FOOD TO KEEP IN A PREPPER PANTRY | EMERGENCY FOOD STORAGE 101

I grew up on a farm, and we always had a cellar full of food. My father was raised by his grandfather who lived through the Great Depression. Having a full cellar was a way of life for him, my father and myself from my upbringing. I’ve always stocked food in our home in some way. When we had younger kids and money issues for a few years we didn’t have a lot of extra food. My father had passed way at that point or I’m sure he would have helped. There were days we are basically the last of the food the night before payday. We did not live that way long and I never want to do it again.

Pepper refers to those thinking the world will end and they will hide and be the only ones left in their bunker. Most videos that talk about it are really based on scare tactics. This video is a couple of years old now, but new "scary" prepper videos literally come out every day telling people store shelves are empty when they're not. Just a few words in and this has the same ring to it as your more recent videos. Hopefully some of the loonies will see this and calm down. That being said, we have always prepared ahead, too, mostly because of weather and where we live. Lugging big grocery hauls over ice is no good. I like getting out of the box ideas for my normal midwest winter weather preparedness.

It's amazing to me that individuals will buy the prepared food supply buckets, packets etc. Most of the stuff in the emergency food supply buckets my family wouldn't even eat anyhow. A person is much better off buying what you eat already and eat what you buy.

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White rice keeps longer than brown. Brown rice has oils that will go rancid - Alaska Prepper on You tube shows how to store rice, salt, sugar, dry beans in empty 2 liter Coke bottles.

Maybe a video about how to keep inventory of the food you have so not to forget it . I haven't seen one on that yet.

The walmarts here doesnt have canned ground beef.

Thanks again for the info 👍

I grew up eating SPAM and it is fab fried.. it would be a great long term storage item.. very quick to make.. :o)

Love freeze dried food, dollar general has the bags of fruit for $1.00 a bag. Same identical brand and size $3 at Wal-Mart and Aldi

Red vines!!!! Cherry peel twizzlers are a close second, Swedish fish are awesome too

Mix canned soup or beef stew with rice to beef up a meal

Add berries to oatmeal

Make powdered milk and pour around your tomato plants once a week in the garden to prevent blossom end rot!! Works!!!

Crisco with wicks or candles sunk into them with clay pots over them will heat a room and burn for 72 days.

I would avoid gluten, sugars, high fructose corn syrup, I buy organic applesauce no sugar added.

Just a little tip...if you have an Instant Pot (or other electric pressure cooker) you can cook dried beans without soaking. I make a Cajun Beans and Rice with Andouille Sausage (OMGersh so good) in the IP. 41 minutes, 10 minutes natural release. Beans are perfectly cooked. Happy to share recipe with you to try out. So quick, so easy, so tasty and it makes a boat load to freeze or use for leftovers. I have a family of 5 (6 if oldest is visiting). All boys, all big eaters. They ask for this all the time.

great you like to share your ideas about prepping but you are advertising when things get bad neighbors friends relatives be knocking down your door looking for food

Great video, thank you 😊

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Thank you for the tip in the olive 🫒 oil that can go rancid.😊

I’ve been preparing for the food shortage since 2020😊😅

I really enjoy 😊 your channel and all your information and suggestions and advice ❤

I’m team red vines❤!!!😊

I just had to laugh when I seen the rice tag printed upside down....

I live alone and am disabled so not being prepared when the pandemic started was a huge eye opener.

I've built up a good stock pile now and having those shelf stable items (plus an excess of toilet roll! 😂) is enormously comforting.

Earlier today though my mum discovered my stock pile and had some mocking comments and side eyes. Trying not let it get to me (although it does sting), just trying to remember that having extra food in can only be a good thing.

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I started with the foods I already eat every week, worked out how fast I go through them versus when they expire and then did three months worth of menus based off foods I knew I could get through anyway before they went off. It's actually not that much extra food and cost less than $100 to fill out what I already keep on hand all the time cooking from scratch. You wouldn't look at my pantry and know it's a "prepper" pantry since lots of people buy 5 pound bags of flour and 10 pound bags of rice. I just buy another of the big bulk bags earlier when I know they're getting down to the "emergency" level. I can't stand the taste of ready meals, canned soup or canned vegetables but a normal freezer's worth of frozen veggies will stretch for quite a while since I don't mind beans and lentils for protein. The only thing I'd add to your list is a variety of teas or other drink mixes in the "treat" category. They last forever, brighten up plain water, and a little jolt of warm caffeine makes the bleakest situation look a little better. When life is stressing you out, you want comfort foods and when you're eating a repetitive menu having different drinks each day can give the illusion of more variety. Most comfort food recipes originated in poverty cooking from ingredients that are mostly shelf stable or last a long time. So a great place to start is listing all your favorite comfort foods and working out menus based on them and how long their ingredients can be kept.

Buy a few magnifying 🔎 glasses. Bic lighters are great until they run out of fluid.

I love this video for beginners. I need your advice. I’m on a fixed income. I’m paid once a month ($1,680). What suggestions you have to a beginner prepper in my situation? I live in a small apartment. Please let me know at your earliest convenience. Thank you.👍🤩🙏🏻

Thanks for sharing 🙂👍🏾💜

Food storage is important but do you really need to store such huge amounts?

I was Team Red Twizzlers; Red Vines are too ropey for me.

Berkey is my water backup

Buy in bulk. Place in buckets no more than 6 high for the 5 gallon buckets.

The WWLP newsperson looks like Don Shipman. He used to do the news in the Utica, NY area (where I live). How random.

You are spot on. No mushrooms, can potatoes and peas 😕 agreed...

Buy gallon water instead of single service and save a bunch. You can also refill them if you buy the screw cap gallons and store again.

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Tootsie rolls are a good chocolate for storage. They are shelf stable. They don't melt. They have been used in military MRE's for years. They are also great to keep in the car because they can be eaten summer or winter.

Karos syrup for a sweetener is a long shelf life too

I really like your tips, we are in completely dif situations and dealing with different products things, but I find your tips SUPER helpful. ty saludos desde Costa Rica ps I got so much oatmeal. I have to figure out how to store it long term. I don't have mylar bags or those cool buckets yet.

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Our WM is starting to stock new veggies in micro mini cans at double the price!

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These preppers better have a firearm and ammo for their defense, or they will be looters and thug's kicking down the door and taking their food period.

Watching in March 2022 these prices look cheap

Hi with all the conflict Ukraine and Russia. .I've been panicking .I suffer depressed and anxiety.what canned food lasts the longest ? And what do you think about will there be world war 3

Yes, emergency food storage is definitely important. Great video 🍍

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