prepping control the controllable preppers to do list hi it's AlaskaGranny Alaska Prepper as
Preppers we Face a lot of challenges some things that we can figure out how to deal with them and
we can control and there's other things that we just have no control over so as Preppers
we need to try to figure out how to control the controllable and let the other things go some of
the things that we have no control over are War we have no control over things like bird flu we
have no control over what our government is doing let alone governments throughout the world all of
those things change our world and they affect what happens to us but we can't have any control over
any of those things we can't control runaway inflation or food price increases but we can
control how we deal with food shortages one of the things that we can do is to stock up on food
we can meal plan we can try planting gardens we can prepare knowing that this oh Teddy Teddy
wants to be be a part of this there are a few ways that we can deal with food shortages one
is to stockpile food when we can find it while it's still readily available or some of it is
and while the prices are affordable or probably more affordable than they will be in the future we
can also try to plan plant a garden to know that when growing season comes around this summer we
will be prepared we'll have some tools we'll have some seeds and we'll have gathered some knowledge
so that we can do our best to grow some of our food that we depend on look through the foods you
already have in your prepper pantry food stockpile and foods that perhaps you can still find at the
store that are affordable and make meal plans be proactive decide what you're going to feed your
family how you're going to prepare food how you're going to store those foods and make food last
the longest if you add to your food stockpile a little at a time as prices surge you may find that
you can then switch food items start stockpiling other foods that aren't as expensive and are still
available then work those food choices into your meal plans we can read that foods are becoming in
short supply foods like chicken meat eggs dairy products all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables
and canned fruits and vegetables even grains like oatmeal and wheat that are the pastas we want to
store so if you realize the prices are going up on say tomato products you can start stockpiling
a little at a time tomato products that you choose to have if you know that the price of oatmeal is
going up or oatmeal is in shorter Supply then you can stockpile ahead on some oatmeal and then
plan how you're going to use those Foods don't just buy food and stockpile food you want to use
some of those Foods rotate those foods and then replace them with fresher Supply of food if you're
choosing to buy a prepper Pantry food stockpile of foods like Canned packaged Goods that you buy
in the regular grocery store those aren't foods designed to last for 30 years some of those foods
will last for a very long time but you need to repackage them so that they're in an airtight
container and then store foods in a cool dark dry environment it's unlikely that you'll be able to
store foods that have a combination of ingredients for as long as a single ingredient like say rice
beans oatmeal or wheat but you can get foods to last longer anytime you start mixing ingredients
together say they have an ingredient that contains oil then the whole amount of food is going to be
spoiled or possibly rancid when the oil goes out of date even if the other ingredients are things
like rice beans oatmeal or wheat as much as we'd like to make every single food that we choose last
forever it's not possible so what we want to do is buy the longest lasting foods store them to
last a long time and then supplement with foods that you need to rotate and replace which would
be canned fruits and vegetables simple packaged foods that are easy to add a little cooking maybe
stir in a few more ingredients and you're able to make meals from those packaged foods those
are nice those foods can last for several years sometimes you can store packaged foods airtight
and they'll last a few years longer but they're not going to last forever so you need to be aware
of that as you do your food storage stockpile planning you're okay somebody left me a comment
that I want to share with you I found an easy way to deal with increased prices I just removed
all the items from my shopping list I will just go without products can sit and rot on
the shelves now if you think about the foods that they're telling us are in short supply meat eggs
dairy fruits vegetables what are you replacing them with if you're just refusing to buy those
things foods that to me sounds like you haven't really thought it out of what are your options you
can't just react and say well then I'm not going to do it I'm not going to participate you still
need to be able to feed your family and this is like digging in your heels and not going to spend
more money but you're not finding a work around well then what are you going to choose to feed
your family and to say just let the food sit and rot while you're going hungry while your children
need something to eat try to have a more grown-up approach and to really problem solve because we
still have time to figure out how to have food going forward we know foods are in short supply we
know that prices are rising we also know there are all kinds of issues that we cannot control that
are affecting the food supply so try to figure out a work around how can I have food and what
I need how can I make food prepping supplies last the longest and then what can I do to supplement
with perhaps foods that I can grow that's how you become a successful prepper you figure out how to
face an unknown future and the challenges that are there and still be able to have the things that
you and your family need and that's all we want is to have the best day ever for every single day of
Our Lives if you have other suggestions on how we can be prepping have enough food and be prepared
to control the controllable the things in our life that are under our control leave it in
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