Why is food storage important?

Answer 1

There are many advantages to having food storage, that is, a long-term food supply, in one's home.

Food storage:

• Saves money, as you can build your larder following sales and using bulk buying discounts, and prepare meals from scratch using the food you have on hand.
• Is an important aspect of emergency preparedness. A significant store of survival food allows you to eat well even after a natural disaster, food shortage, or other catastrophic event that makes buying food difficult or impossible.
• Gives you the peace of mind, knowing that you can feed your family in the worst of circumstances. Food shortages may not be limited to third world countries and warring nations. If they arise in our lifetime, how much better to be prepared than to have to rely on an unreliable system.

Every family should consider building a 6-12 month food storage supply in their basement or pantry. This is something you can start today (see the Survival Food List link below for ideas).

Answer 2

There are many advantages of food storage in one's home, especially long-term food storage pantries created for possible emergency situations. To be effective, food storage items should be used, rotated and replaced on a regular basis so that the family is accustomed to preparing and eating the foods stored.

• Food storage is a hedge against unemployment or income loss in which buying food would be a strain on the budget or nearly impossible given the lack of available funds.
• Survival food in bulk would be essential after a natural disaster that wipes out roads, communication, and makes buying food locally impractical or not possible if grocery stores have been ransacked or are closed and locked.
• Emergency food stores will keep a family fed in case of local or national civil unrest, a devastating terrorist attack, or famine.
• Peace of mind is a huge benefit to a sizable store of long-lasting food.

There are many benefits and advantages to food storage. You can begin today by buying food in bulk and storing extra dry good in a cool, dry place in your home. You can also purchase a year's supply of food for you family from freeze-dried-food sources (see below).

Answer 3

Long-term food storage is important for personal readiness and survival. Whether the concern is possible unemployment or income loss, the aftermath of a natural disaster, national food shortage, or other emergency situation in which food or funds to procure food would be unobtainable, having an in-home food storage could bring immense relief and even save lives in the worst of circumstances.

Food storage is important enough that it could be considered the duty of every American, for the sake of national readiness, to prepare a larder to feed one's family for six months to a year if need be.

Answer 4

it prevents food from being spoiled and increases the safe storage period.

Answer 5

1. You can eat food that is out of season.

2. If you have a surplus then you can preserve it for some future time.

Answer 6

Food storage containers help prevent food from getting spoiled by contact with air, water, or contaminants. They can also be useful when needing to transport food.