Our third prep challenge in July is to buy shelf-stable canned or jerky meat for your 3-month food storage supply. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are encouraged to “store foods that are a part of your normal diet in your three-month supply.” One power outage can destroy all of your refrigerated or frozen meats.
Buy Meat For Food Storage
3-MONTH MEAT SUPPLY
Meat is our most expensive food storage item. It’s not necessary to gather too much when you have grain or beans stored for protein. March is the month we buy tuna fish and in July we buy chicken, beef, and beef stew. Ham, Spam, corned beef hash, and jerky are other possibilities.
- Which of your fresh meat recipes could substitute with canned meat?
- Decide how much canned meat you want to buy for a 3-month supply.
- Canned and jerky meat may be found at regular grocery stores, Costco, or Sam’s Club. Periodically it goes on sale at Utah case lot sales.
- Canning your own meat in jars is extremely economical.
“Store foods that are a part of your normal diet in your three-month supply.”
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints
MEAT STORAGE
- Commercially canned beef or chicken has a 3-5-year shelf life.
- Packaged jerky meat has a 1-year shelf life. Homemade jerky meat has a 2-3 month shelf life. Go to StillTasty.com for additional shelf-life information.
- Store canned and jerky meat in a cool, dark cupboard or pantry away from heat.
Have the faith to buy meat for your 3-month food storage supply.
“Stock up your way!”
Valerie Albrechtsen – The Food Storage Organizer
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