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pantry food storage stockpile hi it's AlaskaGranny Alaska Prepper today I have a message for you be
that person what does that mean it means you be the person who's prepared to face an unknown
future you're ready to take care of yourself you're not going to panic if there's an emergency
because you'll know that you are prepared how can you easily be prepared build up your prepper
Pantry food stockpile so that you don't have to go out to the store if there's an emergency maybe you
live where there are hurricanes you want to be prepared ahead of time you know that hurricane
season comes every year why would you want to wait until the storm is approaching the clouds
are building the news is telling you to evacuate when you could know ahead of time you need to be
prepared so you should constantly have a supply of food that's easy to eat fresh water and any of
the emergency supplies that would be required for whatever the emergencies are where you live I used
to have a neighbor who went to the store every single day don't be that person that can't make
a meal without going to the store every single day you waste the resources of driving there
along with the time that you've wasted going up and down the aisle searching for one or two extra
things that you need to make a meal today and that usually ends up costing you money because
every time you go to the store you probably don't just pick up one thing maybe you pick up an extra
that wasn't even on your list and if you look at the end of the month you've likely way overspent
what your grocery budget should be we want to be able to meal plan and then we want to shop
for those things and be prepared having those items in our home in our prepper Pantry in our
fridge and freezer so that we can prepare a meal don't be someone who Panic buys if you read in the
news rice is in short supply oh my gosh does that mean you need to run out to the store and buy 50
pounds no you should be buying the things that you actually use and eat foods that you know can last
a long time and you pick them up a little bit at a time prepping isn't Panic buying it's stocking up
a little at a time you buy things as you see them as you need them as you can afford them if you're
shopping for something like soup and you know you want two this week then you would buy four so that
you have them for another week and if you see it at a great price and it's something you like maybe
you'll buy a dozen of them so that you'll have them for several weeks or months and that's how
you build up your prepper Pantry strategically you want to be that person that has a plan for
your life and your future and not just reacting bouncing back and forth every day trying to figure
out what to do next that can't make you feel good it can't make you have security it can't give you
peace if you don't know what to expect from one minute to the next try to have at least a week's
worth of extra food in your prepper Pantry your food storage stockpile so that you don't have
to go out if you don't have to if something happens you can hunker down and stay there if
you need to what if your car is in the shop and you can't get to the store could you continue to
make meals so that it isn't a double emergency that your car broke down and you're hungry plus
when we get hungry and we're under stress that's when we overspend maybe we eat foods that aren't
good for us we order takeout we spend too much and we don't get the nutrition that we need and
that just then accentuates the problem that we've overspent we bought things we didn't really want
and we then underline the we feel the surface underneath that we can't really take the best
care of ourselves so that's another good reason to have some food on hand so you aren't forced to say
oh my goodness I'm hungry I don't want to have to figure out what to make for dinner so let's
just drive through McDonald's is probably cheaper if you have something planned at home that just
takes about as much time to prepare as it does to sit in the drive-through at McDonald's you can go
home and open up a few packages and make a quick meal and then you can relax and enjoy them at home
so make a plan of some foods that you could have for a week at a time maybe you want pasta
and noodles maybe you want some cans of chili macaroni and cheese peanut butter and crackers
cereal and shelf stable milk there are so many foods that you can have on hand that are simple
to prepare they're not very expensive and then you are comforted knowing that you can prepare
the things that you need you have a way to have the foods that you want getting a meal on the
table then doesn't present another emergency if you're under duress from whatever else is going on
food prices are going up so buying a few extra Foods today can help stretch the budget in the
future because foods are likely to continue to go up in price I've had a few people comment that
they never have seen prizes go up they haven't had any shortages in their store and I can't imagine
where that Shangri-La is because it's nowhere that I've ever lived and it's nowhere people that
I know have ever experienced so either you're not telling the truth or you don't go to the
store or you don't pay attention to prices I don't know but if you haven't seen prices going up and
that you can't get the things you want I don't know how where you live or how you're dealing
with your life but it's not a reality for nearly everyone else in the world let me show you some
of the things I bought to add to my food storage stockpile so that I have additional Foods variety
and for not very much money I bought a few cans of vegetables I bought kernel corn I also bought
some cream corn because cream corn is really nice when you add it into soups and stews and chowders
I bought a few cans of tomato soup I have been shocked at how expensive tomato soup has become
it's nearly two dollars a can wherever you go this used to be like a super cheap inexpensive food so
let me know in the comments how much is a can of tomato soup where you live tomato soup is very
versatile there's all types of different recipes you can use it in you don't have to just have a
can of tomato soup there are lots of ways to Jazz it up and make a bigger better more interesting
meal it can be the flavor base for making an a simple meal so I like to have quite a few
cans of tomato soup in my stockpile plus it's also fantastic with a grilled cheese sandwich
I like canned chicken so I'm continuing to add that I have quite a few but I've been using them
a lot and so I need to make sure that I not only use it rotate it but then I replace it
so I continue to have an ample Supply a can made that I finally found I haven't seen in a few years
is a can of shrimp I don't know why shrimp has not been available but I have not been able to
find it so of course I only bought one because I haven't tried this brand let me know if you
can find canned shrimp where you live maybe it's just a West Coast thing that it isn't available
here I was able to find cans of shrimp but not on the meat aisle not with the tuna or any of that
I found it on the international food aisle but I was glad to get it but I just bought one to try it
because this brand I haven't ever seen before an easy way to have a lot of food is to pick up one
of the Bear Creek soup mixes they have all kinds of varieties they're maybe four dollars a package
and they make eight big servings you only need to add water and this is the type of food that
you find in those emergency meal packs it's just things like this but they're far more expensive if
you buy them already in a pre-made emergency kit you can pick up a few of these and you can have
your own DIY emergency meal kit and you can also just use them when you want to make a big pot of
soup they need eight cups of water you can cook them as is on the stove in 15 minutes they're
also easy to put into the crock pot there are lots of ways you can Jazz up the Bear Creek soup mixes
so get a few look them over there's all kinds of varieties find one or two that sound interesting
to you and check them out I have lots and lots of different kinds of rice and pasta mixes but I'm
trying to get an additional supply of the potato mixes they're dehydrated they come with sauces
I think they're pretty delicious and you can use them in all kinds of ways as a side dish there are
also ways to turn them into casseroles and stews pick up a variety of mixes like the au gratin
potatoes and something that I do with these is I take it out of the box I store it into a clean
canning jar and put on a tight fitting lid and that way I get several extra years of storage out
of them cut out the directions and stick it in the jar with it and then you're ready to go I've done
that with all kinds of these kinds of packages because the packages can get chewed on they can
get infested with Little Critters the contents can get stale and we want our food to last as long as
possible the better we store our food the longer it's going to last another way to add variety in a
very simple way is to stock up on some different kinds of Salsas and sauces I have a Paul Newman
mango salsa this is absolutely delicious you can pour it over a simple piece of fish bake it in
the oven and it is so delicious I also picked up a few enchilada sauces they're different
from just adding say taco seasoning tomato sauce cans of tomatoes or even Salsas enchilada sauce
is a little different flavor profile and so it's something that you might want to add into
your different recipes so that you can change up your simple foods and turn them into something
different make sure you're also stocking up in the longest lasting Foods you want to have some
rice beans pasta oatmeal dehydrated fruits and vegetables powdered milk there are all kinds of
different foods that you can buy that are designed to last for the longest term you can have those in
your prepper Pantry in your food storage stockpile so that if you need a meal this week next week or
six years from now you're going to have some foods that are available and they'll be there for you
when you need them plan on how you're going to prepare your food if the power goes out do you
have some kind of a simple cook stove a camping stove a butane stove have some way to prepare
your meals so that you're ready for the power to go out for stormy weather for all kinds of things
and then what's nice is you can even just take it and go camping if you want and help build up the
confidence in yourself that you can enjoy your time preparing meals simple meals with a camping
stove so it doesn't have to be an emergency to want to use a camping stove it can be an adventure
and an adventurous Spirit can help prepare you to be ready to use your equipment if you need to
I get great comfort knowing that I have what I need and so I'm willing to stockpile things for
that peace of mind and that's one reason that I'm suggesting it to you I want everyone to
have the best outcome every day that they can prepping means we don't have to do the just
in time shopping I'm out of toilet paper I need to go to the store I'm out of milk I need to go
to the store if we prepare ahead of time we know we're going to use those things why wouldn't you
want to have enough on hand that you don't have to have an emergency if you've used the last Square
be that person you took care of yourself your basic needs the needs of your family be that
person who can hunker down if you need to and make the best of any situation prepping means
preparation but it also is Lifestyle Insurance that you can continue to make the best of every
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