Basic Food Storage: How Much? & What Kind?

How do you know how much food you need to store? What kinds of food should your family store? Those two questions are frequently asked and the answers vary according to each person’s family characteristics. We will help you to identify those for your family, placing you on the correct path; after all food storage is a cornerstone of preparedness.
Our bodies are capable of lasting a while without food by feeding on its self; draining your energy and brain power necessary to make it through a disaster. By adequately storing enough food for your family you can mitigate the struggle.
How do you calculate the amount of food you need to store?
It is the consensus of many experts that you need at least one year of food storage to sustain your family during a prolonged disaster.
In order to calculate the amount of food you have to store you need to calculate the number of calories each member of your family needs to consume to sustain their weight and activity levels. Using the B.M.R. (Basic Metabolic Rate) formula you will be able to calculate the calories for each person.
Here are the formulas you need:
• Adult women:
655 + (4.3 x weight in pounds) + (4.7 x height in inches) – (4.7 x age in years)
• Adult men:
66 + (6.3 x weight in pounds) + (12.9 x height in inches) – (6.8 x age in years)
• Girl:
655 + (4.35 x weight in pounds) + (4.7 x height in inches) – (4.7 x age in years).
• Boy:
66 + (6.23 x weight in pounds) + (12.7 x height in inches) – (6.8 x age in year)
Once you have the figures from above use the multipliers below to find the activity level of each family member.
Sedentary (little to no exercise): multiply by 1.2
Light (exercise up to 3 times a week): multiply by 1.3 (1.375 for children)
Moderate (exercise 3 or more times a week): multiply by 1.4 (1.55 for children)
Heavy (exercise 5 or more times a week): multiply by 1.5 (1.725 for children)
With this information you can plan the proper amount of food to store.
What kind of food should your family store?
Every family should store a well balanced diet to sustain their bodies as best as possible; during a disaster your body needs proper nutrition even more do to the stress placed on it. Long self life food items are not part of most families’ diet, so I recommend introducing those food items into your meal plans. This has a couple of benefits, first an abrupt change in diet can cause gastrointestinal problems and 2nd it allows your family to become familiar with it.
• wheat
• legumes
• Grains (corn, millet, oats, buckwheat, etc.)
• dried and canned fruits and vegetables
• dried milk
• canned or dried meats
• honey
• salt
• oils (coconut and Olive)
• baking powder
• Multiple vitamin and mineral supplements and extra vitamin C
To truly survive you have to engage a self-reliant attitude by taking what you learn and adapting it to your family; no family’s needs are the same so it is important to make your food lists and amounts according to your families.

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Why Awareness is important to self-defense

Street robberies remain one of the most
common types of attack.

It seems like every day there is a news
story of ANOTHER violent incident on our
streets.

In San Antonio, TX, for example, three men
suffered SERIOUS injuries in three separate
attacks on the streets.

These young men were attacked from behind
with BRUTE force. All suffered nasty injuries
to their faces. They were hit so hard that
they were left unconscious. Their phones
and wallets were also stolen.

What else did they have in common?

They had ALL been out drinking and were
walking alone.

You may NOT always be able to prevent a
mugging. But you CAN minimize your chances
of an attack.

Don't walk home on your own after a night out,
especially when alcohol has been involved.

Like these three victims, you will have no
chance to react and are in a VERY vulnerable
situation - even if you are trained in self
defense.

Stay in a group, stay aware and take a taxi or
don't drink too much. These simple actions could
stop you from being the latest victim of street
crime.

Awareness is by far the most important part
of your self- defense arsenal. It is MORE
important than any physical self defense technique.
Without awareness, everything else falls apart."

Women's Self Defense Training - Be Equipped

By Adam Sisterhen

Be Equipped: (necessities such as tools or provisions.) Being equipped with the proper personal security and self defense tools whether it is a lethal, or non-lethal, or an alternative self defense tool, can greatly impact your personal security in a positive way. They are an important part of an overall self defense strategy.
Lethal: (Capable of causing death.) Just the definition of a lethal Personal Security and Self Defense tools causes some people to fear, with good reason. When you carry a lethal one there is a great responsibility that inherently comes with it.
A lethal tool can be a very effective choice with proper training and practice.

•Guns, particularly pistols are the most common lethal self defense device.
•They come in a variety of different calibers and sizes to fit each individuals needs.
•If you carry it for self defense; that would imply that you would be willing to use it, possible taking another humans life to save your own.
•You must insure that you get proper training, required permits, store it properly to avoid any accidents, and practice with it regularly.

Non-lethal: Many people choose non-lethal self defense tools for obvious reasons. A non-lethal self defense tools can give you the opportunity to flee from a dangerous situation.

•Pepper spray is a non-lethal non-toxic aerosol spray used for self defense. The active ingredient in pepper spray is a naturally occurring substance called Oleoresin Capsicum or "OC". Pepper spray comes in dispersal types: Fogger, Stream, and Foam. Pepper spray offers the most bang for the buck of all non-lethal security products.

•TASERS are non-lethal electroshock devices for self defense purposes only that disrupt the body's neuromuscular systems using electrical currents. They come in three different models; the C2 which is fashionable compact, the ML18 advanced TASER resembles a gun in shape and size, and the X26C that is gun shaped and offers many features.

Alternative: An alternative personal security tool is anything you can find wherever you are. They can be both lethal and non-lethal depending on the self defense tool used, placement and power of the strike on the offender. When it comes down to it you do what you have to in order to flee. Let me give you some examples of possible self defense tools in your car, home, or on your person. Because of liabilities I won't be explaining how to use these items; however the element of surprise is usually on your side with one of these self defense tools.

In the Car; ice scrapers, snow brushes, keys, sunglasses, a hard sun glass case, CD or CD case etc.

At Home; any aerosol can, a tooth brush, T.V remotes, drinking glasses, kitchen utensils, books, trash cans etc

On your person; would be your wallet, loose change, pen or pencil, cell phone, comb, umbrella etc.

This is by no means an exhaustive list when you consider almost anything can be used as an alternative self defense tools. The key to any alternative self defense tools is that they don't appear as self defense tools and give you the element of surprise. By holding correctly, striking with force in the right area they are effective.
In Summary, with any self defense personal security products you should follow the laws and regulations in your area, practice with it and realize the moral and legal responsibilities that you take upon yourself when you carry them. Though it is never guaranteed, these items can give you the upper hand and a chance to flee. In future articles, additional rules will help you maximize your personal security and safety. Remember the best time to learn your lesson about personal security,self defense, and preparedness is before something happens.


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