Housekeeping

* If you don’t know where to start in prepping, check out my resource page at theprepperpodcast.com/gettingstarted, this is where I am getting the outline of my discussions here!

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* I am hosted a webinar with Paul Munsen of Sun Oven International over the powers of a sun oven.  If you missed it, lucky for you that Paul has decided to let you watch a replay.  Learn more about how to harness the power of the sun to cook as Paul shares his fundamental techinques in the Sun Oven’s Cooking Essential Seminar.

* You will find this seminar valuable whether you have a Sun Oven and want to learn more or you know nothing about solar cooking!

* Paul also had a really awesome announcement in the webinar, that will not last much longer.

* You don’t get to ask questions during the webinar, since it is a replay, but you can always email your questions.

* http://theprepperpodcast.com/sunovenwebinar

Topic:

Fix Your Wallet, Your Health, and Your Prepping with a Food Log

Gain Understanding and Resiliency through a Food Log

Use a Food Log to Fix Your Wallet.

A Food Log Can Fix Your Health.

A Food Log Will Kick You’re Prepping in Gear.

Many Preppers think that a bunch of rice and beans is the solution.

* Your family and children should be more important than this.

* They are already stressed, why change their diet on top of this?

Become a Budget Master with a Food Log

Keep up with the foods you eat and pay attention to costs.

* By paying attention to costs, you can “shop around.”

Food Logging will tell you what you typically use.

* Create a Grocery List and Stop Impulse Shopping.

* When shopping you can keep up with costs.

* When you know what you eat, and have extra, you can wait for good deals.

By Logging your Food Use, You can Super Charge Your Health

You will Figure out your Main Nutritional Inputs

* Am I eating processed foods?

* Am I eating pre-canned foods?

* Do I shop for Raw Materials to make meals, or for premade meals?

When shopping at groceries, stick to the outside isles of the store.

* Usually where produce, meats, and dairy is.

* Watch out for bread section and bakery area.

* Processed Foods are usually in the center isles.

* When watching the costs of food, you can find which ones have cheap organic alternatives.

You can replace grocery store foods with Local Foods.

* You can get your produce and dairy from natural and raw local farmers.

* You can grow your own produce each season based on your food log.

* Go to the local farms and see how they are planted… it is FUN for children.

It is time to Destroy that Food Resiliency Goal

Log Your Meals!

* Use copy-canning to quick start your food storage

* I will discuss more on this in a bit.

* If you focus on Raw Produce, you can learn to can and preserve food yourself

* This is an extremely valuable skill.

Learn an Extremely Easy Method for Logging Food Needs

Get a cheap notebook to log your usage

* Get a 50 cent notebook and start logging what you consume

* Keep this notebook where it is extremely easy to get to

* Get a magnetic one to place on your fridge or

* Set a basic one on the counter beside the fridge or stove