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Food Storage hi it's AlaskaGranny Alaska Prepper I just got back shopping Excursion I thought I
would share items I'm adding to my prepper pantry food storage stockpile remember prepping isn't
just food make sure you have prepping supplies keep life running smoothly first thing I bought
jug of laundry detergent it's a great idea keep your laundry done all the time don't let
dirty laundry build up so you have Stacks piles dirty laundry don't create an emergency by not
having clean socks and underwear or an outfit to put together and get wherever you need to go
keep up to date on laundry make sure your clothes are clean have clean clothes you need if you have
piles of dirty laundry and electricity goes out or water stops running or run out of time in your
busy schedule we all have very busy lives and it can seem like just one more task I don't have time
today to start a load of laundry but it's really important that you keep up on those just basic
chores so that your life runs smoothly along with clean laundry or clean dishes I bought a package
of dishwasher tablets so that I can make sure I always have my dishes done something I do every
day as a routine is I make sure that the kitchen is clean before I go to bed I start the dishwasher
in the morning as soon as I get up I can unload it and it doesn't really matter to me if it's a few
dishes or an overwhelming Supply I always have the dishes done on a regular basis it's into a routine
just like brushing your teeth making your bed doing the dishes and then your kitchen is clean so
it doesn't matter if company drops by or the power stops running and then all you have are dirty
dishes you don't have to worry about it they're just chores that become routine and they help
your life run smoothly clean clothes clean dishes a clean kitchen help me have that peace of mind
we wouldn't have peace of mind around here if I didn't have a nice bag Cesar dog food for my
little dog Teddy I don't usually buy Cesar dog food this size but grocery store Alaska
prices were astronomical I was able to order Cesar dog food Amazon half the price of Cesar
dog food is locally amazon ship the giant bag Cesar dig food to my door don't order more dog
food though than you can reasonably rotate dog food spoiled dog food does get stale dog food
components ingredients get rancid my dog Teddy likes Cesar dog food so as long as
I continue to store dog food airtight container make sure pet dog eating it regularly then it's
going to last I'm going to make the best of it I wouldn't have ordered two bags of this
size Cesar dog food my dog is little if you have a big dog plan out strategically what amount of dog
food you need to have for your dog don't forget other pets as well I only have a dog right now
people have left comments on my channel that there are no shortages prices aren't going
up so my question is if there are no shortages why are countries putting bans on exporting food
if there was plenty they would be happy to continue to sell it and trade overseas with
other items that they might not have available in their own country but there are definite
exporting bans on food which is a wake-up call if you don't think foods are in shorter Supply harder
to get and the prices are going up I just don't think you're either shopping or paying attention
one of my strategies for food is if I can't grow it hunt it or fish for it and preserve it myself
then I need to stack it to the rafters so I bought some additional canned foods these are food items
that I generally have a nice Supply but part of the reason of being a prepper is that you are
working through your pantry so I've been using some of my food then I rotate it and replace it
so these are some of the food items that I buy to replace some of the foods that I've used out of my
stockpile so this will go in my prepper pantry and any of the older food in my prepper Pantry
goes into my working pantry and no I don't have one of those gigantic big basements or cellars
giant pantries it's all kind of shuffled around in my house but that's still what I consider my
prepper Pantry whether I have food stored food under the bed food stashed in a closet food hidden
in a bookshelf wherever it is that's my prepper pantry how I store extra supplies
What food did I buy to replace the food that I've been using first I bought canned Meats I bought
cans of salmon we live in Alaska where you can fish for salmon salmon is definitely in shorter
Supply this year salmon population is declining putting restrictions on fishing whether you are
a commercial fisherman or a subsistence level that you're providing the fish for your family
plus just because you go fishing doesn't mean you're catching anything otherwise they would
just call it catching I also bought a few cans of Hereford roast beef canned Hereford
roast beef is from Brazil canned Hereford roast beef excellent meat canned Hereford roast beef
isn't very expensive especially when you look at price of fresh meat meat counter in grocery
store if you think bring it home can it put it away that is a lot of work a lot of extra
expense for me canned Hereford roast beef is the easiest and most economical way to put beef away
in my prepper Pantry my food storage stockpile if you haven't tried the Hereford beef try it it is
really quite delicious it's versatile it's tender it's already fully cooked you just need to open
the can add it into your meals and it can really go a long way towards giving you all that lovely
meat that you want to have I bought some cans of sliced potatoes these are easy to add into
soup stews and casseroles it's also an easy way to make a quick potato salad in the summertime
if you don't have time to peel and boil potatoes you can still make a quick and easy potato salad
with the cans of potatoes is it going to be the best ever probably not but the whole point is
getting a meal on the table having something to eat and going on with your life in my opinion
I bought a few cans of evaporated milk it's a great way to have a small amount of milk
especially when I go out to my granny Camp which is my Alaska off-grid cabin I like to take the
Neato fortificato or the powdered milk out there but sometimes the evaporated milk is nice for
some of the creamy meals that I might want to make now I do have one suggestion when you're shopping
for canned milk make sure that you read the label carefully because I did find some a few months ago
that said filled milk which means it has oil added and so I now look carefully to make sure that I
don't make that mistake again you want to look for ones that are just milk and not filled milk
the price of tomatoes is astronomical I don't know about where you live but that's what it is here
in Alaska so it's a great idea to stock up on some canned tomatoes which is what I did today I bought
a few cans of diced tomatoes with green chilies in them it's like Rotel and but this is the generic
variety so it's quite a bit less expensive that's one of the challenges we have with food storage
going forward if we can't find the foods we want sometimes we have to choose something at
a higher price and that's our only option and that could become the only option we have and
that can really be a budget Buster if we're trying to stick to our grocery budget and live within our
means it makes it more challenging so if you can find some of the things that you need at a good
price and you know it's something that you need in the future it might be good to stock up on the
few extras so that you have those items but don't ever go into debt buying your prepping supplies or
adding to your groceries you need to live within your means or below your means if you are in debt
please pay off your bills get that debt gone out of your life then set aside some money for
emergencies so that you have that cash if you need it depending on what could arise in your life and
there are all kinds of emergencies when trust me cash is King and can really save the day so
stock up on the foods that you can and then stash a few dollars as well as far as Tomatoes go there
are all kinds of different tomato products that maybe you enjoy using everything from
just tomato sauce tomato paste canned tomatoes Salsas pasta sauces so whatever are the Tomato
based products that you enjoy have a few extras in your prepper Pantry in your food storage stockpile
because tomato products have been problematic as far as being in shorter Supply Rising prices and
I know there's something that are popular around my house so I like to have a lots of varieties
and several of each kind the price of a loaf of bread is ridiculously expensive here in Alaska
and I'm sure that you've seen the prices going up as well so I've been using my bread machine
to make loaves of bread and every time I use it I feel like I've saved several dollars
so I stocked up on some yeast you can buy yeast in a jar but I like the little packets because
then I don't have to worry about I didn't measure it precisely enough I can add my ingredients into
my bread machine plug it in turn it on and it does all the work for me I stir my yeast in the freezer
it helps it last longer but it's one of those foods that doesn't last forever so you need to
make sure that you're rotating the supplies of things you have including your baking supplies
to the foundation foods of a prepper Pantry foods that you could live on if you couldn't
have anything else are rice and beans did you realize that if you didn't have anything else
you would need 300 pounds of rice and 150 pounds of beans that could keep you alive
for a year because they form a complete protein they have all the essential amino acids but can
you think of anything that would be more work and less appetizing than just beans and rice
every single day that's why you want to have a wide variety of other Foods so that you can take
the plain beans and rice and you can turn them into bigger better more interesting meals and if
you're in a hurry and time is short you can open a few cans or packages of foods and make a quick
meal because cooking beans and cooking rice can take a lot of time and a lot of extra water and
fuel that maybe we wouldn't have the electricity or the access to a stove to prepare those Foods
so there are so many different ways that we can prepare that we need to take into account all of
the different factors we want foods that we could just tear open and eat if there's no electricity
foods that we could prepare together to make an easy meal and then the longest lasting foods like
beans and rice that you can store in an airtight container and can last for 30 years canned food
isn't going to last forever but it is going to last for several years I've had great luck with
most canned foods lasting pass the date on them but it still depends on what food it is
Meats have lasted longer fruits not so much so you still need to pay attention to the dates on your
cans and try to rotate them within a reasonable amount of time because you need to remember your
prepper pantry is a working pantry you need to work your way through it rotate the foods and
then replace them so that you continue to have a fresh supply of the foods that you enjoy eating
figure out what are the foods that you eat on a regular basis try to find a way to have
those in your prepper Pantry in your food storage stockpile try to have at least a week's worth of
food and then two weeks then work your way up to a month's worth of food even two or three months or
even six months and then you can have also the buckets of dried foods like rice beans oatmeal
pasta the foods that can be stored the longest for the longest haul and you don't have to buy
mylar bags and oxygen absorbers you don't have to buy five gallon buckets you can clean very
well plastic and glass bottles get them clean and dry completely and you can seal up some of the
dried foods in it that will last the longest into the clean containers you can store those longest
lasting dried foods the rice beans lentils split peas oatmeal the dried foods that will naturally
last the longest can be put away and then you'll have them even in little containers that you can
get out and you use it on a regular basis I like to store a lot of those dried foods in
smaller containers because it isn't practical for me to go get a five gallon bucket and open
it up if I need some say oatmeal or pasta or rice or beans in my pantry so yes it's nice to put the
big buckets away for the longest haul but also store some of those long lasting Foods in smaller
containers so that you have them available if you need to continue to rotate them and add them into
your daily working Pantry try to get an accurate estimate of the amount of food that you eat on a
daily basis weekly basis if you can estimate the amount of foods you need then you have an idea
of how much you want to have in your stockpile so that you can continue to have that prepper
lifestyle that things are going smoothly because you've provided the things that you need the
Lifestyle Insurance that every day can be the best it can be then if challenges come along we don't
have to worry about getting a meal on the table or grabbing something to eat immediately we have
something to eat and then we can figure out how to face whatever those other challenges are that
gives me a lot of peace of mind and that's why I'm glad to be a prepper if you have other suggestions
on items we want to include in our prepper Pantry our food storage stockpile and our prepping
supplies leave it in the comments below we can learn a lot from each other and get ideas from the
suggestions that we share I hope you'll like my video share it with someone else you think might
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