Level 3: Month Four

Provident Living Plan: Month Four
Level 3: Stock Up (some more)

Assignment:

Beans (pinto?),  powdered drink mix, cooking oil, peanut butter, jelly

As we discussed in Month Two, there are lots of options for long-term food storage. If you are doing freeze-dried, you can try and convert this assignment or just stock up a little bit more this month.

Level 2: Month Four

Provident Living Plan: Month Four
Level 2: Dinners--part I

Assignment:

Remember your 14 pantry-friendly meals? Pick 7 of them and stock up on the ingredients you need to make them 6 times. (Twice a month for 3 months).

Make sure to label your food with the dates you bought it so you can rotate it more easily.

Level 1: Month Four

Provident Living Plan: Month Four
Level 1: Clothing

Assignment:

Gather clothing for each member of your family to place in your 72-hour kit

Items to include:

• Pants (can cut off into shorts if needed)
• Shirt
• Sweatshirt
• Undergarments
• Socks
• Shoes (if possible--if you don't include shoes make sure to put a reminder note on your kit to grab shoes as you go.)
• Poncho
• Hat
• Gloves

If you have young children, you may want to include items like: diapers and comfort items (blanket, doll, etc.)

Level 3: Month Three

Provident Living Plan: Month Three
Level 3: Stock Up

Assignment:

Rice, Brown Sugar, Flour, Yeast, Salt

As we discussed in Month Two, there are lots of options for long-term food storage. If you are doing freeze-dried, you can try and convert this assignment or just stock up a little bit this month.

Level 2: Month Three

Provident Living Plan Month Three
Level 2: Breakfast Items

Assignment:

Gather pantry-friendly breakfast items (three months worth).

Consider your families needs and likes/dislikes. Breakfast items are an easy place to start.

Here are some examples of breakfast foods you can buy in bulk and inexpensively:

• Dry Pancake Mix
• Syrup
• Cereal
• Muffin Mix
• Granola/Breakfast Bars
• Oatmeal
• Powdered Milk
• Tang or Powdered Juice Mix
• Dried Fruit

Level 1: Month Three

Provident Living Plan Month Three
Level 1: Food

Assignment:

Gather food (three days worth) for each family member.

You can decide if you want to pack individual meals for each person or meals you can provide as a family. If you choose to pack soup or chili that needs to be cooked or requires hot water, make sure to include a way to cook it (like a small survival stove).  You may also choose MRE's instead.

Think about your families needs and likes/dislikes. 

Here are some 72-hour Kit Meal Planning ideas and helpers:

• http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/05/18/more-72-hour-kit-food-ideas/
• http://preparedldsfamily.blogspot.com/2009/03/72-hour-kits-food-packs.html
• http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2011/08/emergency-survival-72-hour-kits.html
• http://www.livewiseindustries.com/FoodStorage/MREs