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hi it's AlaskaGranny Alaska Prepper have you wondered how much sugar you should store be storing for
your prepper pantry or your long-term food storage stockpile the average American
consumes 150 pounds of sugar every single year does that mean you should store
stockpile 150 pounds of sugar not necessarily when you think about sugar
think about sweeteners and all of the ways that you eat things that are
sweetened break sugar down into broad categories that you use think about
granulated sugar brown sugar honey syrups jams and jellies mixes like jello
or drink mixes and other syrups like molasses and corn syrup basic granulated sugar
and brown sugars store very well for long periods of time how to store granulated sugar so it lasts
store it so it stays completely dry you want to keep moisture out of it I like
to store it in canning jars you can store it in airtight containers you can
even buy sugar in number 10 cans brown sugar is the opposite you need to keep
it moist there's moisture in brown sugar that will dry out and make it hard as a
rock so best way to store brown sugar you want to keep the moisture in store it in airtight containers and you
can also buy brown sugar in number 10 cans for long term food storage think about the syrups that are
sugary maple syrup is natural and it can last forever so is honey is a natural
sweetener and it also can last forever store your syrups and honey so they last in a cool dry place
away from the light if you enjoy jams and jellies stockpile those they have a
long shelf life for many years find your favorites and get a variety store your
jams and jellies in a cool dry place away from the light
think about canned and processed foods that come already with sugar in them
canned fruits for example fruit has natural sugars and lots of times canned fruit is
packed in light syrup and the syrup or the juice that it's
packed with contains sugar foods like crackers cookies and cereal are made
with sugar so it's already part of the food so think of sugar in categories vary your sugar stored food stockpile
online I found the LDS food storage calculator and it calculated
approximately how many pounds of each type of sugar that should be stored for
one person their total recommendation is to store 60 pounds of sugar per person for a year's worth of sugar they recommend
granulated sugar 7 pounds brown sugar 8 pounds
honey 6 pounds syrup 6 pounds jams and jellies 8 pounds
jello 2 pounds and fill in with the amounts that you would use of drink
mixes molasses and corn syrup I looked at the categories that I enjoy and those
are the foods that I made sure I had enough of to suit what my needs are for long term food storage the
LDS food storage calculator breaks it all down into pounds rather than trying
to figure out how many ounces of syrup or jars of jelly they put it into pounds
so that you can easily keep track and compare so it's an easy way to calculate
how much you have of each item and how much you have towards your recommended
total I also like to use a meal preparation plan keep track of the foods
that you use and then figure out how much you would need for the weeks months
or the year whatever is the amount of food storage that you plan on
stockpiling for your family try these food storage tips food storage doesn't have to be overwhelming break it
down into foods that you actually use foods that store well and foods that you
plan on using going forward if you're never going to use something like corn
syrup don't get it just because it's on someone's list make your food stockpile meet
the needs of you and your family and the meals that you choose to eat and prepare
the best advice is to stockpile the food and supplies you would never want to go
without that's the things you want to make sure that you have enough of
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