My parents lived thru the Great Depression. Needless to say that affected them and often as not how some things were handled in our home. One of the most often heard expressions in our home?
Put it on the shelf – It don’t eat
In other words waste nothing. Good advice as many once again thanks to poor government decisions face difficulty managing as costs skyrocket.

With this in mind know how long a food is safe in combination with how much you use in say a year for unopened – shelf stable foods is really helpful. If you need to find it more easily, I will also be adding it to my food links

Use this Link for the most recent version as the US FDA website
You will need to scroll down the page to find the Shelf Stable Food Storage Chart/Cheat Sheet