Week 16 (for 2 people)

Sunday, April 17th

Week 16

FOOD STORAGE:

1 case white sugar

Local pick up for a CASE of sugar at Home Storage will cost you $31.50 for 33.6 pounds. Alternately, pick up sugar for cheaper during a case lot sale and put in buckets. 

To purchase online, click here: $43.25

EXTRA ITEM:
10 - 20 boxes of Macaroni & Cheese

OR make your own Mac & Cheese Mylar Meal! It's healthier and tastier!

Macaroni and Cheese

Half-sized - Serves: 6-8

½ c. Cheese sauce powder

2 tsp. Chicken boullion

1 Tbsp. Freeze-dried onion

¼ c Instant non-fat dry milk

¼ c Cream cheese powder

1 tsp. All purpose seasoning

2 c Elbow macaroni

¼ tsp. Turmeric

¼ tsp. Black Pepper

1/3 tsp. Salt

2 Tbsp. Corn starch

½ c freeze-dried cheddar cheese(optional)

Cooking Instructions:

Remove oxy pack and discard. Put contents of bag in a 12-inch skillet (with a lid). Add 6 cups of HOT water, adding a little at a time and stirring so the powders don't clump up.

Bring to a boil and cover. Simmer 12-15 minutes until noodles are tender. Sauce will thicken a little more as it cools. Stir freeze-dried cheddar cheese into the macaroni and cover for 5 more min.

Shelf-life 5-10 years when stored in a cool, dry place.

Assembly instructions at a glance:

Layer ingredients in a half-gallon mylar bag, shaking down the powdered ingredients into the bulkier items. In a small plasic bag, add the freeze-dried cheddar cheese. Squeeze air out and twist loosley closed. Place plastic bag on top of other ingredients. Using a small microfiber rag, clean the powder out of the inside of the bag where you'll be sealing it. Add one 300 cc oxy pack, push air out of the top of the bag,

and seal closed with clothes iron, straightening iron, or mylar sealer. Date the label. 

72-HOUR KIT:
Purchase a suitable container for your car kit. For example and airline size carry-on bag or backpack or sturdy box with a lid that latches. Something to keep your kit items from moving around your trunk, or the back of your vehicle. 

FAMILY PREPAREDNESS:
Prepare a financial profile of your family. This should include all debts and assets. List them by name and amount. Be realistic with your asset values and as exact as possible with the debts. Now subtract the debts from the assets to see a rough idea of the family net worth. Are you living within your means?

SPIRITUAL PREPAREDNESS:

From lds.org under Emergency Preparedness it says:

"Avoid debt and live within your means."

"It is needful that we discipline ourselves by avoiding debt and living within our means. Doing so will put us in a better position to help ourselves and help others during times of personal or widespread crisis.

Debt should be avoided, 'with the exception of buying a modest home or paying for education or other vital needs' (All Is Safely Gathered In: Family Finances). However, debt of any kind should be approached carefully.

L. Tom Perry said, 'Necessary debt should be incurred only after careful, thoughtful prayer and after obtaining the best possible advice' ('If Ye Are Prepared Ye Shall Not Fear')."

“We do live in turbulent times. Often the future is unknown; therefore, it behooves us to prepare for uncertainties.” President Thomas S. Monson, Sept. 2014 Ensign

Don't let debt be a burden that you bear. Prayerfully plan to reduce or eliminate all unnecessary debt.