Three Month Supply Focus: April Week 4

To help with you 3 month supply, during the month of April we will be focusing on breakfast foods.

Last week, hopefully you were able to grab some pancake mix and syrup.

For April, week 4:  buy 8 oz. or 1/4 #10 can powdered eggs

3 Month Supply Focus: April Week 3

To help with you 3 month supply, during the month of April we will be focusing on breakfast foods.

Last week, hopefully you were able to grab some oats.

For April, week 3:  buy 2 lbs. pancake mix AND 32 oz. pancake syrup

Emergency Preparedness for Babies...

I think that in an EMERGENCY, taking care of our children should be High On Our List.

Can you imagine NOT having any Formula, Bottles, or Diapers?

Here's a List of the Basics

You Should Have On Hand:

Formula

Diapers

Wet Wipes

Diaper Rash Ointment

Bottles

Binky's

Blankets

and

A Few Extra Outfits

You Might Also Think of Including:

Medicine for Fever Relief

Pedialite

Ear Drops

A Bulb Syringe

and

A Few Toys

Keep these items in an extra diaper bag or duffel bag.

So . . . What do you do if you CAN'T get Formula?

 

Here's a Recipe for

Emergency Baby Formula:

Ingredients:

1/3 cup plus 2 Tbsp. Instant Powdered Milk

OR

1/4 cup Non Instant Powdered Milk

1 1/2 cup Boiled Water

1 Tbsp. Oil

2 tsp. Sugar

Instructions:

Mix Powdered milk and water together.

Blend thoroughly.

Add oil and sugar.

If baby bottles are not available,

milk can be spoon fed to an infant.

 (Print this out and keep it with your emergency supplies!)

Here's another recipe I found that I'm definitely interested in trying!

Teething Sticks:

Ingredients:

2/3 cup Milk

1 Tbsp. Brown Sugar

1 cup Whole-Wheat Flour (approximately)

4 Tbsp. Butter, Melted and Cooled

1 cup Untoasted Wheat Germ

Instructions:

Beat together the milk, butter, and sugar.

Stir in the wheat germ and enough flour to make a dough.

Knead until smooth and satiny, about 8-10 minutes.

Pinch off balls of dough and roll them into sticks

about 1/2-inch thick and 4-inches long.

Bake on a greased cookie sheet at 350 degrees

for 45 minutes or until browned and hard.

Cool the sticks before giving them to your baby to teethe on.

ALWAYS supervise any child with a teething stick.

3 Month Supply Focus: April week 2

To help with you 3 month supply, during the month of April we will be focusing on breakfast foods.

Last week, hopefully you were able to grab a few extra boxes of cereal.

For April, week 2:  buy 5 lbs or 2x42 oz. canisters or 2 #10 cans oats

A Great landscaping tip

Spring is in the air, which means there may be some of you who are working on some landscaping projects.  Here's a great tip: use newspaper instead of that horrible, black "weed-stop" fabric.

Put the newspaper over the dirt 3-4 pages thick and then cover it with mulch. The newspaper will prevent any grass and weed seeds from germinating, but unlike fabric, it will decompose after about 18 months. By that time, any grass and weed seeds that were present in the soil on planting will be dead.  It’s green, it’s cheaper than fabric, and when you decide to remove or redesign the bed later on, you will not have the headache you would with fabric.

3 Month Supply Focus: April week 1

If you need some help building your 3 month supply of food storage, each week I will be posting an idea of a little something extra to buy at your shopping trip for the week.  Slowly this will help build your supply.

This week:  Buy three extra boxes/bags of cereal

Why?: A useful everyday item as well as helpful during power outages as some can be eaten without milk. Consider the needs for your family. There are various types of cereals you could store including boxed or bagged breakfast cereal, instant oatmeal, granola, cream of wheat, etc. Your 3-Month Supply should include shelf-stable foods you normally eat. Adapt how much based on the eating habits of your family. The amount shown assumes you currently eat additional items for breakfast. This is an item you need to constantly replenish.