Food can organization, inventory, and rotation are important in today's ever unexpected disasters, unemployment, and possible strikes.  In a moment food supplies could be halted and it is important to be prepared.

There are many ways to do that and organization, inventory, and rotation are the three key elements in achieving success in securing your family's food needs for the future.

Don't delay in taking the steps to protect your family from unexpected events.

Being able to buy canned foods and keep them organized, inventoried, and rotated is essential to avoid loss through lack of use, through not buying enough of a particular food, and through not keeping a close inventory of what you have on hand. 

Can Organizer units make it easy to build up those reserves while maintaining organization, inventory control and proper use and rotation to avoid loss of your food dollars.

Most of us need to purchase and plan a little at a time.  We recommend buying a few Can Organizer units each month as the best way to meet your goals of food storage.  In less than a year you could have all the units necessary without spending a lot of money at one time.

Below we have provided important information of different food storage substitution ideas.

When considering which items to store in your long term food storage, it’s beneficial to consider what bulk items you could store that would serve multiple purposes. This can help save space as you avoid storing unnecessary items, and many times you can extend the shelf life of items by making them out of ingredients with longer shelf lives.

Food Storage Substitutions:

Brown Sugar = 1 c. white sugar + 1-2 T. molasses
White sugar and molasses are already on our list of storage items, so if you plan to store brown sugar as well, just store a little extra of these items. Molasses has a longer shelf life than brown sugar, and you don’t have the problem of it getting clumpy and hardened since you will be making it fresh.

Buttermilk = 1 c. milk or powdered milk + 1 T. vinegar
This is so much easier than having to keep buttermilk or powdered buttermilk on hand when you need it for a particular recipe. Vinegar can also be used in baking recipes, to improve your bread recipes, as well as for homemade cleaning supplies. So these two items should definitely be part of your food storage already!

Baking Powder = 1 tsp. baking soda + 2 tsp. cream of tartar
While you may not think of storing cream of tartar, this actually makes a lot of sense. Both baking soda and cream of tartar can have an indefinite shelf life if stored in airtight containers at room temperature. Baking powder, however has a short shelf life of 6-12 months. To test if your baking powder is still active, stir 1 teaspoon into ½ a cup of hot water. If it doesn’t bubble, it will need to be replaced.

Common Measurement Conversions

pinch = 1/16 tsp.
dash = 6 drops or 1/8 tsp.
1/4 T. = 3/4 tsp.
3 tsp. = 1 T.
1/8 C. = 2 T. = 1 fl. oz.
1/4 C. = 4 T. = 2 fl. oz.
1/3 C. = 5 T. + 1 tsp.
1/2 C. = 8 T. = 4 fl. oz.
3/4 C. = 12 T. = 6 fl. oz.
1 C. = 16 T. = 1/2 pint = 8 fl. oz.
2 C. = 1 pint = 16 fl. oz.
4 C. = 2 pints = 1 quart = 32 oz.
16 C. = 4 quarts = 1 gallon
8 quarts = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel
1 liter = 1 quart plus 3 oz.
2 oz. = 1/8 pound
4 oz. = 1/4 pound
8 oz. = 1/2 pound
16 oz. = 1 pound

NOTES:
tsp. = teaspoon
T. = tablespoon
C. = cup
oz. = ounce“=” means equals
“-” means minus
“+” means plus

































Food Storage