Welcome to BabySteps Checklist #8. For this checklist we are going to be learning details about powdered milk including how much to buy, what kind to buy, and how to use it. We will also focus on purchasing one other Baking Ingredient, some things from your Comfort Foods list, and continuing to build/replenish your Three Month Supply.

Different food calculators will have different recommendations for the amounts to store. Our recommendations are a general guideline, if you have small children or a pregnant/nursing mother in the home you may want to increase the amount you store. It's also important to note that the purchase amounts listed are for NON-INSTANT DRY MILK. If you choose to store Instant Milk instead you will need to double the amount you buy since it is less concentrated that regular dry milk. We will learn more details about both of these items in the "To Do" assignments below.


Purchase 8 lbs of non-instant dry milk (Remember to double this amount if storing instant dry milk)

Thrive Life: Thrive Non-Fat Milk | Thrive Instant Milk
Emergency Essentials: Providant Pantry Instant or Fortified Instant Milk
Honeyville Grain: Honeyville Farms Instant Non-Fat Milk

Purchase 3 lbs of honey

Thrive Life: Honey Crystals
Emergency Essentials: Provident Pantry Honey (#10 Can)
Honeyville Grain: Honey Granules (50 lb bag)

Look at our list of Comfort Foods and purchase a bulk supply of some of them

Purchase something from your 3 month supply list
    - Stock up on sale items, buy some things in bulk, or pick up a few extras items each shopping trip
    - Don't forget to check Deals to Meals for what's on sale this week!


Educate yourself about Powdered Milk by reading Let's Talk About Powdered Milk
    Find out why we recommend the amounts we do
    Learn about Milk Alternative Drinks and why we don't recommend them
    Learn the difference between Instant and Non-Instant Mllk and which type is best for you

Educate yourself about Honey by reading All About Honey

Replace the regular milk in at least ONE of your baking recipes with powdered milk
    Honey Whole Wheat Bread can be made with powdered milk and also uses honey (on this checklist)

Print out our Substitutions Chart for a list of powdered milk substitutions

Use powdered milk to make Sweetened Condensed Milk and try it in a recipe
    Jodi loves her mom's famous Super Cherry Pie recipe and it works well with powdered milk

Use powdered milk to make Evaporated Milk and try it in a recipe
    This Hot Fudge Sauce recipe from Everyday Food Storage is a great dessert topping

Update your 3 month supply inventory sheet of what foods you already have stored


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