Every journey starts with the first step!

If you are new to food storage, don't feel that you have to 

"eat the whole elephant in 1 bite"! (weird saying...)

I used to find myself at times feeling  bad because I didn't have all that my family needed in our emergency supply. But knew that I should have one! But like saving money, a little at a time builds up and soon, (usually sooner than you thought, you start to see progress).

But like with my savings, I had to have a plan.

Where are you at in your food storage? 

What is your goal?

What are your needs?

If you go here to our Thrive food Planner, you can see just how much your family even needs!
If it's been one of those things on your mind...try out the Q for a few months, you set your own budget and start to get food delivered every month. No commitment (And it's delicious!) After a few months, you see a stack of boxes or a can rotating system start to fill up and you realize... it all started with the first step.

(1 Case=6 Cans)

Good Luck!! Please feel free to e-mail or contact me with any questions!

How I came to love Freeze Dried Foods and Emergency Prep

One of the things that made me fall in love with Shelf Reliance was the Q.

Every month I was trying to set aside a bit of money sometimes $50 and sometimes more like $200, depending on what I thought we needed to add to our families Emergency Food & Supplies Storage. 

So I would have to reevaluate what our family needed every month, and would find those things on sale and save them.

PROBLEMS:

• Re-evaluating every  month
• Remembering to set the money aside
• Playing catch up when I'd forgotten to neglected for several months.
• BIGGEST problem...When I did find things on sale... Shelf life is typically 2yrs or less.
• Buying food my family didn't typically eat because the food we eat dosn't store for long periods of time! ("foodsaving" a few bannanas and check back in 2 years... LOL)

HOW DID THE Q ANSWER ALL THESE PROBLEMS?

1. I was able to set a budget and count on that every month!!
2. I had a saved food plan and didn't have to double check every month. And this food plan was LEGIT!
3. Since it was automatic and at a set budget...I never have to play catch up (which isn't fun for play month in a budget)
4. Hooray the food I was buying was going to last 25 years!! 
• With NO PRESERVATIVES
• NO SUGAR
• NO SALT!!!
• With the same (sometimes better) nutritional value than what I would get fresh at the store!
• I wasn't relying on canned corn and chili in time of emergency!
5. Now I was buying the food my family ate like broccoli, strawberries, bananas, peas, white chicken, sausage...
6. TADA!!!!!!!!!! It's delivered to your door with excellent shipping prices!! You can't beat that! $7-$15 ships a typical Q!

What I DIDN'T realize...

(When I started I thought I was saving for my family and making an investment...But I was in a for a happy surprise)
(And I'll try no to make this part to long....)

1. I was going to  be saving sooooo much time by using these
2. I was going to be able to make FAST, HEALTHY and delicious meals my family would LOVE.
3. I was going to love these as much or more than the fresh foods...
4. I would save money not running to the store for milk which always resulted in 2-4 bag of other "must haves" equaling $30-$60 (The milk is the BEST powdered milk you have HAD!)
5. I would always have on hand items that I was always running out of... milk, eggs, apples, onions, peppers, bannanas...
6. I would love the EGGS...I was terrified the first time I used powdered eggs...now I can't live without them!!
7. I could pull together a delicious meal in 5-10 mins! (and it would smell like I'd just spent an hour chopping fresh foods!)

Thank goodness for these THRIVE foods and Shelf Reliance, they have helped me:

• Be a better mom, with good for you snacks
• Be a better cook, with healthy foods on hand for my "go-to's" and "hurry and make something for dinner" meals
• Run a safe household...Knowing that my children and family are prepared is a great feeling!

Deluxe Survival Kit

OK so we've all heard horror stories about people in dire situations and thought to ourselves..."oh my gosh, Why did they do that? Why wouldn't they have that? Why would they have gone there anyway?


Well it's because accidents aren't arranged or thought out very well ...that's why they are accidents or EMERGENCIES.


This small kit could be the difference in an emergency between surviving and ...
Of course there are many things that are good to have on hand, these are the life and death things. Cutting someone free, starting a fire to be located or getting help, this whistle isn't something you'll want your kids to get a hold of while they are in the house!!



A kit like this makes a perfect gift for Father's day.


Regular price $69 only $59!








The Deluxe Survival Kit is contained in a crush proof watertight case that floats and weighs 16 oz. It includes the following survival tools.
BlastMatch™ Fire Starter: This revolutionary one-handed, all-weather fire starter generates intensely hot sparks three times hotter than a standard match.

WetFire™ Tinder: This amazing fire starting tinder is non-toxic and can start a fire in the

driving rain.

StarFlash® Ultra Signal Mirror: The NEW highly reflective Ultra™ is over 95% as

reflective as glass.

SaberCut™ Saw: This hand operated chain saw needs no fuel and cuts through the

hardest wood. The 24-inch patented flexible chain saw blade has bi-directional, selfcleaning

cutting teeth to ensure smooth, fast action.

JetScream™ Whistle: This whistle is one of the loudest in the world. JetScream's™ earpiercing

shriek can be heard above most natural or man-made noise. Use JetScream™ in

the city or woods for communication and personal protection.