foods every prepper should stockpile prepper pantry must have stock up now hi it's
AlaskaGranny Alaska Prepper we don't know what the future holds but we can be certain that hard
times come to all of us it's a great time to talk about basic food stockpile prepper pantry prepping
making sure that you have a nice supply of shelf stable foods pantry foods that you could open
and eat very few additions and you could serve a meal to your family there are all kinds of reasons
why having a supply of food on hand just makes sense you want to have a nice supply of foods that
you know that you and your family are willing to eat get a nice variety of things and get multiples
of them so that no matter what you can open your pantry open a can or a package and prepare meals
in a hurry sometimes we're just over scheduled and being able to get a meal on the table in a hurry
can avoid an emergency situation there's all kinds of just sensible reasons to have supply of food on
hand after you use food on your pantry you want to push the foods in the back to the front of
your shelf just like they do in the grocery store and then the new foods that you buy go behind them
in the pantry shell so that you're rotating the foods you're the ones in the front are the ones
you eat first and they're the oldest foods and then the new supply gets put in the back
canned and packaged foods come with a date it's a best buy sell buy or use by date it's not an
expiration date it means that the food is guaranteed by the manufacturer to still be
the best top quality good to eat tasty and still full of the nutrition that's written on the label
and it will start to deteriorate after that date many foods can last long past the expiration date
but it's not a good idea to plan to use the foods long after it's always a good idea open
them up and try them I've have lots of videos about foods that I have prepared long past what
some people call the expiration date but they're not expired it's the best buy used by sell by day
many of those foods are still good to eat a few of them not so much so it's best to try to use
up foods within the guidelines on the package but if it goes past that date don't be afraid
to open it and give it a good inspection if you ever notice that a can is leaking
and something doesn't look right a package looks maybe like rodents chewed on it something doesn't
smell right anything that like if you open a can and it bursts or it smells off or just doesn't
look right if you ever have a bad feeling about it throw it away it's only a dollar or two worth of
food and it's not worth getting sick over trying to get the last scent out of your expired food
then after you have a nice pantry supply of foods stock up on some dried foods like rice
beans and oatmeal they're very long lasting they're inexpensive you can add the rice to
lots of different things to make a meal go farther you can soak and cook some beans 20
pounds of rice 20 pounds of beans can feed you for almost a month if that's all you had
one way to stretch your food is to serve some rice some beans every day and then as
supplement make your meals full tastier and more nutritious you can incorporate the rice and beans
into nearly any meal to help your food go farther for much less money having a variety is what helps
you avoid food fatigue make sure that you have a very diet and you're probably going to have
a better nutritional balance if you're eating a wide variety of foods food lasts longest when it's
stored in a cool dry place you also need to store it out of the light because sunlight degrades
your food white rice can last for at least 30 years and the same with beans there are lots
of different varieties of beans i prefer pinto beans white beans and black beans because they're
one step cooking you can place them in a pot add water and cook them until they're done
in a long drawn-out emergency you may not have additional water for soaking and pouring out and
then more water for cooking so I try to limit the amounts of resources that I need to provide the
basic foods lentils and split peas are also great they're full of protein just like beans but you
don't need to soak them and they don't take nearly as long to cook it can take all day to cook pinot
beans black beans white beans and it can take an hour or two to cook your lentils or split peas
that's also a way to add variety to your best bulk food storage that'll last the longest
after beans and rice there are still a wide variety of foods that can last for up to 30 years
if you store them in a cool dry place oats can last for nearly forever sugar is a great food to
store long term but you need to keep it dry need salt in our diet lots of times we don't even think
about the additions of salt because so much of the foods that we eat on a regular basis are processed
and include a lot of sodium the same as sugar salt needs to be kept in an airtight container
pasta can last forever you do need to store it in a container where it's airtight and it can't
be chewed on or infested but it can last forever and ever egg noodles are not going to be the same
as pasta or macaroni because it has eggs in it we don't want to fall into an attitude of gloom
and doom but we don't want to be complacent you want to be ready to take the next step
to make sure that you provided the things that you need to the best of your ability and it doesn't
matter what comes along you have foods that are shelf stable they'll last for years and years
and you'll have enough of the things you need to help you through whatever situation comes
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