You Are What You Eat

What to do once you have your emergency storage on hand

So, you’ve become an emergency storage pro.

You set aside space in your home or garage to store those cans, pails, boxes and barrels. You built shelves, filled them thoughtfully and prudently with Augason Farms products as you checked off your “to get” list of things needful in a crisis.

Well done! Now you’re set . . . come what may.

You’re right to breathe a small sigh of relief. Chances are you’re not going to need these stored items anytime soon. Hopefully, the disaster they’re meant for is far in the future, if it comes at all. Those first class, carefully canned and packaged Augason Farms products will last for a good long time, as indicated on each product label.

But there is something else you ought to do to make the most of your investment: Learn how to use that emergency food storage.

Using your shiny new storage properly requires a bit of a new mindset in your day-to-day living. It’s not difficult. But it’s vital. And it brings to mind another aphorism that’s close to our hearts here at Augason Farms: “Store what you eat; eat what you store.”

Let me explain.

It’s likely in a crisis situation that most parts of your life will change dramatically for the duration. Daily routines and habits will be disrupted. Uncertainty levels will rise dramatically. Family members will be looking for bits of “normalcy” in their otherwise disordered life.

Serving familiar meals in a time of crisis will undoubtedly go a long way toward easing tensions. It will be one less adjustment for your loved ones to make when they’re overwhelmed with monumental changes.

But in order to make that happen, you have to begin eating out of your food storage now, in times of normality. That's why occasionally serving dishes prepared using your emergency stores will allow your family to gradually grow accustomed to such foods. Thus, when the time comes that stored food is all you have to offer, it won’t be such an abrupt or radical change for your loved ones.

As you make your everyday food shopping list, think about how you can integrate some of your food storage products into your menu. An occasional dish—or even a whole meal—from your emergency storage is a grand idea. Trying different dishes from your emergency supply will also help you gauge which foods your family prefers. You can then adjust your stores accordingly.

Also, consider using your food storage as a last minute resource when time gets away from you. Instead of making a meal from scratch, tap your emergency food supply. If you’ve purchased wisely, your storage is your ace in the hole. Everything you need to easily make a quick, delicious and nutritious meal is right there.

At the same time, you will be helping your family adjust in advance. In the process you will learn some invaluable lessons in preparing tantalizing and satisfying meals with your stored food.

These are both invaluable bits of wisdom that will come in handy should you need to depend entirely upon your emergency supply of food.

If you will follow these suggestions, you and your family will go on enjoying familiar meals when that emergency comes, rather than trying to adjust to one more lifestyle change. This can go a long way toward easing feelings of insecurity and fear. It’s a small, but helpful thing.

From our family to yours, Augason Farms has produced the best food storage for two generations. With over four decades of experience formulating and manufacturing the best tasting, most healthful products in the industry, we meet or exceed all your food storage and emergency preparedness needs. Quality is our watchword. It’s delicious peace of mind.

By Anthony E. Larson
Augason Farms Copywriter

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