I was the middle of five children and we never had enough. We didn’t have enough food we didn’t have enough clothes we had cardboard in the bottom of our shoes if there was a hole. So after grocery shopping my mother would allocate the one package of cookies she had purchased to each child. So you have a plastic bag that had maybe 20 cookies for the week. So we would have two cookies for our lunches during the school year and two cookies for before going to bed. But we would all lick our cookies so that nobody would steal them. We had the same thing with fruit. You got your weekly allocation so my mother might buy peaches and plums in the summer because we always got what was ever seasonal. I like peaches so I would get two peaches and one plum. My sister loved plums so she would get two plums and one peach and I would always trade her I felt like I got the better deal because a peach is so much bigger than a plum. It was the same with milk ....bread.... I grew up poor. Thank God for potatoes. We didn’t have soda or potato chips. My mother would buy the small cans of fruit juice and when the orange juice got low in the pitcher she would add the pineapple juice from a can of pineapples so we would be drinking orange pineapple juice. But mom was a child of the depression so we had a lot of creative food solutions and I’m really glad for the lesson.
I had a rough stint when I returned with my kids to my country of origin. I had to urban forage to supplement our food. I would pick up food scraps from the market floor and if they were inedible but could grow, I would plant them, sometimes near train lines, or alley ways. When we could afford a bedsit, I grew quite a lot in totes. Tough times don't last for ever. The hardest part of poverty is finding and keeping a roof over your head and the isolation that comes with not being able to afford to be social... you can't afford public transport, or a cup of coffee and those who once were your friends just don't understand. They feel uncomfortable and turn away. Don't give up when times get tough. Help comes when you least expect it.
I 😘 your story! What a treat it would be to hear or to read stories from your mother, if she is still living, on how to stretch money and foods. I live to hear depression area stories. I wish I had listened more to my great aunts that lived hrough it.
We ate out of the garden and every year we went in with a neighbor for a hog or a steer. We filled our freezer. My parents only purchased, sugar,flour, and rice, pinto beans and navy beans. Everything else was grown, the steer probably at the time was 100/150 for half so pretty much a year of food dirt cheap. In the fall we picked fruit for local orchards and took a cut of the fruit to make jelly and pie filling. Canned fruit for deserts
Prepper Princess - here are some additional tips that may be shocking but will stand people in good stead later: I grew up in Europe shortly after the war, times were very tough. When you are hungry, it doesn’t matter that flour or oats or cereal or a package of something is old and stale, you are so happy to have it and eat it. Flour can get lumpy, just put it through a sieve and it becomes floury again and will still bake just fine. Oats and flour CAN get moths and meal worms, likewise, those got sifted out, one would NEVER throw that flour away. Regarding canned goods, possibly stuff CAN taste tinny, but you would still be very VERY happy to have a tin of beans or tomatoes when there is hardly any food around. Now, there is something I would like to point out, here where I live in Europe, many many cans now have the flip top lids. These are not as good. I have noticed with fish tins that around the “score line” there is a bit of rust forming, which means to me the cans are leaking and possibly oxygen is getting into the cans, and this is even BEFORE the best by date, so if you buy canned goods, try to get the non flip top kind. With regard to vegetable oil, I bought a lot of sunflower oil back in 2013 and 15, and am still using, it is not rancid, it does have a very faint oily smell compared to new bottles, but I test these things to make sure. And in case of famine, go for it, you will be happy. Also with products like oil, rather than buying a big bottle, I find it safer to buy numerous smaller ones, in case one goes bad or something happens to it, you still got some on stand by. Also depending on how many are in your family, sometimes getting smaller jars or cans of stuff that can go off is a better option. I live on my own, and found the larger cans/jars, I wouldn’t be able to eat fast and often I would have to throw stuff in the compost pile because I didn’t eat fast enough. so smaller pots better. like mayo and stuff. Also when you are canning, take this into consideration, sometimes it’s better to can in smaller portions. Thank you Prepper princess for all your information!
It works for me! My mom used put bay leaves in the dry cereal/cookies/tea cupboard, and in the syrup/bitter sweet chocolate/cocoa cupboard. NO bugs, never found any. Pushing 60 yrs.
@Bri A : I’ve been freezing dried beans in vacuum sealed glass mason jars for quite a number of years now and they seem fine when I use them. Since there is only the two of us, it’s not feasible to be having a wide variety of beans on hand without some way of preserving their integrity. Old beans seem to take forever to soften by cooking even after a relaxing soak. A gentleman in Alabama showed a video whereby he used baking soda and, you know: it works! I positively hate throwing stuff away so it was good to find a way to recover the beans.
Great tip about smaller bottles of oil! I do this anyway as i only grab an extra bottle here and there when I can. They’re glass bottles. I hadn’t thought if one went bad it would be good to have smaller bottles. And also great tip about cans without flip top lids. 😊
@@CJ-rx5fi : I occasionally buy the Kirkland organic olive oil in a large bottle but because it’s plastic, I transfer it to glass jars or an empty wine bottle (have some really pretty ones) and seal the top with a synthetic cork and store it in the wine cellar (an old barn of a house) where it stays dark and dry if a little damp though. The oil doesn’t come in contact with the cork so that’s fine and the synthetic corks don’t degrade. Mostly though it’s one cup or pint mason jars which I heat the jar in the oven. Most times, the hot jar is enough to create a seal. Seems to work. The avocado oil is already in dark glass bottles. I don’t allow coconut oil or ghee to remain in their plastic jars either. There is only two of us here but the oils in pretty wine bottles make a nice gift and the turn over of stock at Costco (here anyway) means it’s still good when it’s purchased. When I open a mason jar of olive oil I admit I pour it in a prettier jug. Just a foible of mine.
I just want to say how much I love this channel. I found it just yesterday, and as stupid as it sounds, as a 29 year old man, I've been seeking guidance for this kind of lifestyle. She seems very personable, yet independent, self reliant, and confident and I admire that so much. After years of feeling lost in life in general, just finding these videos has really almost awakened a sense of purpose in my life, as overly dramatic as that sounds. I'll be spending the next couple weeks catching up on all the videos on this channel and I'm so excited to even remotely have some goals in life now.
You aren't alone....we all need some direction in this time of uncertainty....here is the way to feel we are working together...and we can and will thrive as well as survive!!
I like that she gives ideas on how to deal with the issues that might come up with kids. Most prepper channels don't even think of it, and it is a HUGE concern for a lot of people.
Just a heads up! Not sure if you know this but if you feed your dog peanut butter make sure it doesn’t have the ingredient called xylitol. It can be harmful to him. I don’t want to see anything happen to your boy 💙
Princess; 34 Years ago, I fell on a terrible period of hard times. I ended up living in a car for Two Years. I experienced firsthand, unemployment, loneliness, cold and hunger. Last week my wife and I celebrated our 32nd Wedding Anniversary. I'm not into sharing details about my prepping, but DO want to share this your subscribers: We keep VERY LITTLE refrigerated and frozen food, because if there ever is an extended grid down event, our losses here will be minimized. We keep primarily canned and some freeze-dried foods on hand. We have a Butane powered Camp Stove with FIFTY extra fuel cans for it. This allows us to have hot meals off-grid for up to a full year.We heat our home with kerosene; Also an off-grid feature of our home. Room lighting, phones, home entertainment and Ham Communications are from Solar. Our house IS on the grid, but we only use commercial power for the Laundry, Water Heater & the fridge. EVERYTHING else is backed by Solar-even on the North Oregon Coast, Solar DOES help!
When I was a young parent (years ago), I didn't allow my children to go and get a box of crackers or a bag of chips. Before that stuff ever hit the shelf, it was divided up into servings (via sandwich or snack bags) and placed in a larger jar (like a cookie or snack jar). Chores were traded for snacks. My son and daughter now 37 & 30, slim, strong and not the least bit over weight. Even though I don't do this now, they'll open a bag or box, select a serving and close it up and return it. Unwittingly, I'd also taught them, to save for others and for later. This saves money, health and overweight issues later. I highly recommend teaching children this way, since it gives them a real understanding of what a serving size is and the concept that there is someone else besides themselves to consider.
This was commonly done years ago. Now middle aged, I had a friend whose mother didn't even allow her or her brothers to get into the fridge at all. I peeked into that fridge once when visiting and got shouted at. I was terrified. I didn't know that rule.
I knew I got to eat 3 meals a day, and sometimes a small snack when I came home from school. Mom doled it all out. Period. I tried eating small meals when a nutritionist suggested it. Worst thing I ever did... Now I'm trying to eat twice a day.... or at least stick to sitting down to 3 meals.
@@SirenaSpades That must have been very frightening for you. My kids were allowed to ask for extras. There weren't always some available, just as now there aren't always. Food is always a very emotional subject, and I think scarcity or the like is a frightening subject for most of us. Btw, I nearly starved (no exageration) when I was a small child because there wasn't any help for my mother. Hence the portioning out...I wanted to make sure there was enough for all my family.
Children are completely plastic (mouldable) at an early age. If you put in the time and effort to make them into law abiding, self controlled humans, they surely will turn out to be so. It isn't their fault if they turn out to be brats. that's mainly your irresponsibility.
I always tell my dog I love her. I started doing it right and read a book about a boy who said he loved his dog and told her every night. When she passed away he felt better because he knew that she knew he loved him.
Mom taught us, "if you cant say anything nice, then dont say anything at all." Great wisdom for making our world a better place to live. Ty PP for all the great advice you share with the world.
When Im not working like today stays in my flat coz of the bad weather Im always hungry therefore always eating as well. Tuna comes from a large fish lot of proteins.Quinoa been known sinced the 80s 62 yrs old now. Stockfiling rice, pasta ,onions,beans ,potato powder etc filed in a cellar ,colder food storage.I live in old high rise building ,weve got food storages for each flat owner.People are not using theirs.The common stuff storage are in a bunker and canned foods ,pasta or rice can be stored...Greetings from Scandinavia.
If you can find them!! You have to be careful about ordering them online.The Chinese set up a site that looks exactly like an official Ball canning site.Its not and you end up buying China crap with no way to return it.
Just a quick tip for buying canned meats (Beef, Chicken, Fish). When you're ready to purchase them, be aware of what country it comes from. I try to only buy the products that come from the U.S.A, Canada or reputable European countries. This is NOT a racist thing, but it is a safety concern. Some countries (China, Thailand, Vietnam, Korea, etc) have much lower standards than the U.S. or Canada. Some countries that farm chickens or fish do so in such poor conditions, and the packing process is just as bad in those countries. Just as an example, StarKist tuna is an American company. Yet they use tuna that was raised and packaged in countries like Vietnam or Korea. Always look for the fine print on the package, It will usually say "product of" (so and so country) This is a good rule of thumb for any product you buy in the grocery store. (Canned fruits and vegetables).
Good post! Thank you. I dont care if Tuna in Korea is Wild Caught, as someone stated. It's their PROCESSING PLANTS that are filthy and have no regulations.
@Steve Slade - The Farming of Bluefin Tuna: ruclips.net/video/xSDTjREQ2do/видео.html Farmed (toxic) Salmon: ruclips.net/video/RYYf8cLUV5E/видео.html I'm sure there are a lot of canned fish on the market that's caught in the wild, but there's also many on the market that's farm raised. Hey, I'm not saying that all canned fish is bad, however there are some countries with lower standards than the US, that use farm raised fish of many different species (salmon, tuna, sardines, ect) All I'm saying is use caution when buying canned food from overseas countries. 🙄
Yes unfortunately I heard about this situation from a commercial farmer in California. That's why I will purchase my meat from my friends ranch or just go vegetarian.
I'm in Australia. We have to watch out for food that comes from New Zealand. ( Often touted as a clean natural place.) China sends a lot of food to NZ to be repackaged and exported as NZ produce.
My having a prep pantry similar to yours is what got me through the aftermath of Hurricane Sally two weeks ago. A 55 gallon barrel of water, a home-made rocket stove, and some simple-to-prepare foods got me through without a hitch. The only "bummer" was going eight days without electricity with daytime temps in the 90s with nearly 100% humidity. But, I had no reason for any real concerns.
Exactly what I do. Besides my small refrigerator I have a large freezer. I use the flatter shaped laundry detergent containers, fill them with water, they fit nicely inside the door. I also have large jugs of water in the bottom of the freezer that if thawed can be drinking water. Periodically we are without electricity, even after 4 days my freezer goods stayed frozen. I freeze my flour products. Another good item is nuts and seeds. I recently found hazelnuts and walnuts in the shell for $1 a pound. When I buy oranges I grate the peeling, it makes good tea, I add a whole clove. The grated peel can be frozen for future use and it provides vitamin C. Cloves are filled with the essential oil, Eugenol, which can help detoxify the body.
I love to cook and eat at home! Thank you for your advice on saving money. Since I have watched your videos I have saved so much money on a lot of house hold items, food and beauty products. I admire you and the way you live. Everyone should take your advice on saving money! Thank you for your videos....keep them coming please!!!
Stock what you eat, if you never eat rice, then don't stock rice. Prep, eat your preps, restock as you use it, that way you stay ahead of expiration dates.
People can also freeze flour in their freezer all the time. I always freeze my flour in the deep freeze. I don't bake all that often, but I hate throwing it away when it's expired. So I just keep it in the deep freeze and it keeps for years.
Just an FYI. Last month I decided to make a couple of packages of Ramen noodles for dinner for the wife and I. I saw that they were 2 years past the best buy date and thought what the heck. My wife walked into the kitchen and immediately said "Those smell old". I said "They are, I can toss these, I have some newer ones". No, let's eat these. Of course we lived to tell the story, but every time I burped for the rest of the day Old Ramen is all I could taste. I know there is a moral to this story, I just don't know what it is. Ooh, Respect the Best Buy date on Ramen noodles, you've been warned.
Unless a lot of new preppers on RUclips eat ramen regularly already, a lot of them currently buying cases of ramen for emergencies will be pitching the rancid noodles in a couple of years, which is such a waste of money and space. There's so much oil in the noodles they don't have a really long shelf life compared to dry pasta or canned food (which last YEARS beyond the best buy date).
Thanks for the heads-up. I bought Rahman to use in the Summer, instead of regular pasta, as it is quicker, and there is less heat built up by a shorter cooking time.
Best by is merely a recommendation. Ramen is from Asian countries without a lot of governmental regulations that our food has. Watch out for any package that states, "distributed by" and has no country of origin.
I use dehydrated vegetables, broth and brown rice and millet pasta because I'm fighting diabetes. If you aren't concern with carbs, angel hair and little noodles that you find in the Latin section of your stores, are great. Use low sodium soy sauce.
@@madelinehall8944 rice causes worst glycemic and therefore insulin spikes Rice n millet are very bad for diabetics No grains if diabetic, use cauliflower, turnip, mushrooms in ur broth
I just watched your food budget video where you “cross-contaminated” everything on purpose.... you are HILARIOUS!! 😂🤣😂 I agree that people here are rude and extremely wasteful with their food and their lives. At one point my daughter and I lived in nothing but fish soup for months- fish we caught, mint we grew, and pineapple from store. We learned very quickly to value every bit of food we are blessed to have! Thanks for your videos! They always inspire me to do better!❤️
The one thing i hardly hear anyone mention is dried fruit. Id keep 2 lbs per person. Whether it be raisins, banana chips, apricots, or??? You can improve oatmeal, make trail mix, or even cooked into a jam in a pinch too. It does store longest in the freezer, but it keeps 6 to 12 months in the pantry.
I googled bulk food and bought 5 lbs raises, peaches and apples and 1 lb of cranberries and kiwis. It was $130 and will last a long time. It's so much fruit. Apricots, dates and figs are great protein bar base.
Deanne Albrecht someone can educate me but, my impression is that there’s dried and, then, there’s dehydrated, with dehydrated having a longer shelf life. Like my impression is that that there’s dried apricots, which I think last for 3 months, but if they’re dehydrated, maybe at least a year? Some foods I haven’t typically found dried. So, I dehydrated some blueberries, peaches and pineapple over the weekend.
Very good. I like dried cranberries on my salad. I am going to freeze some dried fruit straight away. You are right. It will spice up bland food for sure.
The least people could do is seal up bags of rice and beans and throw then somewhere. it's not gonna take your "valuable" time with which you watch Netflix and hulu and what not; but when push comes down the shove, it will save your arse.
@Bri A You and me were thinking the same thing. Experience says it's a gamble to just throw them somewhere for a what if situation. Back to buy what you use... then use what you buy... even if you are storing up more than you'd normally buy.
Just a tip on the freezer. If going out of town put a bowl of water in the freezer and place a coin on top of it sinks then freezer thawed and re froze
@@timmy0 I guess it would depend how much frozen food you have in there. If the power goes out the frozen water bottles are still going to melt. I'd rather have more food and the frozen meat could still be turned into jerky if your power doesn't come back on. I guess you can always pull out the excessive frozen water jugs as you get more food. Good luck .
I really appreciate your content. You have the ability to reach women who may be newer to prepping vs the guy standing around with a rifle talking about prepping (I appreciate a rifle as much as most of the rest of you). Your solutions are grounded and practical. Thanks for being a good ambassador.
I just had a can of cream of chicken soup that was 10 years past it's date, tasted fine, I'm not dead today. Added some seasonings I enjoy and perfect. Just check your cans for rust and damage.
Its going to be okay. Dont worry. The Lord is my Shepard and l will fear no evil. I feel the count-down also. God never gives us more than we can bear. We are entering this Fall into the unknown. But, l say, if God feeds the birds, how much more will he feed us? Yes we are facing critical mass, but we must face it with both stocking and the other faith.
Whenever I go to the store to get food for my family, I also buy birdseed for the squirrels and birds. I love to look out of my kitchen window and see wildlife that comes to visit everyday bc they know I have a feeder and a full bird bath of water. That verse of scripture always comes to my mind while I’m watching them. I definitely have a lot of mouths to feed and food is expensive and I do care about what things to buy or I wouldn’t b watching PP...BUT man cannot live on bread alone.
God has given each a talent. He’s not pleased with those who fail to use and multiply it. What if Joseph had not obeyed and stock piled food? Why did he tell us to study the ant? Why did he say a lazy man should not eat? Show us your faith by your works. We should save enough that we can share with the poor. Yes. He can and will supply when we’ve done all we can on our own first,. but will you be happy with manna every single day?
To Andrea P: I also feed my birds and squirrels. It can be stale bread, peanuts, chopped up apple or overripe banana, any fruits. They love getting fruit! My big tree in my front yard is where they live. Tree is 100 years old! I feed them daily. Squirrels are healthy with full bushy tails. Sometimes other squirrels, with skinny tails, go there to get food. They visit and ‘my squirrels’ run them off! So I can tell which are my healthy squirrels and others are visiting looking for a food source. The animal kingdom tells us a lot. So yes, keep feeding birds and critters. No meat. They love oatmeal uncooked!! Blackbirds soon will arrive (Sept) that tell me Fall is near. You are a wonderful person to care for these animals in your area! Pat in Colorado, age 72
Today North Western Univ. study reports that 29 million Americans are not getting enough food and many no food at all that is up from 8 million from 2018. It is going to get much worse.
Thank you for sharing. I usually eat 1/3 cup oatmeal made with 2/3 cup of water. It is less than recommended but makes a nice size bowl which is satisfying. It is also the same amount as in the little oatmeal packets. The container will go further. Take care and keep posting.
My freezer is a Tetris puzzle. Key is to keep an inventory so you know what's in there and how long it's been there. My canned and dry goods are easier to see on the shelf, but rotating your stock is a must.
My husband and I had this conversation last month. We were like "So...we've been eating our food storage and it is dwindling a bit again...and things do not seem to be getting better...". We're slowly stocking back up again to prepare.
If you're expecting a reduction in food resources, begin to cut down and begin to eat what you'll be eating as rationed/reduced food supply. Allow your physiology to become accustomed to a reduced food diet and getting used to metabolising what you expect to be eating. Allow your stomach to shrink, enable your metabolism to adjust, your digestive tract and microbiom to become accustomed. Just cutting down when you need to will not be easy. If you're used to coffee, sugar (both mildly addictive) eat large portions, a varied diet, or diet that will not be available, you will have additional stress on top of the emotional and psychological stress. Your body will go into withdrawal and continue to expect the coffee, sugar and large portions, your stomach and digestive tract will react and demand what your metabolism is used to. Not fun. Eat healthy now, your kidneys, liver and pancreas will be more efficient, and maintain hydration. (2 - 4 ltrs per day, every day) be the best you, you can be. As soon as you begin to reduce your quality, you will begin to go downhill, the higher up that hill you are at the beginning, the further downhill you can go.
If you store what you eat now, then there won't be a sudden change in what you eat. Buy more of what you do eat and put it away and store it properly. No need to completely change your diet if something happens.
Yes Ian I realised that too ... I have been cutting down my portion sizes for the past 3 months ... not only have I lost 8 kilos I am much healthier in my body and my purse too. Cheers.
@@janetbransdon3742 glad I helped, now that you have worked on your physiology, begin to work on your mind, oxygen is running out, so get your mind prepared for many people dieing, not your friends and family yet, but all those on the planet who aren't as privileged as you. But eventually, you will become George Floyd. You, your friends and family will say, before they die..."I can't breath", that's just the sad and unfortunate reality of your future. How long do you have? Three to five years, that's all every person has to get adjusted to the fact of extinction, three to five years, after that, no person on earth will be alive. Question is, what will you do, who will you be in that last three to five years of human existence?
@@jessicavillarreal9220 me too, I have never seen things this wild and crazy. I am 70 years old, my mum is 92, Mum lives in USA, I live in Bulgaria, we talk every day on skype and we have never seen things as outrageous and unimaginable as today! We laugh and say we are glad we are old!
I hope it will go well, but it will not. Too much control at risk. We plan on staying home, with all of our "stuff", and riding the riots out, because there will be riots Hope I am wrong, again, but, I am stocking up on everything, gas, food, water, med preps. If trump wins, there will be a national meltdown. Do not care who you vote for, your right, but if the orange bad man wins, the country will go knuckin futz.. Prepare now. Get you water, food, batteries, etc. Pray to God I am wrong, but the ruling class will do whatever it takes to maintain their power. Read history, before it is erased. God help us.
@@miam1074 Get ready. Our Republic is over. Assume you are talking about the 1st half black president, playing golf? Correct? Have fun while you can. CCP has taken over.
@@miam1074 Quite obvious we do not agree. I will never change your mind, and you will never change my mind. Welcome to what 545 people, who control this country have done to our nation. Agree or disagree, 545 people, controlling 320+ million, is outrageous. Enjoy barry's 3rd term.
I'm going to put in my vote for plain old potatoes. Cabbage. Carrots. Onions. They won't get you through a year, but stored properly they'll get you through a few months. They're cheap and easily rotated, so you can always have a fresh three month supply. Simple to prepare in a variety of ways.
This is a super-stealth, ultra-cheap food idea for when the SHTF. Pre-inflation, less than $20 should buy a 20- to 40-pound bag of black oil sunflower seeds (in the "bird food" section). After rinsing, soaking, and planting (see RUclips videos on how to grow microgreens) you will have ample supplies of nutrition-packed, quick-growing (10-14 days) greens to add to your diet. Plus, no one is going to think of stealing a bag labeled "bird food" when/if food gets really scarce. If you are able to grow your own food, I also suggest stocking up on heirloom seeds (the kind you can save the seeds from--not hybrid) which reach maturity in 45 days or less and that can be grown in containers (can relocate these away from prying eyes). For example, crops like radishes, scallions, spinach, and lettuces. Also consider vegetable crops that produce continuously, like cucumbers, zucchini, etc. Plus, grow some ever-bearing strawberries. Consider engaging in walkabouts around your area, and learn which wild plants (aka, weeds) in your location are edible (ensure they are not chemically treated). One last thing...make sure you know how to make any type of water "drinkable." You never know what might happen to your current water source. My "insurance" in this area is a homemade Berkey water filter made from two 5-gallon buckets with lids, a spigot, and two black Berkey filters (see RUclips videos on how to make). This setup was less than $120 and will filter thousands of gallons of water (make sure to boil water drawn from questionable sources).
Oats is by my go to breakie. Add a spoonful of peanut butter, berries and a nanner! Keeps me full until lunch. I always 3 of those containers that I rotate. I also make sweet potato, oats and black bean burgers. So easy and delicious.
Pepper Princess, You are AWESOME!! I just watched your "cross contaminating" video where you cut up chicken and vegetables. OMG..you are soo dang funny🤣🤣🤣 I just love how you told those nasty haters off with your sarcasm. Kudos to you because those people make me FURIOUS and should somehow be banned from the internet! I have learned ALOT from you and am very grateful for stumbling upon your channel.THANK YOU😊
Besides stockpiling what you can, the most important thing is to learn HOW to cook from scratch. so that you don't need to buy canned and prepackaged stuff as long as you have the basic ingredients you can make it and it will taste better. Make sure you have extra spices of what you normally use. Have a couple good all purpose cookbooks, such as Betty Crocker, Taste of Home, Joy of Cooking. Better Homes and Gardens has one out as well, but I have found the recipes a bit too high falutin recipes at times, in other words calling for ingredients that are generally more expensive and most likely not available.
Gail Rodgers, I highly recommend a cookbook put out by Alabama Power. Delish recipes w down to earth ingredients by Southern women who know how to cook tummy filling delicious meals
I suppose they have church cookbooks in other parts of the country, where I live it's very common for churches to put out a cookbook with recipes by the members. Delicious, usually easy, and with common ingredients you probably have already. Got several at a used book store recently
@@carmenwheatley7316 I have that one as well. I got it about 15 years ago. I collect cookbooks, but some of my favorite recipes go back to the really old ones.
Mr Tom and pp. After cleaning up one side of the pole barn tonight, I took a ride on my kawasaki mule and seen over 50 deer. I really, really need to learn to smoke and cure meat
A tip, use the type of salt the recipe calls for. Ideally it should be curing salt which is pink. Curing/preserving meat is a learning curve . Because of the risk of food poisoning, you should also smoke or dehydrate the meat after curing.
Fancy seeing your response. I just mentioned in a comment above about the video in which you showed how to use old beans using baking soda. I have to go back and check it out again. Thank you for that one.
Re: oats - I pour contents into jars and vacuum seal pint size jars. I do the same for every grain and legume I buy after freezing to kill any bug eggs. Adding a measure scoop is a great idea.
Are you sure there are bugs in your oatmeal? If there are bugs in everything, why have I never seen any in my food? I have always kept different oatmeals, pastas, and rice stored at home, and I had beans and pasta that I stored and used for about 15 years in my classroom at school. I think this in another urban myth! I haven’t seen a weevil since I was a kid and was helping my grandma clean out her giant pantry!
@@karenandcatz2915 infestations can happen for various reasons. Anywhere along the supply chain from the field to the store. Most food companies check the loads of materials before they accept shipment, but things happen. The US companies try very hard because it could mean a considerable loss of profit and customer loyalty.
@@theeggtimertictic1136 There are choices from cheap hand operated brands like Pump-N-Seal up to Food Saver with jar/accessory options. I don't use bags if the items are going into any area that may be exposed to rodents or bugs like roaches. Also the jars can be reused or even used for pressure canning (when lids become available again). But if the stuff is going into sealed tubs or onto my short term shelves I'll use the bags,
Great video ideas! WAY back in March when the lockdowns started and shelves were getting bare, we realized that there might come a time when supplies would run out, so we decided to try to extend or stretch out the supplies to be able to last for an “unknown” amount of time. People need to figure out what works for their family and practice those principles. Thanks for your ideas! Much appreciated.
I bought my wheat berries at a bulk store. They gave me a really big discount for buying a 25 pound bag of them. They gave me over 70% off the price on the bin (per pound).. I also have a grain mill left over from Y2K. It works well.
Just a thought. You said during a grid down your freezer could go up to 5 days before having to use your solar generator. Even if you only use the generator to power the freezer 2 to 4 hours a day you will take advantage of the daily solar available without depleting the generator. By gently using the power throughout the crisis you will gain by taking advantage of a longer charge time throughout the crisis.
I know you're not a fan of canning, but if you don't like that "tinny" taste from canned foods, you might think about it. I make soups and broths in large batches and can them in pints. LOL, I just finished using turkey broth that I canned in November of 2013, and it was just fine! As for things like rice, corn meal, oatmeal, flour, and powdered milk, I usually vacu-seal those in jars so they'll keep for years. Buy fresh onions, celery and peppers on sale, dehydrate them, and vac-seal them in mason jars. Another thing you might do is buy frozen mixed veg, corn and peas when they're on sale and dehydrate them. Frozen vegetables are already blanched, so you only have to put them on the dehydrator trays and process them. I also buy potatoes at 10 to 20 pounds at a time and dehydrate them. Dehydrated vegetables store well, especially if you vacu-seal them in mason jars, and they take up very little space. One 16 oz package of frozen peas or corn will fit neatly into a pint jar.
@@rel5747 I'm with you. Would like to learn to can but don't know where to start. Alaska prepper has some good videos on canning, but I would like someone there with me when I start to tell me what I'm doing wrong.
@@michaelwier1222 get a pressure canner, jars and lids, and turn on RUclips. There are a million videos on pressure canning. You won’t regret it, I promise. Meat is easy peasy and it’s a great place to start. Beans too.
Ok one more.. I just ordered a solar kit from Amazon for $55 with free shipping.. it's the ECO-WORTHY 84Wh Battery Solar Generator Lighting System Kit, Portable Power Station with 18W Solar Panel, 3 LED Lamp... And the lights are pretty bright.. Anywhere from 14 hrs up to 64 hrs of light.. And it has a USB charging port that you can also plug in a USB powered fan.. I figured you might like it since you do all the solar stuff also..
This might sound extreme but you can put locks on your fridge and pantry. You can allow kids access to meals and snacks at appropriate times and then the kitchen is "closed".
People do not all eat on the same schedule and this WILL affect their eating habits as adults. What an unhealthy way to teach your children responsible eating habits.
Great list and ideas!👍 And as far as rationing with children...it's not a bad idea and not crewl. When we lived in Michigan and my dad was laid off...my mom had portion sizes for lunch and dinner...if I wanted more she would say "we need that for leftovers". For snack after dinner (and hour later) she had a basket with snack size items and I was allowed only 2. If I wanted snacks she said "You can eat veggies and fruit" no candy or cookies. It sounds mean...but it put me in good eating habits and helped me not gain weight as a child. Later on as adult busy with work, ect. my eating habits got sloppy. Right now I'm going to follow your plan of measuring my food...it's true we eat TOO MUCH and I could lose a few pounds now.😁🤣
Good stuff. Thanks. In my family, after freezing the flour and other bulk grains, it then went into the old, broken fridge. Old fridge didn't keep stuff cool but it was a bug proof storage space. As long as everything went through a decent freeze cycle first, the content of old fridge was fine.
When I realized kids do eat nonstop due to boredom, I made a rule. They had to ask permission to access anything except water and fruit. I did provide 3 good meals every day. Fruit and water were free. Kept them from rampaging through stuff they liked.
You pronounced quinoa correctly. And those giant cans of green beans are great. We have some on hand. I've been stocking up on toothpaste also. Enjoyed the info. Thanks
The green bean #10 can is a great option if you need to come up with a large group meal and have the other fixings for green bean casserole. Also the large size corn can be used as a base for a big casserole of creamed or au gratin corn...maybe even with some bacon nits in it.
I'm so glad that the comments are open on this video. I wanted to thank you for sharing your life and story with us! So many interesting ideas--even if everything isn't a "right fit" for me, it certainly gets the wheels turning. Btw, I super loved how you have emphasized the need to manage our resources in a way that also allows us to give to others. Right on, Prepper Princess!
i absolutely adore your channel. i'm genuinely fascinated by your lifestyle and smart thinking. as a 20 year old male i feel pretty lost and have no clue on how to manage my finances but that's not the case anymore, thx to ur nifty and helpful videos. u think outside the box and r extremely focused and determined. ur my role model i really look up to u thx for making these videos and fk the haters and skeptics they're still blinded by the lies and have no intent on improving their lives. keep up the good work!
Sardines are an excellent food source. Best buy date is usually 3 years, so 4 if you stretch it. Canned salmon and mackerel, similar to tuna, but way different taste, so maybe change the flavor profile. Love fried salmon patties. Cannot decide that when I kick the bucket, if I want to be your dog, or my cat! HA!
My Dad was in Marine in Vietnam war. He still talks about eating canned food from WW2. He refuses to toss anything that has been expired unless it smell rancid. FYI he turns 81 in 7 days so those expired cans never killed him.
Quinoa is a complete protein; comes in different colors; remember you always need to rinse, rinse, rinse because it naturally has a very bitter covering and it sure tastes better when you rinse!
Or just rinse once and toast then quinoa in a skillet for a few minutes on medium heat. You will hear popping and when its ready it will have a nut-ty smell. Stir consistently.
Office supply stores carry rolls of blank price stickers. When I bring home groceries, I automatically put a small price sticker on it to write the date it expires--saves time so I don't have to hunt for the expiration date all the time.
Families should sit down and have family meetings about emergency food supplies and what to do in an emergency and where to meet. Active participation should be required of every single person above 4. You should also have practice days/nights to make it become real to better understand. Have a senior come over one night for supper (they need food and fellowship) and let them tell you stories about when times were bad. Adopt an unrelated senior in your food preps .
I have a decent supply of long term food, but have had a terrible time building a good supply of food I eat day-to-day. I don't have much storage in the kitchen, and really no place that worked well as a pantry cabinet. Finally started to do a lot of Mari Kondo cleanup the past 6 months, and cleaned out a lot of stuff I don't need. Also started to organize better by putting some 1/2 size shelving in all the cabinets, and using some consistent containers to transfer food to, rather than the odd sized packaging it all comes in. Buying the containers was a bit expensive - but having them all consistent in size/shape made it much easier for me to size them for what I wanted in them, and where they'd be in the cabinets. With two extra closet areas now, consistent container sizes, extra shelving to better organize and stack - and still be able to find/see what I have - now I have a ton (not literally) of my day-to-day food stocked up, and can also better take advantage of sales, and buying in bulk, to add more to it.
Worked on prepping food since March have to admit I only had about a 90 day supply, made a ton of progress with the pantry, of course these are things that I like. It is now a case of picking and choosing rotating and adding prep items as the budget permits, latest add a baofeng ham radio.
For your milk carton of ice, leave the lid loose until the water is frozen then tighten it. As the water expands it pushes out the air and if the lid is tight it makes the container expand.
With older tinned food, to remove the "Tinny" taste, add some sugar. This often works wonders in counteracting the Tinny effects on the food and makes things taste as they should. Before eating old tinned/canned food- make sure there is no frothing, mould, unpleasant aromas (not immediately after opening), discoloration, puffiness or loose liquid. Bulging tins/can seals and the above are signs of botulinum bacteria being present and can cause death if consumed xx
I have been experimenting with vacuum bag storage. When I buy pancake mix, I put two cups into a paper lunch bag, roll it up, Write contents and date on sack, stick in a vacuum bag, and vacuum seal it. Two cups is 4 servings. I then freeze the package for 3 days just in case any bugs in it. I do the same with corn meal and flour. This way I only open up a small amount at a time.
@@suavebella6566 He's not trying to be selfish, he just lacks self control. I try not to see him in that light(selfish) or it would make living through this pandemic together, misery. We are all home together. I finally had to make a rule, "No one goes in the closet pantry without permission from me bc/ I'm the one that has to keep it stocked!" They all follow the rule.
First your house is adorable 😍 and I love your videos. How do I find your other Patron sp lol channel? My first husband I married at 17 and lived on the reservation let me tell you I learned a lot from the elders. For whatever it’s worth, food is mind over matter. An example after inpi ceremony one night the only food that was brought was One chicken a salad and a loaf of French bread for like 15 people I was like there’s not enough food!! Well natives are very humble everyone took a small serving of what was there. Everyone was fed and full. We don’t need as much as we consume. We eat because it’s there. I am so grateful for all I was taught by the elders I do believe that will ensure my survival through these insane days to come. God bless you for sharing your knowledge 💕
My auntie would use left over stuffing by making a pattie and frying it in butter lightly then cook a fried egg and serve the egg on top of the stuffing. She used Stove Top stuffing pork flavor
Uncle Ben's ready serve brown rice quinoa with garlic is a good place to start when new to quinoa. It is a good example of a recipe for a quinoa that can be served with shredded meat, side dish, or soup/stew base. Also no water needed to make in a situation where water needs to be preserved. Walmart sells them online in a set of five pouches for about ten dollars. Very filling so each pouch is basically enough for two servings or one days worth of two small meals for one person.Easy storage requires very little space.
You make a lot of sense!! Me and the boys will circle your block if needed to keep the psychotic people away! You’re a good girl prepper princess we enjoy your videos. By the way I’m in North Carolina but I’m just saying there’s a lot of people that would help you ..stay safe I love your dog!!
I know my household needs to get real about how small serving sizes should be. I've been hauling around too many extra calories for years - I need to start using them up!
I was the middle of five children and we never had enough. We didn’t have enough food we didn’t have enough clothes we had cardboard in the bottom of our shoes if there was a hole. So after grocery shopping my mother would allocate the one package of cookies she had purchased to each child. So you have a plastic bag that had maybe 20 cookies for the week. So we would have two cookies for our lunches during the school year and two cookies for before going to bed. But we would all lick our cookies so that nobody would steal them. We had the same thing with fruit. You got your weekly allocation so my mother might buy peaches and plums in the summer because we always got what was ever seasonal. I like peaches so I would get two peaches and one plum. My sister loved plums so she would get two plums and one peach and I would always trade her I felt like I got the better deal because a peach is so much bigger than a plum. It was the same with milk ....bread.... I grew up poor. Thank God for potatoes. We didn’t have soda or potato chips. My mother would buy the small cans of fruit juice and when the orange juice got low in the pitcher she would add the pineapple juice from a can of pineapples so we would be drinking orange pineapple juice. But mom was a child of the depression so we had a lot of creative food solutions and I’m really glad for the lesson.
and now people are saying children are starving if they dont get overfed. Nowadays your parents would have been arrested for abuse.
I had a rough stint when I returned with my kids to my country of origin. I had to urban forage to supplement our food. I would pick up food scraps from the market floor and if they were inedible but could grow, I would plant them, sometimes near train lines, or alley ways. When we could afford a bedsit, I grew quite a lot in totes. Tough times don't last for ever. The hardest part of poverty is finding and keeping a roof over your head and the isolation that comes with not being able to afford to be social... you can't afford public transport, or a cup of coffee and those who once were your friends just don't understand. They feel uncomfortable and turn away. Don't give up when times get tough. Help comes when you least expect it.
Love to hear these kind of story because we were poor for some years ..people know don’t know how lucky some of them are!!
I 😘 your story! What a treat it would be to hear or to read stories from your mother, if she is still living, on how to stretch money and foods. I live to hear depression area stories. I wish I had listened more to my great aunts that lived hrough it.
We ate out of the garden and every year we went in with a neighbor for a hog or a steer. We filled our freezer. My parents only purchased, sugar,flour, and rice, pinto beans and navy beans. Everything else was grown, the steer probably at the time was 100/150 for half so pretty much a year of food dirt cheap. In the fall we picked fruit for local orchards and took a cut of the fruit to make jelly and pie filling. Canned fruit for deserts
Prepper Princess - here are some additional tips that may be shocking but will stand people in good stead later:
I grew up in Europe shortly after the war, times were very tough. When you are hungry, it doesn’t matter that flour or oats or cereal or a package of something is old and stale, you are so happy to have it and eat it. Flour can get lumpy, just put it through a sieve and it becomes floury again and will still bake just fine. Oats and flour CAN get moths and meal worms, likewise, those got sifted out, one would NEVER throw that flour away. Regarding canned goods, possibly stuff CAN taste tinny, but you would still be very VERY happy to have a tin of beans or tomatoes when there is hardly any food around.
Now, there is something I would like to point out, here where I live in Europe, many many cans now have the flip top lids. These are not as good. I have noticed with fish tins that around the “score line” there is a bit of rust forming, which means to me the cans are leaking and possibly oxygen is getting into the cans, and this is even BEFORE the best by date, so if you buy canned goods, try to get the non flip top kind.
With regard to vegetable oil, I bought a lot of sunflower oil back in 2013 and 15, and am still using, it is not rancid, it does have a very faint oily smell compared to new bottles, but I test these things to make sure. And in case of famine, go for it, you will be happy. Also with products like oil, rather than buying a big bottle, I find it safer to buy numerous smaller ones, in case one goes bad or something happens to it, you still got some on stand by.
Also depending on how many are in your family, sometimes getting smaller jars or cans of stuff that can go off is a better option. I live on my own, and found the larger cans/jars, I wouldn’t be able to eat fast and often I would have to throw stuff in the compost pile because I didn’t eat fast enough. so smaller pots better. like mayo and stuff. Also when you are canning, take this into consideration, sometimes it’s better to can in smaller portions.
Thank you Prepper princess for all your information!
Very helpful information... thanks
It works for me! My mom used put bay leaves in the dry cereal/cookies/tea cupboard, and in the syrup/bitter sweet chocolate/cocoa cupboard. NO bugs, never found any. Pushing 60 yrs.
@Bri A : I’ve been freezing dried beans in vacuum sealed glass mason jars for quite a number of years now and they seem fine when I use them. Since there is only the two of us, it’s not feasible to be having a wide variety of beans on hand without some way of preserving their integrity. Old beans seem to take forever to soften by cooking even after a relaxing soak. A gentleman in Alabama showed a video whereby he used baking soda and, you know: it works! I positively hate throwing stuff away so it was good to find a way to recover the beans.
Great tip about smaller bottles of oil! I do this anyway as i only grab an extra bottle here and there when I can. They’re glass bottles. I hadn’t thought if one went bad it would be good to have smaller bottles. And also great tip about cans without flip top lids. 😊
@@CJ-rx5fi : I occasionally buy the Kirkland organic olive oil in a large bottle but because it’s plastic, I transfer it to glass jars or an empty wine bottle (have some really pretty ones) and seal the top with a synthetic cork and store it in the wine cellar (an old barn of a house) where it stays dark and dry if a little damp though. The oil doesn’t come in contact with the cork so that’s fine and the synthetic corks don’t degrade. Mostly though it’s one cup or pint mason jars which I heat the jar in the oven. Most times, the hot jar is enough to create a seal. Seems to work. The avocado oil is already in dark glass bottles. I don’t allow coconut oil or ghee to remain in their plastic jars either. There is only two of us here but the oils in pretty wine bottles make a nice gift and the turn over of stock at Costco (here anyway) means it’s still good when it’s purchased. When I open a mason jar of olive oil I admit I pour it in a prettier jug. Just a foible of mine.
I just want to say how much I love this channel. I found it just yesterday, and as stupid as it sounds, as a 29 year old man, I've been seeking guidance for this kind of lifestyle. She seems very personable, yet independent, self reliant, and confident and I admire that so much. After years of feeling lost in life in general, just finding these videos has really almost awakened a sense of purpose in my life, as overly dramatic as that sounds. I'll be spending the next couple weeks catching up on all the videos on this channel and I'm so excited to even remotely have some goals in life now.
Love it!!!
@@Chinther323 It's mind-blowing that merely surviving is the goal for so many in the richest country on earth
This channel is a gem!
You aren't alone....we all need some direction in this time of uncertainty....here is the way to feel we are working together...and we can and will thrive as well as survive!!
That's really awesome that you found these videos so motivational!!
I hide some junk food/ snack preps from the husband in my old tampon boxes.
Great idea!
Bahahahaha. It would work here too. I wouldn't touch those boxes. Sneaky.. lol
That's awesome!
LMAO!! Love it
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I have eaten peanut butter up to 5 years past expiration date, no problems, taste very fresh.
I like that she gives ideas on how to deal with the issues that might come up with kids. Most prepper channels don't even think of it, and it is a HUGE concern for a lot of people.
Just a heads up! Not sure if you know this but if you feed your dog peanut butter make sure it doesn’t have the ingredient called xylitol. It can be harmful to him. I don’t want to see anything happen to your boy 💙
Wow I didn't know people put xylitol in peanut butter! Gross! The peanut butter I get just has peanuts in it. But this is great advice!
not good for people either.. anything with a 'fake sugar' in it gives me headaches. that cannot be good for anyone!!
@ST.....yes great point !!
I always read the labels.
You gonna kill that poor dog with all that pb please feed him proper meals.
Princess; 34 Years ago, I fell on a terrible period of hard times. I ended up living in a car for Two Years. I experienced firsthand, unemployment, loneliness, cold and hunger. Last week my wife and I celebrated our 32nd Wedding Anniversary. I'm not into sharing details about my prepping, but DO want to share this your subscribers:
We keep VERY LITTLE refrigerated and frozen food, because if there ever is an extended grid down event, our losses here will be minimized. We keep primarily canned and some freeze-dried foods on hand. We have a Butane powered Camp Stove with FIFTY extra fuel cans for it. This allows us to have hot meals off-grid for up to a full year.We heat our home with kerosene; Also an off-grid feature of our home. Room lighting, phones, home entertainment and Ham Communications are from Solar.
Our house IS on the grid, but we only use commercial power for the Laundry, Water Heater & the fridge. EVERYTHING else is backed by Solar-even on the North Oregon Coast, Solar DOES help!
@@widowswatch6610 These are just the little 1 Pound canisters that go in your little One-Burner Camp Stoves. I keep mine in a separate out building.
Wow! Ty for sharing.
Sounds great money saving tips.thanks for sharing your story very interesting.
@@widowswatch6610 I keep them in a small shed away from the house
When I was a young parent (years ago), I didn't allow my children to go and get a box of crackers or a bag of chips. Before that stuff ever hit the shelf, it was divided up into servings (via sandwich or snack bags) and placed in a larger jar (like a cookie or snack jar). Chores were traded for snacks. My son and daughter now 37 & 30, slim, strong and not the least bit over weight. Even though I don't do this now, they'll open a bag or box, select a serving and close it up and return it. Unwittingly, I'd also taught them, to save for others and for later. This saves money, health and overweight issues later. I highly recommend teaching children this way, since it gives them a real understanding of what a serving size is and the concept that there is someone else besides themselves to consider.
This was commonly done years ago. Now middle aged, I had a friend whose mother didn't even allow her or her brothers to get into the fridge at all. I peeked into that fridge once when visiting and got shouted at. I was terrified. I didn't know that rule.
I knew I got to eat 3 meals a day, and sometimes a small snack when I came home from school. Mom doled it all out. Period. I tried eating small meals when a nutritionist suggested it. Worst thing I ever did... Now I'm trying to eat twice a day.... or at least stick to sitting down to 3 meals.
Hmmm.... I like that idea... even for us more 'grown up' folks. : )
@@SirenaSpades That must have been very frightening for you. My kids were allowed to ask for extras. There weren't always some available, just as now there aren't always. Food is always a very emotional subject, and I think scarcity or the like is a frightening subject for most of us. Btw, I nearly starved (no exageration) when I was a small child because there wasn't any help for my mother. Hence the portioning out...I wanted to make sure there was enough for all my family.
Children are completely plastic (mouldable) at an early age. If you put in the time and effort to make them into law abiding, self controlled humans, they surely will turn out to be so.
It isn't their fault if they turn out to be brats. that's mainly your irresponsibility.
I always tell my dog I love her. I started doing it right and read a book about a boy who said he loved his dog and told her every night. When she passed away he felt better because he knew that she knew he loved him.
Mom taught us, "if you cant say anything nice, then dont say anything at all." Great wisdom for making our world a better place to live. Ty PP for all the great advice you share with the world.
When Im not working like today stays in my flat coz of the bad weather Im always hungry therefore always eating as well. Tuna comes from a large fish lot of proteins.Quinoa been known sinced the 80s 62 yrs old now. Stockfiling rice, pasta ,onions,beans ,potato powder etc filed in a cellar ,colder food storage.I live in old high rise building ,weve got food storages for each flat owner.People are not using theirs.The common stuff storage are in a bunker and canned foods ,pasta or rice can be stored...Greetings from Scandinavia.
I,am a STRONG advocate of buying Mason Jars and using them to store Rice and Beans!
If you can find them!! You have to be careful about ordering them online.The Chinese set up a site that looks exactly like an official Ball canning site.Its not and you end up buying China crap with no way to return it.
2 liter soda bottles and oxygen absorbers
Use any jars, for dry food. It will keep the insects and the rodents out.
I use my empty soda and Powerade bottles for rice and beans for frugal storage option.
I use them to store dehydrated vegetables and fruit as well.
Just a quick tip for buying canned meats (Beef, Chicken, Fish). When you're ready to purchase them, be aware of what country it comes from. I try to only buy the products that come from the U.S.A, Canada or reputable European countries. This is NOT a racist thing, but it is a safety concern. Some countries (China, Thailand, Vietnam, Korea, etc) have much lower standards than the U.S. or Canada. Some countries that farm chickens or fish do so in such poor conditions, and the packing process is just as bad in those countries.
Just as an example, StarKist tuna is an American company. Yet they use tuna that was raised and packaged in countries like Vietnam or Korea. Always look for the fine print on the package, It will usually say "product of" (so and so country)
This is a good rule of thumb for any product you buy in the grocery store. (Canned fruits and vegetables).
I do the same with pet food too.👍👍
Good post! Thank you. I dont care if Tuna in Korea is Wild Caught, as someone stated. It's their PROCESSING PLANTS that are filthy and have no regulations.
@Steve Slade -
The Farming of Bluefin Tuna:
ruclips.net/video/xSDTjREQ2do/видео.html
Farmed (toxic) Salmon:
ruclips.net/video/RYYf8cLUV5E/видео.html
I'm sure there are a lot of canned fish on the market that's caught in the wild, but there's also many on the market that's farm raised.
Hey, I'm not saying that all canned fish is bad, however there are some countries with lower standards than the US, that use farm raised fish of many different species (salmon, tuna, sardines, ect) All I'm saying is use caution when buying canned food from overseas countries. 🙄
Yes unfortunately I heard about this situation from a commercial farmer in California. That's why I will purchase my meat from my friends ranch or just go vegetarian.
I'm in Australia.
We have to watch out for food that comes from New Zealand. ( Often touted as a clean natural place.)
China sends a lot of food to NZ to be repackaged and exported as NZ produce.
My having a prep pantry similar to yours is what got me through the aftermath of Hurricane Sally two weeks ago. A 55 gallon barrel of water, a home-made rocket stove, and some simple-to-prepare foods got me through without a hitch. The only "bummer" was going eight days without electricity with daytime temps in the 90s with nearly 100% humidity. But, I had no reason for any real concerns.
Always nice when planning pays off
Exactly what I do. Besides my small refrigerator I have a large freezer. I use the flatter shaped laundry detergent containers, fill them with water, they fit nicely inside the door. I also have large jugs of water in the bottom of the freezer that if thawed can be drinking water. Periodically we are without electricity, even after 4 days my freezer goods stayed frozen. I freeze my flour products. Another good item is nuts and seeds. I recently found hazelnuts and walnuts in the shell for $1 a pound. When I buy oranges I grate the peeling, it makes good tea, I add a whole clove. The grated peel can be frozen for future use and it provides vitamin C. Cloves are filled with the essential oil, Eugenol, which can help detoxify the body.
I don’t understand people who just want to be nasty. I’ve really enjoyed your videos. Thank you and stay safe.
I love to cook and eat at home! Thank you for your advice on saving money. Since I have watched your videos I have saved so much money on a lot of house hold items, food and beauty products. I admire you and the way you live. Everyone should take your advice on saving money! Thank you for your videos....keep them coming please!!!
Most canned meats - not fish - will last at least 3 to 5 years. Best canned fruit for storage is peaches.
Why peaches? What makes them better than other fruit?
Stock what you eat, if you never eat rice, then don't stock rice. Prep, eat your preps, restock as you use it, that way you stay ahead of expiration dates.
People can also freeze flour in their freezer all the time. I always freeze my flour in the deep freeze. I don't bake all that often, but I hate throwing it away when it's expired. So I just keep it in the deep freeze and it keeps for years.
Just an FYI. Last month I decided to make a couple of packages of Ramen noodles for dinner for the wife and I. I saw that they were 2 years past the best buy date and thought what the heck. My wife walked into the kitchen and immediately said "Those smell old". I said "They are, I can toss these, I have some newer ones". No, let's eat these. Of course we lived to tell the story, but every time I burped for the rest of the day Old Ramen is all I could taste. I know there is a moral to this story, I just don't know what it is. Ooh, Respect the Best Buy date on Ramen noodles, you've been warned.
Unless a lot of new preppers on RUclips eat ramen regularly already, a lot of them currently buying cases of ramen for emergencies will be pitching the rancid noodles in a couple of years, which is such a waste of money and space. There's so much oil in the noodles they don't have a really long shelf life compared to dry pasta or canned food (which last YEARS beyond the best buy date).
Thanks for the heads-up. I bought Rahman to use in the Summer, instead of regular pasta, as it is quicker, and there is less heat built up by a shorter cooking time.
Best by is merely a recommendation. Ramen is from Asian countries without a lot of governmental regulations that our food has. Watch out for any package that states, "distributed by" and has no country of origin.
I use dehydrated vegetables, broth and brown rice and millet pasta because I'm fighting diabetes. If you aren't concern with carbs, angel hair and little noodles that you find in the Latin section of your stores, are great. Use low sodium soy sauce.
@@madelinehall8944 rice causes worst glycemic and therefore insulin spikes
Rice n millet are very bad for diabetics
No grains if diabetic, use cauliflower, turnip, mushrooms in ur broth
I just watched your food budget video where you “cross-contaminated” everything on purpose.... you are HILARIOUS!! 😂🤣😂 I agree that people here are rude and extremely wasteful with their food and their lives. At one point my daughter and I lived in nothing but fish soup for months- fish we caught, mint we grew, and pineapple from store. We learned very quickly to value every bit of food we are blessed to have! Thanks for your videos! They always inspire me to do better!❤️
The one thing i hardly hear anyone mention is dried fruit. Id keep 2 lbs per person. Whether it be raisins, banana chips, apricots, or??? You can improve oatmeal, make trail mix, or even cooked into a jam in a pinch too. It does store longest in the freezer, but it keeps 6 to 12 months in the pantry.
Yeah, I started dehydrating my own and canning it this past weekend.
I googled bulk food and bought 5 lbs raises, peaches and apples and 1 lb of cranberries and kiwis. It was $130 and will last a long time. It's so much fruit. Apricots, dates and figs are great protein bar base.
Deanne Albrecht someone can educate me but, my impression is that there’s dried and, then, there’s dehydrated, with dehydrated having a longer shelf life. Like my impression is that that there’s dried apricots, which I think last for 3 months, but if they’re dehydrated, maybe at least a year?
Some foods I haven’t typically found dried. So, I dehydrated some blueberries, peaches and pineapple over the weekend.
Very good. I like dried cranberries on my salad. I am going to freeze some dried fruit straight away. You are right. It will spice up bland food for sure.
@@deannealbrecht774 where did you buy online?
People talk about bartering foods, I'm a little bit leery about doing that.. Even to your best friend could be a bad thing if they're hungry..
The least people could do is seal up bags of rice and beans and throw then somewhere. it's not gonna take your "valuable" time with which you watch Netflix and hulu and what not; but when push comes down the shove, it will save your arse.
How true that is. 👍
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@Bri A You and me were thinking the same thing. Experience says it's a gamble to just throw them somewhere for a what if situation. Back to buy what you use... then use what you buy... even if you are storing up more than you'd normally buy.
We have plenty of space for like minded people like yourself in our SW prepper community ! HOOOAH
@Bri A Awesome, I didnt know that. Thanks for the info
Just a tip on the freezer. If going out of town put a bowl of water in the freezer and place a coin on top of it sinks then freezer thawed and re froze
Great idea 👍
That is a good idea. Except my freezer is so full nothing could fit in it!
Sirena Spades even an ice cube sitting on a plate will do it melts into a puddle.
If you have a power outage covering your freezer with blankets will help keep it cold longer.
midtennprepper I’ve heard that one and like it. Makes sense.
also stocking the fridge and freezer with jugs of water like PP does saves electricity helps hold the temp so the compressor doesn't have to run
Good idea. My power goes out often enough that having the frozen jugs to keep it cold would be great.
Just don't let it take up more than 10% of your freezer space.
That's so awesome! Must try.
@@timmy0 I guess it would depend how much frozen food you have in there. If the power goes out the frozen water bottles are still going to melt. I'd rather have more food and the frozen meat could still be turned into jerky if your power doesn't come back on. I guess you can always pull out the excessive frozen water jugs as you get more food. Good luck .
I really appreciate your content. You have the ability to reach women who may be newer to prepping vs the guy standing around with a rifle talking about prepping (I appreciate a rifle as much as most of the rest of you). Your solutions are grounded and practical. Thanks for being a good ambassador.
Forget the meat rabbit idea... that quinoa you suggested is a complete protein, and very high in it. Much more healthful and humane option.
I just had a can of cream of chicken soup that was 10 years past it's date, tasted fine, I'm not dead today. Added some seasonings I enjoy and perfect. Just check your cans for rust and damage.
Its going to be okay. Dont worry. The Lord is my Shepard and l will fear no evil. I feel the count-down also. God never gives us more than we can bear. We are entering this Fall into the unknown. But, l say, if God feeds the birds, how much more will he feed us? Yes we are facing critical mass, but we must face it with both stocking and the other faith.
Whenever I go to the store to get food for my family, I also buy birdseed for the squirrels and birds. I love to look out of my kitchen window and see wildlife that comes to visit everyday bc they know I have a feeder and a full bird bath of water. That verse of scripture always comes to my mind while I’m watching them. I definitely have a lot of mouths to feed and food is expensive and I do care about what things to buy or I wouldn’t b watching PP...BUT man cannot live on bread alone.
God has given each a talent. He’s not pleased with those who fail to use and multiply it.
What if Joseph had not obeyed and stock piled food?
Why did he tell us to study the ant? Why did he say a lazy man should not eat? Show us your faith by your works. We should save enough that we can share with the poor.
Yes. He can and will supply when we’ve done all we can on our own first,. but will you be happy with manna every single day?
@@nomadicprepper3736 agreed. It's pray AND work. We should do what we reasonably can.
To Andrea P: I also feed my birds and squirrels. It can be stale bread, peanuts, chopped up apple or overripe banana, any fruits. They love getting fruit!
My big tree in my front yard is where they live. Tree is 100 years old! I feed them daily. Squirrels are healthy with full bushy tails. Sometimes other squirrels, with skinny tails, go there to get food. They visit and ‘my squirrels’ run them off! So I can tell which are my healthy squirrels and others are visiting looking for a food source.
The animal kingdom tells us a lot. So yes, keep feeding birds and critters. No meat. They love oatmeal uncooked!!
Blackbirds soon will arrive (Sept) that tell me Fall is near.
You are a wonderful person to care for these animals in your area!
Pat in Colorado, age 72
Today North Western Univ. study reports that 29 million Americans are not getting enough food and many no food at all that is up from 8 million from 2018. It is going to get much worse.
I thought my husband was insane when he bought a vacuum sealer years ago when he was in a competitive bbq team. I’m so happy we have it now.
Thank you for sharing. I usually eat 1/3 cup oatmeal made with 2/3 cup of water. It is less than recommended but makes a nice size bowl which is satisfying. It is also the same amount as in the little oatmeal packets. The container will go further. Take care and keep posting.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom.
My freezer is a Tetris puzzle. Key is to keep an inventory so you know what's in there and how long it's been there. My canned and dry goods are easier to see on the shelf, but rotating your stock is a must.
use a log book , I know I 'm about to make one with locations LOL
21 in kitchen. Others in two yr gaps in buckets with cans separated with boxes.I store by date as of this yr. 20
Ugh utube via google. Start with I store and go from there.
Yes ... I find that a pain but I must get it sorted today !
My husband and I had this conversation last month. We were like "So...we've been eating our food storage and it is dwindling a bit again...and things do not seem to be getting better...". We're slowly stocking back up again to prepare.
If you're expecting a reduction in food resources, begin to cut down and begin to eat what you'll be eating as rationed/reduced food supply. Allow your physiology to become accustomed to a reduced food diet and getting used to metabolising what you expect to be eating. Allow your stomach to shrink, enable your metabolism to adjust, your digestive tract and microbiom to become accustomed.
Just cutting down when you need to will not be easy. If you're used to coffee, sugar (both mildly addictive) eat large portions, a varied diet, or diet that will not be available, you will have additional stress on top of the emotional and psychological stress. Your body will go into withdrawal and continue to expect the coffee, sugar and large portions, your stomach and digestive tract will react and demand what your metabolism is used to. Not fun.
Eat healthy now, your kidneys, liver and pancreas will be more efficient, and maintain hydration. (2 - 4 ltrs per day, every day) be the best you, you can be. As soon as you begin to reduce your quality, you will begin to go downhill, the higher up that hill you are at the beginning, the further downhill you can go.
If you store what you eat now, then there won't be a sudden change in what you eat. Buy more of what you do eat and put it away and store it properly. No need to completely change your diet if something happens.
Fasting has many benefits and is useful for these times.
Yes Ian I realised that too ... I have been cutting down my portion sizes for the past 3 months ... not only have I lost 8 kilos I am much healthier in my body and my purse too. Cheers.
@@janetbransdon3742 glad I helped, now that you have worked on your physiology, begin to work on your mind, oxygen is running out, so get your mind prepared for many people dieing, not your friends and family yet, but all those on the planet who aren't as privileged as you. But eventually, you will become George Floyd. You, your friends and family will say, before they die..."I can't breath", that's just the sad and unfortunate reality of your future.
How long do you have? Three to five years, that's all every person has to get adjusted to the fact of extinction, three to five years, after that, no person on earth will be alive. Question is, what will you do, who will you be in that last three to five years of human existence?
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I am slightly nervous about this fall. Hoping it’s not as bad as it sounds like it could be.
I'm glad I'm not the only one worried, things feel like they might get crazy due to elections and covid.
@@jessicavillarreal9220 me too, I have never seen things this wild and crazy. I am 70 years old, my mum is 92, Mum lives in USA, I live in Bulgaria, we talk every day on skype and we have never seen things as outrageous and unimaginable as today! We laugh and say we are glad we are old!
I hope it will go well, but it will not. Too much control at risk. We plan on staying home, with all of our "stuff", and riding the riots out, because there will be riots Hope I am wrong, again, but, I am stocking up on everything, gas, food, water, med preps. If trump wins, there will be a national meltdown. Do not care who you vote for, your right, but if the orange bad man wins, the country will go knuckin futz.. Prepare now. Get you water, food, batteries, etc. Pray to God I am wrong, but the ruling class will do whatever it takes to maintain their power. Read history, before it is erased. God help us.
@@miam1074 Get ready. Our Republic is over. Assume you are talking about the 1st half black president, playing golf? Correct? Have fun while you can. CCP has taken over.
@@miam1074 Quite obvious we do not agree. I will never change your mind, and you will never change my mind. Welcome to what 545 people, who control this country have done to our nation. Agree or disagree, 545 people, controlling 320+ million, is outrageous. Enjoy barry's 3rd term.
I'm going to put in my vote for plain old potatoes. Cabbage. Carrots. Onions. They won't get you through a year, but stored properly they'll get you through a few months. They're cheap and easily rotated, so you can always have a fresh three month supply. Simple to prepare in a variety of ways.
This is a super-stealth, ultra-cheap food idea for when the SHTF. Pre-inflation, less than $20 should buy a 20- to 40-pound bag of black oil sunflower seeds (in the "bird food" section). After rinsing, soaking, and planting (see RUclips videos on how to grow microgreens) you will have ample supplies of nutrition-packed, quick-growing (10-14 days) greens to add to your diet. Plus, no one is going to think of stealing a bag labeled "bird food" when/if food gets really scarce.
If you are able to grow your own food, I also suggest stocking up on heirloom seeds (the kind you can save the seeds from--not hybrid) which reach maturity in 45 days or less and that can be grown in containers (can relocate these away from prying eyes). For example, crops like radishes, scallions, spinach, and lettuces. Also consider vegetable crops that produce continuously, like cucumbers, zucchini, etc. Plus, grow some ever-bearing strawberries.
Consider engaging in walkabouts around your area, and learn which wild plants (aka, weeds) in your location are edible (ensure they are not chemically treated).
One last thing...make sure you know how to make any type of water "drinkable." You never know what might happen to your current water source. My "insurance" in this area is a homemade Berkey water filter made from two 5-gallon buckets with lids, a spigot, and two black Berkey filters (see RUclips videos on how to make). This setup was less than $120 and will filter thousands of gallons of water (make sure to boil water drawn from questionable sources).
Oats is by my go to breakie. Add a spoonful of peanut butter, berries and a nanner! Keeps me full until lunch. I always 3 of those containers that I rotate. I also make sweet potato, oats and black bean burgers. So easy and delicious.
Brian, can you tell me how you do that? I have 2 vegans.
Sounds delicious.
Money strapped: oatmeal breakfast, peanut butter sand lunch, and/or fried rice/baked sweet potato/pasta dinner. A half gal. milk once a week.
& food bank : /
Pepper Princess, You are AWESOME!! I just watched your "cross contaminating" video where you cut up chicken and vegetables. OMG..you are soo dang funny🤣🤣🤣 I just love how you told those nasty haters off with your sarcasm. Kudos to you because those people make me FURIOUS and should somehow be banned from the internet! I have learned ALOT from you and am very grateful for stumbling upon your channel.THANK YOU😊
Besides stockpiling what you can, the most important thing is to learn HOW to cook from scratch. so that you don't need to buy canned and prepackaged stuff as long as you have the basic ingredients you can make it and it will taste better. Make sure you have extra spices of what you normally use. Have a couple good all purpose cookbooks, such as Betty Crocker, Taste of Home, Joy of Cooking. Better Homes and Gardens has one out as well, but I have found the recipes a bit too high falutin recipes at times, in other words calling for ingredients that are generally more expensive and most likely not available.
Gail Rodgers, I highly recommend a cookbook put out by Alabama Power. Delish recipes w down to earth ingredients by Southern women who know how to cook tummy filling delicious meals
I suppose they have church cookbooks in other parts of the country, where I live it's very common for churches to put out a cookbook with recipes by the members. Delicious, usually easy, and with common ingredients you probably have already. Got several at a used book store recently
Dining on a dime is a good book. They have recipes for cheap but nutritious meals and recipes for other things.
The 1950 old Betty Crocker cookbook is good solid food. It's not diet : ) FYI
@@carmenwheatley7316 I have that one as well. I got it about 15 years ago. I collect cookbooks, but some of my favorite recipes go back to the really old ones.
Love your videos!! Been watching for over a year now and have saved a ton of money using some of your ideas.
Princess you forgot Fermenting! Oh and I forgot Salt cured meats too. Love the video .
Mr Tom and pp. After cleaning up one side of the pole barn tonight, I took a ride on my kawasaki mule and seen over 50 deer. I really, really need to learn to smoke and cure meat
I thought she would meant smoking since I don’t know anything about it....
And freeze drying
A tip, use the type of salt the recipe calls for. Ideally it should be curing salt which is pink. Curing/preserving meat is a learning curve . Because of the risk of food poisoning, you should also smoke or dehydrate the meat after curing.
Fancy seeing your response. I just mentioned in a comment above about the video in which you showed how to use old beans using baking soda. I have to go back and check it out again. Thank you for that one.
Re: oats - I pour contents into jars and vacuum seal pint size jars. I do the same for every grain and legume I buy after freezing to kill any bug eggs. Adding a measure scoop is a great idea.
How do you vacuum seal a jar ... I'm new to this . I just have them in bags and rotate as I use.
Are you sure there are bugs in your oatmeal? If there are bugs in everything, why have I never seen any in my food? I have always kept different oatmeals, pastas, and rice stored at home, and I had beans and pasta that I stored and used for about 15 years in my classroom at school. I think this in another urban myth! I haven’t seen a weevil since I was a kid and was helping my grandma clean out her giant pantry!
@@karenandcatz2915 infestations can happen for various reasons. Anywhere along the supply chain from the field to the store. Most food companies check the loads of materials before they accept shipment, but things happen. The US companies try very hard because it could mean a considerable loss of profit and customer loyalty.
@@theeggtimertictic1136 There are choices from cheap hand operated brands like Pump-N-Seal up to Food Saver with jar/accessory options. I don't use bags if the items are going into any area that may be exposed to rodents or bugs like roaches. Also the jars can be reused or even used for pressure canning (when lids become available again). But if the stuff is going into sealed tubs or onto my short term shelves I'll use the bags,
The bug issue....I am looking at as a free source of protein. Ya, I'm with ya---eeewwww. Think of the gift horse sayin' : )
Great video ideas! WAY back in March when the lockdowns started and shelves were getting bare, we realized that there might come a time when supplies would run out, so we decided to try to extend or stretch out the supplies to be able to last for an “unknown” amount of time. People need to figure out what works for their family and practice those principles. Thanks for your ideas! Much appreciated.
I bought my wheat berries at a bulk store. They gave me a really big discount for buying a 25 pound bag of them. They gave me over 70% off the price on the bin (per pound).. I also have a grain mill left over from Y2K. It works well.
Just a thought. You said during a grid down your freezer could go up to 5 days before having to use your solar generator. Even if you only use the generator to power the freezer 2 to 4 hours a day you will take advantage of the daily solar available without depleting the generator. By gently using the power throughout the crisis you will gain by taking advantage of a longer charge time throughout the crisis.
I know you're not a fan of canning, but if you don't like that "tinny" taste from canned foods, you might think about it. I make soups and broths in large batches and can them in pints. LOL, I just finished using turkey broth that I canned in November of 2013, and it was just fine! As for things like rice, corn meal, oatmeal, flour, and powdered milk, I usually vacu-seal those in jars so they'll keep for years. Buy fresh onions, celery and peppers on sale, dehydrate them, and vac-seal them in mason jars. Another thing you might do is buy frozen mixed veg, corn and peas when they're on sale and dehydrate them. Frozen vegetables are already blanched, so you only have to put them on the dehydrator trays and process them. I also buy potatoes at 10 to 20 pounds at a time and dehydrate them. Dehydrated vegetables store well, especially if you vacu-seal them in mason jars, and they take up very little space. One 16 oz package of frozen peas or corn will fit neatly into a pint jar.
@@rel5747 I'm with you. Would like to learn to can but don't know where to start. Alaska prepper has some good videos on canning, but I would like someone there with me when I start to tell me what I'm doing wrong.
@@michaelwier1222 get a pressure canner, jars and lids, and turn on RUclips. There are a million videos on pressure canning. You won’t regret it, I promise. Meat is easy peasy and it’s a great place to start. Beans too.
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This might sound extreme but you can put locks on your fridge and pantry. You can allow kids access to meals and snacks at appropriate times and then the kitchen is "closed".
People do not all eat on the same schedule and this WILL affect their eating habits as adults. What an unhealthy way to teach your children responsible eating habits.
Great list and ideas!👍 And as far as rationing with children...it's not a bad idea and not crewl. When we lived in Michigan and my dad was laid off...my mom had portion sizes for lunch and dinner...if I wanted more she would say "we need that for leftovers". For snack after dinner (and hour later) she had a basket with snack size items and I was allowed only 2. If I wanted snacks she said "You can eat veggies and fruit" no candy or cookies. It sounds mean...but it put me in good eating habits and helped me not gain weight as a child. Later on as adult busy with work, ect. my eating habits got sloppy. Right now I'm going to follow your plan of measuring my food...it's true we eat TOO MUCH and I could lose a few pounds now.😁🤣
Good stuff. Thanks.
In my family, after freezing the flour and other bulk grains, it then went into the old, broken fridge. Old fridge didn't keep stuff cool but it was a bug proof storage space. As long as everything went through a decent freeze cycle first, the content of old fridge was fine.
When I realized kids do eat nonstop due to boredom, I made a rule. They had to ask permission to access anything except water and fruit. I did provide 3 good meals every day. Fruit and water were free. Kept them from rampaging through stuff they liked.
You pronounced quinoa correctly. And those giant cans of green beans are great. We have some on hand. I've been stocking up on toothpaste also. Enjoyed the info. Thanks
The green bean #10 can is a great option if you need to come up with a large group meal and have the other fixings for green bean casserole. Also the large size corn can be used as a base for a big casserole of creamed or au gratin corn...maybe even with some bacon nits in it.
@@pamanderson1417 Yep, you're right.
@@coffeecupconversations I said it wrong for a long time. It was only recently that I learned to say it right. 🤗
I'm so glad that the comments are open on this video. I wanted to thank you for sharing your life and story with us! So many interesting ideas--even if everything isn't a "right fit" for me, it certainly gets the wheels turning.
Btw, I super loved how you have emphasized the need to manage our resources in a way that also allows us to give to others. Right on, Prepper Princess!
Love the land o lake package on the refrigerator. I saved my last two boxes from butter. Hate to see all the changes
I used to make powder milk & mixed it with regular milk so out of a gallon I made 2 gallons. I was a divorced mother with 4 children. I lived in NY.
Those large cans holding green beans will make a perfect hobo stove after the contents have been eaten.
i absolutely adore your channel. i'm genuinely fascinated by your lifestyle and smart thinking. as a 20 year old male i feel pretty lost and have no clue on how to manage my finances but that's not the case anymore, thx to ur nifty and helpful videos. u think outside the box and r extremely focused and determined. ur my role model i really look up to u thx for making these videos and fk the haters and skeptics they're still blinded by the lies and have no intent on improving their lives. keep up the good work!
Sardines are an excellent food source. Best buy date is usually 3 years, so 4 if you stretch it. Canned salmon and mackerel, similar to tuna, but way different taste, so maybe change the flavor profile. Love fried salmon patties. Cannot decide that when I kick the bucket, if I want to be your dog, or my cat! HA!
FYI - Mountain House will normally have a listed shelf life of at least 30 years. Buy direct when on sale.
That depends on the temperature and altitude it is stored. I have never had it last longer than 10 years. Mainstay bars last longer.
I stockpile popcorn 🍿 I love popcorn, the only thing I eat is POPCORN. As long as I have popcorn and a
pistol 🔫 I’ll be alright.
Cute!! 🌽
As long as I have coffee and a firearm, I will be alright.
It also is good to grind up to make cornmeal. Lasts longer as well along with wheat berries.
You'll become known far and wide as The Popcorn Kid. tamer of vagabonds and thugs. The Popcorn Paladine.
Gary Pendergraft 🙌🏼
My Dad was in Marine in Vietnam war. He still talks about eating canned food from WW2. He refuses to toss anything that has been expired unless it smell rancid. FYI he turns 81 in 7 days so those expired cans never killed him.
Quinoa is a complete protein; comes in different colors; remember you always need to rinse, rinse, rinse because it naturally has a very bitter covering and it sure tastes better when you rinse!
Tru. It has a nutty flavor that rice doesn’t have.
I like millet better...just sayin'.
@@caroll6261 Me, too!
Or just rinse once and toast then quinoa in a skillet for a few minutes on medium heat. You will hear popping and when its ready it will have a nut-ty smell. Stir consistently.
Office supply stores carry rolls of blank price stickers. When I bring home groceries, I automatically put a small price sticker on it to write the date it expires--saves time so I don't have to hunt for the expiration date all the time.
I use a marker and write it on the front of the can etc. I'd be lost otherwise.
Grateful for your frugal survival tips. Your living example is appreciated.
Families should sit down and have family meetings about emergency food supplies and what to do in an emergency and where to meet. Active participation should be required of every single person above 4.
You should also have practice days/nights to make it become real to better understand.
Have a senior come over one night for supper (they need food and fellowship) and let them tell you stories about when times were bad. Adopt an unrelated senior in your food preps .
I have a decent supply of long term food, but have had a terrible time building a good supply of food I eat day-to-day. I don't have much storage in the kitchen, and really no place that worked well as a pantry cabinet.
Finally started to do a lot of Mari Kondo cleanup the past 6 months, and cleaned out a lot of stuff I don't need.
Also started to organize better by putting some 1/2 size shelving in all the cabinets, and using some consistent containers to transfer food to, rather than the odd sized packaging it all comes in. Buying the containers was a bit expensive - but having them all consistent in size/shape made it much easier for me to size them for what I wanted in them, and where they'd be in the cabinets.
With two extra closet areas now, consistent container sizes, extra shelving to better organize and stack - and still be able to find/see what I have - now I have a ton (not literally) of my day-to-day food stocked up, and can also better take advantage of sales, and buying in bulk, to add more to it.
Worked on prepping food since March have to admit I only had about a 90 day supply, made a ton of progress with the pantry, of course these are things that I like. It is now a case of picking and choosing rotating and adding prep items as the budget permits, latest add a baofeng ham radio.
Just be cautious. They maybe a time electricity will not be available. If I have the fridge, it’s a luxury. Don’t count on having it.
I’ve eaten canned tuna in water that was expired 3 years and tasted fine.
Really enjoyed the video but as always I loved the Rocky cameo - so love the relationship you and Rocky share!
Thanks for vid. Didn't think about the measuring cup in the oatmeal and other items. Fantastic idea.
I like to think this way..."I dont need Safeway....Iam Safeway"
😄❤ you are funny, stay safe.
@@heidimisfeldt5685 😁 Be well, be safe.
Yep, Safety First 😉
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LMAO Great mind set : )
Thank you P.P. GRATEFUL FOR ALL YOUR HELP(S).
For your milk carton of ice, leave the lid loose until the water is frozen then tighten it. As the water expands it pushes out the air and if the lid is tight it makes the container expand.
I so admire what you are doing. Anyone that makes cruel comments are jealous
You need to google all your food to see how long they are good for. I write it down on paper and hang it in the pantry.
They are all marked.
Dehydrating is a great option. I worry about relying on a Freezer. I feel like electricity will be the first to go xx
With older tinned food, to remove the "Tinny" taste, add some sugar. This often works wonders in counteracting the Tinny effects on the food and makes things taste as they should. Before eating old tinned/canned food- make sure there is no frothing, mould, unpleasant aromas (not immediately after opening), discoloration, puffiness or loose liquid. Bulging tins/can seals and the above are signs of botulinum bacteria being present and can cause death if consumed xx
Ty very much for your knowledge. You share great ideas. What a blessing you are.
I have been experimenting with vacuum bag storage. When I buy pancake mix, I put two cups into a paper lunch bag, roll it up, Write contents and date on sack, stick in a vacuum bag, and vacuum seal it. Two cups is 4 servings. I then freeze the package for 3 days just in case any bugs in it. I do the same with corn meal and flour. This way I only open up a small amount at a time.
Your videos are so addictive! You are no-nonsense and full of wisdom!
Not my kids. My husband, I have to hide food from him. As soon as it comes in the house, he gobbles it down. So I keep buying but now I hide it.
That's bad. He seems selfish and greedy. Not thinking about the welfare of his wife and children. SMH
@@suavebella6566 He's not trying to be selfish, he just lacks self control. I try not to see him in that light(selfish) or it would make living through this pandemic together, misery. We are all home together.
I finally had to make a rule, "No one goes in the closet pantry without permission from me bc/ I'm the one that has to keep it stocked!" They all follow the rule.
You forgot liquor and bullets. ;>)
I am sure she has plenty!
Alot of good ideas! The plaque at your sink is awesome!
First your house is adorable 😍 and I love your videos. How do I find your other Patron sp lol channel?
My first husband I married at 17 and lived on the reservation let me tell you I learned a lot from the elders. For whatever it’s worth, food is mind over matter. An example after inpi ceremony one night the only food that was brought was One chicken a salad and a loaf of French bread for like 15 people I was like there’s not enough food!! Well natives are very humble everyone took a small serving of what was there. Everyone was fed and full. We don’t need as much as we consume. We eat because it’s there. I am so grateful for all I was taught by the elders I do believe that will ensure my survival through these insane days to come. God bless you for sharing your knowledge 💕
Something to be said about wisdom. Being receptive is really important though and so is remembering.
My auntie would use left over stuffing by making a pattie and frying it in butter lightly then cook a fried egg and serve the egg on top of the stuffing. She used Stove Top stuffing pork flavor
Oo that sounds delicious
Yes, yumminess! I will have to try this, thank you.
I do that with stale bread. Stir fry onion and whatever other vegetable u have. Making a bread pancake. Frittata.
I dont usually love stuffing but this sounds absolutely delicious
I add a lot of fresh vegetables from my garden or that I've canned to ramen. Adds nutrition.
Uncle Ben's ready serve brown rice quinoa with garlic is a good place to start when new to quinoa. It is a good example of a recipe for a quinoa that can be served with shredded meat, side dish, or soup/stew base. Also no water needed to make in a situation where water needs to be preserved. Walmart sells them online in a set of five pouches for about ten dollars. Very filling so each pouch is basically enough for two servings or one days worth of two small meals for one person.Easy storage requires very little space.
When I was growing up, my mother said I had hollow legs, due to the amount of food I ate. I was always hungry.
You make a lot of sense!! Me and the boys will circle your block if needed to keep the psychotic people away! You’re a good girl prepper princess we enjoy your videos. By the way I’m in North Carolina but I’m just saying there’s a lot of people that would help you ..stay safe I love your dog!!
You are awesome! Thank you for looking out for others. You have given me so much input on foods. Etc.
I know my household needs to get real about how small serving sizes should be. I've been hauling around too many extra calories for years - I need to start using them up!
I eat off a luncheon plate 2 meals a day and I lost 45 pounds, today I'm 125 5"5" so very comfortable now.
Love your channel Prepper Princess. Thanks for all you do keeping us informed.