Food Storage FHE

Here's a fun Food Storage FHE we put together just for you. 

Preparation: Choose a dessert listed at the end of this post.  Purchase ingredients to make 2 full batches of the dessert. 
Get a paper and pencil for each family member (crayons for kids). 

Lesson: Read 3 Ne. 4:1-4, 18-23
(http://lds.org/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/4.1-4,%2018-23?lang=eng#primary)
Discuss how food storage and preparation blessed the Nephites. 
Although we don’t need to protect ourselves from armies of robbers, we use food storage to protect ourselves in other ways.  Discuss how food storage can ‘protect’ us today and when we would use it.

Begin making a food storage plan by brainstorming things your family likes to eat.  Let each family member write down a few favorite meals, sides, desserts, etc.  Younger children could color a picture of their favorite foods. 

Make a list of ingredients needed for your favorites that you can put in your food storage. 

Choose a 'food storage' dinner to make this week.  Buy ingredients x2.  Use one set of ingredients to make the dinner and store the other set.

Activity: Make one of the food storage desserts listed below.  As a family, take the extra ingredients purchased for a second dessert and put them in your food storage for another time. 

Recipes:

PEANUT BUTTER CHEWS
1 c powdered sugar
2 c instant (1 c non-instant) dry milk
1 c peanut butter
1 c corn syrup or honey
Mix powdered sugar and powdered milk thoroughly. Add peanut butter and syrup mixture. You may need to knead it with your hands. Press into a cake pan or roll into walnut size balls.
Variations: Add nuts or Rice Krispies. Dip in chocolate.
(from preparednessmatters.blogspot.com)

WHOLE WHEAT BROWNIES
1 C Melted Shortening
2 C Whole Wheat Flour
4 Eggs, Beaten
4 Tbsp Cocoa
1 C Sugar
Beat together, spread in greased and floured 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
Frosting:
1/2 c melted butter
2 c powdered sugar
2 Tbsp cocoa
1 tsp vanilla
Mix above ingredients with a few drops of milk to spreading consistency.
(from preparednessmatters.blogspot.com)

OATMEAL COOKIES WITH WHEAT FLOUR
3 C Oil
6 C Brown Sugar or Honey
4 Eggs
1 C water
4 tsp vanilla
4 C Whole Wheat Flour
4 tsp Salt
2 tsp soda
12 C Rolled Oats
1 C Flour
6 tsp cinnamon
2 C Raisins
Blend oil, sugar or honey, eggs, water, vanilla, whole wheat flour, salt, soda, oats, flour, cinnamon and raisins. Place spoonfuls on cookie sheet. Bake 12 minutes at 350 degrees.
(from preparednessmatters.blogspot.com)