Stock Up For Three Weeks Plan for a Large Family of Ten

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Have you noticed the shelves are getting bare in some places? With current rumors of viruses, war, winter storms, wildfires and power outages, you know it’s time to stock up so you can provide for and protect your family. It’s a challenge to be stocked up at all when you have a large family as we are constantly consuming! However, with a plan in hand, this is possible. Here is our family’s “stock up for three weeks” plan.

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Make an Ideal Stock Up For Three Weeks Plan Checklist

Even with my handy checklist, our family has not had everything checked off our list at once yet! We can only do so much with each paycheck we receive and we are not over-buying any one item, just what we would need for three weeks. That’s why it’s called an “Ideal” plan.

You need to make a checklist of each type of item that is needed for three weeks time. When making your list, consider freezer and refrigerator size, you may need to plan for more dry goods. Think about where to store them, will that area be too humid or does it freeze at this time of year?

If you have children, do consider what they will eat. I know people tend to think, if we are starving, they will eat whatever I put before them. That may be true if they are a wise adult like you, but children – especially LITTLE children don’t think that way. Some would actually rather starve. So try to stock up up on some favorites. Also remember to get baby formula if your family members may need it or alternates (research powdered goat’s milk.) My youngest is no longer a baby, so those items will need to be added to your checklist.

As far as those in the family who can eat other items… what you stock up on may not be what you would normally eat as there is so much salt in canned items. Just keep telling yourself that it’s an emergency stash and it should be okay to eat it for three weeks of your entire life.

Here is a one page free printable blank checklist for you to fill in for any size family.

Here is a printable filled in 3 week checklist PLUS blank ones for you to fill in. Includes printable pages to go with the checklist, menu (breakfast, lunch, supper, snacks and desserts) and 17 recipes. 15 pages are included. This was made for a family of ten to stock up for 3 weeks. You may need to adjust your amounts accordingly.

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Take An Inventory of What You Have

Use your checklist to take inventory of what you have on hand before you go on a shopping trip. Walk around your house and check what you have of each item. You could laminate your list and use a dry erase marker to write what you have next to each item, or just use pencil (like I do) and erase it next time before you start again.

List how many you need and have room to write what you currently have as well as what you bought today (sometimes there are limits on items at certain stores, so you need to remember how much you bought at each location on your shopping day, write this in as you get it).