Overlooked Long Term Food Storage Foods Items - Prepping For What Comes Next hi
it's AlaskaGranny Alaska Prepper we seem to be facing some challenging times and that includes
food storage today I wanted to share with you some unexpected foods that can actually last
a long time in your pantry and long term food storage stockpile these may be foods you're
familiar with but there also might be a few surprises foods you hadn't thought about that
you could add to your long term food storage pantry stockpile when we go to the store it's
harder to find the basic foods that we've been looking for everybody's looking for rice beans
canned soups and it can be hard to find the foods supplies things that we want
but if you think of the same categories of food sometimes you can find a substitute
for a food that you were looking for for example dried fruit look through your store for the dried
fruit I had to look hard to find it dried fruits they moved dried fruits onto the snack aisle
it was with cookies and nuts and it was only a shelf that was only this wide about 2 feet but
the dried fruits were still there while most of the shelves of cans of fruit were empty I
was able to get dried prunes apricots and craisins cranberries they also have raisins dates and mango
look for dried fruits in varieties that your family will eat dried fruits already have a shelf
life of at least a year and if you store them in an airtight container like a clean canning jar
these dried fruits can last much longer maybe you already have a food storage type container
that you could store some of these dried fruits then you'll have an extra supply of fruit
in your long-term food storage everybody knows about beans and rice but we go and look for
just beans and rice but there are overlooked legumes that are in the bean category
like lentils and split peas these are very nutritious beans they're easy to prepare
you don't have to soak them to prepare them lentils are very versatile you can incorporate
lentils into all kinds of recipes and I'll put a link to a video I made about a vegan lentil
curry which is just made from food storage long term food storage it's very simple recipe to make
it's one of my pantry clean out recipes that's cheap fast filling and delicious
so when you go to the bean aisle look high and low for varieties of dried beans lentils peas that
maybe you don't already have in your food stockpile then you'll have the
ability to add more food to your stockpile that's high in protein and easy to prepare
you can even make something as simple as a cup of lentils with a cup of rice in a few cups of water
and allow it to simmer and you can have a very filling soup from long term food storage that
can go a long way when you don't have very much food or very much money use something as simple
as a clean canning jar to store your lentils and peas to seal out the air and help them last longer
maybe you're familiar with winter squash but did you realize winter squash they're a great way
to store fresh produce just in your pantry for months at a time spaghetti squash
butternut squash and acorn squash are all
winter squashes and can last in your pantry all winter how to choose a squash make sure that the
surface of the squash is hard there's nothing soft around the stem and you don't see any blemishes
for them to last the longest spaghetti squash acorn squash and butternut squash it allows you to
store them in your pantry for months at a time if you keep these in a cool dry place they can stay
fresh all the way through the entire winter which is why they're called winter squash
they're very nutritious they're easy to store just in their natural container
I'll put a link to a video I made on how to cook a spaghetti squash in a crock pot
and I'll also put a link to a video I made about butternut squash soup that's also made in your
crock pot they're easy delicious filling and can come right out of your pantry with fresh produce
ghee is another product that can last for a long time and many people don't even think
about it Ghee it's clarified butter you basically have butter that's shelf stable and can store
in your pantry it can be more expensive to buy ghee than regular butter but it can last in your
pantry for several years there are videos online of how to make your own ghee I like to buy it
already pre-packaged so that I know that it's safe to store in my pantry for several years
once you open the ghee you can leave it sitting at room temperature for about three months or you can
store the opened container in your refrigerator for up to a year so ghee is a great way to store
butter in your food storage pantry how can you use ghee just like you would fresh butter spread
it on some bread drizzle it over fresh vegetables add a little to some popcorn
seasoning pouches and bouillon cubes are also a great way to add variety
to your long-term food storage for very little money and they don't take up very much space
you can buy the bullion in little cubes I like to seal bouillon cubes in a mason canning jar
because the more air you keep away from food the longer they last some of the seasoning mixes come
in little packages or envelopes you can store these little packets in a clean jar because that
helps keep them safer than just storing them in a cardboard box that way you make sure nothing pokes
a little hole in this nothing chews on it and you're keeping the most air out of your seasoning
mixes as you possibly can the more air you keep away from the foods the longer it's going to last
seasoning pouches and bouillon cubes are great you can add some boiling water and even just have a
hot tasty drink you can add them into your recipes with your beans and rice or any of the other kinds
of foods that you're preparing seasonings bouillon cubes can help stretch your food storage longer
with more variety for very little money look for nutritional supplements that are milkshakes
designed for nutrition Ensure Pediasure it may not be something that you choose to eat but if
you didn't have anything else to eat something like this ensure could be a meal replacement
or an addition to make sure that you're getting the protein the nutrition
the energy that you need for all kinds of situations my family thinks that one of my
best tips ever is frozen pizza for long-term food storage there's nothing that gives you normalcy
like having something as simple as a pizza frozen pizza can last at least a year in your freezer
unless somebody gets to it first if you have room in your freezer put a few pizzas and if
no one feels like cooking or the cupboards are looking pretty bare the sight of a frozen pizza
warm and toasty coming out of your oven can be a very special meal on a lot of different occasions
these are some of the unexpected food storage items that I've been adding to my long term food
storage emergency pantry stockpile so I thought I would share those food stockpile tips with you if
there's an unexpected long term food storage item that you're adding to your long-term food storage
leave a comment in the comments below so that we can learn from each other to make the best
of our food storage stockpile for whatever comes our way if you liked my video I hope
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