Vital Records - Food Storage Inventory!

We are in the HOME Section

of our

Vital Records Binder

which includes a

Food Storage Inventory.

Keeping track of the food we have stored can definitely

be over-whelming.  Trying to keep track of what's coming

in and what's going out on your own is hard enough,

but when you add the rest of the family to the mix

a perfect system can fail in minutes.

The pages I'm including in this section were created with

the FAMILY in mind.

Here's How The System Works:

As a family . . . take one area of your food storage

at a time.  List each of the items you have on your shelves

on the Food Storage Inventory Sheet.

It's important to have the whole family help, so that they

can understand the system and be a part of

setting it up.  It's also a great time to explain

the blessings of food storage.

Once you have listed all of the items in your food

storage you will want to keep track of the quantity.

Next to the item, you will see several boxes.

Fill in one box for each item you have, using a highlighter.

This will help you to know how many you have on hand.

Put the pages into sheet protectors.

Now all you have to do is put an "X" in the square

next to the item on the list that you took off the shelf.

I use a wet-erase marker to keep track.

When it's time to go shopping, all you have to

do is look for the "X" and

add that item to your shopping list.

Here's an example of what I'm talking about.

The food storage items are listed on the left side of the page.

The boxes that have been highlighted in yellow

would be what I already have stored on the shelf.

The boxes that have been highlighted in red

would be what I would like to add to my storage.

The "X" shows what items have been used and that

need to be added to my shopping list.

After the items have been replaced,

wipe the "X" off and start over.

To separate your lists into freezer items,

condiments, canned goods . . . etc.

Use different colors of highlighters or markers to

differentiate between the different areas.

For Example:

Squares highlighted in blue could be freezer items, red could

mean condiments, green could mean canned goods . . . etc.

You can mark your shelves with a colored dot

so that items are easy to find on the list.

the BEST part is that . . .

YOU can personalize the lists to match your set up!

Here's the PDF:

Vital Records Food Storage Inventory Sheet PDF

(The PDF can be filled out on your computer and printed.)

You also have the option of putting the number in each of the

quantity boxes if you would like to use numbers

as well as a highlighter.

I printed two copies, one for my Vital Records Binder

and one for the Storage Room which I attached to a clipboard.

Good Luck!

Other Ideas and Lists

for Food Storage Inventories

and

Shopping Lists

Were Posted on April 13th

and March 16th

Under Ark Prep 101.

Here's A Link To That Post:

(April Post)

Other Food Storage Inventory Ideas and Systems Link

(March Post)

Food Storage Inventory Systems Link