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hi it's AlaskaGranny Alaska Prepper what are the first foods you should stockpile for emergency survival situations covid 19 coronavirus pandemic we all know
it's important to have food stored for emergencies but where do we begin long term food storage what are the first most
important foods to stockpile so that you have enough food to survive for an emergency situation food shortages
first you need to think about is very cheap basic and long-lasting food long term food storage start with
beans and rice pick up a small bag and then store it in an airtight container
don't just throw the bag on the shelf put it in a jar some kind of a plastic
storage container and if you buy a large bag of rice and a large bag of beans put
them in a five-gallon bucket you can get a five-gallon bucket to store food
usually for free and your grocery store at the bakery section ask them lots of
times they'll give them to you for free you just have to wash them out then you
fill them up snap on the lid and label them and know that you have a large
supply of food for emergencies beans and rice are great they are a basic food staple all over
the world it can supply you with the protein and the nourishment the
carbohydrates that you need to keep you going keep you fed in a true emergency situation once
you have your beans and rice buy a selection of canned fruits and
vegetables get a variety so you aren't completely bored with the foods that you
have next choose a selection of canned meats get a variety again there's
nothing worse than food fatigue you're trying to have a variety of foods try foods canned foods
ones you've never really sampled before but before you buy lots of cans of a
meat you're unfamiliar with buy one take it home try it out if nobody likes it
don't buy any more of them if it's something that you agree you could all
eat get a few more put them away in your pantry next look for long lasting foods
honey lasts forever on the show stock up on pasta pasta stores for years
and years store it in an airtight container you could also use a
five-gallon bucket one thing to know about foods that are made from wheat is
sometimes they can get contaminated with weevils and bugs that are naturally
occurring in the wheat product itself so before you store it away for long term
place it flour foods made from wheat and flour in the freezer for a few days and it'll kill off anything that's
remaining in your wheat and your wheat products how to prevent pantry bugs best way to store flour get a big box of oatmeal get
some peanut butter make sure you're only stockpiling foods that you know that you
eat and enjoy you're less likely to want to eat something you don't like in an
emergency situation that's when you're more likely to want the same comfort
foods that you're familiar with always make sure you're getting a nice
stockpile of water water is something that we can't live without but it's hard
to store so put away as much water as you can when you go to the store buy a
one gallon jug buy a 5-gallon jug and fill it up yourself however you choose
to store water make sure that you're storing as much as you can when you
think about the first foods to stockpile avoid junk foods foods with low
nutrition and foods that don't have a very long shelf life choose to store foods that
include good nutrition that don't require refrigeration or freezer shelf stable food it can
last in your pantry for at least six months in a power outage or if your
appliance breaks the food in your freezer in your refrigerator become
spoiled and useless in a matter of several days choose foods that are
packaged to last if they're not packaged sufficiently repackage them in a way
that helps them last longer put them into glass jars store them in food safe
containers store them in a five-gallon bucket make sure your food is designed
to be there for you when you really need it it's not hard to make a food
stockpile just do it a little at a time when you go to the store if you're going
to buy a can of tuna that you want to eat this week buy two cans put one away
then next time you go to the store buy two of something else
figure out what foods you like to eat and add them to your stockpile rotating
you keep adding to it and before you know it
you'll have a nice supply of foods so that no matter what happens you have a
food stockpile and your family will be okay
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