15 Foods YOU should STOCKPILE On A BUDGET!

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[@shesinherapron]

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[@rebeccabryan7712]

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[@suzannebaker6096]

I've been a silent viewer for years but now I'm going to fill you in. I've follow your monthly stock up and actually save them to fall back on. I have 5 gallon buckets of flour, bread flour, salt, sugar, every kind of bean imaginable, pastas, dehydrated hashbrowns, corn meal, etc. I also have5 shelves like yours and they are full. I am stocked up on toilet paper, paper towels, tissues, shampoos, all hygiene products and medicines. I have money on hand but also my medical supplies. I also went one step further and stocked up on gift cards for gas, food and visas. You would be proud. I'm a widow with kids and they never have to worry about food or medicines. Thank you. I owe it all to you.

[@shesinherapron]

Wow! Thank you so much for sharing that with me

[@debbiesavage7107]

Wow! Good for you! No telling what’s coming in this crazy world!

[@petrab.-c.1470]

I m from Europe , Belgium , i follow you all 2 years , but , i wonder me , why you stock up so much ?that's amazing , i never See here 🤔

[@monicavalentine8472]

Great idea with gift cards, visas adding this to my stockplie/emergency

[@jenniegardner462]

@@petrab.-c.1470 everyone is different on why they stockpile. I have a very very small stockpile. Me personally, I stock extra because 1.) my job is very inconsistent, if I get let go = no food…so I buy things for that kind of emergency 2.) when the pandemic happened, people bought things in a panic. I’m talking about no toilet paper, no diapers, etc etc. crazy times… 3.) the weather where I live is very inconsistent. Tornados, snow, etc. one winter, we can have weather that is 88 degrees F and one winter we can have 14 inches of snow. My city can’t handle that kind of weather. When it snows like that, EVERYTHING shuts down. We like to have extra food for when we get stranded and stuck in the house.

[@paigerose8286]

Powedered milk tip -- add a few drops of vanilla, it REALLY improves taste!

[@veronicageorge7820]

@paige rose Thanks!

[@gracejohnston2692]

Nice tks

[@elizabethharper9208]

Well, I was 72 when I learned this tip today!! Two heads are Really better than this old one.

[@mariethompson49]

Thank you

[@IslandBuzzy]

Thanks!

[@happyhypo1]

I live in eastern europe, in ex-soviet satelite and stockpilling is something that is absolutely natural to me. Or rather say to most of my country. I personally have two pantries - one for canned food (we conserve veggies and fruit from our own garden, meat from animals - pigs, rabbits, chickens,...), the second pantry is for dry food - beans, rice, pasta, etc. Also I do have several years supplies of hygiene supllies and cosmetics. For kids I have basic clothes and shoes for next 10 years - just few items, but the best quality. We also working on getting off grid with sources - our house have fireplace as a main heat source for heat and water, last year we digged our own well and instaled solar pannels (we are now fully indipendend when it commest do electricity, and even more therefore we are planing to switch to hybrid cars in 2 years). This year we already started to instal heat pump to minimize fireplace usage in future. You never know what can happend, so it is better be prepared.

[@AussieChic968]

Yes. Very good smart European thinking. I am European Australian and we lived right out in the remote bush with the Australians another European migrants,including Russians etc and we all stashed away food, clothing etc supplies, even the Australian people because droughts, floods, fires and disasters routinely hit us and we could be cut off , left with no food supplies etc unless we did this. There were no shops for hundreds of miles and nobody had cars, maybe a horse but even if you could travel so far, nobody had money to buy things. We just made or grew everything ourselves and swapped produce etc with others for what we could make or grow ourselves. We always had enough food, clothes etc because we all worked hard,were very frugal and smart and stashed food and things for some unpredictable future disaster. Although we had no cars and walked for miles of dirt tracks to visit neighbourhbours etc and there was no gas or electricity or TV and very few telephones, for extreme emergencies only, we still live very well and life was hard but good. The Aussies made good beer and whiskies etc, though I suspect some of this and tobacco growing etc might have been illegal, but nobody told anybody, so nobody ever found out. My father grew all sorts of fruit trees, grapes etc and made fine wines and liqueurs plus we had cows, goats etc for milk so we also made fine cheeses. An Aussie farmer's wife made good butter she chrned herself with an ancient butter making machine she had,s well as scalded cream for apple pies another lady made, using my father's apple she grew. Mum made sour dough bread weekly using an ancient sour dough yeast a Ukrainian migrant lady had somehow managed to get to Australia in her suitcase. The Aussies hated this hard crust bread but the local Aborigines liked it and would beg for it, offering some native fungus they found in the forests for us to eat. We knew they meant kindness offering their native "black fella bread" as they called it. But we didn't dare eat it. So, to not offend them,we took it, thanked them and then fed it to our pigs we kept for dad and his mates to slaughter and make beautiful smoked Parma ham, sausages etc,to swap the Aussies for their lamb and beers, tobacco etc. They loved to his special very expensive bacon to buy it in as hops and would som we times come to we ith bags of oysters, cr as yfush, prawns etc they caught up out fishing, to swap it for bacon, wine, fruits, veget as bkes etc we grew or eggs, chickens, duck me as t etc from our many ducks. It was as very tough hard life but we ate like royalty. Cra yfish, oysters, prawns, big steaks,fine wines and cheeses everyday. Fancy pies and cream cakes etc the Aussies and Germans, English ladies made. We had to eat all the food very fresh because it was very hot in summer and there were no refrigerators and many flies in that part of Australia which came from all the many sheep further north in New South Wales. Everybody preserved some sort of fruit or vegetables or made sauces. They were stored under houses or in dug out cellars that sometimes flooded. I ember these pickled cucumbers some Russians or Poles used to make which my mother, who pickled small Latin style cucumbers said we're "too old and big to pickle" but I liked them all the same. There was an abundance of food for all, despite poverty and hard living conditions. But when I recently went back there to see the area,all this life and culture had disappeared. All that was there were young social drop out youth complaining about poverty but not lifting a finger to do any work to help themselves. So, I guess they reap what they some. Nothing....

[@cjlive5182]

@@AussieChic968 wow what a life! I loved it all (except for the flies) 😁

[@cjlive5182]

You are rich in preparedness!

[@Mileys_mommy]

Lentils are also great added into ground beef recipes. The lentils make it so you don't need as much beef. I usually do 1/2 lentils & 1/2 ground beef. Makes it SOOO much cheaper and it's also filling

[@jean-mariefogarty6165]

Cook the lentils in beef broth, if I make sloppy joes I have a recipe that uses lentils instead of ground beef - it is such a hit for everyone that eats them. I also make a lentil meatloaf that everyone loves...then there are the carrot dogs...not lentils but they taste just like hot dogs...:)

[@lauralarkin5454]

@@jean-mariefogarty6165 where can we get some of those recipes

[@dixiegirl999]

I've never eaten or used lentils. I'll defnitely try that. Thanks.

[@jean-mariefogarty6165]

@@lauralarkin5454 I thought I put the links in but, the sloppy joe recipe is from Canadian Budget Binder website, the Glazed Lentil Apple Walnut Loaf is from Oh She Glows website and the carrot dogs are from Clean Eating Veggie Girl website

[@shereesetz6690]

I've always used 1/2 mushrooms & half beef in my recipes but I'll try the lentils!

[@artgirl6784]

Canned Pumpkin is also good to have on hand because you can add that to oatmeal and make pumpkin bread too

[@emilyhopkins3340]

And pumpkin rolls!!! Yum

[@schwam6]

the list: 1. 2:09 rice 2. 3:22 pasta 3. 4:20 sugar 4. 4:55 powdered milk 5. 6:04 tatoes 6. 7:34 lentils 7. 8:00 Beans 8. 9:32 canned sauces 9. 10:10 canned fruit 10. 10:24 canned veggies 11: 11:39 canned soups 12. 12:10 canned meat/fish 13. 13:38 oats 14: 14:15 canned tomatoes 15. 14:58 bouillon/stock

[@al3xia11]

thank youu!

[@susanbackes4651]

When you have multiple food allergies having some stored food is even more important. When Covid first hit a lot of our safe brands were sold out and the ones on the shelf weren’t allergy safe

[@rubydelack7993]

I also have food allergies so I need To find lactose free everything!

[@kristiemao4275]

Same. the only problem is it's so much more expensive. I've been stocking up slowly on items and waiting for sales.

[@audreyhertz301]

I can relate! My husband has 9 food allergies on top if being lactose intolerant. I'm glad I had a lot of safe foods on hand for him.

[@paulettehibbs7551]

@@audreyhertz301 homesteading family

[@Mariemarie-uw7id]

Yep I have celiac and need to be gluten free and I store alot of food just in case

[@Jean2235177]

Space is at a premium in my year pantry. One way I save space is using tomato paste for pasta sauce, tomato sauce, etc. for pasta sauce - Add water, seasonings, and a can of diced tomatoes (if you like it chunky)... boom. Pasta sauce. No need to store multiple tomato types - paste and diced. This leaves room for more variety.

[@KC-dr3cg]

Great idea!

[@siilkylightt6175]

i work at a grocery store bakery. you can alway's ask you bakeries if they have any buckets, they are food gradable and free.

[@dianecelaya1354]

I bought alot of 10 pound bags of potatoes when they were $1 at Thanksgiving and Christmas and I shredded it then dehydrated it for hash browns, also cut it in cubes and canned it for easy canned potatoes. I also canned pear sauce, when I ran out of oil to make brownies for Christmas I use the pear sauce in place of oil it worked perfect

[@canadeeana]

so does applesauce make a great substitute for oil in pumpkin bread and other christmas treats . . . .

[@tinamcneill1116]

How do you store dehydrated potatoes and vegetables for longest storage? What do you store them in

[@debbiesavage7107]

I don’t know if this would be helpful, but since you’re recommending oats, oats can be blended into oat flour. It’s more dense than plain white but works great for most recipes. Great tips!

[@KatWrangler]

This is a great tip. I had forgotten about.

[@lisaturner8664]

Kimmy actually mentions this

[@lauralarkin5454]

Do you use the same amount? Like if you need 5 cups of white flour do you us five of oat

[@SpringFlowers537]

Yes and oats can be used to make oat milk!

[@SpringFlowers537]

@@lauralarkin5454 oatmeal flour works, but it is more dense, aka no gluten. Works great as a 1:1 replace for flour in quick breads and muffins that are more dense anyways. Bread is very different and would only follow a recipe or replace some of the flour with oat if you’re running short on flour.

[@barbarahughes2906]

Buy only what you and your family eat normally (experimenting and adding unfamiliar foods to a diet in times of stress could lead to stomach issues). Circle the expiration dates (if there are any) and stock the newest purchased in back.

[@tina6277]

Don't forget your barley. It can be used as a cereal, in meat loaf in place of crackers or oatmeal, and in soups. My great grandmother always had tapioca on hand, a main ingredient in her beef stew and fruit pies. Used as a thickener. If you use canned corn or potatoes don't throw away the water. Let it settle in a bowl once separated pour off the clear liquid. What is left is starch to use to thicken sauces. Use potato water to capture wild yeasts for making bread. Pour off water after boiling potatoes let sit in a warm place until it becomes frothy should smell like yeast not spoiled.

[@nicolerobinson6294]

This video came just in time. We're really trying to find a way to not just save on groceries but to not be so wasteful. Its crazy how much of the same things I'm constantly buying and how much we are throwing away. This stops now. Thanks for the video.

[@teliciamckee9477]

You might try a red yellow green inventory that stays on fridge. What needs to be used ASAP. And what is about to move to red status. I’ve gotten in a habit of putting one shelf or bin with the stuff we need to use. I’ve even started sorting like apples. The softer ones versus still crisp.

[@SpringFlowers537]

@@teliciamckee9477 I really love me this idea! Thanks 😊

[@librarynan4610]

If you rinse the canned chicken and vegetables it takes some of the sodium out of it. Problem with a lot of canned food is the amount of sodium used.

[@maryharper3395]

When I make recipes where I use cans of vegetables or packaged cubed ham in my crockpot I always rinse the ham multiple times in a colander. I never add salt as all processed food even low sodium has lots of salt in it.

[@lizhumble9953]

If you are going to buy powdered milk at Wal Mart the NIDO brand by nestle in the yellow can (they also,have a more formula type milk that is different) is the best. It is a whole fat powdered milk although it is mixed with soy. It is usually on the Hispanic Aisle.

[@victoriasmith2630]

I much prefer the bagged nonfat dry milk.no soy, and I use it in hot cocoa mix, baking, mac & cheese, and sauces. skip chef boyardee, it’s loaded with msg and salt

[@terryrodriguez6209]

At my store the Nido milk is on both the baking aisle and on the baby aisle.

[@jimcoulter5877]

Don't forget a tad of vanilla help the milk.

[@robinwilliamson7942]

Soy goes rancid in 6 months.

[@YT4Me57]

Costco has Nido in super huge cans. As a single person I'd have to use my FoodSaver after opening that can! I buy nonfat dry milk instead.

[@tericandeloro4082]

Wow….I have been married a long time and I should be the one doing the teaching! But here I am as the student and learning so much from you! Just how great is that!! 😱 Thank you so much. 😘 So anyway, I’d like to add one of my food stretching ideas that I use and my kids never realized was being done. When I would make my tacos, in order to stretch the meat, I would open a can or two of (usually) Great Northern beans.Drain and rinse and mash them really well with the back of a fork. When finally done mashing, incorporate with the ground beef, mixing well. Then simply proceed as you would with your taco seasoning. I found several awesome recipes for making the seasoning from your own spices. Believe me….it makes a noticeable difference! Most of those seasoning packets you buy taste good, but are loaded with so much sodium, so that’s a plus point too. You can also do this for your Sloppy Joes night, and again look for blending your own spice mix for that too. I’m so addicted to homemade spice mixes now and there’s so many I tried and have never been disappointed! Pinterest is your best friend! 👩🏻‍🍳👩🏻‍🍳👩🏻‍🍳

[@crystaledwards7649]

I learned this the hard way. Rice, grains,cornmeal,and flour contain very small bugs called wevvells and they will hatch and infest your whole food pantry. After losing so much of my food I was tols to put them in your freezer for 3 day's then sit out for 3 day's a little more or less will not hurt then place back into the freezer for 3 day's to kill the baby larvae that will still hatch. Once you remove them this last time from the freezer let them set out until all moisture is gone to prevent any mold then you can place them in your storage buckets and as you add the food add a few bay leaves through out as bugs hate bay leaves and adding the bay leaves will not change the taste of what you are storing. God bless you and your family!

[@sheilapaytes9516]

I use good quality Mylar bags with oxygen absorbers. Use the quart size, then store them in 3 gallon plastic food buckets sealed.

[@ThePinkBinks]

Oh you freeze it twice? Good to know, thanks. x

[@KellyS_77]

There's a trick to using canned chicken. Rinse your chicken. I usually drain the "broth" from the can, then slowly add fresh water and give the can a careful shimmy shake and drain it again. Two or three rinses usually does it. Rinsing the chicken really helps it taste less like the can. If you pressure can your own chicken, it doesn't taste like the can at all lol.

[@yvonnesmith2578]

Being Prepared has & never will go out of style. It’s called being self sufficient!😉

[@mosilver1572]

You briefly mentioned cans of applesauce can be substituted for oil for baking. I forgot. Cooking oil will be harder to find, and canned applesauce will last a long time.

[@barbieyelxip1487]

My favorite go to in cans is Margaret Holmes. Love the squash and Vidalia (not velvetta 😂) onions. I'm elderly and disabled so it's hard to live on SS. Getting ready to move to a HUD home because it's just too expensive to live in this mobile home park and I own my own home. I've been wanting to see about getting some buckets with gamma lids. Ty for the video. Btw, potatoes are supposed to be hard to get because of a disease🙄. Figures. Tc 🙏🏻

[@kj7653]

Vidalia 😂😅😊. I caught that also. But I tried them and I didn't like them.

[@elizabethharper9208]

I started my prep pantry three years ago. It's a challenge, living on a restricted income. Now I'm beginning to stock more non-food items. Flashlights, batteries, matches, candles (making some), different types of tape and zip ties. $1.00 shower liners, cat food, etc. I live alone and I keep sums of money in $5.00 bills.

[@mjz4043]

I have been researching how to store arms and ammo for the very long term. More difficult than I imagined.

[@CrazyGrandmaWeaz]

I'm at the non food items now too. Great idea to keep small bills of cash.

[@grannybird7365]

One of my favorites is lard. Anything shortening can do, lard can do better, cheaper, and healthier. Need oil? Just melt the lard. (Unless you’re making salad dressing.🙂).

[@ZA-hv8ny]

Hi, You can make lentil soup/daal soup In the instant pot Saute 2 onions and 1 tomato add pureed 4 garlic/1 inch ginger and add washed orange 1 cup lentils. Add 1 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp turmeric and 3 cups of water and cook on high pressure for 15 minutes. Next in a small pan add 1 tblsp butter 4 chopped garlic 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp mustard seeds You can Saute a fewcurry leaves if you are able to find it. Once lightly browned add it to the lentil soup.add a little chopped cilantro and done. Enjoy with basmati rice. It's so so sooooo good!

[@dawndixon402]

Grind oats into a smooth powder mix with baking powder. You can combine it with bathwater for a soothing soak for itchy skin that is due to chicken pocks and such

[@johnvanderploeg6707]

Just a main prepper tip. Store what your family will eat. A SHTF situation is not going to magically turn your family into rice eaters, if they hated rice in the first place.

[@turbosnowy]

If there is nothing else to eat they may find out they quite like rice.

[@judymcpheron5955]

Thank you, helpful video. I was inventoringmy pantry as you spoke. I agree about canned goods advantages. Longer shelf life and can be eaten with out heating if no power. Which reminds me: PLEASE inform your viewers to invest in 1 or 2 good hand held can openers. The better ones work better and last longer. Remember to rinse fluid off the blades and drip dry to avoid crusting and rust from acidity like tomatos. 😊

[@tracygolwitzer9978]

It helps to put things that are known to eventually get buggy in the freezer for a few days, then store in the containers. I store my flours, oats, rice, pasta and powder milk, ect in the freezer. But I have 2 big freezers and a smaller family (3) to feed.

[@dianasimplifies]

I put everything like that in the fridge but we do have 2 fridges. Don’t have to worry about bugs in there either. We used to have a huge bug prob prior to putting everything in the fridge

[@vivecah6011]

So true. I also have to store my beans, lentils n rice in the freezer bec of the bugs that get into them. Hot climate causes that her in South Africa.

[@Roswell123]

Love this video 😍 we had a neighbor give us 800$ worth of emergency food kits huge cans of stuff even a giant can of freeze dried strawberries there is a ton I have it in my storage room and also toms of rice pasta canned foods beans chicken and beef bouillon popcorn powder butter,oats flour, pickles olives ECT we have 2 years of food stored at all times..

[@kathrynossoff9524]

We use canned chicken a lot. I make chicken salad pretty often. But recently I started making chicken quesadilla and tacos for lunch for my husband and I. This weekend I made a chicken quesadilla for my 13 year old grandson and he really like it. I took chopped peppers and onions sauted them and added the drained chicken. Seasoned with salt, pepper and some taco seasoning. Stirred in a little salsa. I used my griddle to heat my tortilla with cheese. I served it with sour cream. Also Jane Brody's favorite lentil soup is my go to recipe. But I have adapted it for the slow cooker.

[@Rollergirl601]

Fairly new to your channel but love your content! We moved this year to an area that is pretty remote so running to the store really isn’t even an option most of the time. My closest Walmart is an hour away and the closest Costco is 3 hours away. Luckily for us we have plenty of room for storage so that was one of the first things we started working on. We also invested in a generator and a wood stove and an extra freezer. I don’t like where things are headed so we are trying our best to be prepared as possible!

[@leveronefamilyfarm1644]

Love your video! I taught myself to can years ago so I can my own meats, veggies, soups etc. buy on sale and can it yourself. Dehydrating your own foods saves money and helps build a stock pile too. Thank you!

[@charlottecampbell417]

Great video. I’ve surprised myself - my small pantry is stocked with all your suggestions. You gave me lots of ideas on storage. Thanks. I’ll go back now and watch your other videos.

[@stephaniehill5043]

So many great ideas! We’ve started a storage pantry but are fairly limited on space. You mentioned several items we don’t yet have. Thank you for the motivation to actually go buy them!

[@alyndoyle5378]

Our local store (used to be Thriftway) has a annual canned food sale. Love it. I get green beans, corn, diced tomatoes, and all my canned beans for the year. Huge savings. Cheaper than Costco. This year I added spaghetti sauce too. I have 6 mo. of toilet paper and paper towels. For my family of 4. I have ramen which is handy for my teenagers and cup of noodle soups (for me). I bought these shelves from Costco that are made for garage. 1000 lb per shelf. I know over kill. I like you watch for pasta on sale. Walmart will sometimes overbuy or get a wrong shipment and they put it on clearance. I grew up with parents from the depression era. So these things I grew up with. However, I didn't practice until the store shelves went bare in 2019. I bought a bread maker and flour, yeast, etc. So if need be I can make my own bread and still work. My job since went from an in office job to a work at home situation. I guess you can call me a born again prepper. LOL. I never thought I would see our store shelves bare like Russia in the 90s but it happened and I have a family to feed. If it happens again we may have to get creative but we have food to eat.

[@dianasimplifies]

I grew up with canned veggies. People seem to think it’s odd but I’m fine with them.

[@katiemartell6520]

Same here. Grew up with them, have them along with frozen!

[@terryrodriguez6209]

It’s hard to go to canned if your used to frozen. My daughter prefers canned green beans over the frozen though. Other kid loves canned carrots. I’ll take a fresh one over canned any day.

[@dianasimplifies]

@@terryrodriguez6209 can you seriously tell the difference once you throw it all into an IP and pressure cook it though? Or stick it in a crockpot? Yeah I prefer raw veggies any day of the week but for quick cooking they work fine. So does frozen. But canned keeps a LONG time.

[@Jackie_W82]

One of my goals this month is to rotate my dried milk and cream powders to make shelf stable powdered cream mixes so I can make coffee creamers, cream of mushroom or cream of chicken without having weight and bulk of the cans.

[@tscande]

The most IMPORTANT thing to know about food during shortages is YOU NEED TO HAVE A PLACE FOR STORAGE that is "not obvious" as EVERYONE ISNT STOCKING UP !!

[@midlifemama8420]

Love canned carrots and baby peas. Could not grow enough to can my own. I DO can my own marinara. It’s wonderful! I cook enough to can 10-12 quarts. One quart seems to work for our meals. I also buy the #10 cans of green beans and then re-can them! We can get roughly 6-7 quarts from two cans. We use one quart per meal with 6….but two or three really don’t eat much. To be honest we can prolly use one quart plus one pint and that would work. So, didn’t grow our own green beans (we literally yielded 12 beans across 8 plants. So abysmal). But the #10 cans are literally $3.20 and so it’s about half the cost to re-can than buy individual cans. Hope this helps!

[@jenniferfogle5465]

I would love if you would share your marinara sauce recipe. I have canned my own in the past and have tried several recipes and so far none has been that good. I would love to see yours☺️

[@rhondamullins5513]

how is the texture of the green beans when you re can .. I would think they would be really mushy

[@midlifemama8420]

@@jenniferfogle5465 I used Rachel Ray’s…and will modify to suit us a bit better. It’s very “spicy.” It’s still good though 😊

[@midlifemama8420]

@@rhondamullins5513 I would’ve thought so. But not so! And that’s after I canned them for too long! Meat is canned for 90 minutes/quart, which is what I did. However green beans can be canned for 25 minutes/quart. My process: drain and save water the beans were canned in. Sterilize the jars I’ll use. Scoop beans into quarts and use the stick or handle of wooden spoon to ensure enough are in while below an inch from rim. Add in the saved water. Use stick again to get rid of bubbles. Add in more beans if possible. If I run out of water I will use half remaining in one jar and half in another and simply add fresh water to it. My preference is to add one beef bullion cube to the top. Honestly they don’t taste “beefy” but so add flavor. An added bonus is that they also add in some salt, combined with whatever sodium was included in the original can. I only re-can two specific beans brands. Can from cold. To be honest I thought this was better than the beans I canned from fresh!

[@imjusthereforthecomments4920]

I have used Hunts #10 cans of tomato sauce for marinara. Less than $4.00 per can at Walmart and I think I got 5ish pints from one can.

[@lr6844]

Great video and thanks for ideas. Other important items to consider, that I keep in my pantry storage are iodized salt, pink mineral salt (Real Salt from Redmon, UT; in stores throughout US), black pepper, spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, oregano, basil,, dried garlic and onion, as well as any other spices you love to cook with. You might also consider yeast, baking powder, baking soda and all purpose flour to make quick biscuits, etc. .

[@laus7504]

You stock that fancy pink salt? LOL I only get to use that in my favorite restaurant!

[@mishka8180]

@@laus7504 It's very good for you compared to table salt

[@paulaelves5179]

tuna is a big tinned thing in my household,we love tuna pasta bean salads and tuna pasta bakes so cheap and filling x

[@cassiareece4310]

I have a sizeable Stockpile as we are a growing family of 7 with big appetites. We shop at azure standard too which is great for buying great quality in bulk and prices are decent. Things I would add to your list are canned mackerel and sardines-great source of omega 3 fatty acids, protein and collagen, flour-freeze for a few days to kill off weasel eggs (same goes for rice and oats) then store in the gamma lidded buckets, good quality olive oil, yeast, water glasses eggs

[@audreywy1743]

It would be great if you had viewers from different parts of the country give you inflation prices for these items for your follow up video. And also how many items they're running short on in their local stores. All great tips. I think another suggestion is for people to get BASIC cookbooks. Cookbooks that will teach people how to bake from scratch for when they can't find bread, pasta, bagels, etc in their stores. I always recommend America's Test Kitchen/Cook's Country.

[@breezybird403]

Betty Crocker for me!

[@MichelleSmith-hb1pd]

Love having basic baking goods in my smaller food storage. The kids and I just made chocolate chip muffins with things from the pantry (no need to make a store run).

[@bethfloyd8489]

Great video Kimmy! I actually love using the canned potatoes they don’t seem to break down like fresh russets do in green beans & soups. I am a southern cook at heart so cooking green beans and potatoes for hours is how we love them. Thanks for all you do!

[@JulsB63]

With the seasoned cabbage, I did the same thing an bought only one to try. It's really good, I used it in a hash with ground turkey an mixed veggies and sautéed it, delicious.

[@brg2743]

This was a fantastic explanation of how to stockpile. Having canned goods as the base before frozen could be crucial depending on circumstances. Tha k you!

[@savedbygracethroughfaithjesus]

Pressure canning carrots, beans, meats, potatoes is another way to store up food. A big bag of red potatoes canned will go a long way. Thank you for this video! 🙏❤️

[@stevestewart007]

To begin introducing powdered milk to your family for drinking, mix 1/2 gallon powdered milk to 1/2 gallon of 4% whole milk. Mx it well and keep cold, and they may not notice the difference. It worked for my family during the jimmy Carter years.

[@solamano7239]

I live alone and your pantry looks like a grocery store to me! :) I really love rice: Basmati, Arborio (for risottos) and Uncle Ben's. What I do is make sealed 1 Cup bags of each and fill larger bags which I also seal and then put into a sturdy container. I can't imagine opening a 2 Pound bag of say Basmati and then having to eat just that for the foreseeable future. Giving yourself some choices from the beginning is a big help. Salt! Don't forget salt & pepper! Another thing to keep in mind is that Atlantic fish is safer than Pacific. The Fukushima nuclear plant is still spewing out toxic waste water ever since the terrible tsunami in 2011, ten years ago... Also try to avoid the produce of fish farms whether from Chile, Norway or Vietnam, etc... Read labels.

[@patricianovak9922]

Hi my name's Pat this is the first time I watch any of your videos I plan to watch more now you have some great ideas I'll be moving into a new home hopefully within the next year 2 years and I plan on having a large pantry so thanks for the tips 🐞

[@buddyshouse8858]

@@patricianovak9922 start stocking up now. If you wait 1 or 2 years prices and/or empty shelves may prevent you from doing it. Stay safe.

[@shannonduplechain8553]

I was born and raised in southwestern Louisiana. At least four times a year, I am fortunate to buy twenty pounds of medium grain rice for $7.99 which is the cheapest price. The regular cost is $10.99 or $12.99 depending on the store. My mother always cooked long grain rice , but I prefer medium grain rice.

[@elizabethwilliams7298]

I used to live in DeRidder, Louisiana

[@SueBHoney-cq8co]

I'm in Moss Bluff, Louisiana ! We love our rice and beans.

[@sandrasmith5389]

I get 10lb bags of rice at the local asian store

[@nomopms1]

I'm loaded on powdered milk, but I've also stocked up on Nestle's Quik Chocolate and Strawberry flavors.

[@susanpeterson7570]

Ovaltine is great, more vitamins and minerals.

[@2acrehomestead841]

Been watching you for years and this series is one of my favorites. My husband and I are going to be starting our food storage in the new year. Super excited for all the videos on how to use the dried items and etc!

[@julieannestaub1502]

Thanks for another great video! Will you please do some videos on how to use your Food Saver with different kinds of things? It’d be so helpful. Happy New Year to your crew! 😁

[@heatherlavender8236]

I am washing my sink like fly lady does for January. I also have been stocking my pantry and freezer in 2020 when this thing started and you're channel was my start, thanks for showing us what you do and I love it all thanks for encouraging us and keep up the great work!

[@rainlyte2003]

Great tips. If you prefer quick oats but can get old fashioned at a better price, just do a quick pulse in your food processor and you have quick oats. We bought a #50 bag of old fashioned at a local Amish grocery then I dry packed in 1/2 gal jars. Also, remember to price compare with $General. Their Clover Valley brand is good and you can get a $5 off $25 to be used each Saturday. Grab a couple items during the week and your coupon comes on your receipt. Be safe, Be prepared, Be Blessed

[@BrendaJBarNett]

I buy canned zucchini in Italian tomato sauce, not a lot because it us $1.64 per can, but with a little extra sauce it makes a very good pasta dish or side. Just something different. Thank you...love these type videos

[@lorrieeaton7254]

At only a dollar store they have quart size milk there not frigerator till you open and there not bad

[@yagottabkiddin]

Those gallon water jugs sometimes develop leaks. It's a good idea to store those below everything else.

[@SpringFlowers537]

We use a 20lb bag of rice per month for a family of 4. That is having rice 3 or 4 times a week rotating with pasta, wild rice, bulgur, millet, quinoa, barley or tortillas. My point being is that you’ll need way more than you think 🤔 Hope this helps those who are trying to calculate how much rice to store. I know there are food storage calculators, but having real world reference.

[@lynhanna917]

brown rice does not store well, neither does egg noodles. I bought GF pasta boxes in 2015 and I store them in my cold room - they are still good. Put your butter in foodsaver bags. I found some in the bottom of the deep freeze from 2013 and in 2016 they were still good, no freezer burn, no color or taste change and yes, I ate the butter. If your sugar gets hard just smuck it with a hammer type tool (that you put in a ziplock bag since you don't know where it's been) you can beat the sugar back to granules. Molasses never goes out of date just like honey. Finally, when something is dehydrated like potatoes (with no fats added) they last years beyond the best by date, same for instant coffee and dried beans. Costco had food grade dog food storage containers that held 50 lbs and had gamma lids. I bought two for sugar and wheat berries. I figured food safe for dogs or humans is the same thing. Great Video with great information.

[@stacking4retirement222]

Great video! I have CASES of diced potatoes, mostly for home fries. I know I'd miss them if I didn't have them because they're a great comfort food. Something else I just found at Walmart is canned tomato salsa. I'd never seen it before, but on my last canned tomato haul, I noticed 2 cans of the salsa on the shelf so I grabbed one to try it for 98 cents. It was great! I could kick myself for spending $4 a jar on salsa all these years! I went back to Walmart the next week on delivery day and bought a whole case!

[@margritpiepes8242]

Thanks for the Salsa info i go this week to Wally World . I buy the one from Sams Club in the big glass jar usually, but will see if they have that there stay safe

[@thenorthface4]

Love your videos! I like to hit up Costco once a month and stock up or look for deals on canned goods and stock up. A good tip I grabbed from another channel is pick up a few canned goods of something you like while at the store. Before long, this will start building up. I am on a budget being a small ranch owner, I need to also feed my livestock so I’m a deal finder 😎

[@eviesmail5447]

God bless u

[@deltorres2100]

I have alway a bulk and stock buyer ..My mom was that as well and she was an Awesome Cook ..and I cook as well …..,we are Empty Neater .,so now my kiddos and come grocery shop at my house ..lol Love you channel I have a very small house but storing thing in my back bed room and gonna redo my shelves to make better to use

[@BucketListHomestead]

Gamma lids are life changing!!!! And I love my food saver machine.

[@katiemartell6520]

Gotta get a food saver!

[@BucketListHomestead]

@@katiemartell6520 I got mine at my Walmart here in Canada for a really great deal!

[@lindavorce2055]

New Years day lentil soup with ham bone. My husband makes this becasue he grew up with his mom making it for good luck on New years day.

[@HobbsHomestead]

I don't know if you have thought of it with your bagged and plastic packaged items, but we just had an issue with mice! We have cats in the house, and we were still over run for a time... they did a ton of damage in my pantry, chewing through things I'd never have thought they would go after, and leaving other items alone. We just did a complete clean out, and EVERYTHING went into heavy duty storage containers! I lost hundreds of dollars worth of my long term items. It was heart breaking! Spending the extra for the heavy duty storage is definitely worth it!

[@Mrsmetamorphosis2012]

I use mason jars.

[@HobbsHomestead]

@@Mrsmetamorphosis2012 I do too, I like the 1/2 gallon ones for storage, but finding more has been an on going issue for us here... I find the heavy plastic acts as a good deterrent, so far they have not attempted to chew through that heavy plastic of my Tupperware! And thankfully we have been able to get rid of the majority of the issues... living on a homestead, when the corn was cut and the snow flew, they started coming in from the fields... i didnt even know there was a problem until it was a huge problem!

[@Mrsmetamorphosis2012]

@@HobbsHomestead glad yall r ok.

[@carmarasmussen8118]

Ugh, we've had mice in our home off and on for years and they are disgusting! I hope we have finally gotten rid of them. Just gross. 😝

[@americafirst9144]

They will even eat medical gloves. Weird!

[@sherryintheozarks]

Just wondering, why don’t the schools teach this ? I remember taking a Home Ed Class in high school and they never taught us shopping , couponing or prepping your pantries. I have always been into shopping and keeping lots of food stocked up but, have really jazzed it up this past year after seeing what is happening in the economy. I am retired and living on SSI and have learned couponing at Dollar General and have stocked quite a bit from their weekly sales and seasonal clearance sales, as well as finding great buys and clearance at Walmart and my local grocery store. Love your channel !

[@ThePinkBinks]

It was to make us dependent on the state and stupid/ignorant so we couldn’t better ourselves.

[@pkmcnett5649]

Budgets. First classes to go were home economics, business and shop classes. Replaced with tech ones.

[@ediedaigle87]

You can buy calf milk replacer in big bags at the feed store. Powdered milk much cheaper.

[@HobbsHomestead]

Also, to anyone who is interested, if you food saver sugar, it turns into a brick!

[@beverleygrant1955]

Love your vlog but in uk most houses don’t have storage areas . I try and stock up on cleaning and toiletries but great tips. Milk we use long life milk in stock very handy

[@annetteswanson420]

I never thought to use my food saver for dried food. I always use it to freeze bulk meat. Great ideas!

[@blugnu1]

I have stored instant potatoes with my food saver, and soo happy to learn from you tube to measure amount for 1 meal and place in a paper bag, lunch bag, fold it over, tape it shut. Put them in food saver bag and vacuum/seal. Anything that is dry & powdered will clog up your vacuum if powder isn't contained. I also copied the instructions with measurements on my printer and slipped into the package before sealing.

[@LifesLittleThingz]

I need your storage room! Lol But seriously, this was a fabulous video, stuffed full of great information!! Thank you for the breakdowns in prices too. You're awesome ❣

[@shesinherapron]

Thanks friend!

[@robindanza7758]

I agree! I have the smallest pantry, it holds nothing! Extreme climates mashed unsafe to store food in the garage. I'd love to have a room like that

[@andreacremeans1055]

@@robindanza7758 I actually store some food in bedroom closet for extra space

[@robindanza7758]

@@andreacremeans1055 that's where I store my canning shelf with my food jars and caning equipment

[@lauralarkin5454]

Kimmy Where did you get the shelves I want. To get some did you buy all at once or one a month

[@heatherlavender8236]

I am officially starting the fly lady since it is the beginning of the year and thanks for encouraging me to keep on striving to stick to the fly lady plan. Take care and a Happy New Year!

[@cowgirljones35]

Hi Kimmy 👋 I just received 8 cans of the largest size of Keystone brand fully cooked ground beef I believe it's a 28 OZ. cans. For the use by date is 2026 now that's a excellent shelf life 👌 I paid $6.50 for each can. Great 👍 price indeed

[@americafirst9144]

Great deal! How did you score that?

[@joniwarren3100]

Shop for Azure Standard drops in your area.. they are now in 21+ states. Sells most all of that stuff in 25-50# bags which makes it even cheaper. All whole and organic foods.

[@rachalnocchi5600]

What I struggle with most with my food storage is keeping up with what I have on hand, how much, and then figuring out how to use it. Not easy things like tomatoes, beans and rice, but those freeze dried foods that you do need to rotate through as well. Does you no good to have freeze dried foods if you don't understand how to make them tasty!

[@showersnflowers1]

Keep an inventory of everything and check off as you use it recount it every few months or when u add to it actually will save you money find a good cookbook using freeze dried foods and practice before you actually need them

[@rachalnocchi5600]

@@showersnflowers1 I need to get myself much more organized for sure. Thank you for these tips!

[@jenniegardner462]

I don’t know if they have this for freeze dried food but I think All Recipes (maybe? Don’t quote me) has a feature where you can tell them what you need to get rid of and they will find a recipe for that particular ingredient!

[@rachalnocchi5600]

@@jenniegardner462 Oh nice! Thank you!

[@heavenlee1965]

I now stock tsp/tvp and tofu. It's CHEAP and it's plant based meat. You can season it anyway you like, but the most important is hydrate and eat.

[@chrismichellehall9616]

Morning. I’m also stocking not only food but other items.

[@leenaright3949]

Hi ! Just saw this, thank you for sharing. I would like to share something too. So far, at a very good sale/clearance prices, I have found 3 good sized tubs of that protien-vitamin-high caloric powder you see weight and muscle building people use. This is a great way to add extra nutition to those meals we've been stocking up for. The best clearance prices I've found are at grocery stores and Walmarts in out of the way areas where weight building and such are not necessarily the rage right now. 😊 It may not be there the day you go, but just keep your eyes open !

[@racheldavis467]

I bought some of the blue, 5 gallon water jugs from Walmart and fill them with beans, sugar, salt, flour, etc. The empty ones were around 6 dollars each, they work well for storage.

[@betsyjohnson9213]

I'm definitely going to look more at canned foods and when they are on sale. I saw a few things I'd like to start putting away when they are on sale. My max grocery budget for the week is 15 dollars( it's rough to do in b.c. Canada, but still able to). Ty for letting us snoop in your pantry and I learned today you can grind oats for baking. Ty

[@angiesmith2877]

That's your whole grocery budget? Or is that what you spend on extra food to stockpile?

[@ThePinkBinks]

You’re expecting sales?

[@tinamcneill1116]

I feel you. I'm on disability and I get $73 a month for food stamps and I can only allow an extra $15 a week out of my check for groceries. It's tough

[@melissa99435]

Winco grocery stores are in most all states west of the rockies. They have great prices, a great bulk dept & they have 2,5,7 gallon buckets & they have the gamma lids for 5&7 gallon buckets. Thank you for this info, I only buy bull pasta or the american beauty as I don’t bugs in like a well known box.

[@rebecachacon7742]

I love all your videos on how to prepare to have a good pantry in case of emergency, I have learned a lot with all your advices, thank you very much and blessings for all your family.

[@teiganjeffs3046]

I love your channel 🙂 you are a huge inspiration ❤ would you maybe consider doing some pantry meal ideas. I only ask because I feel do stuck with recipe ideas atm.

[@dawncdr3]

Hey Kimmy.. hope you had a wonderful Christmas!!! & a wonderful New Year!! Thank you for the helpful advice on stockpiling and using what we have! Several years ago you did some fun cookbook recipes. You got out some of your recipe books and tried new Recipes. Have you thought of doing that again? 😁

[@shesinherapron]

Yes! I’m so excited to start that up

[@christinepitlover66]

With those can potatoes i fry them with onions and add scrambled eggs into it really really good salt and pepper and little garlic powder you can make it for breakfast lunch or dinner hope you try it .Thanks for pantry tips👍

[@kathymatheny6336]

We do that with bagged potatoes. Just have to cook them and onions for a while before adding egg. Tks for the reminder for canned potatoes. If u have bacon grease on hand, it’s an awesome seasoning for the potatoes.

[@lindaholliday4536]

I pressure can alot if my products and am going through them. I love my canned potatoes, chicken with alittle stock which I also can. Thank you so much for your advice it was great. I will be canning more things this winter when I have time. One of the things you can do with cabbage is make sourkraut, might have spelled wrong.

[@Loristhriftykitchenpantyr]

for single people making smaller meals, canned chicken is a great budget saver. It took me a while to get used to it, but I love it now. Make sure to start out with a good, named brand chicken if you have not had it before. Some of the cheaper store brands are not that great. But, for me, it works well. I cook for one and most of the time can't even eat half of a chicken breast so the smaller amount is great. I also work 3 jobs so it is a great time saver. I don't have to waste time cooking and shredding chicken.

[@kallasusort2986]

I have thought about food storage lots in the last few years. I need various spices - don't forget to load up on spices. I believe they last a very long time. Basic onion powder, garlic powder, celery powder. Adding basil to tomato soup is fabulous, Italian seasoning for spaghetti, Mexican seasoning for taco's, we need flavor with rice or beans. learn how to make tea's from peppermint, or new growth of Evergreen trees - tastes like lemon ... etc. I live alone so I have really stocked up on dehydrated -Thrive Life foods - no waste and light weight so I can pile high in my cupboards.

[@beckygreeling2529]

We love the squash and vidalia onions and the canned cabbage. They are so good. Hope you let us know if you like them.

[@judykski4916]

When it comes to dried legumes, I don't like to keep them for more than a couple years. I've had some for longer than that (large size red beans) that would NOT rehydrate. They were left in water for at least 24 hours AND I cooked them in an Instant Pot and they came out hard. Therefore, I don't like to keep them in my pantry (for 2) for more than 2 years. Stockpiling isn't a new concept. My mother taught our family to do it as we were growing up and I'm no spring chicken. It's great that you share this very necessary skill set with others and help them see the benefit of being prepared for just about anything.

[@beverlysantillano]

Great video! I’m gluten free and it’s harder to find things in bulk but when it’s on sale I stock it up.

[@MyHumbleNest]

I am in the same boat. If you have any tips, I would love to hear them. I keep rice and a few gf oats on hand, but the shelf life of gf flours are short.

[@Roswell123]

Also I have tons of slat and pepper and crushed red chilis powdered gravy and things like that and 10 cases of water bottles and 15 bottles that are for water dispensers . Again I love this video 😍

[@LifeWithMrsB]

Oats are my favourite! You can make so many things from them, so handy and nutritious!

[@donnagilbert4775]

Love watching your videos. With can potatoes, you can buy the sliced can potatoes and Fry them of course they aren't as good as regular fresh potatoes but it is a alternative be sure to drain them good and pat dry.

[@Mom-pu8vt]

I stock up on cooking oil, kitchen tissues, sugar, flour ( as we make bread almost everyday here), some canned foods, dried beans ( a great food item) , powdered milk, salt, rice, tomato paste, canned cheese, pasta, semolina, various cake mixes , spices and herbs- some things I can’t stock upon as major problem where I am, shelf management skills in some stores here are lacking, so we tend to get some products on their final weeks, even though the stores have had them way before then, just late on the shelves. I research this and asked about it when I am comparing prices and quality between stores for my own stock. I also add dried packets of soups, seasonings and sauces to my stock. Try canned mixed diced veggies, great with fried chicken.

[@jennytimelord9689]

Aldi organic Virgin olive oil comes in a glass jar meaning it keeps better that way! Chocolate syrup, pasta, shelf stable milk, sauces, canned chicken are everything we stock up on regularly as well as green beans, corn.

[@lfarabee]

When SHTF, electric grid, how will we BAKE bread? I understand bread is not good in food saver.

[@lisadurant4689]

Hello there, I just discovered your channel. Coming to you from West Jordan! Thanks for all you do