tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104850467540824174.post8241677160328157416..comments2023-05-21T02:58:49.753-07:00Comments on iPrepared: My Three-Month SupplyWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09599912078704905243noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104850467540824174.post-32220436387112344632010-08-13T11:30:17.063-07:002010-08-13T11:30:17.063-07:00Thanks for your comment!
I usually have 1 to 2 we...Thanks for your comment!<br /><br />I usually have 1 to 2 weeks' worth of fresh milk in my fridge. We are also saving for a freezer in which I intend to store several frozen gallons of milk (with a little milk removed to allow for expansion). But the reality is that you can't easily store three-months' worth of fresh milk. <br /><br />I personally have chosen to store enough powdered milk to cover three months. I don't regularly use it for drinking, but do for cooking - so it is getting rotated. My biggest issue is that cup of milk served at each meal. I splurged and got a brand of powdered milk that I know that my family will drink (and does drink occasionally when we run out and can't get to the store quickly enough). <br /><br />I know that some families store, use and rotate shelf-stable milk. You might also choose to store calcium, vitamin D and extra protein to compensate. Grown adults could get by without milk for three months -- but growing kids, nursing mothers and pregnant women really need it. I couldn't drink regular milk when I was nursing -- and stored and used rice milk instead.<br /><br />Every family is different and I think the answer to this question will be different. <br /><br />Any other ideas?Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09599912078704905243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104850467540824174.post-90763722053733450572010-08-13T10:30:45.631-07:002010-08-13T10:30:45.631-07:00Thanks for sharing. This is great. Just today I ...Thanks for sharing. This is great. Just today I was looking at my 3-month supply and realizing that I needed 300 chicken breasts. That was daunting. (I'm thinking maybe we need to start cooking with a whole chicken instead.)<br /><br />I see that your menu, like ours, is HEAVY on milk. We don't regularly consume powdered milk unless it's called for in a recipe. I don't beleive it's as healthful as fresh, so I'm torn between storing it for an emergency or leaving it out because we don't use it. (I do have a very small amount stored, as well as some soymilk and some leftover baby formula, but not 12 weeks worth.) Thoughts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com