I find that I have to remind myself to drink something other than coffee. My day starts with a cup or two of coffee in the morning. If I drive anywhere I have my travel mug with me in the car. Sometimes it's the last thing I drink before bed. Seldom pass up a BOGO on coffee. I have instant coffee, ground coffee, K-cups, reusable K-cups, vacuum sealed coffee, single serving coffee sticks. Yes folks, I am a coffee addict. And "No" and intervention is not welcomed, LOL.
I now keep powdered milk in my kitchen. Since I have been using it, I have not wasted any milk. I talked an older friend of mine into getting some, she wasn't too impressed until she called me about a month later and told me how grateful she was that she had it. We had bad weather (NYS) and she ran out of regular milk. This is just a teeny success story.
Powdered or instant milk is so good for breads and baked goods, puddings, white sauces and that ever-wonderful country gravy! You know how sausage gravy gets too thick and glumpy quickly and you have to add more milk to smooth it back out? It's not so quick to get glumpy made with powdered milk. Yep, it's not great to drink, but it's good for everything else.
At the beginning of "the sickness", I stopped coloring my hair. My best friend and I did it together. OMG! I'm so glad I freed myself from that and the expense!! Heck, I've earned every gray hair I have at 56! I feel like it's a badge of honor now! 5 years ago, I would have never done it. Dawn helps to strip the color off your hair also and doesn't leave it too dry. Follow up with a good conditioner.
Prepping saved me during lockdown here in the UK in 2020. Since 2010 I'd started a habit of buying tins of stewed steak, beans, vegetables and fruit, whenever I shopped I'd over purchase on tins, noodles, spagetti and soups, dried and tinned. I live across the road from a supermarket, when lockdown hit it was crazy and the panic buyers stripped the shelves, I rather enjoyed lockdown to be honest, I had everything to last me months. People call you paranoid for being a prepper ask what they did during lockdown.
I’ve been organizing my bedroom pantry today & I think I have enough canned green beans for 2 years 🙄 I found things I forgot I even bought that was tucked away in food grade buckets 🤷♀️ after working on it for 6 hours I had to walk away for today,
@@suzybailey-koubti8342 we converted one extra bedroom in 2020 into the pantry. We have a 14 cu ft freezer in there as well. I have around 9 shelves and I feel like I’ve run out room to store food.
I have been putting off exactly what you have started. My spare bedroom, turned pantry, has encroached upon two other areas now. The thought of organizing all of my supplies just overwhelms me. I give you a lot of credit for getting started and staying with it for 6 hours.
I told my kids as they went away to college or just moved out on their own that as long as you have a loaf of bread and peanut butter you will always have a meal😊
The question is; How much? To younglings in their early 20's with a child and one on the way a hundred dollars is a lot of money and hard to come by. In that case you save every penny and hope it adds up before it's needed. To older, well healed grandpa and grandma five hundred is doable, even a couple of thousand, but should it be more or are you just hoarding up money that could be used in other categories? It's a dilemma everybody has to work out for themselves.
Having an emergency fund and having a stocked pantry of extra food is even better. You can eat from the pantry and use the grocery money for the emergency, and keep the emergency money in case another emergency comes up.
So far this year, I have made 80 jars of jelly. For each run, 8 jars is 2.75 pounds of sugar. I make them for all the elders, shut-ins, and those who need help in my community. Canning season is just starting. Sugar is going through the roof. Thank you. God Bless and stay safe. EDIT: I need to learn to make Ghee.
Peroxide many uses I clean the windows better then vinegar or glass cleaners , even if you only use liquid shower soap buy 12 bars of soap and put it away for later if you don't need it pass it out later to the needy they can't buy soap with food stamps Take a calculator and if store does have price per ounce do the math big items are not alway cheaper
I'm doing a 365 pounds challenge this year. I make sure I can aprox 30 pounds of food each month. Each month I'm buying a rice or pasta, peanut butter, can chili, a seasoning, and sweetener. Almost every month I do a Thrive Life delivery order. Also, water glass two 1/2 gallons of eggs each month. We're back filling right now. I really stacked to the rafters in 2022. Thanks Jinne for the list. Remember ya'll to Pray, Plan, Prep
I need to ask you, how long does unopened Peanut Butter last for you, before it goes rancid? Here in the Southeast, warm summer kitchens/pantrys don't do it any favors.
@@lilblackduc7312 there's just my husband and myself here. I buy 2 peanut butters a month; one for us and one for the pantry. They are the smaller sizes because we're in the same boat as you. Unopened peanut butter in my dark pantry closet go at least 1yr past Best Buy date. I prep between 12 and 18 jars. I do have cans of peanut butter powder from Augason farms.
@@lynnlamont3485 Good advice! I've got some. I understand it's more palatable if you reconstitute it with a little butter? I'm saving mine for 'doomsday'. (I'm guessing as I go, here)
I ate peanut butter that was at least 47 years old and it was fine. 1974 Marine Corps boot camp in Paris Island, South Carolina. The oil had separated and had to be stirred up a lot until is was creamy again. We ate C-rations from World War II.
Another great reason to have a stocked pantry is ability to help others. My friend lost her job at the same time her husband had a medical relapse. She had used up her stockpile after about 3 months but her new job wasn't going to pay for 30 days. They were down to beans and oatmeal and nothing to make them taste good. I was able to go through my stockpile and give her 6 bags of groceries so she could make those 2 items taste better, make bread, tortillas and pancakes, have some veggies, cornbread and so much more. And really, those 6 bags barely made a dent in my pantry but made the world of difference in hers.
We have used one for years!! It's either that or a pour over. We love them both. We switched about 15 years ago when the coffee pot was smelling like burned plastic everytime it made coffee. That was enough for us.
You will definitely thank yourself later. We got hit by a bad storm and the power was out for 5 days. Being able to start my morning with that cup of coffee kept me in my norm.
In 1970 we got food from the government n we loved the canned turkey! I made gravy from bacon drippings n simmered the turkey in it n served it over the rice also provided. So grateful! 🙏😇😍
I pretty much do the same. But just 2 weeks ago, my son's trucks transmission went out (he just moved in with us). We're still eating out of our pantry until we get leveled off, cash wise. But no one is suffering because of it ❤ we eat well. Another thing I buy every few weeks is a bottle or 2 of Dawn dish soap at dollar tree.
Tell your son to make sure there wasn't some kind of recall on his transmission. Nissans, especially, are bad with transmissions. Maybe some of the cost might be covered.
We bought our son a car the day before Easter. Drove six hours each way to get it. Six days later a nitwit ran a red light and totaled it. My husband was quick to remind me that he had ‘prepped’ by keeping an extra car and an extra truck around. I guess he gets partial credit.
@@flakathy890 thank you for your concern! He’s recovering from a concussion, a pinched nerve and a lot of body aches but it could have been so much worse. We are very grateful.
Peanut butter cookies recipe without flour. They are awesome! 1 cup peanut butter I cup sugar 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla Mix it all up, roll in to small balls, use a fork to flatten and bake at 350°. I'm thinking bake for 8 minutes, but it may be longer. It's been a while since I made them lol I like it bc you get a sweet treat and saves on your flour 😊
@@socalautisticman1975 I have no idea. Experiment I guess, but I liked that I didn't have to use flour. I was given the recipe years ago by an elderly customer of my bakery that I had then. I made quite a bit of money from them bc they were so good!! Very quick and easy to make!
@@loisyoung4662 Whole wheat is OK (healthwise).I'd say,just enough to assure the structure of the resulting substance of the batch outcome because otherwise without sugar the resulting substance of each cookie won't hold evenly unless just enough flour to keep the intact structure of each cookie🍪without the need of sugar My guess... I only went 2 months to a pastry chef class AND I was up to 215 pounds went down to roughly 200 working out 💪but my current ever keeping 170 pounds was achieved mainly by watching my sugar intake plus lifestyle of exercizes
Great content and list. We had a unexpected auto bill and we are so grateful that we have our prepps because we didn't have to pay for groceries and allowed us to pay for the repairs.
I just keep a running list for ALDI, Costco and Walmart. I only go to Walmart about every 3 months. Anytime I pull something from my extended pantry it goes on the appropriate list.
My well stocked pantry was a blessing during the texas ice storm a few years ago. We had a nice variety of teas, coffees and hot cocoa to drink all day and keep warm with no power for a week. Plus the food i could quickly warm on my stove. Disposable dishes to use with no water.
Looking at your picture at the beginning, was a great reminder to stock up on lamp oil and wicks. I’ve got 2 Hurricane lamps I’ve had for years, comes in quite handy at night if the power is out, better than candles.
The food being targeted right now is rice. So at this point if you are a rice eater like I am you need to really be stocking up on that before they stopped people from producing it.
I usually buy toilet paper, soap, toothpaste, feminine products every single month, in addition to canned foods, nuts, and some kind of sweet treat, like a pack of cookies or small boxes or bags of candy.
Canned greens. Doesn't matter what kind. Collards, turnip, or mixed. I'll grab one of two cans, of whatever happens to be in front, every time I go to the grocery store. It's worked out that my store's rotation matches my own.
I saw on a small channel the lady hadn't posted in months, updated and said things got bad, husband lost his job, car had to be fixed ($5k) she got pregnant with 4th baby and they ate out of their pantry just buying fruit,veg,milk etc. She said they just bought $50 a month and she's now even more determined to stock up even more!
Bags of 15 bean soup and 2 cans of bean with bacon to add to it. I try to make a complete meal each time I buy for pantry. If I buy canned chicken I also get 1 can cream of chicken, bullion and a bag of egg noodles for example. I've bought as I could like 10 cans tuna at once and that's it. Now that I have a good variety of stocked up I try the 1 or 2 meal purchases at a time. I'd hate to have a bunch of potatoes with nothing to season them or add to them.
I watch sale papers and buy things when they are on sale! Saved 73 dollars one week. 70 the next, we don’t eat like we use too. We are empty nesters. Getting old don’t need as much food. Still buy sale items for my kids and grandkids.
If you’re on a well that runs on electricity, make sure you have an extra pressure switch on hand. Mine fried and I was suddenly without running water. Thankfully the Mom and Pop hardware store had some. I went ahead and bought 2 extras bcz she told me they are starting to have a problem getting them in.
A manual can opener is essential for times when the electricity goes out. Don’t need to include this item on list of items to Replenish monthly, of course.
We rely on wood heat. I have made it routine to start getting the next year's load of 6 chords in by August. If September rolls around and I have a little flexible $$, I get more. So far, I haven't been able to get more than 1 chord extra but I am hoping this year to get 8 total... as long as work holds out. The last 3 years, my 1 extra chord of wood has been used to keep an elderly couple from freezing, a single mom's house warm for 2 months, and another elderly couple warm until they could get a delivery. I am thankful I had it to spare.
Milk in the freezer is a must at our house. Bags of flour, oats, can goods, rice, can meats, bacon, peanut butter we are stocked up on, oils like avocado & olive, & seasonings. My husband keeps bees so never a shortage of sweetener. We buy tea & coffee frequently. Thanks, Jinne.
@@mydogeatsjeans7216 I freeze the milk in small drink bottles 16 oz hard plastic ones. Perfect size.just take out of freezer and put in frig and the next day you have thawed out milk to use.
Frozen milk brings back memories. My mom would buy quite a few gallons at the commissary and freeze them. I didn't care for it. It always separated in the jug...lol...the things we remember 😊
Thank you for your video. I was just poking around down in the deep dark decanting a whack of Soy sauce from plastic bottles into one gallon glass jugs. I've lost track of how many gallons of Soy Sauce I have. True story. Have you noticed the price of Soy Sauce these days? Man oh man, ... I took a Mylar bag of Coffee Beans out this morning to see how they were holding out after three years in storage. I'm pleased to report that there's nothing wrong with the coffee at all. I'm still buying all the quality discounted Coffee beans I can find. As long as it isn't dark roast, I'm buying. I'm also into my oldest ground coffee. Some Metal cans I bought discounted for $2 and sealed with Mylar, again, at least three years old. I don't find a thing wrong with that stuff either. Mind you, it's stored in a cool, dark, and dry environment. I looked at a couple of experiments I have on the go. Like the three year old unopened cream cheese. I didn't open it but it didn't look no different from when I stashed the stuff. I may have to pick up a whack of that cream cheese if it keeps as good as it's keeping. I'll open a tub soon and decide then. As soon as it becomes difficult to obtain goods I'm planning on stashing a good bit of my preps away from the base I have here. Can't be too careful and I don't trust the authority not to come calling to take everything for the good of the collective. The sales are no longer sales these days so I'm just cruising the discount bins and shelves. Doing well there too. I'm loving those 50% off stickers. Keep up the great work and good luck.
I have stored food, etc. in several areas of my home. I recently got some bed risers. You just put them under your bed so that they add extra height under the legs. I then bought low storage containers with lides that slide under your bed with wheels. You would be surprised how much you can put in them.
You could add number 11 : Oats & oatmeal cuz oats are one of those super long lasting especially in mylar bags though all you named what could be stored in mylar bags you should do it 😎
This is not something I purchase every month but just want to mention peanut oil. It can take a high temp and does not impart a peanut taste it's actually a very light oil. If you don't have peanut allergies i highly recommend it.
Great list! I haven't heard anybody mention stocking up on stationery: notebooks, notebook paper, notepads, sticky notes, pens, pencils, erasers, extra leads, glue, scissors, construction paper, colored pencils, etc. I write lists and journal a lot! And I'm always using them, so I have to keep replacing them in my stash. I found a new favorite seasoning at the Dollar Tree a couple days ago: Colonna Cilantro Lime Seasoning. We like it a lot, and the list of ingredients seems pretty clean-- nothing I can't pronounce.
I totally do this! I have a big stack of journals. I use about 4 a year. Notebooks, pens, sharpies, tape, staples. Sometimes I find this stuff at thrift stores cheap, folders...
I agree with you, prepping needs to include all aspects of life, not just food. I also love my non-fiction books, but need to sort them out, especially cook books. Will sell at a used bookstore and use the money to buy useful items. I also bought items to make a DIY hydtoponic set- up that can be used outside, or in the garage, with grow-lights bought on sale a few months ago.
Good list. I also like to stock up on labels, permanent markers, & all kinds of tape: package, freezer, masking, paint, duct, electrical, clear, & invisible. Also zip lock baggies of all sizes, plastic shoeboxes & bins, & food safe & regular buckets with lids
Great List, Jinne! I'm sharing with a friend just starting her preparedness journey! We hit a killer estate sale today. Hubby got all sorts of tools & fasteners. I got some medical supplies, but my best was 15 lbs of beans & pearl barley for $5. Blessings from NW Florida!
Cook up some of those beans soon. Beans get so they won't soften while cooking in not too many years. You don't want to store beans that are already past their prime. Pinto beans are the worst culprit. Old beans are still edible, and still have MOST of their nutrients. You just can't eat gravel. You can grind them up to add as thickeners to stews and soups, or extender in meatloaf and burgers.
Canned meats, tuna fish, sardines. They have protein and omega three fats for the brain. Mostly canned or preserved fruits; mostly peaches. Powdered milk, powdered foods of any kind. Water filters and metal water containers that are approved to contain and keep water.
Made beef stew last month. I didn’t have any carrots, so I got a can of them from my basement pantry. We also got an upright freezer over two years ago. We never sold our side by side refrigerator/freezer when we bought an overhead freezer/refrigerator. It comes in very handy.
Make a double ot triple batch of foods have containers all sizes freez single size for quick lunch family size when you don't want to cook thaw heat eat . I make 2 gallons of vegetable soup freeze 2 person size fast easy . When to long in fridge I mash it all put the cats fight over the soup 😊
Vitamin C Shine from Celestial Seasons is a great one to buy to use when your not feeling well, or tummy troubles, I take a cup when I start running dowm by the next morning I'm usually feeling better ❤😊
I changed to drinking freezed dried instant coffee a while back, and now have at least 4 years worth. I have a regular pantry, but have changed the smallest bedroom in the house to a long term pantry, too, and add to it every month. I keep a mini fridge, that has a small freezer, (also have a small chest freezer) in my pole barn, so I have a backup for the big fridge, should it stop working, and multiple power stations (5) that can each run any of my appliances.
I suggest you stock your medicine cabinet with OTC drugs like Asprin ,cold syrup, lozenges, eye drops , nasal spray , antibiotic ointment,ear drops , Mouthwash, tooth ach jel ,Iodine, Radiation pills , anything you might use , just in case , you know what you use , stock accordingly , aspirin,Tylenol and Ibuprofen work better for different pains , have all 3 , antacids and kayopectate , you don’t have to have anymore the 1 or 2 on hand , but when you need it , it’s great to have it
My parents passed recently and luckily my mom left life insurance I'll be able to fall back on. Since I wasn't able to focus on stocking for last 9 months I'm a little behind on my stock. My biggest worry now is when I go back I won't be able to find a small homestead in my area and get started before the fall.
I love the canned chicken. Hellmann’s and some pepper on a slice of bread with lettuce, on a wrap or crackers. I’m getting a block of Poland Spring every week. It’s $4.89 at our local Market Basket and I’m feeling better about water in general. I did eat the ready to go pasta fro the Dollar Store but it gave me so much gas, I just can’t do that again. A case of soup every month.
I also add additional spaghetti sauce, salsa, extra ketchup, Tomato products. I opened up jarred spaghetti sauce that was 4 years old and it was delicious. I have opened a bad one before. I opened, no mold, smelled alittle different, finger tasted and it stung my tongue alittle. It went in the trash. Also, extra butter and hard block or shredded cheese to throw in the freezer.
coconut oil: it is multipurpose: can be used for toothpaste, body soap, face soap, you can condition your hair once a week, you can cook with it, just melt it to oil, like honey it will also coat your stomach.
A box of instant coffee packets, a dry creamer (for me sugar-free), canned meats, peanut butter, cooking oil, butter, pasta, instant drink mix pouches to keep it full, a bag of beans these are all on my list every month. I did get some chef boyardee cans today and a couple cans of soup to keep the shelf full. Each month I get a package of batteries to put back so that there are always AA's, AAA's, 9 Volts and the little disk batteries. One package is good to grab and put it in the back of the stock. I get the matches, and when I am out and run across them in the checkout lanes I pick up a pack of lighters. I know that you can eat foods out of the cans, but an easy way if you can time is to save up on black garbage bags and use them outdoors or in your vehicle to heat up your cans to eat them. I know this works as my trucker has been away and has had to do this to heat up food. His microwave in his truck went down and he put the food in the bag put it up on the dash and let it heat up while he was driving. I use the lentils in my soups as extra protien, usually a third of a cup to cook into my soups and they are flavored more with the rest of the stock in it and some seasonings. The DT has the salt and pepper packs there so I grab one of them to add to the house or go bags. They are nice to have even if there is no other seasonings around salt and pepper will work.
Can you say how you store your batteries, to last long term in storage. I'm afraid to stock up being so expensive. Don't want that to go to waste. Is there any special container or such??? Thanks!
@dawn1913 Batteries are good up to ten years. If you buy the better ones, the cheaper ones are good for up to a couple of years. I used to store then in the freezer but I really didn't see a difference.
My old car is stuffed and needs thousands of$ worth of repairs but I'm prepping weekly and trying to nurse the car to keep going as the $ can't go both ways on a single income. I'm in Australia and things are going up in cost. We are going into winter but told summer for the next few yrs will be a heat never experienced before here.
I recently started buying dried buttermilk, we like buttermilk biscuits, pancakes, waffles...and it's nice to not have to be concerned with having fresh buttermilk. I can make what i want, when i want.
I have a large food stock, but realized one day I needed things like bandaids, hydrogen peroxide, etc , for wounds: also needed aspirin, ibupropen and medical supplies like stretch wraps for sprains. So I spent some time making an extensive medical kit.
I bake my own bread in my bread machine, so I like to keep a good supply of flour and yeast in my pantry. I've also started stocking up on cans of B & M brown bread so I will have bread if there is ever a power outage and I can't bake my own.
I make my own bread also, but I keep about a year supply of packaged flour tortillas in my freezer. They can be used the same way you might use bread for. If or some weird reason you have no way to warm them up...they are safe to eat right out of the package.
I keep hearing of possible power outages, done on purpose. Think about solar, gasoline or propane generators so you can still run your refrigerator, a/c, etc. Also, I have purchased freeze dried butter, eggs, heavy cream, etc in case we can’t get dairy or can’t refrigerate what dairy we have.
I get canned chili, beef stew, "Beefaroni", etc. To make the beef stew go further, I get a can of cooked diced potatoes and peas and carrots and mix 1 can each together. For sweetener, I've started using honey. It's expensive, but I think it's healthier.
Hello Jinne, I wanted to share with you something I've done. I've browned hamburger and added it to canned spaghetti sauce and canned that together. Chili, vegetable beef soup, chicken vegetable soup, and I've canned some beef stew in pint jars for my own MRE'S. I've canned my own beanie weenie.
I love the beanie weinie idea! My 88 yo Dad love it, but oh my gosh! $1.79 for a tiny can! I'm going to google for time to pressure can, but I'm so doing this!!!
@@dianedusendang8358 I found it somewhere on the internet and used both Vienna sausage and sliced hot dogs. I put it in pint jars because even I have my limits. 😃 I'm glad that I could help and I hope your father enjoys it. That's one thing that I admit I haven't looked for in the stores lately but WOW! $1.79 per little can! That's nuts. I don't blame you for backing away from buying those. I hope he enjoys it. Blessings...
@@prepperpatti-rc3nl hi Patti, I do mine in pint jars so the time would be for 75 minutes. If you do your's in quarts, it would be for 90 minutes. All you really need to do is cook your pasta! Or, you can make it stretch by turning it into making sloppy Joe's! Either way it's a really easy meal.
If, or I should say when, we have another “Carrington Event” that stockpile will come in VERY handy. I’m fixated on peanut butter at the moment. I buy the natural stuff without the hydrogenated oils so have to cycle through it fairly quickly. In addition to homemade ghee, I bought a lot of coconut oil as it doesn’t go rancid for a long time, and, unlike vegetable oil, it is good for you. We have a gas barbecue with a burner, to make it easier to cook meals…for as long as the gas lasts. Then will have to crack open the briquettes. And coffee. Yes, lots of that!!
Home canned meals, dehydrated meals & prep items for meals, flour &/or wheat berries, herbs, and don't forget to stock up on medicinal items including bandages, ointments, etc... my mind is ticking off items a mile a minute, I'm going to have to write these down now. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with all of us. Blessing to you always. (Edit: Also, don't forget that when you make rice, pasta, or mashed potatoes... and you end up with more than your family can eat... dehydrate the leftovers rather than throw them away. You'll be glad you did in a grid-down situation. Example: Instant rice, potato powder, pre-cooked pasta, etc., they really do help.
Having a pantry full of food is better than money in the bank!
Totally agree
I find that I have to remind myself to drink something other than coffee. My day starts with a cup or two of coffee in the morning. If I drive anywhere I have my travel mug with me in the car. Sometimes it's the last thing I drink before bed. Seldom pass up a BOGO on coffee. I have instant coffee, ground coffee, K-cups, reusable K-cups, vacuum sealed coffee, single serving coffee sticks. Yes folks, I am a coffee addict. And "No" and intervention is not welcomed, LOL.
I now keep powdered milk in my kitchen. Since I have been using it, I have not wasted any milk. I talked an older friend of mine into getting some, she wasn't too impressed until she called me about a month later and told me how grateful she was that she had it. We had bad weather (NYS) and she ran out of regular milk. This is just a teeny success story.
I live alone and don't drink milk. I keep powdered milk in the cupboard to use in the 1-2 recipes I make regularly that call for it. Works great.
AlaskaGranny recommends the Nido fortificada dry milk powder. It is whole milk and she says it is very good tasting.
Powdered or instant milk is so good for breads and baked goods, puddings, white sauces and that ever-wonderful country gravy! You know how sausage gravy gets too thick and glumpy quickly and you have to add more milk to smooth it back out? It's not so quick to get glumpy made with powdered milk. Yep, it's not great to drink, but it's good for everything else.
CARNATION EVAPORATED IS BEST SO RICH IT MAKES RECIPES GO FURTHER AS U ONLY NEED HALF
The pantryI has saved me when I got injured at work and was off 8 months.
Dawn dish soap. It works on dishes, babies, wildlife, laundry, and is really not a bad shampoo. Multipurpose.
At the beginning of "the sickness", I stopped coloring my hair. My best friend and I did it together. OMG! I'm so glad I freed myself from that and the expense!! Heck, I've earned every gray hair I have at 56! I feel like it's a badge of honor now! 5 years ago, I would have never done it. Dawn helps to strip the color off your hair also and doesn't leave it too dry. Follow up with a good conditioner.
Dawn has PEG= polyethylene glycol. I am switching to Bronners.
I'm allergic to anything Coconut including Palm oil my Dr told me to use Dawn as my shampoo and I love it
@@cd3zinctonic130 Polyethylene glycol is what they give you to prepare for a colonoscopy. It is a laxative.
Dawn is toxic, do not use on babies.
It’s good to have a couple extra can openers!
I always buy a few extra cans of dog food each month.
I buy frozen veggies and dehydrate….lasts longer, takes up less space. Cans too when they get old….can fit 9 cans dried into one qt jar.
Prepping saved me during lockdown here in the UK in 2020. Since 2010 I'd started a habit of buying tins of stewed steak, beans, vegetables and fruit, whenever I shopped I'd over purchase on tins, noodles, spagetti and soups, dried and tinned. I live across the road from a supermarket, when lockdown hit it was crazy and the panic buyers stripped the shelves, I rather enjoyed lockdown to be honest, I had everything to last me months. People call you paranoid for being a prepper ask what they did during lockdown.
I’ve been organizing my bedroom pantry today & I think I have enough canned green beans for 2 years 🙄 I found things I forgot I even bought that was tucked away in food grade buckets 🤷♀️ after working on it for 6 hours I had to walk away for today,
I’m starting tomorrow in my spare bedroom where items have been put for 8 months. Yikes! 😂
@@suzybailey-koubti8342 we converted one extra bedroom in 2020 into the pantry. We have a 14 cu ft freezer in there as well. I have around 9 shelves and I feel like I’ve run out room to store food.
Not the most fun activity, but your future self will be so thankful that your present self is doing this!
I have been putting off exactly what you have started. My spare bedroom, turned pantry, has encroached upon two other areas now. The thought of organizing all of my supplies just overwhelms me. I give you a lot of credit for getting started and staying with it for 6 hours.
@@tigerguitara I made beef and noodles out of my pressure canned chuck roast last night.
I told my kids as they went away to college or just moved out on their own that as long as you have a loaf of bread and peanut butter you will always have a meal😊
Two words. Emergency fund! You should never have to spend the grocery budget on unexpected repairs. Expect them!
The question is; How much? To younglings in their early 20's with a child and one on the way a hundred dollars is a lot of money and hard to come by. In that case you save every penny and hope it adds up before it's needed. To older, well healed grandpa and grandma five hundred is doable, even a couple of thousand, but should it be more or are you just hoarding up money that could be used in other categories? It's a dilemma everybody has to work out for themselves.
I always get $5.00 cash back. Put it in my sock drawer. Had and extra $500.00 last year
@@stuartroberts5629 Good going! Did you put that back in your sock drawer, or did you spend it and start over? If so, bad boy! lol
Christmas money!
Having an emergency fund and having a stocked pantry of extra food is even better. You can eat from the pantry and use the grocery money for the emergency, and keep the emergency money in case another emergency comes up.
Did anyone else think that matches would be top of the list? 😂😂
So far this year, I have made 80 jars of jelly. For each run, 8 jars is 2.75 pounds of sugar. I make them for all the elders, shut-ins, and those who need help in my community. Canning season is just starting. Sugar is going through the roof. Thank you. God Bless and stay safe. EDIT: I need to learn to make Ghee.
Joey Hardin look up RoseRed Homestead that Woman with a gadget she has some good video's on making Ghee cheers
Joey Hardin this is the video that i used for making ghee after finding this i never had a problem again hope this helps cheers
Bless you❤
I wish you were my neighbor. I’d be your best customer. Your neighbors and friends are blessed with your kindness. 💗
@@wasnevernurseratched439 I'll give this a try
Foil you can wrap food in it and cook it in your fireplace. We did that when the electric went out in snow meggedon her in texas
Cleaning supplies dish soap laundry soap,comet ,sos pads, rags anything you use to clean
Peroxide many uses I clean the windows better then vinegar or glass cleaners , even if you only use liquid shower soap buy 12 bars of soap and put it away for later if you don't need it pass it out later to the needy they can't buy soap with food stamps
Take a calculator and if store does have price per ounce do the math big items are not alway cheaper
I am stocking up on honey and molasses as well
I bought the honey powder #10 can from Augason Farms three years ago and decided to open one can and mix some. It is delicious! ❤
@@suzybailey-koubti8342 oh good.. I bought a can a while back and I was wondering about that
@@suzybailey-koubti8342 thank u
Yes I need some molasses!
I understand sometimes money gets tight , I'm on social security , I try to get stuff every month , thanks Jinne
I stock up when I find a good sale. I garden so I do a lot of canning.
I'm doing a 365 pounds challenge this year. I make sure I can aprox 30 pounds of food each month. Each month I'm buying a rice or pasta, peanut butter, can chili, a seasoning, and sweetener. Almost every month I do a Thrive Life delivery order. Also, water glass two 1/2 gallons of eggs each month. We're back filling right now. I really stacked to the rafters in 2022.
Thanks Jinne for the list.
Remember ya'll to Pray, Plan, Prep
I need to ask you, how long does unopened Peanut Butter last for you, before it goes rancid? Here in the Southeast, warm summer kitchens/pantrys don't do it any favors.
@@lilblackduc7312 there's just my husband and myself here. I buy 2 peanut butters a month; one for us and one for the pantry. They are the smaller sizes because we're in the same boat as you. Unopened peanut butter in my dark pantry closet go at least 1yr past Best Buy date. I prep between 12 and 18 jars. I do have cans of peanut butter powder from Augason farms.
@@lilblackduc7312 Try peanut butter powder. It lasts longer.
@@lynnlamont3485 Good advice! I've got some. I understand it's more palatable if you reconstitute it with a little butter? I'm saving mine for 'doomsday'. (I'm guessing as I go, here)
I ate peanut butter that was at least 47 years old and it was fine. 1974 Marine Corps boot camp in Paris Island, South Carolina. The oil had separated and had to be stirred up a lot until is was creamy again. We ate C-rations from World War II.
Every time I see one of your videos pop up, it puts a big smile on my face!!😊
Me also! 😊
I have my back up solar battery so I never have to drink instant coffee ☕️ 🤣 I’m a coffee snob
Preach!!! My solar even saved the ice cream when we were without power for 5 days. But I did use my french press for the coffee.
Another great reason to have a stocked pantry is ability to help others. My friend lost her job at the same time her husband had a medical relapse. She had used up her stockpile after about 3 months but her new job wasn't going to pay for 30 days. They were down to beans and oatmeal and nothing to make them taste good. I was able to go through my stockpile and give her 6 bags of groceries so she could make those 2 items taste better, make bread, tortillas and pancakes, have some veggies, cornbread and so much more. And really, those 6 bags barely made a dent in my pantry but made the world of difference in hers.
I purchased a coffee french press for when the power is out, just have to heat the water.
We have used one for years!! It's either that or a pour over. We love them both. We switched about 15 years ago when the coffee pot was smelling like burned plastic everytime it made coffee. That was enough for us.
I have 2 French presses usually both in use daily. They don't leave a bitter taste in my cold brew coffee or tea.
You will definitely thank yourself later. We got hit by a bad storm and the power was out for 5 days. Being able to start my morning with that cup of coffee kept me in my norm.
In 1970 we got food from the government n we loved the canned turkey! I made gravy from bacon drippings n simmered the turkey in it n served it over the rice also provided. So grateful! 🙏😇😍
I pretty much do the same. But just 2 weeks ago, my son's trucks transmission went out (he just moved in with us). We're still eating out of our pantry until we get leveled off, cash wise. But no one is suffering because of it ❤ we eat well.
Another thing I buy every few weeks is a bottle or 2 of Dawn dish soap at dollar tree.
Tell your son to make sure there wasn't some kind of recall on his transmission. Nissans, especially, are bad with transmissions. Maybe some of the cost might be covered.
We bought our son a car the day before Easter. Drove six hours each way to get it. Six days later a nitwit ran a red light and totaled it. My husband was quick to remind me that he had ‘prepped’ by keeping an extra car and an extra truck around. I guess he gets partial credit.
@@susans9491 I hope your son didn't get injured.
@@flakathy890 thank you for your concern! He’s recovering from a concussion, a pinched nerve and a lot of body aches but it could have been so much worse. We are very grateful.
@@susans9491 Your son's welfare was the first thing I thought of when you said his care was totaled. I'm glad his injuries weren't any worse.
Peanut butter cookies recipe without flour. They are awesome!
1 cup peanut butter
I cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
Mix it all up, roll in to small balls, use a fork to flatten and bake at 350°. I'm thinking bake for 8 minutes, but it may be longer. It's been a while since I made them lol
I like it bc you get a sweet treat and saves on your flour 😊
Thank you. Good idea. God bless.
Thank you!
oh yeah ,you talking sis😎
Could we substitute the sugar for honey,agave or stevia and use whole wheat flour ?
@@socalautisticman1975 I have no idea. Experiment I guess, but I liked that I didn't have to use flour. I was given the recipe years ago by an elderly customer of my bakery that I had then. I made quite a bit of money from them bc they were so good!! Very quick and easy to make!
@@loisyoung4662 Whole wheat is OK (healthwise).I'd say,just enough to assure the structure of the resulting substance of the batch outcome because otherwise without sugar the resulting substance of each cookie won't hold evenly unless just enough flour to keep the intact structure of each cookie🍪without the need of sugar
My guess... I only went 2 months to a pastry chef class AND I was up to 215 pounds went down to roughly 200 working out 💪but my current ever keeping 170 pounds was achieved mainly by watching my sugar intake plus lifestyle of exercizes
Great content and list. We had a unexpected auto bill and we are so grateful that we have our prepps because we didn't have to pay for groceries and allowed us to pay for the repairs.
I just keep a running list for ALDI, Costco and Walmart. I only go to Walmart about every 3 months. Anytime I pull something from my extended pantry it goes on the appropriate list.
My well stocked pantry was a blessing during the texas ice storm a few years ago. We had a nice variety of teas, coffees and hot cocoa to drink all day and keep warm with no power for a week. Plus the food i could quickly warm on my stove. Disposable dishes to use with no water.
Looking at your picture at the beginning, was a great reminder to stock up on lamp oil and wicks. I’ve got 2 Hurricane lamps I’ve had for years, comes in quite handy at night if the power is out, better than candles.
I always try to buy extra canned meat and butter.
The food being targeted right now is rice. So at this point if you are a rice eater like I am you need to really be stocking up on that before they stopped people from producing it.
I usually buy toilet paper, soap, toothpaste, feminine products every single month, in addition to canned foods, nuts, and some kind of sweet treat, like a pack of cookies or small boxes or bags of candy.
One of my personal favorite prepper pantry items is... homade ghee. ❤
Canned greens. Doesn't matter what kind. Collards, turnip, or mixed. I'll grab one of two cans, of whatever happens to be in front, every time I go to the grocery store. It's worked out that my store's rotation matches my own.
Mine is beans of some sort…whether it be dry, canned, or in a soup. So versatile.
Made split pea and ham soup today. Yummy
I pick up 2 cartons of shelf stable milk every month. It’s saved me during power outages and when I simply didn’t have time to go to the grocery.
I saw on a small channel the lady hadn't posted in months, updated and said things got bad, husband lost his job, car had to be fixed ($5k) she got pregnant with 4th baby and they ate out of their pantry just buying fruit,veg,milk etc. She said they just bought $50 a month and she's now even more determined to stock up even more!
I saw that one too! My husbands grandmother said she always had a stash just in case…
I watched that. The prep actually saved that family from ruin . ❤
coffee. COFFEE. Coffee. cOfFeE. coffee. COFFEE. Coffee. CoFfEe. WITHOUT IT= . Oh yes. Coffee. Every Month.
😂Same here. Couldn't make it w/o coffee and TP😂
Bags of 15 bean soup and 2 cans of bean with bacon to add to it. I try to make a complete meal each time I buy for pantry. If I buy canned chicken I also get 1 can cream of chicken, bullion and a bag of egg noodles for example. I've bought as I could like 10 cans tuna at once and that's it. Now that I have a good variety of stocked up I try the 1 or 2 meal purchases at a time. I'd hate to have a bunch of potatoes with nothing to season them or add to them.
I watch sale papers and buy things when they are on sale! Saved 73 dollars one week. 70 the next, we don’t eat like we use too. We are empty nesters. Getting old don’t need as much food. Still buy sale items for my kids and grandkids.
great list. definitely appreciated.
watch the full video for details.
1. sweeteners
2. seasonings
3. peanut butter
4. canned/freeze dried meat
5. canned/f.d. fruits & vegetables
6. instant meals
7. cereals & crackers
8. rice, pasta, beans, lentils
9. coffee, tea, water flavoring
10. oils & fats
also remember non-food items:
ziploc bags - divide bulk purchases
baking sheets/foils - cook
storage containers - leftovers/share
markers/labels - exp/best buy dates
disposable plates/cups/utensils - conserve water
there's always more, but start with a little at a time.
If you’re on a well that runs on electricity, make sure you have an extra pressure switch on hand. Mine fried and I was suddenly without running water. Thankfully the Mom and Pop hardware store had some. I went ahead and bought 2 extras bcz she told me they are starting to have a problem getting them in.
I like to stock up on packages of instant potatoes. You can do a lot with those.
Just be sure it's JUST the potatoes. None with butter/ sour cream, etc. They'll go rancid at some point. Just thought I'd remind us all. God bless. 🙏
Liquid smoke is so tasty, and great for your shelf. I consider it a type of seasoning.
A manual can opener is essential for times when the electricity goes out. Don’t need to include this item on list of items to Replenish monthly, of course.
And begin stocking firewood for next year!!
We rely on wood heat. I have made it routine to start getting the next year's load of 6 chords in by August. If September rolls around and I have a little flexible $$, I get more. So far, I haven't been able to get more than 1 chord extra but I am hoping this year to get 8 total... as long as work holds out.
The last 3 years, my 1 extra chord of wood has been used to keep an elderly couple from freezing, a single mom's house warm for 2 months, and another elderly couple warm until they could get a delivery. I am thankful I had it to spare.
@@mom24boybarians God bless you. I use wood, too. I'd freeze without it.
Milk in the freezer is a must at our house. Bags of flour, oats, can goods, rice, can meats, bacon, peanut butter we are stocked up on, oils like avocado & olive, & seasonings.
My husband keeps bees so never a shortage of sweetener.
We buy tea & coffee frequently.
Thanks, Jinne.
Bought milk today for freezer. Kroger’s had half gallon for .99
Thank you for reminding me. I have a bag of milk about to expire. I'm gonna put it in ice cube trays to freeze, then in freezer bags for ☕
@@mydogeatsjeans7216 I freeze the milk in small drink bottles 16 oz hard plastic ones. Perfect size.just take out of freezer and put in frig and the next day you have thawed out milk to use.
Frozen milk brings back memories. My mom would buy quite a few gallons at the commissary and freeze them. I didn't care for it. It always separated in the jug...lol...the things we remember 😊
@@loisyoung4662 if you freeze milk in small bottles (16 oz) a put in frig to thaw. Then shake the bottle it all mixes back
Crackers vacuum seal well. Put hole in cracker pack, then seal in vacuum bag. Lasts long time
Having a cup of coffee and canning some chicken while I watch! ☕❤ Wonderful info....thank you so much!
Thank you for your video.
I was just poking around down in the deep dark decanting a whack of Soy sauce from plastic bottles into one gallon glass jugs. I've lost track of how many gallons of Soy Sauce I have. True story.
Have you noticed the price of Soy Sauce these days? Man oh man, ...
I took a Mylar bag of Coffee Beans out this morning to see how they were holding out after three years in storage. I'm pleased to report that there's nothing wrong with the coffee at all.
I'm still buying all the quality discounted Coffee beans I can find. As long as it isn't dark roast, I'm buying.
I'm also into my oldest ground coffee. Some Metal cans I bought discounted for $2 and sealed with Mylar, again, at least three years old. I don't find a thing wrong with that stuff either.
Mind you, it's stored in a cool, dark, and dry environment.
I looked at a couple of experiments I have on the go. Like the three year old unopened cream cheese. I didn't open it but it didn't look no different from when I stashed the stuff.
I may have to pick up a whack of that cream cheese if it keeps as good as it's keeping. I'll open a tub soon and decide then.
As soon as it becomes difficult to obtain goods I'm planning on stashing a good bit of my preps away from the base I have here. Can't be too careful and I don't trust the authority not to come calling to take everything for the good of the collective.
The sales are no longer sales these days so I'm just cruising the discount bins and shelves. Doing well there too. I'm loving those 50% off stickers.
Keep up the great work and good luck.
I have stored food, etc. in several areas of my home. I recently got some bed risers. You just put them under your bed so that they add extra height under the legs. I then bought low storage containers with lides that slide under your bed with wheels. You would be surprised how much you can put in them.
You could add number 11 : Oats & oatmeal cuz oats are one of those super long lasting especially in mylar bags though all you named what could be stored in mylar bags you should do it 😎
Dish soap, laundry detergent, heirloom seeds, personal hygiene stuff (deodorant, etc.)
Salt, sugar, seasonings, teabags, lb box of lard ( $1.68), grated parmesan in the jar ( Walmart), bottle of bleach tablets .
Hi Jinnie...good video.
Nescafe coffee sticks make fabulous iced coffees. They also last on the shelf a good while.
My DT no longer carries😭
We Love you from Western Kentucky.
Dried milk flakes
Keep butter, frozen
Insta rice
Basics, baking powder, soda,
Flour, sugar, brown sugar, powdered sugar, vanilla
Soups with meat
Caned meat, even crabmeat, tuna.
Cases of veggies, and fruit.
Do you have recommendations for books on foraging and herbal recipes and remedies
This is not something I purchase every month but just want to mention peanut oil. It can take a high temp and does not impart a peanut taste it's actually a very light oil. If you don't have peanut allergies i highly recommend it.
You are 100% right it is great 👍
I've used Peanut Oil for deep frying in a store deli for a week at a time. You're right. Does a splendid job & doesn't smoke at 375-degrees F. 🇺🇸 😎👍☕
@@lilblackduc7312 How long does it last before it goes rancid
@@RunW-TheBigDogs I discarded it after using it 7-days.
@@lilblackduc7312 Thank you.
I should have specified the part that's just sitting that you haven't used yet ...how long before that goes bad.
Well with all the poisions and heavy metals found in the cereal lately, i would just stear clear there.
Have you tried Monterey Steak seasoning? I use it on everything! Meats chicken potatoes veggies eggs. Very versatile.
I like the Monterey Chicken one. Just bought a big container recently . Need to get atleast 2 more 😊
Yes! We love that! ❤️
Great list! I haven't heard anybody mention stocking up on stationery: notebooks, notebook paper, notepads, sticky notes, pens, pencils, erasers, extra leads, glue, scissors, construction paper, colored pencils, etc. I write lists and journal a lot! And I'm always using them, so I have to keep replacing them in my stash. I found a new favorite seasoning at the Dollar Tree a couple days ago: Colonna Cilantro Lime Seasoning. We like it a lot, and the list of ingredients seems pretty clean-- nothing I can't pronounce.
We stock up on stationary and school supplies every August when i can get pencils, crayond, notebooks really cheap.
I totally do this! I have a big stack of journals. I use about 4 a year. Notebooks, pens, sharpies, tape, staples. Sometimes I find this stuff at thrift stores cheap, folders...
I agree with you, prepping needs to include all aspects of life, not just food. I also love my non-fiction books, but need to sort them out, especially cook books. Will sell at a used bookstore and use the money to buy useful items. I also bought items to make a DIY hydtoponic set- up that can be used outside, or in the garage, with grow-lights bought on sale a few months ago.
Good list. I also like to stock up on labels, permanent markers, & all kinds of tape: package, freezer, masking, paint, duct, electrical, clear, & invisible. Also zip lock baggies of all sizes, plastic shoeboxes & bins, & food safe & regular buckets with lids
Great List, Jinne! I'm sharing with a friend just starting her preparedness journey! We hit a killer estate sale today. Hubby got all sorts of tools & fasteners. I got some medical supplies, but my best was 15 lbs of beans & pearl barley for $5. Blessings from NW Florida!
Cook up some of those beans soon. Beans get so they won't soften while cooking in not too many years. You don't want to store beans that are already past their prime. Pinto beans are the worst culprit. Old beans are still edible, and still have MOST of their nutrients. You just can't eat gravel. You can grind them up to add as thickeners to stews and soups, or extender in meatloaf and burgers.
Canned meats, tuna fish, sardines. They have protein and omega three fats for the brain. Mostly canned or preserved fruits; mostly peaches. Powdered milk, powdered foods of any kind. Water filters and metal water containers that are approved to contain and keep water.
Made beef stew last month. I didn’t have any carrots, so I got a can of them from my basement pantry. We also got an upright freezer over two years ago. We never sold our side by side refrigerator/freezer when we bought an overhead freezer/refrigerator. It comes in very handy.
Make a double ot triple batch of foods have containers all sizes freez single size for quick lunch family size when you don't want to cook thaw heat eat . I make 2 gallons of vegetable soup freeze 2 person size fast easy . When to long in fridge I mash it all put the cats fight over the soup 😊
Ya but what's your electric bill like
Bullion cubes beef chicken vegetable. Flavor your rice for days.
I made your curried lentils last week. We fought over the last bowl! Cheap, easy and delicious! Served over home dehydrated minute rice. Yum
I always look forward to your shows so informative things good to know. There's not many utube shows I care to listen to but yours is one
Vitamin C Shine from Celestial Seasons is a great one to buy to use when your not feeling well, or tummy troubles, I take a cup when I start running dowm by the next morning I'm usually feeling better ❤😊
Their Tension Tamer tea is also amazing! Puts me out like light more than Chamomile 😊
Mint cures a lot of stomach and cramp issues.
I changed to drinking freezed dried instant coffee a while back, and now have at least 4 years worth. I have a regular pantry, but have changed the smallest bedroom in the house to a long term pantry, too, and add to it every month. I keep a mini fridge, that has a small freezer, (also have a small chest freezer) in my pole barn, so I have a backup for the big fridge, should it stop working, and multiple power stations (5) that can each run any of my appliances.
I suggest you stock your medicine cabinet with OTC drugs like Asprin ,cold syrup, lozenges, eye drops , nasal spray , antibiotic ointment,ear drops , Mouthwash, tooth ach jel ,Iodine, Radiation pills , anything you might use , just in case , you know what you use , stock accordingly , aspirin,Tylenol and Ibuprofen work better for different pains , have all 3 , antacids and kayopectate , you don’t have to have anymore the 1 or 2 on hand , but when you need it , it’s great to have it
My parents passed recently and luckily my mom left life insurance I'll be able to fall back on. Since I wasn't able to focus on stocking for last 9 months I'm a little behind on my stock. My biggest worry now is when I go back I won't be able to find a small homestead in my area and get started before the fall.
Lentils are a good meat extender. And black beans can fake hambergers.
I love the canned chicken. Hellmann’s and some pepper on a slice of bread with lettuce, on a wrap or crackers. I’m getting a block of Poland Spring every week. It’s $4.89 at our local Market Basket and I’m feeling better about water in general. I did eat the ready to go pasta fro the Dollar Store but it gave me so much gas, I just can’t do that again. A case of soup every month.
It's crazy that at Market Basket, we could get 3 cases of Poland Springs water for $10 just last year.
@@robinguertin574 I know.
Thanks for the reminder. I need to restock on water
I also add additional spaghetti sauce, salsa, extra ketchup, Tomato products. I opened up jarred spaghetti sauce that was 4 years old and it was delicious. I have opened a bad one before. I opened, no mold, smelled alittle different, finger tasted and it stung my tongue alittle. It went in the trash.
Also, extra butter and hard block or shredded cheese to throw in the freezer.
I had Campbell's chicken noodle 6 years old 😢 it was nasty opened the 5 year old and ❤ had lunch
coconut oil: it is multipurpose: can be used for toothpaste, body soap, face soap, you can condition your hair once a week, you can cook with it, just melt it to oil, like honey it will also coat your stomach.
I put about 1/3 tsp in my first coffee of the day. Great for preventing dry winter skin!! And no taste!
@@carrieporter3401 What a great idea. Thanks!
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A box of instant coffee packets, a dry creamer (for me sugar-free), canned meats, peanut butter, cooking oil, butter, pasta, instant drink mix pouches to keep it full, a bag of beans these are all on my list every month. I did get some chef boyardee cans today and a couple cans of soup to keep the shelf full. Each month I get a package of batteries to put back so that there are always AA's, AAA's, 9 Volts and the little disk batteries. One package is good to grab and put it in the back of the stock. I get the matches, and when I am out and run across them in the checkout lanes I pick up a pack of lighters. I know that you can eat foods out of the cans, but an easy way if you can time is to save up on black garbage bags and use them outdoors or in your vehicle to heat up your cans to eat them. I know this works as my trucker has been away and has had to do this to heat up food. His microwave in his truck went down and he put the food in the bag put it up on the dash and let it heat up while he was driving. I use the lentils in my soups as extra protien, usually a third of a cup to cook into my soups and they are flavored more with the rest of the stock in it and some seasonings. The DT has the salt and pepper packs there so I grab one of them to add to the house or go bags. They are nice to have even if there is no other seasonings around salt and pepper will work.
Anyone notice DT not carrying the boxes of instant coffee tubes?? What is that?
@Carrie Porter They get what is sent to them. No inventory requests is what I was told.
Can you say how you store your batteries, to last long term in storage. I'm afraid to stock up being so expensive. Don't want that to go to waste. Is there any special container or such??? Thanks!
@dawn1913 Batteries are good up to ten years. If you buy the better ones, the cheaper ones are good for up to a couple of years. I used to store then in the freezer but I really didn't see a difference.
@@amethystphoenix264 thanks, I had no idea they can last that long!
My old car is stuffed and needs thousands of$ worth of repairs but I'm prepping weekly and trying to nurse the car to keep going as the $ can't go both ways on a single income. I'm in Australia and things are going up in cost. We are going into winter but told summer for the next few yrs will be a heat never experienced before here.
Stamps and envelopes! Communications keep you sane 😊.
I recently started buying dried buttermilk, we like buttermilk biscuits, pancakes, waffles...and it's nice to not have to be concerned with having fresh buttermilk. I can make what i want, when i want.
It may sound weird but i mix a can of chicken with a can of black eyed peas and cornbread and i love it.
❤Thank you!!! Good video! We’re on track!!!
A #10 can of freeze dried food every pay check also a good way of building your emergency supply
I have a large food stock, but realized one day I needed things like bandaids, hydrogen peroxide, etc , for wounds: also needed aspirin, ibupropen and medical supplies like stretch wraps for sprains. So I spent some time making an extensive medical kit.
I bake my own bread in my bread machine, so I like to keep a good supply of flour and yeast in my pantry. I've also started stocking up on cans of B & M brown bread so I will have bread if there is ever a power outage and I can't bake my own.
I make my own bread also, but I keep about a year supply of packaged flour tortillas in my freezer. They can be used the same way you might use bread for. If or some weird reason you have no way to warm them up...they are safe to eat right out of the package.
You can always make one of those skillet breads
Batteries
Hello have a good evening.
Baking soda for teeth, vitamins, bar soaps, matches, gum, deodorants.
I keep hearing of possible power outages, done on purpose. Think about solar, gasoline or propane generators so you can still run your refrigerator, a/c, etc. Also, I have purchased freeze dried butter, eggs, heavy cream, etc in case we can’t get dairy or can’t refrigerate what dairy we have.
I get canned chili, beef stew, "Beefaroni", etc.
To make the beef stew go further, I get a can of cooked diced potatoes and peas and carrots and mix 1 can each together.
For sweetener, I've started using honey. It's expensive, but I think it's healthier.
I buy canning lids every month and canning salt maybe every other month.
Hello Jinne, I wanted to share with you something I've done. I've browned hamburger and added it to canned spaghetti sauce and canned that together. Chili, vegetable beef soup, chicken vegetable soup, and I've canned some beef stew in pint jars for my own MRE'S. I've canned my own beanie weenie.
I love the beanie weinie idea! My 88 yo Dad love it, but oh my gosh! $1.79 for a tiny can! I'm going to google for time to pressure can, but I'm so doing this!!!
@@dianedusendang8358 I found it somewhere on the internet and used both Vienna sausage and sliced hot dogs. I put it in pint jars because even I have my limits. 😃 I'm glad that I could help and I hope your father enjoys it. That's one thing that I admit I haven't looked for in the stores lately but WOW! $1.79 per little can! That's nuts. I don't blame you for backing away from buying those. I hope he enjoys it. Blessings...
Suegeorge998: Great idea! How long do you do the sauce/browned beef in the canner 90 minutes for quarts?
@@prepperpatti-rc3nl hi Patti, I do mine in pint jars so the time would be for 75 minutes. If you do your's in quarts, it would be for 90 minutes. All you really need to do is cook your pasta! Or, you can make it stretch by turning it into making sloppy Joe's! Either way it's a really easy meal.
If, or I should say when, we have another “Carrington Event” that stockpile will come in VERY handy. I’m fixated on peanut butter at the moment. I buy the natural stuff without the hydrogenated oils so have to cycle through it fairly quickly. In addition to homemade ghee, I bought a lot of coconut oil as it doesn’t go rancid for a long time, and, unlike vegetable oil, it is good for you. We have a gas barbecue with a burner, to make it easier to cook meals…for as long as the gas lasts. Then will have to crack open the briquettes. And coffee. Yes, lots of that!!
Always great to have charcoal! Most anything can be heated or cooked on a grill
Home canned meals, dehydrated meals & prep items for meals, flour &/or wheat berries, herbs, and don't forget to stock up on medicinal items including bandages, ointments, etc... my mind is ticking off items a mile a minute, I'm going to have to write these down now. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with all of us. Blessing to you always.
(Edit: Also, don't forget that when you make rice, pasta, or mashed potatoes... and you end up with more than your family can eat... dehydrate the leftovers rather than throw them away. You'll be glad you did in a grid-down situation. Example: Instant rice, potato powder, pre-cooked pasta, etc., they really do help.
Flour and pancake mix
Wow, so glad I found you again. I didn't know I lost being subscribed to you. Just want you to know, that you doing this is a blessing.
I all ways pickup a medical too. Tylenol or antacid, or antibiotic cream and a BIC lighter
Sweet pickles, gotta have sweet pickles!