I hope you enjoy this tour of my food storage room! What is an item you *always* have on hand in your home? (PS yes, I’m out of breath 😂 that’s what happens when you’re 9 months pregnant).
i noticed you out of breath! i was totally the same way when i was pregnant with my youngest son- he was 9 lbs at birth sitting right on my lungs/rib cage!! uhhh.. the joys of pregnancy but end result definitely out weighs everything!!
A piece of advice: correct overstock mistakes right away. Donate those beans! Get them to someone who will use them and you’ll have more space to store what you actually need. Same thing for the olive oil and nuts. I know it’s a chunk of money but better to do it now so they don’t just end up spoiled.
Thank you for mentioning that, we had our deep chest freezer go out one time and probably 20-30 pounds of meat went bad. Don’t want that to happen again.
We have one that alerts our phone. It’s saved us a handful of times. We also installed a baby lock. Just in case something shifts and the door doesn’t seal correct.
Facts, I lost 60 1 pound sausage packs, and 40 pounds of ground beef, because my brother unplug one of my freezers! I looked at those freezer alarms, a month and a half ago, but did not get them then! But now I do have them, they work well, mine are set to a max of 32 degrees, you can hear them from anywhere in the house!
100% yes, my brother and his wife spent an entire weekend butchering hogs and got all the meat into the freezer only to find that the seal was broken 2 days later that it had all gone bad. Now everything is alarmed and alerts their phone if the temperature changes
You could always open those refried beans and bag them up into smaller portions and freeze them. I keep all my nuts in the freezer to keep them from getting rancid. Great video. Thanks for sharing.
I’m in San Antonio, Tx and we eat a lot of breakfast tacos particularly potato egg and refried bean and cheese in a flour tortilla with salsa. They’re great for breakfast or dinner. Refried bean and taco meat chalupas are great too. They go over well at parties are are cheap to make. Just messy to eat.
Growing up on an almond orchard, we had large amounts of nuts too. My mom always kept them in zip locks in the freezer and they stayed good forever. In fact when my parents moved to assisted living 2 years ago, they had a bunch of frozen pecans and walnuts in the freezer. Lord know how old they were, but they still tasted great!
Idea for some of your beans: I use it to thicken soups (like chili, black bean soup, chicken tortilla, etc). The family never knows but it adds good protein and makes it more filling!
Highly recommend the Berkey!!!! We have one and we love it. It’s easy to clean, the filters last a long time. The water tastes SO GOOD out of it too! Better then bottled water or from the fridge filter. We use significantly less bottled water now. I use Berkey water for everything. My 7yo keeps it full for us but adding pitchers of water to it - showing how easy it is to keep full and fill up.
This was an amazing video. You've done really well stocking it Tabitha. You could always donate the refried beans and oil. You can also freeze some of your nuts if you don't use them quick enough. You've done an amZing job. Also, having so much soups and chef boyardee stuff you don't have to use water. That's easy for kids also. Thank you for sharing this. I loved it. I want to start one soon.
Loved the pantry tour, great organization. The only thing I would suggest is to not have paper products or cardboard items directly on the floor in case of a random flooding situation of ANY kind. When I was a kid our backyard sloped down on one side and we had a walk out basement. My dad put cement steps from the patio down to the basement door but the drainage was not sufficient and our basement flooded 3 inches of water. A few years ago (as an adult) I had a pipe leak behind a wall in the basement and a large area of ceiling, wall and floor (carpet) got very wet. I have also heard of hot water heaters leaking. Just some cautious thoughts.
Thank you Tabitha! I was one of those excited about seeing how you manage your extended pantry! It looks great and it was so helpful to hear your honest insight on what works and what doesn’t. We have a Berkey and love it! I think it’s a great solution for an emergency, but you will also get so much use from it every day. You look amazing and I am sending up prayers for you and the baby as you get closer to the birth! 💛🤗💛
Yes I was waiting on a prepper pantry video from you! I love to see it I can't wait until I have a house and extra storage so I can build up my pantry even more! Great video ❤️
Highly recommend the Berkey. We got the biggest size during pandemic for our family of 6, because we used to go fill 5 gallon jugs at the water store and it got tricky. We did the math and it will pay for itself in a year, and I now have one less errand every week. The whole family says the water is better than what we used to buy too. Highly recommend!
Put the nuts in smaller freezer bags and freeze them if you can. They will stay good for a lot longer. Your storage is amazing Tabitha. You are very prepared and able to take care of your family for a long time, if you had to rely on this only. Some of the things like the oil and refried beans, consider donating to a soup kitchen or food bank before the expiration date.
Thank you for sharing your storage. Until recently I didn’t know prepping was a thing as it’s not a common practice in Australia. It’s something I’m keen to do and I love that you do both grocery store and home canned items. Very inspiring ❤️
The refried beans--Tex-Mex casseroles! Thicken soup. Add to meatloaf/patties. SPAM--slice, fry. Great with eggs. Or mashed potatoes. Fried, cubed, add to fried rice, fry pineapple chunks in same pan to deglaze. P.F. Changs sweet&sour Mango sauce. It's a Hawaiian vacation w/o the airport aggravation.
Two appliances I don't think I heard you say whether you had or not would be a dehydrator and a food freezer dryer. Most multi- air friers have a dehydrator option...but with all that food, a food freeze dryer might be a good investment for your family. Just a thought.
Great video... thoughts for using the refried beans. I use a huge amount of refried beans when I make burritos. Each quarter I make a lot of burritos to be frozen. That way when we are on the run, or one child needs to eat quickly and I haven't made anything we have an easy lunch or dinner. It saves us alot on not eating out, because it's quick and easy when you need something. Thought I would share.
Next time you go to a party you should make a 7 layer bean dip. You can make a big one in a casserole dish.Then you can start using some of those refried beans 😆
I can relate to you I'm a mom of 5 married for 21yrs and I also homeschool my kids, I've been homeschooling my kids for a long time. I'm glad I found your channel, looking forward to some great ideas that will help me.
The pandemic changed alot of peoples lives, you are so lucky, as what you have done buy big shopping is wise as you have a chain supply of food and keeping your family safe. It doesnt matter what other people think its what is best for your family you go girl do what is best for your family
Just a piece of advice that I just learned myself. When you open those big cans of refried beans put what you don't use right away into meal size freezer bags and freeze them. That way it doesn't go bad and you have several different meals with them. Also I bulk up my ground beef with refried beans and other shredded up vegetables, it adds nutrients to the meal and no one except you know it's in there. It makes the meal more filling and way more nutritious.
Absolutely get a Berkey filter you’ll never regret it! I’ve had mine for about 7 years. Get as large of one as you can in case you forget to fill it during the day and the kiddos drink it all! Stock up on filters though they were hard to get during the pandemic
You can make beef & bean burritos with some of 1 can. Just recan the rest into smaller jars by either waterbath or pressure canning. Good idea to date each container of everything, so you'll know which to use first. FIFO method. I date everything I bring in from the store before I forget the date, this way I know when I bought it. Many things last a lot longer than those dates on the can or label. Sugar, salt, honey, maple syrup among many others last forever regardless of dates stamped. As for the oil, you can use the expired ones for emergency candles or in an oil lamp. Don't toss anything until you research others ways to use them...just a suggestion.
We are a family of 6. I was going through cases of bottled water. I invested in a Berky and bought the kids reusable water bottles, and I won’t go back. Sure we keep a few cases when we go on trips just to have on hand. But I feel good about the empty plastic bottles not going back into the environment. So it’s definitely a win win. Win for my pocket book and win for the environment. I enjoyed your tour of storage food. I think this day and age it’s good to have extra on hand especially when you have a bigger family.
A FEW SUGGESTIONS***syrup will last the longest for you and has an indefinite shelf life ive been told. So we stocked up on this. i recommend buying in bulk organic costco flour( sell it at 28thstreet costco) We do it for our family and its such a huge saving. 2 -10lb bags will fill 1 food grade bucket. but you want to buy bucket plastic liners bags for it. We usually buy about 120lbs a flour for our family of 5. We also stock up on their large bags of rice and buy loose dry beans. This has allowed us to not have to keep so many canned beans etc. That might be an option for you as well. We use orgain protein powder. Save your orgain plastic jars when you are done and they work great for refilling with bulk oats, bulk can sugar or bulk brown sugar from costco too. I label mine with those markers for overhead projectors that you can wipe off with water. it works great. This works for bucket labels too! :) great pantry stock up :)
I have a Berkey that I have had for 14 yrs. I have the Berkey light and have had no issues ever and the light still works! We have only changed the filters a few times. We originally bought it because we had well water and it tasted funky but we have city water now and we still use it. It’s an awesome thing in times of trouble or to keep from buying bottled water. We fill our cups from it every day. So, yes, buy one, you won’t be sorry!
You could always donate the extra beans to a shelter. Once you open a can you could divide into smaller amounts and freeze. As for the canned pork, it's good shredded/cooked into scrambled eggs!
Thank you amazing mama 😘I have been food prepping since my kids were toddlers my eldest is 51 years old, I have 3 kids and have their own families . I instilled these practices to them ,and thank God they won’t get hungry ever !
I have a Berkey and love it! We have really high iron levels in our water, you can see it if you're running hot water, and it is such a relief to be able to know our water is safe to drink! Plus it takes out bacteria and viruses and pharmaceuticals and so much more. The water also tastes really great my 1-year-old loves it
We are looking at building our food storage!!! We are looking at having a full pantry in our next house. In our last house we had a big pantry and loved it!!! We had extra space in it. I love the idea of being able to keep stuff in the bags they come in!!! We don’t use olive oil daily as I’ve made a mistake when cooking high heat with olive oil. We go thru sauces so stocking up on that could be a good idea. Make a label for your food storage!!! Nuts don’t last long, I learnt that as well. We go thru eggs.
I have canned about 700 or more jars since August. Favorites have been spiced peaches, roast beef, beef stew. Canning a lot of our half beef is one way I'm guarding against power outage. Staples we keep on hand : thick cut oats, dried cranberries, brown sugar, flour , gf grains for me to make flour, pb, oil, pasta, pasta sauce (from our garden), tomato paste, beans , tuna, salmon. Lots more than that too. Powdered whole milk.
Looks great! For the refried beans, make hummus by thinning with lemon juice and powdered garlic or other spices. We, too, got 1/2 cow from a local farmer and it's been a great investment.
I've made some mistakes with food storage, also. If your olive oil is really getting old maybe you can extend it's life by keeping it in the back of your fridge. Just an idea. I get it on the refried beans. I made the same mistake with some good bargains on giant cans of whole hominy. I also over bought on things like corn meal packages so I'm keeping that in the freezer, I made plenty of other mistakes. I'll shush and keep watching.
You should look into thrive life cansolidator. I believe it can hold up to 300+ cans in a first in first out rotation. Also one tip I’ve heard is to store your paper products on the top shelf. That way if the basement gets flooded, your paper products don’t get ruined.
You can use the refried beans for a bean dip for potlucks and such. Then freeze the rest. I believe you can dehydrate them too, and then process it in a food processor to add dried refried beans to tacos, chili's, etc. :) Bean dip: 2 1 Lb cans of refried beans 1 pack taco seasoning 2 1 Lb cans of Rotel or salsa 16 oz sour cream 8 oz cheese 1 can black olives. Mix most of the taco seasoning with the beans. Save a little to sprinkle on top. Beans layer first. Then layer Rotel or salsa, sour cream, and cheese. Drain olives, and lay on top of cheese. Then sprinkle remaining taco seasoning. Super delish. Goes great at all the potlucks. :)
I would make a whole bunch of freezer bean enchiladas for postpartum with one can and make some individual freezer burritos. We love refried beans too!! Loved this vlog Tabitha!!
Hi, anything that you don't like that you purchased, you could always trade in an emergency SHTF kinda situation. Also if you wanted to utilize them yourself, you can always see what it could be used in (depending on the item). You could always donate or swap with friends/family. There is tons of options. I have traded with my grown children when I find I don't like an item and they do and they have something to trade we do that as well. I also can a lot of my own foods as well as dehyrdate so you'd be surprised what you can do with certain items. I love your content and just found your channel! I look forward to watching more!
You can put the big time in portion sizes and freeze them, you can also freeze nuts ie walnuts, almonds any unprocessed nuts, and they taste just the same as they did. 💞
My brother family has a Berkey, I love it! I highly recommend it! You can canned ground beef to have more freezer space, and make meals easier with already cooked meat. My mom use to freeze nuts and they do last forever.
I saw the bottled water stacked on the mini frig. There’s duct work behind it. Don’t store the water by a heat source. Bottled water has an expiration date. Storing near heat will shorten that.
As far as your way extra food stash, I'd take them too a food kitchen, or a church soup kitchen, they could use the refied beans and olive oil, and whatever else that's still sealed that you chose to give them, and it wouldn't go to waste, you could divide between a few different ones, so they didn't feel overwhelmed with them...like you are. Just a thought...also if you go through the dates and some are within a month or so of expiration, and you feel you won't go through them, take them to the food pantry, and they will get used before they expire!!
We have an Aquarain filter system and love it! The filters are washable and reusable! Which you don't have to wash them for a long time. But we liked that aspect of it. 😊
Mid Thumb of Michigan here! Just happened to come across your channel today - no basement for us but have lots of extra storage space for all the items we keep on hand.
Definitely use that vacuum sealer, it keeps whatever you properly seal inside fresh for ages in the freezer. I tested it and 12 months later, the salmon honestly was perfect, not an ounce of freezer burn, and nobody who ate it had a clue how long I had it in the freezer. It is worth the price of the bags.
For the refried beans you can either donate them, open and freeze them in ziploc bags or as someone else mentioned maybe premake some bean and cheese burritos for the freezers that you can pull out for a quick lunch or snack 🌯 Just some ideas. 😊 you look so beautiful, can't wait to see your sweet baby boy soon 👶 💙 I have a stockpile downstairs also. We are a family of 4 so I only have one large metal shelf for food items and one large metal shelf for household (paper towels, laundry stuff etc) and a freezer. It all comes in handy and makes my life easier.
Hi this is sharon I just wanted to say thank you so much for your channel and your video and i just that you have a awesome stock pile i think it's amazing great job with everything that you and your husband did together ok as always stay safe and blessed may God continue to bless you and your family and your home until your next video
You have a good system, please don’t apologise for it. There’s always room for improvement, but what you have now is great. I’d like to kindly suggest using your Sharpie and marking expiration dates, and date purchased. Some cans aren’t marked clearly, and some containers don’t have a date. I always store the oldest in front and the youngest in the back. I challenge myself to make something from the pantry two to four times a month. Always rotate your pantry before that expiration date. You’ll be able to use your food for all its worth. Thanks so much for showing us your emergency pantry 🥰🥰🥰
If you’re worried about the olive oil get a basket for someone’s birthday, Christmas or whatever and gift a bottle of oil, some pasta, sauce, a bottle of wine some crusty bread and flowers. Ive done this several times and people appreciate the creative gift.
Hi just recently started watching your channel. I love it!♥️👏👍🏼 A tip for you, freezing your nuts adds a huge shelf life. I've frozen some nuts for at least 3 years or longer. I bake a lot so not sure how long they will last because I use them up by 3 years. Make sure you wrap them well in plastic wrap and then put them in freezer bags. They taste as fresh as when you first purchased them. Hope this is helpful.😊♥️
FDA says canned items will store in 40-70 degree cool dark place almost indefinitely. Almost as long as a grain in glass or a mylar bag. Open beans use some make burritos and freeze. Place nuts in mason jars use foodsaver or vacuum bags and freeze. Yes can homemade soup. Tuna in cans have more than pouches. Make beans in different ways until the kids get used to them. Why freeze jelly or jam if canned? They last forever. Omg Love my Berkey. A must have.
The refried beans can be opened and recanned in smaller jars! So definitely not a waste! I'd have purchased them too and all my munchkins are grown and moved now. I'd still have purchased them at a buck each😊
PLEASE take your extra beans, olive oil, and nuts to the soup kitchen. Don't let it go bad. You know, if you want to get some of the beans into your kids you could mix a couple table spoons into their ravioli or soup, even burgers and meatloaf would hide a nice amount. Anyway, I am so envious! How I wish I had the space to stock up like that. You are a great homemaker!
We got a burkey at the beginning of covid when we could not find water at the store. We totally don’t regret buying one. We have the three gallon and we fill it up about every day and a half. Right now we are a family of four soon to be five. I would get the big one for your family and or put different kids on burkey duty. We just keep a gallon jug behind ours. If you get a smaller one the. You will just have to fill it more often which really isn’t that big a deal. I would also buy extra filters. We are using the four black and the four white filters. We also have some extra filters.
You have a good set-up and look to be pretty organized. I'd move the nuts to the freezer, add some spices and continue to rotate through the can goods, keeping 6+ months worth. Your #10 cans aren't a fail, open as needed, freeze the extra portions and replace with smaller cans. Know what you'd do in case of power outage or storm. Have a couple ways to cook, stay warm and keep your family safe. You're doing better than most of my friends.
I keep all my nuts in the freezer in containers, they never go bad, also when you open those refried beans you can put them in smaller containers and freeze them as well.
I wonder if it would work to dehydrate some of those refried beans ro make instant refried bean flakes? Something that's pretty yummy is to spread a tortilla with a layer of refried beans, a layer of salsa, then a layer of shredded cheese, bake or microwave until hot and cheese melts, then top with your favorite taco toppings-sour cream, shredded lettuce, chopped tomato and onion, sliced black Olives are my go-to's. If your kids would eat them like that you might go through the big can before it goes bad! Also mix with taco meat to make the bottom layer of a 7 layer taco dip that's another kid friendly dish and a good one for parties! I also wonder if you could freeze the rest of the can in more manageable portions once you open one. I would have totally bought those for that price! Lol.
Okay maybe you will see this. 1. The refried beans you can open put in quart freezer bags and freeze. 2. You can actually recan the beans and give them a longer shelf life. 3. If you have a local shelter, church, etc that makes meals for the needy the extra stuff that you are sure will go bad before you can use, let them have it. 4. Make a dish for like a potluck dinner at your church. 5. Freeze the nuts or donate!! 6. Find a homeless camp and just offer extra to them, it will be so welcomed!
A little FYI if you’ll FREEZE your nuts they won’t go rancid. Keep them frozen until you use them or when or if the grid goes down then you can use them faster if the power is out and supply chain is down. I freeze mine and keep opened bags in the fridge. Hope this helps...love your channel! 🙏🏼❤️Leslie in Alabama
Blend those beans and secretly get them into soups and stews, chilli, tomato dishes. They will never know, and will probably actually like them. Nuts - make some granola and muesli to use some up, make some oat & nut bars for snacks. Grind some nuts up and get them into other meals, curries etc. No bargains are a mistake, you just need to get creative. Can also shove nuts in the freezer, and portion some of those beans up and freeze those into small portions too.
Watching food storage vids well any you can get some real good ideas. I still like to stock on somethings we are empty nesters now. But I do have 4 grandkids 3 daughters. 2 grandkids come in the morning before school. I agree with the oil and the retried beans lol. But you could donate them to a food bank or soup kitchen. I now put expiration dates on top of the cans any packaging where I can see it up front. Even a package of cold meat in the fridge I put the date right up front even on the eggs. I like the 6 bean mix open tin rinse add to chilli conquer or anything your adding beans. Better then just one kind.
I love watching ur videos. I find so much motivation in them. Thanks! I am from Puerto Rico. We bought a berkey filter few years ago, when the pandemic was starting . One of the best things we have bought, ever!!! Get one and u wont regret! 🙏🏾✨
Anything that you don't want or don't think you are going to use up in time donate it or give it to family and friends. It does suck because money but that way it doesn't go to waste. Loved the video. I have a working pantry and we try to only get things we eat that way we are using it and then replacing it that way nothing goes to waste.
I love the idea of a basement, I don’t think we have them at all here in Australia! They are always in the movies though, I always wanted one as a kid to hang out in. Now though I wish I had one for food storage 🤣
Don't have them in Ireland either, we don't store large amounts of food either, unheard of here, l have 4 children, we just do one large shop once a week, this is so interesting how Americans do, it looks like a food bank.
Great job! I think we all learn as we stockpile what will last and what won't last. I think you have a great start. I do not have a basement to store items in so I am super jealous! We have several items in our pantry at all times, rice, pasta, coffee, several canned items and so much more.
The best use for those refried beans is by making a 5 layer bean dish for dinner, game night or. Birthday, make in a large (9x13 or bigger?) cake dish or use your aluminum lasagna pans.
For the beans I buy that size can you make bean and cheese burritos. Then I individually wrap them and put them in the freezer and the kids pop them in the oven. You can also premade Mexican pizza bottoms and freeze and then later add the topping.
You didn't address your rotation schedule, but as you are extremely organized I'm sure you have it under control. Two things in regards to pests: In addition to your food products make sure to check & rotate your paper products because if rodents get in, they love to nest in that stuff. Second, grain beetles. I kept finding them in my apartment. I didn't realize I had one chocolate coated protein bar in my teaching backpack. The bar was there since March 2020 when I last taught. Those strawberry seed sized beetles ate through the water resistant canvas, the foil wrapper to get to that chocolate. Since finding the remains of the bar in Dec 2021 I haven't had any further problems & I really hope it stays that way!
Hi. Just found you and enjoy your vlogs. Someone else might have mentioned this already but baking mixes that lace baking powder and or baking soda don’t have a long shelf life. Use them before they expire. Or, if you find one that is past it’s Best by date add a teaspoon of baking powder when you do use is. Also, repackage the nuts and freeze them and they will last much longer. Mostly walnuts and pecans go off but in the freezer they will last longer. And, if you have done that are tasting a bit stale, toast them in the oven. By the way, my daughter and family live in Kalamazoo County. Are you near there? Good luck with he new baby. 🙏🏻
Awesome video ! I have also learned as I go .. I did some major panic buying in the middle of the pandemic from when it first started and so I find myself going thru that food now getting it out the way for the food that we will actually eat with a smile 😂😂✌
On storing flour's, rice, bread, place Bay Leaves on top to keep bugs out and to help prevent egg's hatching. Get absorbed packs inside also. Food is a investment to life and it's not something to not keep safe. Never give food away or help others we don't take trips, camping, buy toys, you understand the people who are and when stuff hits the fan they come to you say no sorry. I can't find storage for any more TP but the company is having a hard time on stuff to make it ya. So I have been buying TP tablets yes I even keep in the car with a water bottle. With first aid.
Straight up...the 5x tubs of refried beans is most definitely an end of the world stash. That should be what you got it for even if you are the only one that likes it because for a buck each, you got a lot of stock of it at such low cost that is going to go a long way in that time frame somewhere in the future. I'd say that was a great haul there.
I hope you enjoy this tour of my food storage room! What is an item you *always* have on hand in your home?
(PS yes, I’m out of breath 😂 that’s what happens when you’re 9 months pregnant).
You are awesome girl!
Baked beans 😊
Wow I never knew that about olive oil either. I would suggest giving some of it an refried beans to a local soup kitchen or homeless shelter
i noticed you out of breath! i was totally the same way when i was pregnant with my youngest son- he was 9 lbs at birth sitting right on my lungs/rib cage!! uhhh.. the joys of pregnancy but end result definitely out weighs everything!!
Open the can of refried beans and separate that into freezer bags and freeze them laying flat.
A piece of advice: correct overstock mistakes right away. Donate those beans! Get them to someone who will use them and you’ll have more space to store what you actually need. Same thing for the olive oil and nuts. I know it’s a chunk of money but better to do it now so they don’t just end up spoiled.
While this is definitely one way to handle what she considers overstock. There are other ways to safely store and use that food for her family.
a piece of advice don’t be a fucking know it all start your own channel if you wanna give you opinion
@@mush3199 freeze it or dehydrate it
You should buy an alarm for the freezer. They are cheap and alert you if the temperature changes or the power goes out. 1/2 cow is an investment
Thank you for mentioning that, we had our deep chest freezer go out one time and probably 20-30 pounds of meat went bad. Don’t want that to happen again.
We have one that alerts our phone. It’s saved us a handful of times.
We also installed a baby lock. Just in case something shifts and the door doesn’t seal correct.
Facts, I lost 60 1 pound sausage packs, and 40 pounds of ground beef, because my brother unplug one of my freezers!
I looked at those freezer alarms, a month and a half ago, but did not get them then! But now I do have them, they work well, mine are set to a max of 32 degrees, you can hear them from anywhere in the house!
100% yes, my brother and his wife spent an entire weekend butchering hogs and got all the meat into the freezer only to find that the seal was broken 2 days later that it had all gone bad. Now everything is alarmed and alerts their phone if the temperature changes
@@Coveredinbees93 man that sucks.
I highly recommend the toddler lock too. Just as extra insurance.
You could always open those refried beans and bag them up into smaller portions and freeze them. I keep all my nuts in the freezer to keep them from getting rancid. Great video. Thanks for sharing.
I’m in San Antonio, Tx and we eat a lot of breakfast tacos particularly potato egg and refried bean and cheese in a flour tortilla with salsa. They’re great for breakfast or dinner. Refried bean and taco meat chalupas are great too. They go over well at parties are are cheap to make. Just messy to eat.
Growing up on an almond orchard, we had large amounts of nuts too. My mom always kept them in zip locks in the freezer and they stayed good forever. In fact when my parents moved to assisted living 2 years ago, they had a bunch of frozen pecans and walnuts in the freezer. Lord know how old they were, but they still tasted great!
Love the preparedness! as a mom, food security is always on our minds! It's important to be ahead of the game!
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So true
Idea for some of your beans: I use it to thicken soups (like chili, black bean soup, chicken tortilla, etc). The family never knows but it adds good protein and makes it more filling!
That's a great idea and once you open the can you can freeze it in small containers and pull it out when you want to use it!
I came here to say the same thing! Beans are great additions to soups and chili!
But way too many beans. Keep 1 can and donate the rest.
Highly recommend the Berkey!!!!
We have one and we love it. It’s easy to clean, the filters last a long time. The water tastes SO GOOD out of it too! Better then bottled water or from the fridge filter. We use significantly less bottled water now. I use Berkey water for everything. My 7yo keeps it full for us but adding pitchers of water to it - showing how easy it is to keep full and fill up.
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This was an amazing video. You've done really well stocking it Tabitha. You could always donate the refried beans and oil. You can also freeze some of your nuts if you don't use them quick enough. You've done an amZing job. Also, having so much soups and chef boyardee stuff you don't have to use water. That's easy for kids also. Thank you for sharing this. I loved it. I want to start one soon.
I second freezing the nuts!
You could donate to a food pantry the beans?
I love how organized your stockpile is!!
Loved the pantry tour, great organization. The only thing I would suggest is to not have paper products or cardboard items directly on the floor in case of a random flooding situation of ANY kind.
When I was a kid our backyard sloped down on one side and we had a walk out basement. My dad put cement steps from the patio down to the basement door but the drainage was not sufficient and our basement flooded 3 inches of water.
A few years ago (as an adult) I had a pipe leak behind a wall in the basement and a large area of ceiling, wall and floor (carpet) got very wet. I have also heard of hot water heaters leaking. Just some cautious thoughts.
Thank you Tabitha! I was one of those excited about seeing how you manage your extended pantry! It looks great and it was so helpful to hear your honest insight on what works and what doesn’t.
We have a Berkey and love it! I think it’s a great solution for an emergency, but you will also get so much use from it every day.
You look amazing and I am sending up prayers for you and the baby as you get closer to the birth! 💛🤗💛
Thanks for being real and showing us thing you wouldn’t choose again. It is helpful to remember when buying bulk
Yes I was waiting on a prepper pantry video from you! I love to see it I can't wait until I have a house and extra storage so I can build up my pantry even more! Great video ❤️
Highly recommend the Berkey. We got the biggest size during pandemic for our family of 6, because we used to go fill 5 gallon jugs at the water store and it got tricky. We did the math and it will pay for itself in a year, and I now have one less errand every week. The whole family says the water is better than what we used to buy too. Highly recommend!
Put the nuts in smaller freezer bags and freeze them if you can. They will stay good for a lot longer. Your storage is amazing Tabitha. You are very prepared and able to take care of your family for a long time, if you had to rely on this only. Some of the things like the oil and refried beans, consider donating to a soup kitchen or food bank before the expiration date.
LOVED THIS VIDEO! The raw reality you bring to the internet is refreshing!
Thank you for sharing your storage. Until recently I didn’t know prepping was a thing as it’s not a common practice in Australia. It’s something I’m keen to do and I love that you do both grocery store and home canned items. Very inspiring ❤️
It's helpful to see how others organize for ideas. It can get overwhelming. Thank you.
When you open a big can of refried beans always remember to put them in family sizes portions and freeze them, they freeze well after opened.
When you open your refried beans, you can divide them up and freeze them in smaller quantities.
The refried beans--Tex-Mex casseroles! Thicken soup. Add to meatloaf/patties.
SPAM--slice, fry. Great with eggs. Or mashed potatoes.
Fried, cubed, add to fried rice, fry pineapple chunks in same pan to deglaze. P.F. Changs sweet&sour Mango sauce. It's a Hawaiian vacation w/o the airport aggravation.
Wow your food storage room is like a dream!! I wish I had the space for it.
Food storage and grocery haul videos are my absolute favorite
Two appliances I don't think I heard you say whether you had or not would be a dehydrator and a food freezer dryer. Most multi- air friers have a dehydrator option...but with all that food, a food freeze dryer might be a good investment for your family. Just a thought.
Great video... thoughts for using the refried beans. I use a huge amount of refried beans when I make burritos. Each quarter I make a lot of burritos to be frozen. That way when we are on the run, or one child needs to eat quickly and I haven't made anything we have an easy lunch or dinner. It saves us alot on not eating out, because it's quick and easy when you need something. Thought I would share.
Yay I love pantry tours. Therapeutic almost to watch lol. And I just ordered the mixed box. Thank you for the code! :)
Next time you go to a party you should make a 7 layer bean dip. You can make a big one in a casserole dish.Then you can start using some of those refried beans 😆
My son loves bean dip I will make a 7 layered bean dip with our items. Thanks for the idea
I can relate to you
I'm a mom of 5 married for 21yrs and I also homeschool my kids, I've been homeschooling my kids for a long time.
I'm glad I found your channel, looking forward to some great ideas that will help me.
Great video! Homeschooling momma’s unite!
The pandemic changed alot of peoples lives, you are so lucky, as what you have done buy big shopping is wise as you have a chain supply of food and keeping your family safe. It doesnt matter what other people think its what is best for your family you go girl do what is best for your family
Just a piece of advice that I just learned myself. When you open those big cans of refried beans put what you don't use right away into meal size freezer bags and freeze them. That way it doesn't go bad and you have several different meals with them. Also I bulk up my ground beef with refried beans and other shredded up vegetables, it adds nutrients to the meal and no one except you know it's in there. It makes the meal more filling and way more nutritious.
Absolutely get a Berkey filter you’ll never regret it! I’ve had mine for about 7 years. Get as large of one as you can in case you forget to fill it during the day and the kiddos drink it all! Stock up on filters though they were hard to get during the pandemic
You can make beef & bean burritos with some of 1 can. Just recan the rest into smaller jars by either waterbath or pressure canning. Good idea to date each container of everything, so you'll know which to use first. FIFO method. I date everything I bring in from the store before I forget the date, this way I know when I bought it. Many things last a lot longer than those dates on the can or label. Sugar, salt, honey, maple syrup among many others last forever regardless of dates stamped. As for the oil, you can use the expired ones for emergency candles or in an oil lamp. Don't toss anything until you research others ways to use them...just a suggestion.
Not a strange video at all! I’m slowly working on food storage too so I loved seeing this!! And we love our Berkey!
We are a family of 6. I was going through cases of bottled water. I invested in a Berky and bought the kids reusable water bottles, and I won’t go back. Sure we keep a few cases when we go on trips just to have on hand. But I feel good about the empty plastic bottles not going back into the environment. So it’s definitely a win win. Win for my pocket book and win for the environment. I enjoyed your tour of storage food. I think this day and age it’s good to have extra on hand especially when you have a bigger family.
A FEW SUGGESTIONS***syrup will last the longest for you and has an indefinite shelf life ive been told. So we stocked up on this. i recommend buying in bulk organic costco flour( sell it at 28thstreet costco) We do it for our family and its such a huge saving. 2 -10lb bags will fill 1 food grade bucket. but you want to buy bucket plastic liners bags for it. We usually buy about 120lbs a flour for our family of 5. We also stock up on their large bags of rice and buy loose dry beans. This has allowed us to not have to keep so many canned beans etc. That might be an option for you as well. We use orgain protein powder. Save your orgain plastic jars when you are done and they work great for refilling with bulk oats, bulk can sugar or bulk brown sugar from costco too. I label mine with those markers for overhead projectors that you can wipe off with water. it works great. This works for bucket labels too! :) great pantry stock up :)
I have a Berkey that I have had for 14 yrs. I have the Berkey light and have had no issues ever and the light still works! We have only changed the filters a few times. We originally bought it because we had well water and it tasted funky but we have city water now and we still use it. It’s an awesome thing in times of trouble or to keep from buying bottled water. We fill our cups from it every day. So, yes, buy one, you won’t be sorry!
You could always donate the extra beans to a shelter. Once you open a can you could divide into smaller amounts and freeze. As for the canned pork, it's good shredded/cooked into scrambled eggs!
Thank you amazing mama 😘I have been food prepping since my kids were toddlers my eldest is 51 years old, I have 3 kids and have their own families . I instilled these practices to them ,and thank God they won’t get hungry ever !
I have a Berkey and love it! We have really high iron levels in our water, you can see it if you're running hot water, and it is such a relief to be able to know our water is safe to drink! Plus it takes out bacteria and viruses and pharmaceuticals and so much more. The water also tastes really great my 1-year-old loves it
We are looking at building our food storage!!! We are looking at having a full pantry in our next house. In our last house we had a big pantry and loved it!!! We had extra space in it. I love the idea of being able to keep stuff in the bags they come in!!! We don’t use olive oil daily as I’ve made a mistake when cooking high heat with olive oil. We go thru sauces so stocking up on that could be a good idea. Make a label for your food storage!!! Nuts don’t last long, I learnt that as well. We go thru eggs.
The Amazing Tabitha Kelley!!!! 💖💖💖
I have canned about 700 or more jars since August. Favorites have been spiced peaches, roast beef, beef stew. Canning a lot of our half beef is one way I'm guarding against power outage.
Staples we keep on hand : thick cut oats, dried cranberries, brown sugar, flour , gf grains for me to make flour, pb, oil, pasta, pasta sauce (from our garden), tomato paste, beans , tuna, salmon. Lots more than that too. Powdered whole milk.
Looks great! For the refried beans, make hummus by thinning with lemon juice and powdered garlic or other spices. We, too, got 1/2 cow from a local farmer and it's been a great investment.
I've made some mistakes with food storage, also. If your olive oil is really getting old maybe you can extend it's life by keeping it in the back of your fridge. Just an idea. I get it on the refried beans. I made the same mistake with some good bargains on giant cans of whole hominy. I also over bought on things like corn meal packages so I'm keeping that in the freezer, I made plenty of other mistakes. I'll shush and keep watching.
You should look into thrive life cansolidator. I believe it can hold up to 300+ cans in a first in first out rotation. Also one tip I’ve heard is to store your paper products on the top shelf. That way if the basement gets flooded, your paper products don’t get ruined.
The shelves? Those are so expensive 😳
You can use the refried beans for a bean dip for potlucks and such. Then freeze the rest. I believe you can dehydrate them too, and then process it in a food processor to add dried refried beans to tacos, chili's, etc. :)
Bean dip:
2 1 Lb cans of refried beans
1 pack taco seasoning
2 1 Lb cans of Rotel or salsa
16 oz sour cream
8 oz cheese
1 can black olives.
Mix most of the taco seasoning with the beans. Save a little to sprinkle on top. Beans layer first. Then layer Rotel or salsa, sour cream, and cheese. Drain olives, and lay on top of cheese. Then sprinkle remaining taco seasoning. Super delish. Goes great at all the potlucks. :)
You could donate the refried beans to a soup kitchen! They could use them quick.
I would make a whole bunch of freezer bean enchiladas for postpartum with one can and make some individual freezer burritos. We love refried beans too!!
Loved this vlog Tabitha!!
She said she's the only one who likes beans.
Hi, anything that you don't like that you purchased, you could always trade in an emergency SHTF kinda situation. Also if you wanted to utilize them yourself, you can always see what it could be used in (depending on the item). You could always donate or swap with friends/family. There is tons of options. I have traded with my grown children when I find I don't like an item and they do and they have something to trade we do that as well. I also can a lot of my own foods as well as dehyrdate so you'd be surprised what you can do with certain items. I love your content and just found your channel! I look forward to watching more!
You can put the big time in portion sizes and freeze them, you can also freeze nuts ie walnuts, almonds any unprocessed nuts, and they taste just the same as they did. 💞
Yes! Was going to say this too
My brother family has a Berkey, I love it! I highly recommend it! You can canned ground beef to have more freezer space, and make meals easier with already cooked meat. My mom use to freeze nuts and they do last forever.
@@debbiec6216 my mom didn't can ground beef, but I watched Our Tribe of Many here on RUclips and she did it. Found a canning book or Google it.
@@debbiec6216 pre cook the meet ad to jar then I add beef stock only to the neck and can for 90 minutes let set a day then tack ring off and store
I saw the bottled water stacked on the mini frig. There’s duct work behind it. Don’t store the water by a heat source. Bottled water has an expiration date. Storing near heat will shorten that.
As far as your way extra food stash, I'd take them too a food kitchen, or a church soup kitchen, they could use the refied beans and olive oil, and whatever else that's still sealed that you chose to give them, and it wouldn't go to waste, you could divide between a few different ones, so they didn't feel overwhelmed with them...like you are. Just a thought...also if you go through the dates and some are within a month or so of expiration, and you feel you won't go through them, take them to the food pantry, and they will get used before they expire!!
We have an Aquarain filter system and love it! The filters are washable and reusable! Which you don't have to wash them for a long time. But we liked that aspect of it. 😊
You can freeze your oil to make it last. I did the same with my oils and thanks to my mother we were able to save them.
Mid Thumb of Michigan here! Just happened to come across your channel today - no basement for us but have lots of extra storage space for all the items we keep on hand.
Definitely use that vacuum sealer, it keeps whatever you properly seal inside fresh for ages in the freezer. I tested it and 12 months later, the salmon honestly was perfect, not an ounce of freezer burn, and nobody who ate it had a clue how long I had it in the freezer. It is worth the price of the bags.
If your oil does go rancid before you can use it up it can be used for lighting, an olive oil lamp is a good use for older oil.
For the refried beans you can either donate them, open and freeze them in ziploc bags or as someone else mentioned maybe premake some bean and cheese burritos for the freezers that you can pull out for a quick lunch or snack 🌯 Just some ideas. 😊 you look so beautiful, can't wait to see your sweet baby boy soon 👶 💙 I have a stockpile downstairs also. We are a family of 4 so I only have one large metal shelf for food items and one large metal shelf for household (paper towels, laundry stuff etc) and a freezer. It all comes in handy and makes my life easier.
Hi this is sharon I just wanted to say thank you so much for your channel and your video and i just that you have a awesome stock pile i think it's amazing great job with everything that you and your husband did together ok as always stay safe and blessed may God continue to bless you and your family and your home until your next video
You have a good system, please don’t apologise for it. There’s always room for improvement, but what you have now is great. I’d like to kindly suggest using your Sharpie and marking expiration dates, and date purchased. Some cans aren’t marked clearly, and some containers don’t have a date. I always store the oldest in front and the youngest in the back. I challenge myself to make something from the pantry two to four times a month. Always rotate your pantry before that expiration date. You’ll be able to use your food for all its worth. Thanks so much for showing us your emergency pantry 🥰🥰🥰
You guys are so prepared! Gotta get my prepper pantry into order
If you’re worried about the olive oil get a basket for someone’s birthday, Christmas or whatever and gift a bottle of oil, some pasta, sauce, a bottle of wine some crusty bread and flowers. Ive done this several times and people appreciate the creative gift.
with the oversize cans, you can freeze extras in zip lock freezer bags. portion them out to what you would use
Hi just recently started watching your channel. I love it!♥️👏👍🏼 A tip for you, freezing your nuts adds a huge shelf life. I've frozen some nuts for at least 3 years or longer. I bake a lot so not sure how long they will last because I use them up by 3 years. Make sure you wrap them well in plastic wrap and then put them in freezer bags. They taste as fresh as when you first purchased them. Hope this is helpful.😊♥️
FDA says canned items will store in 40-70 degree cool dark place almost indefinitely. Almost as long as a grain in glass or a mylar bag. Open beans use some make burritos and freeze. Place nuts in mason jars use foodsaver or vacuum bags and freeze. Yes can homemade soup. Tuna in cans have more than pouches. Make beans in different ways until the kids get used to them. Why freeze jelly or jam if canned? They last forever. Omg Love my Berkey. A must have.
On the refried beans....once you open a can, you can freeze individual portions..in Ziploc baggies...freeze take out as needed
For your oil you can use ice cube trays and freeze it in usable portions and even add in herbs or garlic
The refried beans can be opened and recanned in smaller jars! So definitely not a waste! I'd have purchased them too and all my munchkins are grown and moved now. I'd still have purchased them at a buck each😊
PLEASE take your extra beans, olive oil, and nuts to the soup kitchen. Don't let it go bad. You know, if you want to get some of the beans into your kids you could mix a couple table spoons into their ravioli or soup, even burgers and meatloaf would hide a nice amount. Anyway, I am so envious! How I wish I had the space to stock up like that. You are a great homemaker!
We got a burkey at the beginning of covid when we could not find water at the store. We totally don’t regret buying one. We have the three gallon and we fill it up about every day and a half. Right now we are a family of four soon to be five. I would get the big one for your family and or put different kids on burkey duty. We just keep a gallon jug behind ours. If you get a smaller one the. You will just have to fill it more often which really isn’t that big a deal. I would also buy extra filters. We are using the four black and the four white filters. We also have some extra filters.
You did a great job, that's a lot of work keeping it organized
You have a good set-up and look to be pretty organized. I'd move the nuts to the freezer, add some spices and continue to rotate through the can goods, keeping 6+ months worth. Your #10 cans aren't a fail, open as needed, freeze the extra portions and replace with smaller cans. Know what you'd do in case of power outage or storm. Have a couple ways to cook, stay warm and keep your family safe. You're doing better than most of my friends.
I keep all my nuts in the freezer in containers, they never go bad, also when you open those refried beans you can put them in smaller containers and freeze them as well.
I wonder if it would work to dehydrate some of those refried beans ro make instant refried bean flakes? Something that's pretty yummy is to spread a tortilla with a layer of refried beans, a layer of salsa, then a layer of shredded cheese, bake or microwave until hot and cheese melts, then top with your favorite taco toppings-sour cream, shredded lettuce, chopped tomato and onion, sliced black Olives are my go-to's. If your kids would eat them like that you might go through the big can before it goes bad! Also mix with taco meat to make the bottom layer of a 7 layer taco dip that's another kid friendly dish and a good one for parties! I also wonder if you could freeze the rest of the can in more manageable portions once you open one. I would have totally bought those for that price! Lol.
Okay maybe you will see this.
1. The refried beans you can open put in quart freezer bags and freeze.
2. You can actually recan the beans and give them a longer shelf life.
3. If you have a local shelter, church, etc that makes meals for the needy the extra stuff that you are sure will go bad before you can use, let them have it.
4. Make a dish for like a potluck dinner at your church.
5. Freeze the nuts or donate!!
6. Find a homeless camp and just offer extra to them, it will be so welcomed!
It’s like I’m watching a video of MY basement lol. We have a very similar set up and stock basically the same things! Love it.
A little FYI if you’ll FREEZE your nuts they won’t go rancid. Keep them frozen until you use them or when or if the grid goes down then you can use them faster if the power is out and supply chain is down. I freeze mine and keep opened bags in the fridge. Hope this helps...love your channel! 🙏🏼❤️Leslie in Alabama
Blend those beans and secretly get them into soups and stews, chilli, tomato dishes. They will never know, and will probably actually like them. Nuts - make some granola and muesli to use some up, make some oat & nut bars for snacks. Grind some nuts up and get them into other meals, curries etc. No bargains are a mistake, you just need to get creative.
Can also shove nuts in the freezer, and portion some of those beans up and freeze those into small portions too.
Watching food storage vids well any you can get some real good ideas. I still like to stock on somethings we are empty nesters now. But I do have 4 grandkids 3 daughters. 2 grandkids come in the morning before school. I agree with the oil and the retried beans lol. But you could donate them to a food bank or soup kitchen. I now put expiration dates on top of the cans any packaging where I can see it up front. Even a package of cold meat in the fridge I put the date right up front even on the eggs. I like the 6 bean mix open tin rinse add to chilli conquer or anything your adding beans. Better then just one kind.
I love watching ur videos. I find so much motivation in them. Thanks!
I am from Puerto Rico. We bought a berkey filter few years ago, when the pandemic was starting . One of the best things we have bought, ever!!! Get one and u wont regret! 🙏🏾✨
Anything that you don't want or don't think you are going to use up in time donate it or give it to family and friends. It does suck because money but that way it doesn't go to waste. Loved the video. I have a working pantry and we try to only get things we eat that way we are using it and then replacing it that way nothing goes to waste.
I vacuum sealed my seed packages. Some already came sealed in mylar bags. Than stored them in a box. Love what you been doin.
I love the idea of a basement, I don’t think we have them at all here in Australia! They are always in the movies though, I always wanted one as a kid to hang out in. Now though I wish I had one for food storage 🤣
Don't have them in Ireland either, we don't store large amounts of food either, unheard of here, l have 4 children, we just do one large shop once a week, this is so interesting how Americans do, it looks like a food bank.
Honestly, most Americans don’t store this much food. It’s a pretty small percentage of people who prepare like this.
Omg this is perfect it’s exactly what I had in mind I will save this video to show to my partner ❤️ have a great day hun x
Great job! I think we all learn as we stockpile what will last and what won't last. I think you have a great start. I do not have a basement to store items in so I am super jealous! We have several items in our pantry at all times, rice, pasta, coffee, several canned items and so much more.
I bought a Berkey last year and couldn’t live without it now. I highly recommend it!
The best use for those refried beans is by making a 5 layer bean dish for dinner, game night or. Birthday, make in a large (9x13 or bigger?) cake dish or use your aluminum lasagna pans.
For the beans I buy that size can you make bean and cheese burritos. Then I individually wrap them and put them in the freezer and the kids pop them in the oven. You can also premade Mexican pizza bottoms and freeze and then later add the topping.
You didn't address your rotation schedule, but as you are extremely organized I'm sure you have it under control.
Two things in regards to pests:
In addition to your food products make sure to check & rotate your paper products because if rodents get in, they love to nest in that stuff.
Second, grain beetles. I kept finding them in my apartment. I didn't realize I had one chocolate coated protein bar in my teaching backpack. The bar was there since March 2020 when I last taught. Those strawberry seed sized beetles ate through the water resistant canvas, the foil wrapper to get to that chocolate. Since finding the remains of the bar in Dec 2021 I haven't had any further problems & I really hope it stays that way!
Great storage room. I wish we had a bigger place to store up extras for my family. Thank you for taking your time to share.
Hi. Just found you and enjoy your vlogs. Someone else might have mentioned this already but baking mixes that lace baking powder and or baking soda don’t have a long shelf life. Use them before they expire. Or, if you find one that is past it’s Best by date add a teaspoon of baking powder when you do use is. Also, repackage the nuts and freeze them and they will last much longer. Mostly walnuts and pecans go off but in the freezer they will last longer. And, if you have done that are tasting a bit stale, toast them in the oven. By the way, my daughter and family live in Kalamazoo County. Are you near there? Good luck with he new baby. 🙏🏻
I love how all your cans match. It looks so neat. My kitchen is a total trainwreck.
Awesome video ! I have also learned as I go .. I did some major panic buying in the middle of the pandemic from when it first started and so I find myself going thru that food now getting it out the way for the food that we will actually eat with a smile 😂😂✌
On storing flour's, rice, bread, place Bay Leaves on top to keep bugs out and to help prevent egg's hatching. Get absorbed packs inside also. Food is a investment to life and it's not something to not keep safe. Never give food away or help others we don't take trips, camping, buy toys, you understand the people who are and when stuff hits the fan they come to you say no sorry. I can't find storage for any more TP but the company is having a hard time on stuff to make it ya. So I have been buying TP tablets yes I even keep in the car with a water bottle. With first aid.
I just bought a Alexapure & love the water! It taste so clean & fresh. Highly recommend
Straight up...the 5x tubs of refried beans is most definitely an end of the world stash. That should be what you got it for even if you are the only one that likes it because for a buck each, you got a lot of stock of it at such low cost that is going to go a long way in that time frame somewhere in the future. I'd say that was a great haul there.
You can freeze your extra olive oil before it goes bad . You can also freeze the nuts before they spoil as well .