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hi it's AlaskaGranny Alaska Prepper I've been to the Dollar Tree store I stocked up on some
food and supplies for my emergency needs prepper prepping must have items the first thing I got from Dollar Tree was some food for
my Bug-Out Bag or the grab-and-go type foods that you need in an emergency 72 hour kit get home bag when
I look for foods for long term emergency food storage I try to find foods that have at least a
two-year shelf life it would be nice if they were three to five years sell by best by use by date but that's
not always possible when buying food so always read the date on the food for the best buy used by sell by day
it's not necessarily the expiration date but that's when the manufacturer
guarantees that the food will be it's top quality taste the best and be the
most nutritious first I bought some Imperial nut and fruit packs they have almost a two
year shelf-life and they're very sturdy packaging they're by Imperial nuts
there's an Imperial Nuts protein blend and Imperial Nuts energy blend the energy blen has almonds
pecans walnuts honey roasted peanuts and honey roasted sesame sticks and the
protein blend has peanuts black raisins almonds pepitas cashews and dried
cherries if you look at the nutritional facts it says these are three servings
per container and the serving size is about one quarter of a cup so if there's
150 or 140 calories per serving then that would be times 3 to about 450
calories per package so that's a lot of dense nutrition for a small package of grab and go food
I like that the Imperial nut packs are loaded with protein they're not very high in salt they have
a long shelf life they're packaged nicely and we'd be so easy to add to
your Bug Out Bag or just to keep a stockpile in your long term prepper food storage pantry for grab-and-go
meals on the go next I bought some Bumblebee lemon and pepper tuna
these are nice heavy-duty foil type packets of tuna the sell by use by best by date is
two years out and these come with a little spoon included in them lots of
those little pouches of meats you're just stuck with unless you have something you've
got to dig around with your fingers or try to dump it into your mouth but this Bumblebee tuna packet lemon pepper
comes with a little spoon which I'm sure is extra handy if you're out and about
and you don't have that the Bumblebee tuna packets are also a great way to keep food in your Bug Out Bag
72 hour kit because it's grab and go nutrition just open a packet of tuna and eat it each tuna pouch has 70
calories the next item I got for my Bug Out Bag is these yoo-hoo chocolate milk individual
drinks they're shelf-stable the sell-by use by best by date is approximately one year shelf life and
they're a nice change up from just having water or things that you need to
add to water as a drink and to stay hydrated with your Bug Out Bag emergency
food these Yoohoo drinks are also a nice thing to have in your pantry you can grab one and go
stick it in your lunchbox head out the door with a few snacks if you don't have
time to have breakfast or if the power goes out all of these are great foods
you can just open and eat you don't need to cook in addition to foods for my bug
out bag I also bought some long term emergency food storage pantry foods for my prepping prepper stockpile at the Dollar Tree one of the things
one food that I found at Dollar Tree I've never tried before is the Loretto pasta salad this is creamy
parmesan flavor it's supposed to be similar to Suddenly Salad
salad which they had Suddenly Salad pasta salad but if you compare the size of the boxes
seriously it's just basically some pasta noodles and a little sprinkle of
seasoning inside so I of course went for the larger box you do need to add
mayonnaise to this after you cook it to make the pasta salad a more filling meal
I bought a can of the premium white meat chicken Dollar Tree canned chicken is really very good and
it's hard to beat when it's only $1 at the Dollar Tree next I found a Progresso soup
zesty southwestern style vegetable soup I like a lot of the Progresso soups
but I never tried this one before so I only bought one since it's vegetables
and broth it doesn't have very many calories and it's two servings of only
60 calories so a soup like this isn't going to be nearly as dense filling and
a complete meal like some of the thick chunkier soups so to go with the Progresso zesty
southwestern style vegetable soup I
picked up a package of yellow rice and I also chose a can of chicken and so that
I could serve all three of those things food items together and make a nice hearty meal
when you're shopping for food storage think of things as a whole meal don't
just choose individual food items because sometimes it's hard then to figure out
what to do with the food once you get it home I picked up a bottle of the Barilla
pasta sauce I like the pasta sauces in the bottles I think they're tastier than the pasta sauces in
cans but if you live in earthquake country or you don't put these in a dark
place this might not be the best way for you to store food I think these jars of barilla pasta sauces taste
better than most of them have more ounces per
package than some of the other brands of pasta sauce that were available the Dollar Tree stores have lots of
different shapes of pasta I chose the penne pasta because that's my favorite the varieties of pasta
basically have the same number of servings and calories per bag so it's
the same price no matter the shape but the different shapes do tend to store differently that then
something like a flat straight noodle like spaghetti where you can store a
whole bunch of it in one container and this penne pasta is going to take up more room to store
simply because this shape is surrounding pockets of air a food item I thought was a
great bargain at Dollar Tree was the Hamburger Helper lasagna this one package of Hamburger Helper is a twin double pack and
usually these Hamburger Helpers are like a couple dollars for each one and this whole package was
one dollar I don't usually buy Hamburger Helper but at a dollar for a double pack
it's hard to go wrong you need to add the ground beef some hot water and
a bit of milk and then you've got an entire meal it's a great pantry food to
have on hand for all kinds of quick meals and long-lasting food storage I
bought a pack of the potato gnocchi these are really delicious I have made a
few videos about how to cook these gnocchi if you're interested in that I'll put a
link to one of those videos gnocchi are very handy they're delicious they're easy to
prepare and they're tasty and they're a real change from just having pasta or
rice because they're made out of potatoes I bought a bottle of white
vinegar this is great for all kinds of things cleaning household first aid disinfecting and the bottles of the white vinegar at
the Dollar Tree are super sturdy so I like to stock up on them from there it's available
a handy size and a sturdy container so I like to stockpile those I also bought a
can of Imperial classic luncheon loaf there's people in my family who think
spam is one of the greatest foods on earth so I'm going to try this can of luncheon loaf that is like spam on them
and see if they like it I don't really care for spam but if other people in my
family are happy to have this it's a great way to stockpile meat that
somebody will eat but just do like I did I bought one can to try it and if no one
likes it I'm not buying it ever again and then I have another can of chicken
because the dollar tree canned chicken is just really good so I bought three cans of chicken
because it's a simple way to add protein to all kinds of different meals that
you're preparing so when you do go and stock up on food storage just get one if
you're not sure what it is take it home and try it then if you do like it go
back and get more try to think of things as far as meals buy things that you can
make a meal out of think of what is for breakfast what's for lunch what's for
dinner and then also for some snacks and that way you're
going to have a wide variety you're going to have a pantry that's useful to
you and it's going to be a lot handier for you to rotate and use those foods things
and they won't go to waste I also stocked up on a few other things at dollar tree
that are great for first aid for just useful having around the house and things that
I really like having so the first thing I found were some of the Cover Ups plastic wrap they
are in the kitchen department and they're designed like shower caps and
they go over a bowl or a plate I also like these because I travel a lot and I
use these in my suitcase to cover up my shoes so I was glad to find these
because the last few times I've been able to go to a Dollar Tree these were
not available what I also would have stockpiled were sandwich size ziplock
bags but the Dollar Trees were completely out I've not been able to find any of those for
the last few times I've been to dollar trees I bought a little first-aid kit
because it's a nice way to start a first-aid kit you can add things to it
this one comes complete with all kinds of different band-aids alcohol swabs
there's 21 items in here so it's always nice to have an extra bunch of band-aids
and assorted first-aid items you just can't go wrong having too many things
something like this can go in your pocket and your suitcase in your bug out
bag in your car and band-aids don't last forever if you have them in the extreme
cold or the extreme heat they tend to lose their stickiness and so it's good
to keep replacing them even if you're not using them an item I thought was
really fun with the Curad camo band-aids they're flexible fabric
there's 25 bandaids in the pack and this is a really good deal and I have a couple little
boys that I know are going to love having some camo
band-aids for my first aid I also found this little plastic bottle with a pump dispenser which is
different than ones I've ever seen before
it has a flip up top and then it has like a you can press down so if you
filled this with say alcohol hydrogen peroxide nail polish remover which
wouldn't be for first aid but witch hazel some kind of astringent all those
kind of things you could put in here then you could dab your cotton round or
cotton ball and you press down on the pump dispenser and it's going to pump a little bit out onto your
cotton ball your cotton round it's going to be a handy way to dispense have a small amount
of some of those first aid or beauty liquid items so I'm looking forward to seeing
if this will really work and last and if it's going to leak it seems like it's
going to be pretty sturdy and I might need to take this on my travels I found
paracord bracelets at the Dollar Tree only one dollar I've never seen them at
the Dollar Tree before these have the little insignia for breast cancer
they're pink paracord which is my favorite color and so how can you go wrong with that
anytime you can have some paracord along take it even if it's as a fashion
accessory clip it on to your suitcase drop one in your bug out bag clip it on
to your backpack there's always a way to have a little bit more of things that
you might really need in an emergency hopefully it's a nice quality paracord
in case you really need this in an emergency I found a little tiny
container a petroleum jelly this is the perfect size to put in your Bug Out Bag fire starting kit
your travel kit in your first-aid kit and so I know it's like a ridiculous
price to pay a dollar for this when you can buy
a giant one at dollar tree but sometimes the convenience of a little sturdy container
is worth the extra dollar so I'm going to put this in one of my little kits a
surprise that I found was an LED camping lantern or emergency lantern it takes
three AA batteries and I'm going to do a separate review on this dollar tree battery operated LED lantern so stay tuned
for the upcoming video is the Dollar Tree camping or emergency lantern worth
it and the final item I bought is a pair of the white Betty Crocker white scissors
these are just too great to pass up if you need an extra pair of scissors get
one of these they also have a metal jar like opener here that you can grip on
things and twist them open and these are way sturdier than the black scissors at dollar tree and so
it's always nice to have extra scissors and it only a dollar a pair I have
several of these and I just thought I need one more I know another place that
I want to have an extra pair of scissors because I use them all the time so these
are the items that I got at the Dollar Tree I've got some things for my Bug Out
Bag I got some foods for my food storage pantry I got some kitchen supplies some travel items first aid household items
goods and some emergency supplies it doesn't cost that much to go to the
Dollar Tree but make sure you're only spending money on things that you
actually need sometimes I'll go around and I'll fill up the cart but then I'll
go back and I'll think what can I put back do I really need this or that and
you can save a few dollars reviewing your items before you check out so that
we don't go overboard which can be easy to do when it's only a dollar each
at the Dollar Tree I hope if you enjoyed my video you'll share it with someone
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