Dry Powdered Milk

This was the topic of the enrichment activity my ward RS just had. It was AWESOME!!

FYI:
-Morning Moo's Low Fat Dry Milk Alternative is NOT milk. Kind of like Tang is not orange juice! So even though you might like the taste of it, it does NOT have the nutrition that real milk offers (Our instructor did not know if it works in cooking or not:).

-Dry Powdered Milk is an excellent food storage item because if necessary you could survive on it.

-Instant Dry Milk (what you buy at the store) is the same thing as Dry Powdered Milk, except it has been loaded with air. So, if you use instant dry milk in place of dry powdered milk you would need to double the amount. For example, 1 C. Instant dry milk = 1/2 C. Dry powdered milk. This is helpful when trying to purchase dry milk. Just recently Macey's had a sale on their instant dry milk, 5 lbs for 7ish dollars. The Dry Powdered Milk from the cannery, also a #10 (5 lbs) can, is about 5ish dollars. Actually then, you would need to buy two instant dry milks from Macey's to compare to the one dry powdered milk from the cannery. That means you are paying 14 dollars (sale price) instead of 5 for the same thing!!!!!!! I'm sure there is a much better way to write this, but since I am writing this from the notes I took, this is the best I can do! I hope it makes sense.

-Dry Powdered Milk has a shelf life of 20 years. It will only taste decent (FOR DRINKING) within the first 3 years on the shelf (but, it will be fine for cooking). After it is opened the shelf life changes to ONE year.

-A person (ONE person) would need 17 lbs of dry powdered milk in order to have ONE glass per day for a YEAR. For food storage, that is the recommended amount of dry powdered milk, per person, for a year supply. So, my family of 3, needs just less than 9 #10 cans.

Now for some recipes:

3 Month Food Supply

I have been horrible at posting these supplies. Also, I have recently realized that following these directions will only give each person in your family a ONE MONTH STORAGE, not three. Sorry I have mislead you! Hey, one month per person is better than nothing!!!! Below are the remaining items.

(REMEMBER: PER PERSON)

Dry Milk - 1.5 lbs per person
Comfort Food: Mayo/Salad Dressing

Sugar - 3.5 lbs
Comfort Food: Corn Syrup

Powdered Drink Mixes - .5 lbs
Comfort Food: Chips

Salt - .5 lbs
Comfort Food: Family Favorite

Meat - 10 lbs.
Comfort Food: Family Favorite

Water - 15 gal
Comfort Food: Family Favorite

*Good luck in preparing for emergencies!!!! I'll post other ideas I come across, feel free to do the same!

3 Month Food Supply

This week buy: Shortening - 1 pint per person
Comfort food: Jello

3 Month Food Supply

This week buy: Oil - 1 pint per person
Comfort Food: Brown Sugar

3 Month Food Supply

This week buy: Dry Soup Mix - 1 lb per person
Comfort Food: Jelly

3 Month Food Supply

This week buy: Dry Beans/Peas/Lentils - 5 lbs per person
Comfort Food: Dried Fruit

3 Month Food Supply

This week buy: Pasta - 2.5 lbs per person
Comfort food: molasses

3 Month Food Supply

I forgot to post last week's items, sorry.

This week buy: Whole Rolled Oats - 3.33 lbs per person
Comfort Food: Peanut Butter

This week buy: Enriched White Rice - 5 lbs per person
Comfort Food: Honey

3 Month Food Supply

This week buy: Corn Meal - 2 lb
Family Item: baking powder - 1lb

3 Month Food Supply

This week buy: 1.25 lbs flour per person
Family Item: baking soda - 1 lb.

3 Month Food Supply

Our stake is helping families become emergency prepared. They have put a program together so by the end of the year, each family will have a three month food supply for each member of their family. Each week they notify us of what to buy. I thought I would share this in case any of you are also interested.

This week: Buy 13 lbs. of wheat per person

Family Item: Yeast .5 lbs.