Consider Shelf Reliance long term food storage

I've been ordering long term food storage supplies from Shelf Reliance..... and I'm delighted to inform you ..... Thrive foods: great for every day too! Food Storage you can really use.

Yes long term food storage is the main reason I started looking into emergency food supply companies. I home preserve through canning, freezing, and dehydrating lots of foods myself. I hardly ever buy canned food from the store. I don't need to, I've stocked my shelves from my garden.

But I realized that getting a supply of food on hand that will last for long term is important as well.

When I sampled some Thrive Foods at the Self Reliance Expo, I decided to look into this company more. You know what??? I've discovered that Shelf Reliance foods are pretty handy for every day as well. :0) I think that is important too. As the saying goes, store what you eat, and eat what you store. Using these foods now will help you if you ever are in an emergency situation.

Everyday Cooking

Thrive foods are not just for food storage. It is a great way to get some convenience type foods as well.

How about quick soups. If you are here I am assuming you are a canner. Can your own chicken stock and use freeze dried thrive veggies for a quick soup. With homemade chicken broth and thrive vegetables.... you've got a quick soup that is much healthier than the salt and preservative laden soup that comes in a can at the store.

Add Freeze Dried fruits to homemade granola... or store bought granola for that matter. You can't hardly get enough dried fruits right?

Dried onions are always handy to have around.

Use macaroni and Thrive dried cheese to make macaroni and cheese at a fraction of the little boxes.

I have not even mentioned all the recipes yet. Each can of food has recipes right on the can... and they have a bunch of recipes on the site as well. Many are demonstrated on video.

The Que - set up a long term food storage plan

Peace of Mind

Not sure where to start your food storage? How much do you need of what? And how long is it going to take you to get all this food?

The Thrive Planner is set up to help you figure out how much, of what types of food you need for the number of people you are providing for. Enter in the number of adults and children, then tell the system what types of food you are interested in getting.

Want just the basics..... the system will tell you how much you will want.
Want convenience meals?.....(ham friend rice, chicken salad sandwiches, brownies etc) the system will make suggestions for you.
Want to store more fruits because you grow a vegetable garden yourself but don't have access to things like strawberries or blue berries. Tell the system.

The planner adapts and suggests foods according to the preferences you set up.

Fit long term food storage in your budget

Next option is to set up a Que. Setting up a Que is totally optional. You can also just place single orders... but the Que helps you get organized. It takes your list that you just planned out, and develops a system to get that wish list into your home.

Decide how much of your grocery budget you want to spend at Shelf Reliance. The Que looks at all the foods you've chosen, and sets monthly orders for you that fit that budget! You don't have to manually go in every month to make your choices. You can even tell the Que when you want to place your orders. Beginning of the month? or on the 10th of the month? It is your choice.

Once your Shelf Reliance Que it is set up you are good to go.

One of my favorite features of the Que is that is notifies you before your order is ready to be shipped. This reminds you of your shipment then you can go in and edit it if you choose. The Que can be edited at any time (before it ships). Or you can put your orders on hold, and then start them up again later.

Shelf Reliance Complete Foods

Personally I prefer to order mostly individual ingredientsfor my long term food storage.

I combine these foods with the foods I can and preserve myself here at home. However they do also have meals ready to go. I've tried a few and they are pretty good!