Food Storage Inventory Resources
How to
track what you have, what you use, and remember where you bought it and for
what price.
What do you want to
inventory?:
- Short-term
food storage items
- Long-term
food storage items
- Non-food items
(ex. paper towels, tp, paper plates/cups, shampoo, toothpaste, etc.)
- Emergency
Prep. Inventory of Equipment (ex. dehydrator, solar oven, extra can openers,
sterno or other fuel & stoves, etc.)
- Valuables
in your home in case of a house fire or natural disaster. You can include this
list in your emergency binder and/or safe or safety deposit box. This is a must
for insurance purposes.
- Location of
your food storage and other items on the spreadsheets. You can also add where
you have found the best price and what the best price is.
A few meal planning food storage ideas:
*FoodStorageMadeEasy.net - 3 month food supply spreadsheet (FREE)
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/babysteps/step-3-three-months-of-normal-food/
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Click to download the worksheet. They also have
a great basic tutorial on how to use the worksheet.
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The spreadsheet also has tabs for "non-food
items". The extra tutorial on this website will explain how to use that.
Different Inventory Options:
*Watch these awesome videos by Wendy DeWitt!! Seriously, you must if you haven't already! Here is the 1st one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBOyg3t6zdw&list=PLC008D1829032378D. Once you watch this one, it should suggest the next one. There are 9 short videos. She is funny and has great ideas. She is very motivating for me too. Take notes while you watch. She has a great way to plan meals and track that on note cards until you make a master list.
Different Inventory Options:
*FoodStorageMadeEasy.net - Long-Term Food Storage Calculator Spreadsheet (FREE) http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/babysteps/step-4-long-term-food-storage-planning/
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These are the spreadsheets I use to keep track
of what I have. There are tutorials for this one too. You can download the
spreadsheet from this page as well (toward the bottom of the post).
*CookingWithMyFoodStorage -
Beautiful colored inventory you can print out. She also has lots of recipes and
other great things on her website. Definitely check out for a simpler approach
to your inventory.
*Stock Up Food - Stockupfood
helps you find out how much food storage you need and easily keeps track of
what you have. You can set goals too. (Basic for FREE, nominal fee to customize
and inventory non-food options)
http://www.stockupfood.com/
*Android and iPhone apps for your phone or
other devices (*Search in your app store for "food storage inventory"
, "food storage", or "inventory" for more ideas.)
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Free Apple apps - *Home Food Storage (Pantry,
Prep, or Grocery) App, Expiration Tracker, eFoodStorage (you can scan the
barcodes of food you buy), DispensaMini, etc.
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Free Android apps - Food Storage Assistant, Food
Storage Management (scan barcodes and say how many on hand and goal amount),
etc.
*Microsoft Excel has various
inventory spreadsheets available. Click "New" and type inventory in
the search bar. They also have meal planning and grocery shopping spreadsheet
templates you can customize OR make your own!!
*AreWeCrazyOrWhat.net - Purchase their
Preparedness Planner for $19.99 @ http://arewecrazyorwhat.net/introducing-the-preparedness-planner/
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Tips:
*Keep your inventories in an easy to access place -
inside of pantry door or kitchen cupboard.
Write a date when you last updated your spreadsheet. You can hang a
pencil on a string with it so you can update when you used something and need
to replace. You can also keep a grocery list nearby that you check before going
shopping. If you order anything online, you can keep those receipts in a folder
or something until you can add them to your inventory for lbs. (or # of cans,
price, and where you bought it). Write down where you are storing things
(especially if things are scattered around your house/under beds/in
closets/etc.)
*Please share any tips you have with us!
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