$100 a month towards food storage

[kimmykim]

My husband and I have decided to set aside $100 a month towards our food storage.  Everything has to be able to be purchased at the grocery store, so nothing from shelf reliance or anything like that.  This month I got a few cases of things from a small case lot sale at Smith's.  I got a case of 24 Chef Boyardee ravioli, a case of cream of chicken soup, a case of tomato soup, a case of Hormel chili, a case of cup of noodles and a case of chicken chow mein and I got 10 boxes of cake mix.  I need some ideas of other things I should get. 

So, what would you stock up on if you were going to spend $100 a month on food storage?

[GoodyBrook]

With $100 this month I would buy:

2 cases diced tomatoes, $24

2 cases black beans, $24

2 cases Great Northern beans, $24

and

1 pail of dry rice

(We're huge bean eaters and rice eaters, but oddly never together!)

[moneysaver6]

Bump!

[Melodee0119]

I replied in the other post:)

[luvthesoap]

Beans & rice, canned vegis.

[laurag8707]

 My first thing would be water

then i would get nutritional bars( they can be easy to carry meal holdovers when having to be on the good or u have no way to cook anything)

 

[sassymomntx1961]

I would buy especially if its a case sale a few cases of veggies,a few cases of canned meat like chili or beef stew,chicken noodle and tomato soup.What kind of items do they have in case sales?

[MysTeri67]

If I had $100 a month that was outside the regular grocery budget I would use at least $50 a month of it to stock up my basic staples. Flour, sugar, water, beans, rice etc. When I got my 3 month supply of everyday foods and some staples I would save the money for a couple of months and get a grain grinder then would start buying and using wheat.

[kimmykim]

At bigger case lot sales, that are usually in March in my area, they have pretty much all canned items in the case lot sales.  I'll be setting aside $200 that month and probably not getting as much the next month.  :) 

[sassymomntx1961]

Wish we had a place close enough that had case sales.Even if I had to drive 30-45 min it might be worth it.

[GoodyBrook]

Quoting sassymomntx1961:

Wish we had a place close enough that had case sales.Even if I had to drive 30-45 min it might be worth it.

It wouldn't hurt to call your local stores and see if they have an annual case lot sale or if they give a discount for case goods.  Even at my closest grocery store, in a town of 400 people, are case lot sales twice per year.  (They generally don't advertise the sale outside of their store, and you have to pre-order on an in-store order form).  Typically they reduce the can price about 5 cents, so a case of 12 is only 60 cents cheaper than if you were to purchase them normally.

Another store I shop at in the Big Town will sell any item at a case discount.  The savings are even less impressive, as they knock only 2 cents off per can.

Those pennies will eventually add up, I suppose...