A well-stocked Pantry is not only an important part a preppers food storage, it also offers peace of mind when times get tough. When done properly, building and maintaining your food storage pantry can also save you money.

Pantry foods include not only the pantry, but cupboards, shelves, and anything you use on a regular basis that you would typically get from grocery shopping. When it comes to stocking your pantry the amount really depends on your storage space, but at least a months’ worth is a good rule of thumb.

This will get you through most disaster scenarios, help when you run into economic challenges, or just save money on your grocery bills in the long run. It’s also important to note that if neglected, your food storage can turn into a huge mess, and a money pit.

Lisa recently did an article and a cost comparison of pre-packaged long term food, and a DIY food storage bin. These bins are stackable, easy to store and food that gets eaten on a regular basis.

SPP277 Building & Maintaining Your Food Storage Pantry

In these weeks show Lisa and I covered everything you might

need to know about setting up and maintaining pantry foods for preppers. It

seems fairly simple on the surface but can get out of hand very quickly.

Pantry Food StorageBest Practices

Below are some ways to make life easier when planning your food storage pantry as well as a few articles I found that offer some great ideas. Each person’s living situation is different, so there isn’t a “one size fits all” method. The Important thing is maintaining and keeping control of your food storage.

The Prepper Bar &Grill

Think of your home as a restaurant, where your customers are

your family, and try to manage your food storage and meals like a restaurant

would. This may be a little easier said than done, but doing this will make

life much easier.

A Meal Plan: A

restaurant has a set menu which helps them keep track of what they have, and

what they need. Plan out between 10 and 15 meals to help to keep things from

getting boring, and help you plan out your shopping needs.

Inventory and

Organization: Successful restaurants keep a very close eye on their food

cost, and what they waste. To do this they do a monthly inventory and organize

everything using the FIFO (First In First Out) method.

I have this free worksheet that you can use to do inventory on your pantry food, and this custo...