetti
sauce |
12 quart
jars |
Enchilada
sauce |
6 – 1 lb
cans |
Salsa |
12 pint
jars |
Canned
pumpkin |
12 – 1 lb
cans |
Canned
artichoke hearts |
3 – 1 lb
cans |
Canned
green chili’s |
12 – small
cans |
Canned
green beans |
12 – 1 lb
cans |
Canned
corn |
6 – 1 lb
cans |
Dill
Pickles |
3 pint
jars |
Alfalfa
for sprouting |
3 lbs |
Pro-Vita
mix for sprouting |
1 lb |
Barley
for sprouting |
5 lbs
- 1 #10 can |
Dehydrated
tomatoes |
4 quart
jars |
Dehydrated
peas |
1 #10 can |
Dehydrated
corn |
1 #10 can |
Dehydrated
carrots |
3 #10 cans |
Dehydrated
celery |
1 #10 can |
Dehydrated
zuchinni |
6 pints
each season |
Dehydrated
potatoes |
Honest
Earth – Creamy Mash Potatoes 15 lbs (3
boxes) |
Dehydrated
onions |
3 #10 cans |
Dehydrated
peppers |
1 pint jar
for each type of pepper- each season |
Vegetable
broth |
4 quart
boxes |
Potatoes |
50 lb each
season – keep cool and dark |
Onion |
25 lb each
season – keep cool and dark |
Winter
squash |
From
garden each season |
Healthy Oils:
Item |
Storage Amount (Goal) Container
size & number |
Olive
Oil |
4 – 1
gallon containers |
Flax
Seed Oil |
Purchase
one at a time – store in fridge |
Grapeseed
Oil |
4 pints |
Canola
Oil |
1 gallons
– 4 quart containers |
Sunflower
or Safflower Oil |
2 gallons
– 8 quart containers |
Coconut
Oil |
2 pints |
Salad
Dressing |
4 quarts |
Mayonnaise |
2 quarts |
Italian
Salad Dressing |
3
purchased containers |
Ranch
Salad Dressing |
3
purchased containers |
Animal Products
Item |
Storage Amount (Goal) Container size & number |
Powdered
Milk |
150
lbs. 50 #10 cans |
Canned
Milk |
12 – 5 oz
cans |
Powdered
buttermilk |
6 - 1 lb cans |
Parmesan
cheese |
3 – 8 oz
containers |
Romano
cheese |
3 – 8 oz
containers |
|
|
Fresh
eggs |
6 dozen –
store in fridge, coat with shortening |
Dehydrated
eggs |
2 five
gallon buckets – egg whites |
Canned
chicken |
20 pints |
Canned
beef |
7 quarts 20 pints |
Canned
hamburger |
10 pints |
Jerky |
|
Chicken
broth |
8 – 1
quart boxes |
Beef
broth |
4 – 1
quart boxes |
Grains
Item |
Storage Amount (Goal) |
Container size & number |
White
flour |
150 lb |
6 – 5
gallon buckets |
Rolled
Oats |
100 lb |
|
Multi-grain
mix |
|
|
Jasmine
or Basmati Rice |
100 lb |
|
Corn
meal |
40 lb |
2 – 5
gallon buckets |
Kamut |
2 lb |
3 pint
jars |
Spelt |
5 lb |
2 quart
jars |
Popcorn |
100 lb |
4 – 5
gallon buckets |
Macaroni |
20 lb |
7 – 3 lb
Food Saver bags |
Spaghetti |
10 lbs |
5 #10 cans 10 – 1 lb
pkgs |
Egg
noodles |
|
3 – 1 lb
pkgs |
Penne
Pasta |
|
6 packages |
Rainbow
Rotini |
10 lbs |
10 – 1 lb
Food Saver bags |
Ready-to-eat
cereal |
|
4 Boxes
Life 2 bags
honey-nut cheerios 1 box
Wheaties 1 box Rice
Chex 1 box Rice
Krispies |
Wheat |
1800 lb |
36 – 50#
bags |
Farina |
|
2 #10 cans |
Cracked
Wheat |
50 lbs |
2 – 5
gallon buckets |
Fruits
Item |
Storage Amount (Goal) Container size & number |
Apple
Juice |
3 gallons
– 6 ½ gallon containers |
Cherry
Juice |
3 gallons
– 6 ½ gallon containers |
Pineapple
Juice |
12
individual serving cans |
Grape
Juice |
24 quarts
each fall |
Pineapple
tid-bits |
12 small
cans |
Applesauce |
12 pints
each fall |
Dehydrated
banana chips |
2 #10 cans |
Dehydrated
raspberries |
2 #10 cans |
Dehydrated
blueberries |
1 #10 can |
Dehydrated
apples |
2 #10 cans |
Dehydrated
peaches |
1 #10 can |
Dehydrated
strawberries |
1 #10 can |
Dehydrated
Cherries |
|
Craisins
– Dehydrated cranberries |
|
Apple
Pie Filling |
12 quarts
each fall |
Canned
peaches |
24 pints
each fall |
Canned
pears |
24 pints
each fall |
Raisins |
4 lb |
Dehydrated
apricots |
4 lb |
Dehydrated
plums |
4 lb |
Baking Needs and
Condiments
Item |
Storage Amount (goal) Container size & number |
Salt |
50
lb. 1 - 5 gallon bucket |
Baking
Powder |
3 – 10 oz
canisters |
Baking
Soda |
6 – 1 lb
boxes |
Baking
|
3 – 8 oz
containers |
Corn
Starch |
3 – 1 lb
boxes |
Cream
of Tartar |
1 lb |
Yeast |
6 – 1 lb
vacuum sealed containers |
Gluten |
3 #10 cans |
Dough
Enhancer |
6 – 21 oz
cans |
Better
than Bouillon - chicken |
6 – 8 oz
jars |
Better
than bouillon - beef |
6 – 8 oz
jars |
Brown
Sauce for Gravy |
1 – 8 oz
container |
Sugar |
180
lb. 6 – 6 gallon buckets |
Honey
|
50
lb. 10 – 5 lb containers |
Fructose
or Xylitol |
5 lbs |
Pure
Maple Syrup |
2 – 12 oz
containers |
Molasses |
2 – 24 oz
bottles |
Brown
Sugar |
20
lbs.: 5 – 4 lb bags |
Powdered
Sugar |
20
lbs. 5 – 4 lb bags |
Stevia |
2 – spice
size containers |
Ketchup |
12 – 24 oz
bottles |
mustard |
2 – 8 oz
bottles |
Cr.of
Chicken soup |
12 – 12 oz
cans |
Cr.
Of mushroom soup |
12 – 12 oz
cans |
Tomato
soup |
12 – 12 oz
cans |
Chicken
noodle soup |
12 – 12 oz
cans |
Spaghettio’s |
12- 12 oz
cans |
Malted
Barley |
2 – 1 lb
bags |
Braggs
Liquid Aminos |
2 – 16 oz
bottles |
Worcestershire
sauce |
2 – 15 oz
bottles |
Distilled
White vinegar |
1 gallon |
Apple
Cider Vinegar |
1 gallon |
Balsamic
vinegar |
16 oz |
Water/Nutritional
Supplements
Item |
Storage Amount (Goal) |
Container size & number |
Water |
49 gallons
for drinking 49 gallons
for cleaning |
13 – 5
gallon boxes Store
additional water in empty canning jars 50 gallon
drum |
Meal
Replacement Beverages |
|
6
canisters - Lepterra |
Multi-Vitamins |
2 capsules a day for 90 days |
14 bottles
– 120 tablets |
Digestive
Enzymes (for canned meals) |
|
12 bottles
– 60 tablets |
Acidophilus
Supplement |
|
2 bottles
– 120 capsules |
Bag Meals (store
one of each – replace as needed)
Vegetable Minestrone
Santa Fe
Chicken Pilaf
Mexican Soup
Enchilada
Soup
Chicken
Gravy and Potatoes
Hawaiian
Haystacks
Creamy
Chicken Noodle Soup
White
Chicken Chili
Mild Chili
Chicken
Alfredo
Sweet Beef
Chicken
Tortilla Soup
Roast Beef
with Potatoes and Gravy
Herbs and Spices for
Flavoring
Almond
flavoring
Basil leaves
Bay leaves
Black Pepper
Cayenne
Celery Salt
Celery Seed
Chili Powder
Chives
Cinnamon
Cloves
(ground)
Coriander
seed
Cumin
Curry powder
or seasoning
Garlic
powder
Garlic
(minced)
Garlic
(whole)
Ginger
Italian
Seasoning blend
Nutmeg
Onion powder
Oregano
leaves
Oregano
powder
Paprika
Red Pepper
Rosemary
Sage
Seasoning
Salt
Tobasco
sauce
Thyme
Vanilla
flavoring
Food
Storage Inventory – Freezer Storage
Plant Proteins
Item |
Storage Amount (Goal) |
Container size & number |
Sprouted
navy beans |
|
6 – 1
quart bags |
Sprouted
red beans |
|
6 – 1
quart bags |
Sprouted
white beans |
|
6 – 1
quart bags |
Sprouted
black beans |
|
6 – 1
quart bags |
Vegetables
Item |
Storage Amount (Goal) Container
size & number |
Frozen
peas and carrots |
7 – 1 lb
bags |
Frozen
green beans |
3 – 1 lb
bags |
Frozen
broccoli |
8 – 1 lb
bags |
Frozen
corn |
9 – 1 lb
bags |
Frozen
vegetable medley ( |
6 – 1 lb
bags |
Stir
Fry Vegetables |
3 – 1 lb
bags |
Animal Products
Item |
Storage Amount (Goal) Container size & number |
Grated
cheddar cheese |
20 lb
- 16 pints |
Grated
mozzarella cheese |
10 lb
- 8 pints |
Butter |
8 lb |
Frozen
eggs |
4 dozen –
scrambled and frozen in ice cube trays |
Ground
turkey |
2 – 1 lb
packages – made into sausage |
Ground
hamburger |
15 – 1 lb
packages 4 – 1 pint
bags – pre-browned |
Chicken
breasts |
15 lb 4 – 1 pint
bags – precooked and cut |
Bacon |
4 – 1 lb
packages |
|
|
Fruits
Item |
Container size & number |
Frozen
OJ concentrate |
4 – 12 oz
cartons |
Frozen
Raspberry Juice Concentrate |
2 – 12 oz
cartons |
Frozen
Strawberry Juice Conc. |
2 – 12 oz
cartons |
Frozen
bananas |
12 – 1
pint bags |
Frozen
strawberries |
6 – 1
quart bags each season |
Frozen
raspberries |
6 – 1
quart bags each season |
Frozen
blueberries |
6 – 1
quart bags each season |
Frozen
peaches |
6 – 1
quart bags each season |
Frozen
cherries |
6 – 1
quart bags each season |
Freezer
raspberry jam |
8 jelly
jars |
Freezer
strawberry jam |
8 jelly
jars |
Other
freezer jams |
8 jelly
jars |
Freezer Meals update
as needed
Freezer Meals |
Amount |
Chicken
Enchiladas |
2 |
Country
Chicken Vegetable Casserole |
2 |
Meatballs (triple recipe makes 90 meatballs) |
4 quart
bags |
Mexican
Meatballs |
4 quart
bags |
Meatloaf |
2 loaf
pans |
Family Inventory –
Monthly Food Preparation
Food Preparation Day
Tasks: Make a kitchen day once a week to
prepare
foods
ahead of time for convenience
Update Bag
Meals and Freezer meals for the month
Update egg
storage
Whole wheat
bread – 4 loaves
White bread
– 4 loaves
Dinner Rolls
– Mix and freeze to bake later
Yogurt – 1
gallon
Granola
Granola bars
for lunches
Baked and
cubed chicken breasts – 10 meals
(for
chicken and broccoli casserole, Hawaiian Haystacks, chicken egg-rolls,
chicken
lasagna)
Browned and
canned or frozen hamburger (10 pints, meals)
(for
taco salad, spaghetti, beef stroganoff)
15 lb
hamburger in 1 lb packages
Make turkey
sausage (2 lbs – divided into ½ lb baggies)
(for
pizza, breakfast burritos)
10 quarts
roast beef (20 lb)
20 chicken
breasts (divided into meal packages)
Freeze
mozzarella cheese (10 jars, 3 pkgs sliced with 8 in each package)
Freeze Swiss
cheese (2 pkgs sliced with 8 in each package)
Freeze
cheddar cheese (20 jars)
Pressure can
beans (6 pints of each)
Sprout and
freeze beans (2 pints of each)
Alfalfa
sprouts and Bean Mix sprouts
Mayonnaise
Make up
mixes:
white sauce mix
beef gravy mix
chili mix
waffle mix
Sprout wheat
to grind into flour
Grind
regular wheat into flour
Sprout seeds