Three-Month Supply Case Lot Sales are Here! Spring 2012

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Case Lot Sales are wonderful but since I buy cases of case lot items I never know what is a good price the next time they come around.

So I really appreciate Prepared LDS Family's Comparison Chart for the more common Intermountain West stores offering case-lot sales as she tries to find the BEST prices for us so we don't have to do that ourselves. Here is her link...

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4Ej...eUk/edit?pli=1

There are resources on the internet that will help you know how to get started...or ask here, we would be happy to help!

Videos - 3 ladies tips on how they do it
3 Month Food Storage — Tip Junkie

Recipes and organization ideas...
Meals Ready to Eat a Three-Month Supply

Excel list of common foods bought for a 3 month supply for 1 adult with ability to add more...
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4Ej...it?hl=en&pli=1

Some of these ladies plans are more for profit so beware, but they have free resources that might help you get started
Step 3: Three Month Food Supply | Food Storage Made Easy

Some friends buy things like Mac & Cheese and Ramen as a snack food for their teens figuring that it could be meals in a pinch if needed, also a can of Cream of ___ soup over rice or pasta makes a low cost emergency meal. I store some of these because my family has special dietary needs so we don't rotate as much as would be needed for a perfect 3 month supply rotation. As the food gets older, my older kids are happy to take these items off my hands for the right price...free...

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As others have said, if these foods are too expensive to do all at once, you can learn to make more very inexpensive meals from scratch and use the difference to buy more of the basics. Then eventually you have money to buy some of the already prepared items from what you have saved doing more of the cooking/baking yourself.

Also, the grain stores like Honeyville's (Utah, CA, AZ), Walton Feeds (Idaho), the "home storage" cannery or Discount Big Box Stores normal prices on grains, rice and beans can be cheaper than the "sale" prices at the grocery stores especially as some of the stores buy their grains and beans from these outlets and then mark them up by 50 - 100 percent.

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First link doesn't work o.0

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Thanks it should be working now...

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April In-Store Emergency Essentials Sale...
$7.50 White Rice 48 oz
$5 Whole Wheat Flour 63 oz
$20 Sour Cream Powder 35 oz

Other emergency items

April Online Emergency Essentials Sale
$8.99 White Rice 48 oz
$5.49 Quick Oats 38 oz
$6.49 Whole Wheat Flour 63 oz
$10.49 Black Beans 81 oz
$20 Sour Cream Powder 35 oz
etc.

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Here are some regular type prices to compare...

$22 Starter Kit 29.4 lbs

#10 Cans (Already in cans or in case boxes ready to go)
$4.70 Pinto Beans 5.2 lbs
$3.85 White Rice 5.4 lbs
$3.50 Red Wheat 5.0 lbs
$3.50 White Wheat 5.0 lbs
$3.40 White Flour 4.0 lbs

Must Can at Cannery
$4.55 Black Beans 5.5
$4.25 White Beans 5.3
$8.60 Milk, Nonfat Dry 4.1
$4.50 White Sugar 6.1
$2.50 Quick or Rolled Oats 2.6
$5.70 Apple Slices 1 lb
$8.30 Carrots 2.8 lbs
$6.90 Onions 2.4 lbs

25 lbs
$16 White Beans
$47.20 Milk
$13 Rice
$15 Sugar
$11.25 Wheat (So 22.50 for 50#)

http://www.providentliving.org/pfw/m...ov2011_pdf.pdf (Prices often change) I take no responsibility for accuracy as I was flipping pages so here is the link to check yourself before going

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Some of Macey's better sale prices...lots of items that are more wet-pack stuff...

$3.50 5 gallon pail (2 for $7)
$3.50 5 Gallon Water Jug (2 for $7)
$10 for 20# of Brown Rice
$10 Morning Moo 52 oz
$15 50# Red or White Wheat
$20 Red or White Wheat in Superpail 45#
$6 Pancake Mix 52 oz or Wheat Bread Mix 58 oz or Biscuit Mix or Potato Slices
$14 Whole Eggs 33 oz
$10 White Flour 25#
$8 Banana Slices
$12 Freeze Dried Sweet Corn
$14 Sugar 25#
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Winco doesn't advertise but they also have some very good/competitive prices during the case lot sale times...

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$12.37 Hard REd and White Wheat 50#
$6.29 Hard Red and White Wheat 25#
$22.14 Regular or Quick Rolled Oats 50#
$11.99 Whole Oat Groats 25#
$12.98 Whole Powdered Eggs #10 Can
$16.97 Powdered Egg Whites #10 Can

$109.25 Marga Roller Mill by Marcato (Flakes or cracks grains for cereal, oatmeal, etc.)

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So what can you do with this stuff when you buy it? Combining 30 Day with "longer-term" works great...

Here is a 30 day meal plan that a friend made for her family and friends...
"30 Days Worth of Food Storage Recipes"
http://peaceofpreparedness.com/Resou...%20recipes.pdf

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Just Add Water Recipes...

http://peaceofpreparedness.com/Resou...%20Recipes.pdf