Year Supply of Food | Long-Term Food Storage Made Easy

This video is about a simple and inexpensive way to get a year supply of food that can be stored for 30 years. We cover (1) what to get, (2) where to get it, and (3) how much it costs. We've found the best pricing on food storage at the Home Storage Centers operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We hope this helps you develop a long-term food storage plan for your family.
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[@magyardeutschusa]

You have the clearest easiest to follow instructions on food storage that I've ever seen. I'm very impressed and am sharing the link with my family and friends.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Thank you @T Cataractagenitus for your kind words and for sharing! Really appreciate it.

[@thepreparedbeliever2717]

The LDS ⛪ has made food storage staples so simple. I am able to stay in my budget and everything is packaged for a long term. What a blessing they have been. #Thankful 🙏🏽

[@ActivelyFamily]

I agree. It’s such a blessing to be prepared. We’re grateful that the LDS church encourages this type of preparation.

[@kellygoodwin1439]

Man, this has to be the most wonderfully simple food storage video ever!!! Feeling like I can make this happen, thank you!

[@ActivelyFamily]

That was the goal- make easy enough for anyone to do it. Thanks for the compliment.

[@SustainableLiving]

what a great service you are doing a great big thumbs-up I hope everyone follows your simple outline it really is that easy appreciate your time making this video

[@ActivelyFamily]

Thank you Jacob!

[@boghyboy]

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[@gsusmakama]

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[@bornfree1794]

Thanks for an unselfish act that took time effort and thought to produce. Well done.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Really appreciate the encouragement Born Free! It makes the effort in making this video all worth it to hear that the video is helping folks out there. Thanks you!

[@LinZLou2000]

This is probably the most helpful (practical) video I’ve found on this topic. Thank you

[@ActivelyFamily]

Thank you @you87rocks! Glad to hear the video was helpful. Best wishes!

[@brokecouponer6967]

Thank you for telling us that anyone can go to a Home Storage Center. I thought it would only be open to LDS members and I didn't want to call a location and ask that question. I have seen a few other prepping videos that talked about the centers and website that is linked from the LDS webpage to order online if you do live near a location.. In one of the first videos I saw about prepping and the video talked about where they purchased their food to stockpile I asked another viewer who commented on the video if the centers were open to everyone because she stated that she grew up with the LDS church and had been prepping her whole life but I never got a response from her or the video creator 😭. Thank you also for the showing what a years supply of food would look like for one person, seeing it makes it seem more realistic to be able to accomplish storing a supply for year because I live in a small condo. I didn't have a clue what a years supply of food would look like but thought it was more than you showed. It was a pleasant surprise to see the amount of boxes which I feel can be stored all over the house to not have to take over all the closet space in one particular area at least until we can buy a home with more storage and a garage. I love the spreadsheet you provided it also makes getting starting with prepping less intimidating because of preceved big expense of purchasing food for the whole year. It's awesome that it will calculate the breakdown per month in costs so that everyone can work towards that goal given their budget. Or if they want to reach the goal sooner or later.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Hello @Broke Couponer! Thank you for your generous comment. It’s so encouraging to hear that our video is helping to make it easier for people to get a year supply. Before you head over to the Home Storage Center, I would give them a call just to make sure they are open and have inventory. I understand that stock for in-person pick up has been low recently. But you can still order stuff online - though it is a bit more expensive. Thanks for watching! Stay safe and well.

[@fabricdragon]

I'm not a member of the church. i go to my nearest Home Storage Center all the time. no one even asked me if i was a member, no one tried to preach at me, just nice helpful people! HOWEVER they are entirely staffed by volunteers, and often have VERY limited hours! make sure you know what the open hours are to go!

[@no_peace]

I think I thought you had to be LDS to order from the website, so I didn't try to use it for a long time. I heard it was okay so I finally set up an account a few days ago and put some stuff in my cart. I thought the shipping would be $40 or something but it was $3

[@yesiownfrodo]

Prices are UP. For example, for the quick oats listed, price is now $102.75 for that same amount which was $67.50. I'm back because this is such a useful video, but the prices have gone up dramatically since the video was made.

[@jackgoldman1]

My Friend. I have an off grid cabin and have experimented. Your video answers all the questions. What an excellent job. Thank you. The LDS is definitely the best plan for long term storage and it buys peace of mind for just $350 per person and I can EAT IT. No loss. Nice job.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Thank you!

[@JT-2012]

Excellent video, like professionally created. It's great for those beginning food storage.

[@whydoyouneedmyname7066]

i love the online store! I package my own food and it’s a pain in the butt sometimes. To be able to buy already packaged wheat, such a relief!

[@ActivelyFamily]

I agree. Sometimes the convenience of having it packaged is worth it. But props to you for doing a lot of food packaging yourself.

[@christinawainohu9507]

Wish these could be delivered internationally

[@no_peace]

Okay, I know this isn't the point of the video but I'm on the verge of tears lol 😢 I don't know if you have any familiarity with autistic people or autism but it can be incredibly stressful for us to go to certain new places or do new things when we don't understand what's expected of us first. Often we don't intuitively understand the rules for spaces and people are inpatient and unkind to us because we aren't doing what they expect us to do. At about 4:20 the description you give is EXACTLY the kind of support a lot of us need to be able to access new places, especially if we have to go alone (which we often do because we tend to be isolated). It means so much to me to have an idea of how this works. I wish that more people (and moreso agencies) would do this for more things. Airport security and things like that especially, it's so stressful. Thank you so much, the way you've covered this has directly increased accessibility.

[@ActivelyFamily]

I appreciate your kind comment. My goal of this video was to make the process of storing food as easy to understand as possible. I was happy that my descriptions of what the process was like was helpful to you. Now hopefully you don’t have any excuse to get started. Thanks again.

[@ActivelyFamily]

I appreciate your kind comment. My goal of this video was to make the process of storing food as easy to understand as possible. I was happy that my descriptions of what the process was like was helpful to you. Now hopefully you don’t have any excuse to get started. Thanks again.

[@jackgoldman1]

I can't tell you how many times I come back to this picture of you on those LDS cans of food. I go to the cannery and share with my relatives. Very much appreciated. Thank you for a simple answer to a very complicated subject. Well done.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Really appreciate the kind feedback @jackgoldman1. All the best!

[@jaromsmith4429]

Great video! We watched this video in ward council today. I had to check to see if this was an official church produced video when it was done. Nicely done!

[@ActivelyFamily]

Thank you Jarom. That’s very kind of you to say.

[@amydelabruere5320]

What a great, simple video. Thank you so much!

[@ActivelyFamily]

Thank you Amy for the comment! So glad the video was helpful!

[@pinkowl4738]

Thank you. That smile from the baby at the end 😍

[@ActivelyFamily]

Yep, our little guy has a way of stealing the show! Thanks for watching!

[@hlegler]

Thanks for not overcomplicating it! I loved the visual of seeing a year's supply. It ends up being about a dollar a day ❤️

[@jonwhitehair246]

Great, concise, money saving video. Thanks.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Thanks for the comment. Glad you liked it.

[@lindamcneil711]

This is a great starter way to get long term storage. I started off this way, then found I had to change my diet completely. I can’t use grains. I had to give away my whole storage from the church store. The adage store what you eat and eat what you store. Food storage is meant to be a bridge to get us to the next step for sustainable food foraging or development. Nutrition is essential, so I focus on proteins that are digestible. Fats are essential nutrients. I focus on meat, nuts, seeds, and lentils. Having shelf stable fats with higher omega 3 than 6 is hard to do to be shelf stable. Next, I do things to add variety and flavor. Thanks for what your are doing.

[@kaydiangel2445]

Thank you so much for this video. I am starting my family 1 year supply and this video helps me. It makes it more simple. Thank you! ☺

[@ActivelyFamily]

I am glad the video made things easier for you. Way to go starting your own family’s 1 year supply!

[@Coconutlacroix]

Excellent Video and resources! More relevant than ever! Thank you!

[@ActivelyFamily]

Thank you!

[@marilyn8700]

Great video with such useful information. The LDS food is life saving. Also, the macaroni and spaghetti are considered part of the grains. ❤

[@rathey7999]

I really appreciate this. I've been feeling really overwhelmed.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Glad you found the video helpful.

[@Jessica-pq1rc]

Thank you! There is so much to learn with food storage, it's so nice to know where to begin!

[@ActivelyFamily]

Thank you Jessica! So glad the video was helpful. Getting started is the most important part. Once you get a basic year supply in place, it is a lot easier to add additional food items (based on your family's food preferences) that will bring variety and added nutritional value to your long term food storage plan. Thanks for watching.

[@joinmeinthedirt5186]

Great spreed sheet, thank you for sharing it with us and doing all of the work. Our LDS Warehouse is 35 minutes away but never have been there yet.

[@ActivelyFamily]

You are very welcome, Pamela! So glad the spreadsheet was helpful!

[@savannahgardner8827]

This is so helpful! Thank you for sharing your knowledge- it's going to be so great for us!!

[@ActivelyFamily]

Glad you found the video helpful! My goal in making the video was to make it easy enough to understand so that you’d be motivated to start building a supply.

[@blueamenaa749]

Hibfrom france. Thank you so much.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Hello!

[@annagackle5159]

Soo helpful! Thank you so much for making this video! My head was swimming trying to calculate what I needed to put by for my family 😆 you have solved it for me! Thank you!

[@ActivelyFamily]

You are most welcome! My goal was to make it as easy as possible.

[@privateprivate8366]

Yes. As I just made my first trip to a Home Storage Center 2 days ago, this will help me to return. Thank you!

[@ActivelyFamily]

You are very welcome!

[@idibradley9702]

Wow!! I'm so grateful I came to see this video. Thank you so much.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Hope you found it helpful.

[@EdTravelingEast]

Thank you! great video and spreadsheet

[@Deathcat1000]

Thank you for your help..I’m in Canada. I wish we had those stores

[@loveyourbliss7259]

Thank you so much for this!

[@ActivelyFamily]

Glad you found it helpful.

[@amandawatson4943]

Thank you for this! So helpful! I’d love to see how you do water storage!

[@ActivelyFamily]

Coming soon! Thank you Amanda!

[@MousyLeigh]

Boy has inflations changed in the last 4 years. I just did the math on this today and to buy that same year's supply online now is $646.75. Still cheaper than other places though. By a lot.

[@annas1636]

VERY good presentation! 👍👍👍

[@ActivelyFamily]

Thank you!

[@dirty364]

Thank you! This video was so good! I didn’t know about the home storage centers in Canada. Also your spread sheet is amazing..Really easy! I’m a single dad and I always worry about the future and how I am going to feed my daughter with everything going on I the world.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Thank you @Dirty D! So glad to hear the video was helpful. It is also a good idea to combine your long-term supply of food with a short-term supply of food. The two go together. Here’s a video about that, if it’s helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqqXZauvltZgrK8. All the best!

[@kev14learning]

Thank you for this information. Much gratitude.

[@ActivelyFamily]

You are most welcome.

[@royvon3403]

You created a great spreadsheet. Great video.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Thank you Roy. Glad the spreadsheet was helpful to you. It has worked great for a lot of people. Let me know if you have any trouble with it. To edit the spreadsheet, click "File" and then click either "Make a Copy" or "Download.” Good luck!!

[@hshambaugh]

The way things are going, I think we’re going to need more than a years worth, friend.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Hi TruthSeeker. There are many reasons people may want to do more than the minimum quantities suggested in this video, including (1) increasing your daily calorie count to make things more comfortable, (2) having food on hand to help others, and (3) being prepared in case events disrupt the food supply longer than a year. Hopefully this video helps people get started and empowers them to make adaptations based on individual circumstances. I would definitely encourage folks to follow the feelings they may receive about building on the baseline recommendations in this video. Thanks for the comment.

[@jackgoldman1]

This is great for 600,000 calories, 1643 per day, but that is half rations for a working person. I would have 6 cases of wheat, 300,000 calories, 6 cases of rice, 327,000 calories, 6 cases of oats, 160,000 calories, 4 cases beans, 200,000 calories. Now that would be 1,000,000 calories or enough for a working man, at 2,700 calories per day. I would rather have too much than not enough. I like the new LDS powdered milk. Tasty and very convenient and I can live on that as an almost perfect food, making good sauces for grains.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Thanks for your calculations. I agree with you- better to have too much than too little.

[@mslove9191]

Thank You!

[@grantedvalson9641]

Props for the hugh nibley books in the background 👏

[@ActivelyFamily]

You have an eagle eye. 🦅

[@JeffMartinez648]

Would it be out of the question to ask if you could do a video on the appliances in your opening videos, mainly the flour grinder? Pro's and Con's etc... Thank you

[@maurashannon4797]

Very helpful information. I like the idea of buying long term food prepackages. Easy!

[@ActivelyFamily]

Thank you Maura!

[@rocknroll1]

LDS Store is great. I like all items except for the flour, potato flakes, and the sugar. The four is bleached, the potato flakes are loaded with additives, and sugar is likely GM (since it doesn't say cane sugar) and much more expensive that in the store. Bob's Red Mill has the best potato flakes but you have to store in mylar bags. I eat them regularly and great for making potato soup.

[@latterdays7107]

"350$ a person". I wish I bought storage when I first saw this video and knew I wanted to, only a few weeks after it was first posted I think. When I finally bought food storage it was more around 500$ last year. Now it's already almost 600$ for the second year of storage I just bought. But that's not the video's problem, just highlighting the new price for Current Year. It might double or more by this time next year, potentially even far more. But anyway, thanks for the video, I used it for my 2 years of food storage (or 1 for 2, but, I haven't found my +1 yet.) Though now I really need to figure out how to actually use it when the time comes so I can print guidelines and recopies to tape to the boxes.

[@ActivelyFamily]

The increase in prices since the video was first published is crazy! I like your tip of writing the preparation instructions and taping it to the boxes.

[@dentalbusiness2051]

Great video!! Thank you

[@AyoGutierrez]

Thank you so much!

[@daharja]

Excellent video. Thank you. Hi from New Zealand ☺️

[@ActivelyFamily]

Hi @Lee. I am glad you found the video helpful. New Zealand is on our bucket list someday.

[@mosin9105]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@ActivelyFamily]

You are most welcome!

[@majorchance2606]

Thanks for sharing

[@qualicumwilson5168]

good advice, mostly agree but. . ,. if you buy wheat you do need a grain mill, as shown in the intro. Also keep in mind that wheat farmers, my parents were for example, always let their flour age for a few months before using it. That just made better bread. Maybe just buy flour. I prefer old fashioned oats 1)as many recipes call for that 2) what it takes 2 min. longer to cook (or just overnight it) 3) if you really need quick oats, take 10% of oats needed, blender them for a few seconds, mix and you got quick oats. Next, if you are strapped for money, or even if not, think about getting an old large freezer. sometimes they are free on Craigslist. Put in DATED 20-50# bags of flour, oats, rice and beans. these are always 25-50% the price, per pound, of lds tins. In summer l run for 15 min a night (heavy duty timer). winter spring fall nothing. rodent proof, you control other variables and, if s does htf home raiders will not open up another rotten, smelly horrid freezer! security. Lastly, l would suggest a search for "basic storage cook book .pdf" the .pdf brings only downloadable cookbooks. get a few and delete uninteresting ones. the others will be invaluable.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Hi Qualicum Wilson. Thank you for watching. And thank you for sharing your advice. Just as you said, when working with wheat, you will definitely want some kind of wheat grinder. We have both an electric (as you saw in the video) and a manual wheat grinder. We also regularly incorporate wheat in our everyday diet (in a whole wheat bread recipe and in the pancake recipe you saw in the video). That way we know how to cook with it. Flour is definitely more convenient to work with the unground wheat. The reason that we store wheat in our long term food storage instead of flour is that wheat has a 30+ year shelf life whereas flour only has a 10 year shelf life. Really appreciate your comment and for sharing your advice. Thanks for watching!

[@sarahmitchell9366]

Flour stored in cans turns starchy relatively quickly. I have some stored that is now only good for playdough. If you want to store flour in a bucket that will last longer. But wheat is the best for long term storage.

[@hypnoticlistener4621]

Hi. The spreadsheet is cool. The prices have gone up significantly - but they are still far less expensive then anywhere else.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Hi @hypnotic Listener. It is crazy how prices have gone up -- and we just made this video last November (2019). But, as you said, these are still the best prices around. Prices are better in-person at the Home Storage Centers, rather than online. Unfortunately, from what I've heard, most Home Storage Centers are out of stock at the moment and the best way to get it now is online. Thanks for watching.

[@sarahmitchell9366]

Great video. I will share it with my friends. But I do wish that you had mentioned salt. It is necessary for the body, and only takes 2lbs to fulfill the recommended daily value (rdv) for one adult for one year. Even buying one 28oz canister would get you close enough.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Hi Sarah. Thank you for the comment and important reminder. At 2:34 in the video I briefly (probably too briefly) mention that the Church recommends “add[ing] other items to your longer-term storage such as sugar, nonfat dry milk, salt, baking soda, and cooking oil” and “stor[ing] foods containing vitamin C and other essential nutrients.” I agree that this deserves more attention. I hope to make an updated video in the future on this. Thanks so much!

[@bairfreedom]

Home storage Center in OKC is cleaned OUT!!

[@malindafoster5719]

Getting these #10 cans is easy and convenient, but beware of having it mailed to you. Several of my cans arrived with dents and since one of my cases was found off the side of my porch instead of on my porch, I can only assume it was caused by the mail carrier.

[@countrygirl4362]

Same thing here multiple times and they will NOT refund you the actual purchase price or even prorated, you end up losing money and no lids included

[@joanmorrow4411]

Thank you.

[@heidimerritt8924]

Super helpful information and resources/links. Any crazy chance you're interested in making a spread sheet with additional items???:D

[@eugenepearson666]

The only thing missing is water. Long term emergency plans should include water and juices. Also an idea is to stockpile your basic medications and toiletries.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Totally agree. We’ll be making a video about water storage shortly. Thanks for the comment Eugene!

[@brentbooth7953]

Awesome video! Thank you

[@ActivelyFamily]

Thank you Brent!

[@johnryanleonard7933]

This is awesome thanks!

[@ActivelyFamily]

Thank you John. Best wishes.

[@ewcraigs]

Just wondering if you can tell me the measurements for the boxes. I want to make sure I have room on the shelf that I am thinking of putting the boxes on. Thanks.

[@nothankyou5279]

another helpful and logical video! Thank you.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Thank you!

[@xotocnemo9997]

That's great news!

[@ActivelyFamily]

Thank you @Xotoc Nemo!

[@faithentries]

Great video thanks for posting! Does the Church of Latter Day Saints also offer bulk multivitamins too? Thanks so much.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Unfortunately, they do not. Thanks for watching!

[@jackgoldman1]

Biggest problem is how to cook this stuff in good recipes. I put beans, rice, oats, wheat, milk powder in a pressure cooker for thirty minutes with water. Turns out pretty good. I have many other recipes but it's for emergencies. Any cooking ideas for this dried food that is good?

[@ActivelyFamily]

Hi @jackgoldman1. Completely agree and thank you for the food storage medley idea! Here are a few very simple recipes: www.churchofjesuschrist.org/bc/content/shared/english/pdf/callings/welfare/104587_06600_000_RecipesBrchr_pdf.pdf Rice, beans, and oats are pretty straight forward. But the wheat gets a bit trickier. In an emergency situation, I’m confident that I’ll be glad to have it, even though it might taste bland. But, in the meantime, we use our wheat for baking homemade bread. We also live the following whole wheat pancake recipe: www.melskitchencafe.com/oatmeal-pancake-mix/

[@rocknroll1]

The beans sound about right but 300 pounds of grains seems like too much. Who eats 13 ounces of grains in one day? That's about 3 cups of flour. I currently eat about 2-3 ounces. Even if I double that, it's still only about half of 13 ounces. Is this assuming people will eat much more grains because they won't have access to meat?

[@NC-uj7cq]

Getting so sick and tired of my country having nothing like this. LDS Home storage isnt in Australia, also have no access to places like Thrive Market or other bulk storage food places. Not sure why we dont have access to any of them here its so frustrating!

[@CoolTaxiDriver]

I wish there was a food storage center close by to PA.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Hi @CoolTaxiDriver. That is a bummer. If it makes you feel any better, I understand that most of the Home Storage Centers are out of stock at the moment. So the best way to get things now is through the online store. Unfortunately, the prices are a bit higher (to cover shipping) but these are still the best prices I have been able to find. Here's the link: store.churchofjesuschrist.org/usa/en/food-storage-3074457345616678849-1 I've been noticing though that even the online store is starting to run out of stock on some items, so if you are looking to pull the trigger on this, you might want to do it sooner rather than later. Stay safe and well.

[@maryclaudiapitman]

What if you have low tolerance to grains?

[@faay8912]

I wonder whats similar to the LDS here in the UK 🇬🇧 anyone got any tips

[@ramonalvarado9503]

Does anyone knows if the wheat berries from LDS are organic or non-gmo etc. I can not find any info of where these crops are coming from.

[@scrapzwtf]

I am looking at the LDS website to order food storage. For example, if I order 1 of the food items, is that 1 can? Or is that 1 case of 6 cans?

[@jackgoldman1]

The price in 2023 is $600, double from 2019. I think this is related to the massive inflation of the IOU debt supply by Democrats for Covid shutdown. Food prices have doubled in three years, meaning my savings, my net worth, is slashed in half, down 50%, for food purchase. This is a devastating loss for savers going forward. Politicians have caused severe damage to the nation and families.

[@ActivelyFamily]

I agree. Food prices have gone through the roof. Having food stored has been a life saver.

[@fabricdragon]

can you update your spread sheet to add the carrot slices and onions or other items that the LDS home storage centers have? yes they are shorter term items but the carrots especially are vitamins that would otherwise be missing...

[@setapartone9311]

Thank you for the video. I live in New Zealand and I can't find a food cannery here :(

[@regularguy3202]

What is the advantage of going with wheat berries and having to grind verses getting flour and storing in mylar bags?

[@ActivelyFamily]

Wheat berries can be stored for longer, but flour is more convenient for sure.

[@chembrad]

Nice video. Thank you for the information. :)

[@ActivelyFamily]

Thank you!

[@emanuelbravo1563]

Do they have one in Oregon

[@branned]

Love the video. What about meat, fats, oils, water, sugar, dairy, salt, honey, legumes, leavening agents, etc?

[@ActivelyFamily]

Hi @branned. Folks would definitely want to consider adding those items. This video hopefully helps people get started and to understand the minimum amounts to sustain life. In the future, we hope to make another video going in more depth on other things to consider. Thanks for the comment!

[@greentree_]

Thanks for walking the extra mile and presenting the info thoroughly and with visuals. That was great. I have a question, since the Church website seems to be out of stock a lot lately, I've been buying rice and beans in 20lb bags at my local grocery store. How long do those products last in their original bags? My goal right now is to have food for one year. Won't those last a year at minimum in their plastic bags?

[@ActivelyFamily]

Hi GreenTree! Thank you for the kind words. And thanks for watching. Sorry to hear that stock is low at the home storage centers. You should be good if you are rotating through your uncooked, store-bought rice within a year. Below is what Uncle Ben's (www.unclebens.com/faqs) has to say about it -- hope this helps!: UNCOOKED RICE Uncooked plain dry rice will keep almost indefinitely on the pantry shelf. The rice should be kept in a cool, dry, insect-free area at a temperature of less than 80°F, with no foods or materials nearby whose aromas can be absorbed. For best cooking results and flavor, we recommend that the shelf life of UNCLE BEN'S® Brand Dry Rice Products be followed. In the refrigerator, uncooked rice can be stored 6 months to a year, and in the freezer for 1 to 2 years. When freezing rice, be sure you remove excess air from the container to avoid freezer burn. To cook raw rice that has been previously frozen, thaw to room temperature prior to cooking.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Forgot to answer your question about beans. Here is a good article about beans: www.doesitgobad.com/do-dried-beans-go-bad/

[@greentree_]

@@ActivelyFamily oh, so 2-3 years in their original bags? That's better than I thought.

[@sarahmitchell9366]

@@greentree_ that depends on them not get wet or invaded by pests. The biggest problem with bags is pests can get in them. I know some people that put bags of food in plastic totes if they can't find buckets.

[@grampianprepper2207]

Unfortunately ,we here in the UK do not have any LDS home storage centres, therefore it makes it more difficult to achieve

[@johnbattenfield2713]

Dairy-free options?

[@dustindraper1176]

I noticed an error in your spreadsheet, it doesn't sum all of the yellow categories (either some categories shouldn't be yellow or you need to correct the sum equation, thanks!

[@ema8909]

Do you reccomend putting dried beans and rice in 1 gallon glass mason jars with plastic airtight lid? Will they keep bugs out?

[@ActivelyFamily]

Hi Em A! I’ve not used mason jars for that purpose. So not 100% sure. I assume they would keep out bugs just fine. But I don’t know exactly what you would need to do if you wanted to use the mason jars for long term storage (as opposed to short term storage - jars would work just fine for short term storage if regularly rotate). Sorry I’m not much help on this one. Thanks for watching!

[@yadielcarrasquillo6455]

I live in Puerto Rico, do you have information of a store in this area? I try buying on their website and try don’t ship to PR for some reason.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Hi Elia! Thanks for watching. Here is the store locator: store.churchofjesuschrist.org/usa/en/store-locator# Unfortunately, it doesn't look like there is a store in Puerto Rico. : ( Wish we could be of more help.

[@rodrigmd4202]

It's about $575/person/year now.

[@TheDwoods14]

Is this food already packaged in a way to last long term, or is that something that you'd still have to do?

[@ActivelyFamily]

The food is all packed and ready for long term storage. All the work is done for you. That’s what we like about it.

[@TheDwoods14]

@@ActivelyFamily Thnx for the reply. If my calculations are correct, this same amount would coast over 500$ today,,,

[@tstires1]

What can you make with all that wheat?

[@ActivelyFamily]

We use wheat in our everyday diet. Whole wheat bread, pancakes & muffins are just some of our favorites.

[@Ptiki]

300 lbs = 136 kg 60 lbs = 27,2 kg

[@ActivelyFamily]

Thanks for the conversions.

[@Ptiki]

@@ActivelyFamily You are most welcome. You made a lot of effort to explain the topic in detail, so my comment/conversion is just a tiny contribution to make it easier for your international audience to understand the quantities.

[@amydelabruere5320]

What are your thoughts on storing flour instead of wheat?

[@ActivelyFamily]

Hi Amy. Flour is definitely easier to use than wheat. The problem with flour though is that it only lasts 10 years, even when properly packaged. I do have a little flour in my long term food storage that I will eat up before it goes bad, but it is much more expensive to have the flour properly packaged (at least if you are buying it packaged). So I keep most of my flour in my three month supply, where it doesn’t need to be specially packaged and where I am constantly rotating it. I keep as much flour as I can rotate through before the “best by” date. Make sure to watch our 3 month supply video explaining how we rotate things. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqqXZauvltZgrK8. Good luck!

[@Bhenderson0001]

I love this video, but we have nothing like this in the uk. If anyone knows of anywhere in the uk where I could get supplies like the LDS warehouse I would be grateful? I imagine getting this posted to the uk would be an expensive proposition.

[@Bhenderson0001]

Its ok, I found a uk specific food supply web site.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Hi Brian. Thanks for the comment. I’ve had a couple of other people ask for a good place to get food storage in the UK. But I didn’t know where to direct them. Glad you found something. What did you end up going with?

[@Bhenderson0001]

@@ActivelyFamily www.emergencyfoodstorage.co.uk/categories/box-of-6-tins It looks like this shop is acting as an agent for the US store! Its not as cheap as the Home Storage Centre. As always the US can support things that the UK is too small to support. You are lucky, I would love to have a resource like the Home Storage Centre, however your fantastic video has opened my mind about how cheaply it could be done. Thank you.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Thank you Brian for passing along this helpful information. We are very lucky to have the Home Storage Centers in the US - makes it a lot less expensive. Wish this resource was more widespread. Glad to hear the video still added value, even when the Home Storage Center is not available. Thanks again.

[@Bhenderson0001]

I should have checked this first, but the LDS has a shop in the UK! Its in preston. If you go to the store locator at store.churchofjesuschrist.org/usa/en/store-locator# And set the menu to United Kingdom, you can get the full address. I will try and arrange a lift to this place to pick up some boxes of food as soon as I can. Thank you for making me aware of this cheap way of gathering a years food supply.

[@lisabreeding1861]

Do they offer any other items for sale either canned meats,vegetables or fruits and other grains?

[@ActivelyFamily]

Hi Lisa. No canned meats. But you can get canned apple slices and carrots - both will last 30 years.

[@robinmcatee9667]

What is the link to home storage center

[@ActivelyFamily]

providentliving.churchofjesuschrist.org/self-reliance/food-storage/home-storage-center-locations?lang=eng

[@ewcraigs]

Hi. Thanks for the video. I have seen some sites say LDS recommends 400 lbs of grains but I've also seen the 300 lbs recommendation like you mentioned. Is 300 lbs the most recent recommendation? Also, where do potatoes fit into the picture? Would they be considered to be purchased as an add-on to supplement the grain recommendation? And how much potato flakes for 1 person for 1 year? Thanks.

[@ActivelyFamily]

Thanks for watching. The 300 lb amount is based on what is on what is currently on the church’s website : www.churchofjesuschrist.org/topics/food-storage/longer-term-food-supply?lang=eng However, an Ensign article from 2006 listed 400 lb: www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2006/03/random-sampler/food-storage-for-one-year. One of the most detailed food lists is published by BYU. It includes recommendations about potato flakes: ndfs.byu.edu/https:/brightspotcdn.byu.edu/b1/4d/75fc449e4ce9843daa701f69faa4/an-approach-to-longer-term-food-storage.SEPT2019.pdf. Personally, and I’m not a nutritionist, I view the 300 lb amount as a minimum recommended amount to sustain life. I also make sure I keep a robust 3 month supply on hand. So be sure to watch our video about that. Hope this helps. Best.

[@AP-bs2jy]

Thanks so much for your help. I don't see the spreadsheet link??? please re attach to your video

[@ActivelyFamily]

Hi @dogs da best oofer . Thanks for watching. That's weird. I'm able to see the spreadsheet link in the video description. But let me know if it continues to be an issue (other people could be experiencing the same problem). In any event, below is the spreadsheet link (make sure you click "File" and then click either "Make a Copy" or "Download" to be able to edit): docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OU1_NAnRyeue8UOaw3dZ5-oY35ag28qN7TtGqBx9VJI/edit?usp=sharing

[@amrys3027]

Without electricity and plenty of water, this will help you nothing. And should there ever be a crisis with food shortage for a whole year, both electricity and water might not be available all the time. To just rely on dry food that humans cannot eat without processing it first ist not a very good plan. Theoretical nutrition and available nutrition are very different things. Stock up on canned fruit, beans, meat, ready meals like ravioli, etc … they last for decades too and all you need is a can-opener and a spoon.

[@Sofi-jv4lq]

So in this way the oxygen wouldnt infiltrate the food??

[@ActivelyFamily]

Correct. It’s professionally packaged to keep out oxygen.