Elder Bednar's Remarks on Food Storage

 

Not much was said during the October sessions of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' General Conference on Food Storage.  But Elder Bednar made a quick comment that I thought I would share:

" For decades the Church has taught its membership the principle of setting aside additional food, fuel, and money to take care of emergencies that might arise. The Church as an institution simply follows the same principles that are taught repeatedly to the members."

Food Expiration Dates

This is a recent story that I've seen run by several news outlets on food expiration dates:
http://www.today.com/news/confusing-sell-dates-food-may-be-costing-you-money-8C11339499

The bottom line is that most dates stamped on packages are just a guess of when products will be at their highest quality.  Most can be used far beyond the recommended date stamped on the package.  There are three exceptions to this.  Meat, dairy and formula have expiration dates that should be observed (they will say "exp." on the label).  Otherwise, in some cases, the products will be good for years beyond the "best by" or "sell by" dates.

A quote: "Broad Leib (lead author of the study from Harvard Law School's Food Law and Policy Clinic) said food can be totally safe well past the date, from cereal to salad dressing, even eggs. She said "use by" or "sell by" dates on a product have "nothing to do with safety at all. It's just a manufacturer's best guess of when that food is going to be the freshest and at the best quality."

Another quote:  "According to countless food safety experts, the National Food Lab, there's not been a single instance of food-borne illness or food poisoning linked with people eating food after that date," Broad Leib said."

Storing Water

This is a great blog post by Misty that is worth sharing.  She and her family did a trial-run and used only her stored water for 48 hours.  She learned some great things!  Also read the comments below her post.  There are some great ideas there.

Link: http://www.yourownhomestore.com/living-without-running-water/