im making a list of items and things to get as well as emergency food supplies. me and my family haven't been eating what we should have. i myself have been eating straight bread and pasta for months on end and its time to make a big change.
we got some of the basics like fresh veggies and what not but i need your guys help with items that we should get. my family knows of the supply chain and how its getting harder to get things so they are willing to make that hard 180 and get everything we need
Build your castle on a mountain of beans and rice.
Beans,rice,corn.All the nutrition you basically need.
Peanut butter, Whole wheat crackers (consider vacuum packing to prolong freshness), Nuts and trail mix, Cereal (individually packaged to prolong freshness), Power bars and granola bars, Dried fruits, Canned meat such as tuna, salmon, chicken and turkey, Canned vegetables such as beans, carrots and peas, Canned soups and chili, Sports drinks (avoid ones laden with sugar and artificial color), Sugar, salt and pepper, Powdered milk, Rice and Beans, Veg Oil, Canned + Bottled water, 22 Long Rifle, Tobacco, Whiskey, 9mm, Vitamins, First Aid, Horse Paste,
That all sounds like a recipe for disaster. Buy lentils in bulk. Buy Chickpeas in bulk. Sprouted lentils are the single most nutritious food on earth. Chickpeas sprouted also very good. Broccoli sprouts are terrifically nutritious. So, if you are stuck with canned foods and dry foods, simply sprout something and voila -- healthy veggies for practically no cost! You can also buy mung beans and sprout them, this would be the bean sprouts you buy at an Asian market. Learn how to sprout seeds. You won't be sorry!! I am Orthodox, and there are stories about saints who lived on sprouted lentils for many years, eating only that.
thank you.
Here's what we keep stashed: Rice, pasta, flour/ peanut butter, coconut oil, olive oil/ canned meats, jerkey, nuts. Have supplements for other nutrients like Vit C.
Fats like pbutter and coconut oil give you the biggest bang for your buck when it comes to calories and they last a long time.
We had a 20 lb store built of rice. I had to get rid of it due to bugs. I'm trying to find a way to keep it protected packaging wise. Vac seal maybe?
Bay leaves, fresh slices of garlic, cloves, rosemary. Anything added to your storage containers with a strong odor repeals weevils. Tested survival mountain secrets.
Garlic is awesome
I grow most of those. Perfect.
This is always the gamble with rice. You need to do your best to keep it in a place free of pests or place your rice in a vessel that pests can't get into.
I bought 50 lbs of rice 3 years ago, we have about 20 lbs left and it's still good. No vacuum sealing or anything, it's just stored in a place where we don't have many pests and I think whatever pests do get around there get defeated by the plastic container we keep it in.
I'll try that. We have a stack of hardware store buckets for various purposes. Thank you.
Ideally you'd want to make sure they are "food safe" buckets but you can line those buckets with something (like the bag they came in) in case you don't want to buy more buckets
Make sure they're covered with the lid too...
I was thinking that. Keep them in their bags. Throw the bags in the bucket. Seal the bucket. There are only two of us here. I'm thinking a full 5 gallon bucket would hold us for quite a bit.
Just some kind of container that can be sealed. Save your old containers.
I kept it in its original bag inside of a sealed zip loc. It still turned.
The bugs were probably in the bag to begin with -- as eggs. There's an easy solution for any foods prone to bugs, like rice, flour, corn starch: put it in the freezer for 24 hours (if necessary, put it in a plastic bag with a twist tie to keep it dry), then take it out and store in a tight container. The cold will kill the eggs before they have a chance to hatch into bugs.
Glass jars with lids make good storage containers. You can even repurpose jars like pickle jars.
that's true. i forgot that about peanut butter and coconut oil. thank you
Get a foraging book. There are tons of wild things in your backyard or parks that are edible. Get some chickens if you can. Eggs and meat if you need it.
If you can't garden yourself, find a local CSA farm. You can support a small local farm and be guaranteed fresh produce every week. There are some ranchers and butchers who may do a similar distribution. Learn to preserve anything you aren't eating by dehydrating, pickling, canning, even freezing.
Learn how to soak corn to make hominy,massively increases the nutrition bioavailability.Ability to grind.Beans,rice,corn cheapest way to store the most food.
canned oranges, grapefruits etc.. for vit c, GARLIC, GARLIC cause is helps everything! Honey also helps everything.
Get some essential oils, especially anti virals like oil of oregano. Buy some antibiotics from out of the country.
I make sure to keep things like hot cocoa mix, sugar, honey, molasses olive oil, coconut oil, hot sauce, dried spices and herbs, salt, pepper, chocolate chips etc to flavor the long term storage we have. Also hard candies for the kids (young and old!), a moral boost.
Coconut oil and rolled oats have an incredibly long shelf life so my favorite things to store. Other oils and nuts can go rancid so be sure to rotate. Also tomato based food in cans sometimes go bad...I learned to only buy those in glass jars.
Cans with regular seals last longer than cans with pull-tops.
thank you to everyone that responded. i was able to add a lot of things to the list.
Here's what I did. Make a list of meals your family likes but uses few ingredients, like spaghetti. To serve spaghetti once a week for a year I'd need 52 lb spaghetti, 52 jars sauce. The spaghetti and sauce are often on sale for $1 each so for about $104 I have a year's worth of spaghetti dinner. Then if you want you can include canned ground meat or a side of fruit.
Follow the same plan with other meals. Then I plan on the last day of the week to make a stew or soup for any leftovers. Beans and rice make great fillers.
As for breakfasts, its easy. Hot or cold cereals, eggs (frozen eggbeaters, freeze dried eggs), pancakes that need only water to mix.
Thats how I started then kept adding more esp canned meats. 1 extra item each shopping trip.
Was at the market yesterday buying more BEEF to stock up on and steaks. My point check the expiration dates as my local grocery tried to sell me beef that expired Jan 1st 2022.
And if you don't have a Generator get one from Menards or Lowes. This is in case the power goes out...
Beans, beans, more beans, rice, some pasta like couscous. Dehydrated foods. Potted meat, spam and Vienna sausages (all for fun), oatmeal, cream of wheat, supplements.