Our General Store…Think Frozen

March 03, 2009 Comment

It’s March and that means several things to us today.

First, we want to congratulate Ohad and Chris at SeatKarma.com. You may remember we reviewed Seat Karma a few months ago and today they received a great review at Tech Crunch: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/02/seatkarma-helps-you-find-the-best-seat-in-the-house/

This is a big deal and a big honor for a start up Internet business. If you haven’t checked them out do it and if you have, go to Tech Crunch and let them know you are a fan.

Second, it’s time to announce our safety glow stick winner! …..Jeanette W..you won!!! Jeanette has been a faithful follower of this blog almost since the beginning so it was such fun to see her name come up. Congratulations Jeanette! I will be announcing our March give away tomorrow so check back.

Third, it’s Frozen Foods Month. That means this is the month to stock up. Obviously we do not want all of our fruits, vegetables and protein stored in a freezer. The power can fail at any time and this approach would be foolish. Check out your Sunday newspaper and coupons on line to save even more on your frozen favorites this month.

This week we are going to add vegetables to our General Store. If you have not already done so, this is a great time to sit down with your family to list your 10 favorite meals, record all the ingredients in those meals, and finally determine your family’s favorite fruits, vegetables, and grains and prepare to store them in those proportions. Again, these are not the only meals you will eat for three months but once you have the ingredients for those ten, you can mix and match to create dozens more.

Once you know the vegetables your family prefers begin looking for sales on those items. This week store 10 cans of vegetables per family member. For those who may be new, our goal is to have a three month supply of the foods we eat by the end of the year. I have spent a great deal of times calculating serving sizes and the amount of food which must be stored to meet your family’s nutritional needs. Ten cans may sound like quite a bit but in reality it is only a ten day supply.

Since it is frozen foods month think frozen when you think vegetables. One 16 oz. bag of frozen vegetables is equivalent to 2 1/2 cans of veggies. Also remember that tomatoes and spaghetti sauce count as a vegetable so if they appear as ingredients in your menu don’t forget to store some of them also.

If you have questions let me know. Good luck.

Congratulations again to Ohad, Chris and Jeanette!!