Month February 2026

Canned foods that are good sources of vitamin C

Vitamin C and Food Storage

Oranges were rationed in England during World War II. They were supposed to go to the children, but Vitamin C deficiencies will be manifest in all ages, so they were often given to adults, too. Vitamin C• Aids healing• Improves…

Noah celebrating after he leaves the ark

The Symbolic Nature of Noah’s Ark – #3/3

Noah gave thanks and rejoiced at all the Lord had done to protect him and his family and offered sacrifice to the Lord after he, his family, and the animals left the ark. He could have given himself all the…

Pull top can lid

Pull-Top Lids

I wiped off the top of a can of chili that had a pull-top lid in preparation to open it for dinner. I didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary. As I started to open it, though, I noticed a…

Ark on tumultuous seas by Micah Clegg

The Symbolic Nature of Noah’s Ark – #2/3

God remembered Noah (Genesis 8:1) and brought relief but not until 40 days and nights were over (it stopped raining) and then 150 days (waters started subsiding and the ark rested on a mountain top) and then 8 months (the…

Collage of ready-to-eat cereal, peanut butter, hot cocoa mix, and applesauce

Canned Food for Emergencies

Canned food can be an important part of your emergency supply as well as your three-month supply. Do you have an emergency food supply to get you through power outages, shipping strikes, and travel and utility limitations? There are many…

Ark ornament tree

The Symbolic Nature of Noah’s Ark #1/3

I have arks in many forms and designs all over my home. I even have an ornament tree full of ark ornaments. To me, they are a symbol of hope, a symbol of promises made by God, and a symbol…

Collage of ways to use canned food - Tropical Chicken Salad, dehydrated in granola, pureed in cake, dehydrated for snacking

Rotating Canned Foods

If you are concerned about rotating your canned food, there are creative ways to keep it fresh: • Try a completely new recipe using canned foods. A new recipe means you don’t have a previous version to compare it to.•…

Pantry shelves of canned food

Canned Food – A Convenient Nutritious Option

There are many who are concerned about storing a supply of canned goods thinking that they are storing a nutritionally inadequate supply of food.  Several respected universities have researched this issue.  A study conducted by the University of California –…