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
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...
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