Week 5

"There is no royal road to anything. Careful planning, hard work, and determination to reach an objective is the plan to success."

4 cans tomato soup

1 10 lb powdered milk (this is ALOT of milk. If you go to the cannery, you need to get 2-3 cans...each can is about 4 lbs)

MILK Update!!

Ok, so I went and bought like 4 cans of the powdered milk at Macey's. After talking to a friend I discovered something...they just put less in the container...that is why it is so inexpensive!
Here is the scoop:

Macey's Country Fresh milk is 33 oz = $5.99
Church Food Storage milk is 69 oz = $7.30 (used to be $13!!)

So, you get WAY more for your money at the Church.

I will be returning my milk to Maceys and going to the cannery. If anyone would like to join me(or have me do some for you), e-mail me and we'll go next week!

Week 4

1 bottle vitamins

Make sure you check expiration dates on these! Sams Club is an excellent place to buy large quantities of vitamins!

Week 3

Week 3:
3 cans mushroom soup
1 2.5 lb peanut butter

Note: in 2 weeks, we will need to buy powdered milk. Macey's has a #10 can for $5.99. This is cheaper than the cannery! Buy a few!! This is a great price and goes off Tuesday...call all your friends and tell them!

Correction

Clarice was right! The items on the list will be for 2 people. So you will just have to adjust accordingly! (Man, I bought A LOT of salt...fries anyone?!)

Week 2

"When the time of need arrives, the time for preparation is past"

5 boxes of Macaroni and Cheese
4 cans tomato soup

Here is a recipe using tomato soup! Sounds good! I bet you could even do it in your crock pot!


Skillet Sweet & Tangy Chicken
From: Campbell's Kitchen
Prep/Cook: 20 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• 1 can (10 3/4 oz.) Campbell's® Condensed Tomato Soup (Regular or 25% Less Sodium)
• 1 tbsp. packed brown sugar
• 2 tbsp. vinegar
• 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 4 cups hot cooked rice
  

Directions:
Heat oil in skillet. Add chicken and cook until browned.
Add soup, sugar, vinegar and Worcestershire. Heat to a boil.
Cover and cook over low heat 10 min. or until done.

Serve with rice.

Nutrition Information
Calories 501, Total Fat 11g, Saturated Fat 3g, Cholesterol 82mg, Sodium 551mg, Total Carbohydrate 61g, Dietary Fiber 1g, Protein 35g, Vitamin A 7%DV, Vitamin C 7%DV, Calcium 4%DV, Iron 21%DV
Using Campbell's® Condensed 25% Less Sodium Tomato Soup: Calories 501, Total Fat 11g, Saturated Fat 3g, Cholesterol 82mg, Sodium 440mg, Total Carbohydrate 61g, Dietary Fiber 1g, Protein 35g, Vitamin A 8%DV, Vitamin C 7%DV, Calcium 4%DV, Iron 20%DV

Non Food List for January

Thank you Jana!
She was kind enough to give us a list of things that we can add to our $5 a week plan that are not food items, yet things that we need to have in case of disaster!

Here is what we need for January:
Batteries for flashlights and radio (if you do not have a flashlight and a radio get them)

(I was even thinking that a hand crank flashlight or radio could be a good idea...)

Try splitting a pack with your neighbor and buy them at Sams. Here is their price breakdown
AA - 36 count - $27
AAA - 28 count - $15
C - 12 count - $12
D - 12 count - $12

New Year, Full Food Storage

Welcome ward members!
Here is our first week of purchases to eat our elephant one bite at a time. The first item we need to buy is:

2 cans tuna fish
2 boxes salt

If anyone has ideas on where to get the best deal, please post a comment! Happy shopping!