The Food List

Having camera problems, so the entertaining post will have to wait. But I figured I would list out what we purchased for a year's worth of food for two adults. We used the LDS Food Storage Calculator as a baseline.

Real canned meat and dairy from ReadyDepot (my tummy doesn't like TVP or freeze-dried meat so much):

• 1 - Yoders Chicken Chunks - case of 12 #2.5 cans (28oz each)
• 1 - Yoders Turkey Chunks - case of 12 #2.5 cans (28oz each)
• 1 - Yoders Beef Chunks - case of 12 #2.5 cans (28oz each)
• 1 - Yoders Hamburger - case of 12 #2.5 cans (28oz each)
• 1 - Yoders Pork Chunks - case of 12 #2.5 cans (28oz each)
• 1 - Yoders Pork Sausage - case of 12 #2.5 cans (28oz each)
• 1 - Yoders Bacon - case of 12/9oz cans
• 1 - Red Feather Creamery Butter - case of 24/12oz cans
• 1 - Bega Cheddar Cheese - case of 48/8oz cans
  

Dehydrated, dried, powdered and bulk was from Walton Feed

• Dried Legumes (hard beans)
• 1 - Beans-Black Turtle Beans 25# bag
• 1 - Beans-Great Northern Beans 25# bag
• 1 - Beans-Kidney Beans 25# bag
• 1 - Beans-Lentils 25# bag
• 1 - Beans-Pinto 25# bag
• 1 - Beans-Small Red Beans 25# bag
• 1 - Peas-Split Green 25# bag
• 1 - Peas-Green Whole 25# bag (for soups and stews)
• Grains (including breakfast cereal and pasta)
• 1 - Barley-Pearl 25# bag
• 1 - Buckwheat-Hulled 25# bag
• 1 - Flax-Brown 25# bag
• 1 - Millet-Hulled 50# bag
• 1 - Rye-1 bushel 56# bag
• 1 - Wheat-Hard Red Paper 50# bag
• 1 - Corn-Whole Yellow dent 50# bag (for grinding)
• 1 - Popcorn-Yellow 50# bag
• 2 - Rice-White long 25# bag
• 2 - Rice-Brown long 25# bag
• 1 - Oats-Reg. Rolled 50# bag
• 1 - Germade-Cream of Wheat 50# bag
• 1 - Granola-Super Nutty 25# box
• 1 - Pasta-Macaroni-Elbow 20# box
• 1 - Pasta-Egg Noodle Med 10# box
• 1 - Pasta-Spaghetti-10in long 20# box
• Dehydrated Vegetables & Fruit
• 1 - Celery slices-6 gal 8# bucket
• 1 - Mushroom-Slices 6 #10 cans
• 1 - Peppers-Mixed 6 #10 cans
• 0 - Spinach-Flakes 6 #10 cans (they're sold out until Sept, so I'll have to re-order)
• 1 - Beans-Green 35# box
• 1 - Broccoli Florets-35# box
• 1 - Corn-Super Sweet 50# box
• 1 - Carrot-Dices 50# box
• 1 - Cabbage, Flakes 35# box
• 1 - Onion-Chopped 40# box
• 1 - Peas-Garden Sweet 44# box
• 1 - Potato-Dices 45# bag
• 1 - Potato-Granules 50# bag
• 1 - Tomato-Powder 55# box
• 4 - Banana Slices 14# box
• Dairy and Eggs
• 1 - Eggs-Whole 50# box (about 1800 eggs)
• 1 - Cheese-Blend Powder 50# bag
• 1 - Sour Cream-Powder 6 #2.5 cans
• 1 - Milk-Regular non fat 50# bag (makes about 63 gal)
• 1 - Milk-Instant non fat 50# bag (makes about 65 gal)
• Cooking Essentials & Misc
• 1 - Peanut Butter-Powder 6 #10 cans
• 1 - Shortening-Powder 6 #10 cans
• 1 - Baking Powder-Rumford 80oz #10 can
• 1 - Baking Soda 50# bag
• 1 - Yeast-Saf instant 1 case 20 pkt
• 1 - Salt-Iodized 25# bag (this is regular table salt)
• 1 - Salt-Real Natural 25# bag (this is fully mineralized sea salt)
• 2 - Sugar-White 25# bag
• 1 - Sugar-Brown 50# bag
• 1 - Honey-45# Grade A clover
• 1 - Bouillon-Beef no MSG 50# bag
• 1 - Bouillon-Chicken no MSG 50# bag
• 1 - Imitation-Ham Flavored TVP 25# box (normally I hate TVP, but this works good in soups and baked beans)
• 10 - Lids-Plastic for #10 cans
• 10 - Lids-Plastic for #2.5 cans

We got our buckets from Container and Packaging Supply:

• 72 - 6 gal white food-safe buckets
• 24 - gamma seal lids (for things we'll open frequently)
• 48 - regular gasketed lids (for things we don't have to open frequently)
• 14 - 5 gal green buckets with lids (these are for our composting toilet)
• 2 - lid lifter/bung nut openers (for opening buckets without damaging rims or fingers -- highly recommend!)

We got our mylar liners and oxygen absorbers from Sorbent Systems

• 100 - 7.5 mil 20x30 foodgrade mylar liners for 5-6 gal buckets
• 100 - 2000cc oxygen absorbers for 5-6 gal buckets

We're also ordering some bulk dried fruit, (edible) seeds, nuts and goodies from OhNuts; bulk spices from Penzey's; and will stock up on oils and condiments from Mega-Mart or Wally-World once we get to Fairbanks.