If disaster or difficulty ever strikes your family/region, you'll wish you were better prepared. And, you'll likely wish you didn't have to depend entirely on governments or charities to help you. That's why being prepared makes good sense - even in the Bible contains a Proverb that says: "In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil."
There are two great reasons to have some backup food/supplies on hand:
1) economic difficulty (job loss, inflation)
2) regional catastrophe/disaster. (hurricane, earthquake, long power outage, etc.)
Either scenario may present different variables (such as availability of power, water, and transportation). I like to keep things simple, so I try to store food that could work either way – stuff I would normally eat, that requires little or no preparation, and has a long shelf life. My list could provide balanced nutrition for my family, needs no added perishable ingredients, and could mostly be eaten without cooking. I'd encourage you to come up with your own plan - but to help you get started, here's what I do:
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