Avoid These 5 Foods For Long Term Storage: Prepper Pantry Mistakes

[@ChefPrepper]

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[@consco3667]

Love the Henry Ford quote. Saw that as a kid. Henry was a very bright guy

[@LisaTurner-d1b]

My thoughts about food preps for SHTF. Rice, Beans, Spam and Canned Chili are a no go for me but guess what. They are part of my preps simply because the majority of the food I like requires refrigeration and if there is no power I'm out of luck. Like many anchovies are not something I like along with sardines and mackerel but they are in my preps because they are nutrient dense and are canned. As an example Sardines in a One 3.75-ounce (oz) can of sardines provides 22.6 grams (g) of protein and 343%, 88%, 27%, and 15%, of your daily needs for B12, selenium, calcium, and iron, respectively. 2 Many populations, including older adults and pregnant people, struggle to maintain optimal levels of these nutrients. This is what you have to think of when planning for a SHTF situation. You need to consume food that will keep you healthy that requires little if any prep or cooking. In other words your preps should be centered around what you can eat while walking such as spam slices, dehydrated fruit, trail mix, items such as anchovies, sardines, mackerel, tuna because they come in single serving cans, single serve veggie and fruit pouches, beef jerky and other such items. You also need hard candy such as Lifesavers or Altoids. In a SHTF situation being stationary and building a fire to cook a meal can be dangerous. While I have things like rice and beans which BTW I do not normally eat but for those instances when it would be ok to sit and cook a meal I would pull out the rice and beans but most of my preps are centered on being able to eat while on the move. That is jut my thinking. Thoughts or suggestions food wise as to what I could add to my preps.

[@jamesnelson1968]

Here is an old pioneer trick for cooking beans with less fuel. The women would soak the beans in a pot with water over night and bring them to a boil in the morning before the wagons would roll out. The pot would be pot into an insulated box, in those days usually insulated with a thick cover of straw to retain the heat. The beans would be cooked by the time the day's journey was done, sort of like a modern crock pot. It would be fairly simple to build and insulate a wooden box with foam board of other modern insulating materials.

[@KevinSmith-yh6tl]

YEP. My Gramaw showed me how to do this to beans when I was a kid, I'm 62 now. She said that's how folks did it when she was a child.

[@herrschafts-wissen]

Good tip! I will try this with Thermos cooking. Should work as well, I hope. Same principle, and I have the items at home.

[@lindawolffkashmir2768]

If you are traveling, you can also place the beans into a Mason jar or other sealed container to soak in water the night before, and by the time you reach your place the next evening, all you should have to do is rinse and cook them. Actually, rice can also be softened in a similar way, and you do not have to soak it as long. As for milk, the shelf stable boxes have a couple of drawbacks besides not being able to be used all at once. They can easily be punctured, and also they take up valuable space in your storage area. Although it can taste a little bit off, it’s better to go with the dry or condensed milk, they have a longer shelf life, and used in cooking, you don’t have much of a taste difference.

[@melmelbry5754]

Use lentils. They're smaller and faster to cook

[@RogueWave2030]

This is interesting. I can just picture the women putting the pot and the straw in the box and heading out for better pastures.

[@SukiAwake]

Cook your dry beans now, rinse them, and then dehydrate them. When they are cool, put them in a mylar bag with an oxygen absorber and seal. Takes less water and less time to rehydrate them, 20 max vs 2 hours. If you pulse them once or twice in the food processor before putting them in the mylar you will have refried beans which will hydrate even faster.

[@stay-salty43]

Tested and approved? 😂 I got 24 lbs I plan to process tomorrow. ???

[@karensullivan6545]

@@stay-salty43Can you please post how your beans turned out? Also, how did you dehydrate them? Thank you!

[@stay-salty43]

@@karensullivan6545 ??? I asked a question, “Tested and approved?” I was asking for more information, but I didn’t get it in time. I vacuum seal mine 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@RogueWave2030]

Don't forget the hot sauce!

[@SukiAwake]

@@RogueWave2030 lol for 'FIRE IN THE HOLE"? That is added later.

[@LisaTurner-d1b]

Thought I would add this from the FDA to explain the dates and what the mean: Examples of commonly used phrases: A "Best if Used By/Before" date indicates when a product will be of best flavor or quality. It is not a purchase or safety date. A "Sell-By" date tells the store how long to display the product for sale for inventory management. It is not a safety date. A “Use-By" date is the last date recommended for the use of the product while at peak quality. It is not a safety date except for when used on infant formula as described below. A “Freeze-By” date indicates when a product should be frozen to maintain peak quality. It is not a purchase or safety date.

[@chickchoc]

My local food pantry will not accept anything past its "best by" date, even though the product is still perfectly edible. Too bad hungry people lose out due to the "rules".

[@LisaTurner-d1b]

When you are hungry what you wouldn't eat before become delicious afterwards

[@melmelbry5754]

Exactly. Plus, when you eat foods that aren't processed (like of you're trying to just eat out of a garden for a summer, your taste changes and dull things taste good. Or like when you go on keto. If you eat keto things back on regular food, it all tastes gross. Bur fine when you're on it.

[@RogueWave2030]

I heard that!

[@tyler2998]

Tell my kids that alot

[@consco3667]

We live off grid. Except for internet we have no way to know when the power is out.

[@RogueWave2030]

Wow that sounds ideal!

[@consco3667]

@@RogueWave2030 yes. We really enjoy it.

[@tyler2998]

Ditto here I laugh when townies are freaking out. I tell quit whiningy power been out 20+ years

[@HidingFromStupid]

This past July made 3 years off grid. It has literally changed my life. 3 years 4 months ago I was homeless in my rv in a parking lot with $31. And I was $17k in debt. Now my land is paid in full and I don't owe anyone a dime.

[@consco3667]

@@HidingFromStupid always fight back against property taxes

[@Mike-ox3bv]

Love your channel I’m glad I found it ! Simple and to the point is what I love about this channel and it not going on for 30 minutes to get to the point. Thank you

[@ladyketurahinwaiting]

I usually eat all or most of a can of spam, so for me no worries of anything leftover 😂

[@cindy-ki8ex]

I have 2 St Bernards. No leftovers here.

[@LisaTurner-d1b]

I don't like spam but I have spam slices in my preps. Same goes for rice but it's part of my preps. I also have single serve bags of chicken along with canned.

[@sic-n-tiredtired4273]

Great info as usual. I'm so glad myself and my family are NOT picky eaters by any means we'll eat just about anything and that's how most will survive when SHTF, those picky eaters and ones with food allergies best of luck to ya.

[@kimberlyduncan4442]

When prepping for long term food storage, include items for meal preparation ie the spices that store well to go with that plain rice to make it more palatable. Print out recipes to go with food kits for LTS items.

[@tracimckay9487]

Ive invested in a vaccum seal machine. I vaccum seal EVERYTHING. Including my heirloom seeds

[@ChefPrepper]

Good idea.

[@chickchoc]

Vacuum sealing is very helpful for waterproofing important documents, too. I grew up in hurricane country.

[@coupdeforce]

That's great advice to only buy food you want to eat. Especially because someone is most likely going to be eating them in a non-emergency situation, when managing their pantry and replacing things before the expiration dates so they don't go to waste.

[@Eurynomea]

I'm so grateful that I have the knowledge, ability, and yes, equipment to sustain us in that dread SHTF situation. I know that not everyone has what we have on our farm, and that makes such a difference. Although we have livestock, serious gardening here, and the ability to process our food sources, but what if something happened to that? I still buy LT products like freeze dried eggs, milk, bur, etc. You just never know.

[@RogueWave2030]

You need good health and energy as well which we don't all have.

[@Eurynomea]

@@RogueWave2030 I've had 3 spinal surgeries in one year and was in a wheelchair for a year. I know all about the good health point, lol. My hubs was deployed for three consecutive years and I had to go through all of this without him. Our handyman was my only help. I'm now on my feet, but still face barriers to a whole life. I do what I can as I can, so we make plans keeping that in mind. Thank you for pointing that out and good luck in your preps. 😁

[@KarenYork-t2c]

Well, I do have a hand grinder that I got years ago. I’ve been told beans get too hard to cook over time, but I figure they can be ground into bean flour. You can buy bean flour so I figure I should be able to grind my own if need be. Besides, I see dried beans and/or wheat berries also as a garden seed if nothing else. I’ve not grown wheat but I’m sure someone does and has the space for it, so they could have wheat berries stored up. I do know how to grow beans, though, having been reared by a farming dad, I also know to let some also get fully dried on the plant to continue the seed saving process.

[@НовицаНоваковић]

Seed's will "expire" in 2-5 Years. When it comes to planting them. They can last longer, up to 15 Years, if refrigerated...

[@acbenitez3614]

People like different foods and dislike different foods for whatever reason, so go with what you like, what's practical; and if you're starving to death, perhaps pinch your nose and don't be that picky. Even dirt tastes sweet to the hungry. Pretty insightful program.

[@LisaTurner-d1b]

My time in the military taught me one thing when it came to food. It doesn't matter if you like it or not or have some reservations against it because when it comes down to your survival you will eat the very things you would not eat normally if you intend to survive. That is just fact.

[@KarenYork-t2c]

I do not buy what I normally won’t eat. However I have had others give me what they won’t eat and I normally wouldn’t either, but I still accept them for few reasons. First you don’t know what you might eat if your truly starving. Plus there’s obviously someone out there who will eat it so bartering comes to mind. But a final reason would be for my chickens. If I can’t get feed, they will become free ranged and old food items or what I don’t like becomes feed for them.

[@Showard4743]

Good video, and great ideas in the comment section. I came to add slow cooking beans on a woodstove in the winter, or solar oven in the summer. I even put a crock with a glass lid in my car on a hot day, and the beans were cooked by evening.

[@RogueWave2030]

Great idea! I forgot how hot the car can get inside.

[@summercornetta-webb5901]

We definitely use the wood stove to cook things in winter! No reason to use other fuel.

[@chickchoc]

LOL on cooking with the car! I recall in Houston I would place a frozen dinner on my dashboard when I arrived at work and it was piping hot by lunchtime! Some of my coworkers used the same process to bake cookies in their cars.

[@janettea8378]

You can use a Sun Oven to cook with.

[@RogueWave2030]

I just heard of this today. I was looking on Amazon and couldn't find it.

[@johnsavage7507]

Was just saying that I have a black crocpot with a glass lid and live in the desert. No fuel needed.

[@pattiannepascual]

I also made a 2 burner simple rocket stove out of extra bricks laying around the yard. It runs on twigs.Very efficient and saves using your indoor propane stove gas. Good when needing to cook things that require a lot of propane. Saved a lot of money on fuel.

[@RogueWave2030]

@@johnsavage7507 I get it. My brother lives in the desert.

[@ChefPrepper]

Yes, most folks seem to like them, but unfortunately I don't have one yet. We are considering getting one, but they are so dang expensive. Might try to make a DIY version.

[@ditpook]

I repackage potato flakes rice and pancake mix by putting in a ziploc bag and then I cut the instructions from the box and stick it in the bag.

[@Gigi-uy3wt]

I love that I was going to put them in recycled soda bottles but these would be much easier to store and take up restroom

[@chickchoc]

I recommend vacuum sealing in glass jars for long term storage (i.e. years) since rodents and insects can't chew through the glass and air can't permeate. When empty, the jars are reusable. Downside is they take up a lot of room. Vacuum storage bags don't take as much room, but will eventually allow air to permeate and vermin can easily chew through the plastic. Bags MAY be reusable, but generally they are designed for single use only. Depending upon what is being packaged and the length of time planned for storage, one may be better for your situation.

[@danielrodding8522]

Best thing to do is to repack foods immediately which require repackaging for long term storage. Remember to write official "best-before" date somwhere on the packages wherein you fill them. This helps when practicing "first in, first out" in your pantry.

[@ScorpioX219]

A homemade rocket stove cooks the heck out of dried beans.

[@jessiehubble]

the henry ford quote earned a sub. that is by far my favorite quote.

[@garynedbal9909]

So many excellent points!!! You have saved us so much time and energy with this video!!

[@l.l.2463]

One way to reduce cooking time on wheat/grains/beans is to sprout them before cooking. I have eaten lentils that weren't even cooked, just sprouted.

[@RogueWave2030]

Good to know

[@LisaMerideth-i8t]

Repack in Tupperware from the 70’s!

[@deniselogan2733]

Yeah but there are always more lids than bottoms in my cabinet! how DOES that happen?? 🤷‍♀️

[@LisaMerideth-i8t]

@@deniselogan2733 the bowls are dancing with the socks from the washing machine!

[@RogueWave2030]

😂😂😂​@@LisaMerideth-i8t

[@RogueWave2030]

Good old Tupperware

[@consco3667]

Spam? No way! Spam lasts forever!

[@consco3667]

Love the pressure cooker!

[@doreenpage191]

I have beans that have expired. They look just fine. No bugs are they still good?

[@countrynana8072]

Yes

[@waitandsee9345]

They can last thousand years and even be planted. Don't underestimate beans and other seeds. As long as they're fine they're fine

[@electriczzzzz]

i feel like i can eat Dinty Moore beef stew for the rest of my life if i had to shit is so good

[@REALYROSEY]

I bought a very small pressure cooker that would take much less time to come to pressure on a multi fuel stove for all those beans and dried lentils and peas.

[@slowdotmotion]

Thanks for your videos

[@moviemakerwannabe]

BC truck and blades did a video about using a thermos and boiling water to cook dry beans. You might look into it.

[@MichaelR58]

Good informational video, thanks for sharing, YAH bless !

[@JayR-v5p]

What do you mean by YAH?

[@JayR-v5p]

There is a song written by a quantum computer that I deciphered. Here is the broken code. (I THOUGHT I heard them say) 'We all come to the hole to hell callin' for YAH'. It's the moon, such a lovely place, such a lovely PHASE.

[@roymadison5686]

One problem is having too much in store. You know this when your always eating two year old just about ready to expire canned food and never newly canned.

[@bethhayes8427]

Canned foods last a lot longer than 2 years. Always rotate and use the oldest first.

[@chickchoc]

Even my canned ghee will last 5 years+. I appreciate you're rotating your stock, though.

[@pattiannepascual]

I buy healthy one ingredient canned and jarred foods to store away (vegetables,fruit, beans, lentils, flours,plant flours like almond to make instant plant milk, etc).Lots of spices I store in waterproof jars.I have secret spots in the woods I already prepared with potting mix,compost, in case I need to grow onions,garlic,carrots, potatoes,etc to have over winter.I grow a line of stinging nettles all around just in case any explorer comes across it, although they aren't likely to know food crops from weeds anyway.I even grew 2 peach trees deep in the woods by the river and will be adding more fruit trees and berries.A pain in the neck to care for and harvest before the wildlife gets it but a life saver in an emergency.

[@jaysbaby2012]

All of our prepped items are repackaged, either by jar, vacuumed sealed or in buckets with a Mylar bag...We sometimes will go and pull an item or two to test, like cereal...which we found out, you can't put away peanut butter flavored cereal. it goes rancid within a few months. Store bought can goods and home canned jars are on shelves, dry boxed and packaged foods are vacuumed sealed and in totes. we also have medical supplies and spices in totes....Rice, beans etc. are in Mylar bags in buckets. We are lucky that our house has a nice cool dry basement to keep all of our preps.

[@ChefPrepper]

Hello Jaysbaby, Sounds like you are experienced at prepping. Thank you for watching and sharing with our comunity.

[@chapman1569]

Basements are susceptible to water damage, but if you put your preps in the top shelves, it must be ok.

[@tinadavis9796]

Thanks

[@darrellnichter9894]

Keep a working rotating pantry. Most stuff is good for two years give or take so if you don't eat it don't buy it. Beans soaked in water for 2 days will cook quicker

[@chickchoc]

A very small amount of baking soda while soaking will help reduce the gassiness produced, too.

[@robininva]

Thankfully, the wheat berries can be boiled like rice (cooks like brown rice…i.e. about an hour). Wheat berries have all but two vitamin and minerals known to man. Totally a great food to store. I would rather have bread from my berries…but will boil if needed.

[@Bama_J]

Thanks!

[@allienoneya4257]

Oh believe me I have the time and know how. I got it all. When I started this journey many years ago you had limited methods. Not anymore. I’ve done hundreds of hours of research. A big key is rotating your goods. Date everything I rotate every 3-6 months depending on product. I know what products need rotated out before others. I have actual rotate out shelves. I make meals around those foods. I offer to family who gladly accept. They prep too so we swap a lot🤭This vid is a reminder and appreciated.

[@ChefPrepper]

Good ideas. Thank you for watching and sharing your experience.

[@chickchoc]

You're so blessed to have like-minded family. Mine are so "spoiled".

[@meauxjeaux431]

WHEN "IT" HAPPENS, THE LAST THING WE NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT IS WHAT'S IN THE FOOD, SUCH AS SODIUM AMOUNTS, FOOD COLORING, GMOs, CHEMICALS, ETC. , OR FOODS YOU DON'T LIKE...NONE OF THAT WILL MATTER !

[@bloodthorne26]

Greetings from Central Kentucky. Glad that I have found your channel.

[@ChefPrepper]

Hello Bloodthorne, Glad you found us! Welcome to our channel.

[@55sjm55]

Tomatoes, Tomato juice, it eats through the cans

[@chickchoc]

I recommend dehydration and powdering. It saves space and prevents the long term storage issues so common with metal cans.

[@johnruckman2320]

Have you done a video on foods to use for barter/trade?

[@stay-salty43]

IMO Salt Sugar Spices Lard 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@RogueWave2030]

​@@stay-salty43 Liquor

[@ChefPrepper]

I haven't. But perhaps I will. Seems as though there is some interest in it and it is probably a situation most will face at some point. Thank you for the idea.

[@ChefPrepper]

Gotta have some salt, but too much isn't good for some folks. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@johnruckman2320]

@@ChefPrepper, I know our ancestors used to barter and trade and it may come back to that just to survive. Not one of my skills, but it probably should be a skill worth learning just in case.

[@absurdnerd7624]

Avoid tomato sauce products in metal cans. The acid will eat through the seals of the can over time. It is okay to get them if in a glass jar.

[@stealthkitchen4375]

Les is more!! Thank you 🙏🙏

[@TheLightbright01]

You can also can those dry beans. You put in salt. Or if you can with homemade chicken or bee broth omit salt. Then you know exactly what is in the product.

[@marcellacruser951]

Split peas and lentils are quick cooking, less fuel consumption choices for legumes, especially if you soak them first.

[@jenniemiller8742]

Anchovy’s are my no go

[@LisaTurner-d1b]

Rice, Beans, Spam and Canned Chili are a no go for me but guess what. They are part of my preps simply because the majority of the food I like requires refrigeration and if there is no power I'm out of luck. Like you anchovies are not something I like along with sardines and mackerel but they are in my preps because they are nutrient dense and are canned. As an example Sardines in a One 3.75-ounce (oz) can of sardines provides 22.6 grams (g) of protein and 343%, 88%, 27%, and 15%, of your daily needs for B12, selenium, calcium, and iron, respectively. 2 Many populations, including older adults and pregnant people, struggle to maintain optimal levels of these nutrients. This is what you have to think of when planning for a SHTF situation. You need to consume food that will keep you healthy that require little if any prep or cooking. In other words your preps should be based around what you can eat while walking such as spam slices, dehydrated fruit, trail mix, items such as anchovies, sardines, mackerel, tuna because they come in single serving cans, single serve veggie and fruit pouches, beef jerky and other such items. You also need hard candy such as lifesavers or altoids.

[@gothmamasylvia462]

My no-go foods are liver and garbanzo beans. Everything else is guaranteed to stay down if I swallow it. I generally avoid all organ meats anyway, but I will eat tripe if it's in menudo.

[@stacieboucher1570]

Tripe, never! My mom forced it on us. I went to bed hungry those nights. Glad if you can handle😊

[@ChefPrepper]

Tripe! Ugh!

[@chickchoc]

Have you tried making hummus with garbanzo beans? There are many different flavors, depending upon the spices used. I, too, wouldn't touch the plain beans, although I enjoy hummus immensely.

[@ReginaCreates2]

new Subscriber. Thank you for the great info!

[@tweetybirdmom]

my dry beans are cooked then dehydrated and put in vac sealed ball jars

[@chickchoc]

Saves time down the road!

[@whome146]

You should say at the beginning “My Name is Less and I want to share with you More”.

[@chickchoc]

😆

[@dianejennings50]

Good video and so true

[@ChefPrepper]

Thank you.

[@eugenemorganakakeek8941]

You see people eating caned food in the apocalypse movies but they do not last as long as some say. They the cans start rusting 4 to 5 years.

[@ChefPrepper]

Hi Eugendmorganakakeek, Sometimes the cans will start rusting that quick or even quicker, but stored properly they will last many years. Thank you for watching.

[@absurdnerd7624]

For folks who are opposed to bioengineered food, do not eat any modern corn. Also no carrots. And some potatoes. All have been bioengineered.

[@estebanmiguel6019]

What do you think about storing things like flour, cornmeal, beans, rice, and oats in ziplock bags w/oxygen absorbers, placed in a dark colored tote on my pantry floor? I really only desire 2-3 years of storage before rotating.

[@davidk1579]

About the only thing I put in my prep pantry is canned meat, canned fruit, tuna, that is ready to eat right out of the can and you don't have to do anything other than maybe heat it up like a can of stew. I guess I was lucky when I was in the military second infantry division we took survival courses and some of the comments that I've been reading some of these people are going to have a really hard time when the shtf,I think they must all be city folk.

[@RobertHarrison-b9r]

A starving person will eat anything

[@CynthiaWord-iq7in]

True, this is for keeping you alive. Rice goes a long way. Can be shared...not for 3 months in your preppers wilderness cabin vacation test run. And rice & beans together are a complete protein.

[@HidingFromStupid]

​@CynthiaWord-iq7in - peanut butter has more protein & you don't have to cook it. I am a retired truck driver but back when I started driving 40 years ago , the 1st thing old timers would tell you is to always carry a few jars peanut butter in case you get stranded either broke down in middle of nowhere or blizzard ect. Bonus info : it takes 380 gallons of packed snow to = 30 gallons of water once melted

[@chickchoc]

@@CynthiaWord-iq7in Agreed. Be sure to store flavorings to make this palatable. Cajun cooking depends upon this combination with small amounts of meat but plenty of spices.

[@josephinecunningham5998]

I've never seen a pressure cooker like the one you referenced in your video. What is it called and where did you get it? It looks like something that is used in the middle east or Asia.

[@EssentialTam33]

This is a GREAT list! It's so nice to have a guide as opposed to a black n white list that people could get hung up on😊. Thank you! My 'nope " food is okra😂

[@KevinSmith-yh6tl]

Not even fried? Uuummm, Uuuuummmm!

[@EssentialTam33]

@@KevinSmith-yh6tl yeah, no. It's incredibly not good to me🤣

[@KevinSmith-yh6tl]

@@EssentialTam33 That's ok, I feel the same way about Mac n' Cheese. 👍

[@EssentialTam33]

@KevinSmith-yh6tl wow, that's not something you hear everyday but no judgment here!😄

[@KevinSmith-yh6tl]

@@EssentialTam33 I know. Especially on this channel, I gotta keep my RADICAL ideals to myself. Lol 👍👍

[@tophat5870]

I agree with the point that foods you don't like now you won't like then. Several people have said that Spam is a must. We literally only eaten Spam once in our lives and didn't like it. I'm skipping it but did get canned chicken, tuna, and ground beef. These things will get eaten but I think Spam would just keep being pushed to the back. Question for more experienced folks... I've been putting bags of rice and beans inside ziplock bags and then insde a mason jar. Should I be taking these out of their original packaging?

[@chickchoc]

Check out how to "dry can" rice and beans online. Also, I recommend freezing rice and flour for a few days before canning. I'm currently using flour I dry canned in glass jars three years ago without any sign of insects or change in appearance, texture, or flavor.

[@annaharris2983]

Potted meat and Vienna sausages are the worst tasting long term foods for protein in my home. Growing up, it was a daily addition. Yuck! I'll grow the garden and eat celery in stir fry with catfish.

[@marianneb.7112]

Thanks for your videos! Also, green beans are an abomination.

[@jmontarsi]

gREAT vIDEOS! tHANK YOU!

[@breheaton4758]

Pea,s Lima bean.peper hot, spicy an so many vegs....rootabagies...radish.old timer food ...

[@rebeccaclementz3756]

I've been thinking about what food to store cans I realized something. If the emergency you're prepping for doesn't happen before the food's best by date and you can't give it away then you're going to have to eat it. So don't buy something you don't like just because it's on sale.

[@melmelbry5754]

I was just going to use those things to trade my neighbors. And I might like it later because my taste buds would like anything at that point.

[@RogueWave2030]

Glad your channel just came up on my feed. New subscriber.

[@jenniemiller8742]

Me too! 👋🏻 hi😊

[@ChefPrepper]

Hello PicoAnSepulveda, Welcome to our channel! Thank you for subscribing.

[@MrSTOUT73]

In a SHTF situation and you're hungry you WILL eat anything you can get your hands on. Those pancakes will suddenly look pretty good!

[@mbrown6837]

Your final reason, I disagree, I would keep some of these less desirable items if I already have them or can get them on sale, in case someone comes by asking for help. You can at least give them items you don't like.

[@ChefPrepper]

Yes me too, I would keep them if I already had them., but just get the ones I liked or my people liked.

[@chickchoc]

I applaud your consideration for others; however, consider the security of your family if strangers come to you for food.

[@minyonyun]

Lentils.. cook fast!

[@melmelbry5754]

Exactly!! I have way more lentils than black beans. They take to long! Ain't nobody got time for that. If I'm chopping wood, hunting, gardening, etc... I'm not trying to wait so long when I'm starving. Given that we probably won't have a fridge. We have to cook and eat each meal. Augh. So exhausting sounding.

[@chickchoc]

Unfortunately, I'm allergic to them. LOVE Cajun rice and beans, though

[@LindaYoung-nw4xl]

What the heck is that pressure cooker? I've never seen anything like it?

[@ChefPrepper]

It's an Afghan Kazan Pressure Cooker.

[@scottgreer1951]

Why didn't you just explain that the flower like foods get meal worms? Teaching tip, if you tell someone the why behind something they are much more likely to remember the information.

[@jenniemiller8742]

They also draw rodents and plastic containers won’t keep them out of things…. I learned the hard way I lost my entire pantry except what was in sealed glass and metal containers!!!

[@pattiannepascual]

if you freeze them a few days before properly storing, you won't get bugs.

[@pattiannepascual]

​@@jenniemiller8742 yes. I would store all foods in glass jars. I have friends whose supplies were destroyed by rats,squirrels,etc- ate right through thick plastic buckets and bins. If they are sneaking in through the back of your storage, it might be a while before you notice the holes in the buckets. Either way, you can't eat whatever food since it's contaminated by dirty rodent feet and spit.So important to properly store asap from insects,rodents and moisture.

[@chickchoc]

@@pattiannepascual Worse than rodent spit. They leave urine trails everywhere!

[@consco3667]

Canned peas are a no go for me. Same for beets

[@melmelbry5754]

The sweet peas are so good! But I have to have them with ham or garlic noodles. Not really plain.

[@consco3667]

@@melmelbry5754 😂yes I need to disguise them as anything but peas as well!

[@chickchoc]

I thought I didn't like beets until I tried the golden variety. MUCH sweeter and more flavorful. The common red ones taste like dirt to me, even pickled. I'd suggest trying some from the grocery first, then planting your own if you like them.

[@consco3667]

@ thanks for the suggestion. Tried them. They are better….but it’s like the difference between canned and frozen peas to me☹️☹️. They still tasted bad! It’s ok by me as I am the least picky eater I know.

[@neilgin1]

Brother, two shares?.......leaped for Joy, when you streamed Daniel, and second, i'm rural, and imho, thats important, meaning real relationships up here, are decades long, and a man''s word is still his seal and contract around here...when i was 9, i read "The 900 Days"...it aint a pretty read, but deep calls to deep, God love you one and all

[@sarahgumball8597]

God bless you

[@ChefPrepper]

Thank you. God's blessings to you.

[@happyhunter1964]

my no go ever food is asparagus.

[@RogueWave2030]

More for me! 😉

[@allienoneya4257]

I will eat anything I’m served except sardines, shell fish and seafood in general. My reasoning I hate sardines , can’t stand to look at them and my stomach churns. #2 I have a shell fish, saltwater iodine intolerance./ allergy, clams, shrimp, lobster. I can eat fish like tuna , salmon, mackerel, cod but only in small amounts. Everything else is ok by me. I do have a weariness of chitterlings depending on who’s preparing and methods used. Cows tongue is the same, how it’s prepared. Otherwise I would eat both. And YES, Cannibalism is out of the question.

[@ChefPrepper]

I like the sardines, but will pass on the cannibalism too.

[@VeritasOmniaVinculaVincit]

I always try to find low sodium versions of foods, and low sugars. Personally, if SHTF happens, I would rather eat something vs. going hungry. So, if it taste okay, and I can work it into meals and season, I will keep it on the shelf, and if its able to be freeze dried as it nears or is a little past the BEST BY: date, I will freeze dry it and package it accordingly. But, best buy dates don't mean a whole lot these days with today's canning methods for most foods, not all.

[@mellosings6180]

Sardines, mushrooms will not have a space in my home. Maybe one can… but i cant rotate them cuz i literally gag. Soo….. 😅

[@rosahenshaw3333]

No goes for me are sardines and vienna sausage could not eat them as they gag me. Also don’t care for liver or spinach. No way no how.

[@RogueWave2030]

Liver! 😱

[@LindaYoung-nw4xl]

All of my no thank yous.

[@ChefPrepper]

I actually like those, but I can certainly understand not liking them.

[@LisaTurner-d1b]

And if you are hungry and that is all there is to eat?

[@chickchoc]

I used to have the same dislikes; however, my mother used to say if I didn't like a particular food it was because it hadn't been prepared to my taste. I have found that to be true with liver and spinach, both of which I now occasionally crave. Odd, isn't it? I think our taste buds change with age, too, so things we abhorred when younger may become more palatable as we get older.

[@yamama7265]

The church brought me two bags of food today two bags of pancake mix they have a small bag so I open one to make pancakes it was filled with black bugs big ones same with the second one so who's ever filling these bags they know they're filling them with big black bugs

[@RogueWave2030]

Yuk!

[@LisaTurner-d1b]

extra protein

[@yamama7265]

@@LisaTurner-d1b I just did not want to eat them no I think Bill Gates can eat his own bugs

[@RogueWave2030]

@@LisaTurner-d1b 🦗🪲🐜

[@RogueWave2030]

@@yamama7265 That's so gross. They're not doing people any favors giving them bugs to keep out of the kitchen.

[@TomGorman-x8q]

BS I ate Spam in the service that was canned 2 years before I was born!

[@domari221]

Hello Les. Can you advise what kind of pressure cooker that is? Great video.😊

[@lifes-a-dance]

No Mushrooms!

[@dougied3449]

Family of 6, no problem eating up those dry goods! The only thing rhat sits long term is big cans of pudding. Only my wife eats pudding.

[@kennyparrish3156]

Can soak beans in sea water if living on a boat ? Sea water is salty water ?

[@chickchoc]

There are lots more minerals and creatures in sea water than simply sodium. Be careful about soaking since there may be contaminant or biologics you don't want. Boiled sea water (to sterilize) might be OK, though.

[@osiyopeaceosiyopeace4807]

Look at digging a bean pole cooking. Get cast iron for cooking outside. Over and open fire.

[@melmelbry5754]

Def have a tripod and a pot with a hanging handle. A Dutch oven would be helpful for over coals. And a "grill" type shelf thing to go over the fire also.

[@BearClawAK47]

How about a video on cooking with that Afgan pressure cooker? I've got one, and the instructions and videos are all horrible. I agree with you 100% on dried beans. I can't cook them to save my life. I've soaked them for up to 48hrs and boiled them for 10 plus hours. I still can't get them edible. The bean gods hate me 😢

[@marleangreene6117]

I absolutely refuse to give up my bacon spam

[@CynthiaWord-iq7in]

Staples you don't like can always be traded...you know families with different "too much of one things.

[@RogueWave2030]

Also fed to pets, such as sardines and liver.

[@chickchoc]

@@RogueWave2030 Dogs are omnivores and will thrive on almost any human food. Cats are obligate carnivores and will go blind without meat. FYI

[@RogueWave2030]

@@chickchoc I believe that dogs need some protein. I realize that cats need protein too but I didn't realize I could go blind without it.

[@bigfoot4255]

Cut to the chase

[@kennethwilson8633]

You keep spelling MAGA wrong…Love the videos…Have fun stay safe.

[@Rowan-qd9ec]

Mylar ,oxygen absorbers and a heat sealer.

[@chickchoc]

Does that keep out vermin like rodents?

[@SteveHartman-my9rg]

Avoid these 5, repackage stuff, tequire fridge after opening, foods u dont eat or bioengineerf, not prepared to cook or lots of fuel, (grinder or whatever) anything u wont eat

[@lewis9888]

I have a wood stove, several camp stoves with a lot of fuel and four fire rings for camp cooking. I repack boxes of potato flakes and store those packages in another air tight container. I have a huge amount of three 4lb bags of sugar in new metal 50cal ammo cans. The cans are rodent and moisture proof.

[@sandraressel2262]

I HATE HOMINY!! In fact, it’s the ONLY food I DON’T like and I don’t understand how people can eat rotten, smelly old corn!😖 I have a theory that during the depression the corn got wet and fermented and nasty and since they couldn’t just throw it out they had to eat it, and well, once they became accustomed to it, why not can it and sell it and make a buck?🤷‍♀️

[@LindaYoung-nw4xl]

You could barter with them.

[@crisservin3106]

Comment for algorithm

[@ChefPrepper]

Crisservin, as always it is appreciated.

[@crisservin3106]

@@ChefPrepper yr most welcome

[@rayjay848]

Another abhorrent food: SPAM. 😊

[@melmelbry5754]

You have to get the low sodium one , cut into thin hamlike slices, then put it on a pan on both sides for a little bit. Waaayyy better and good with eggs. Plus, if you want that bacon flavor but have no bacon, they make bacon spam! I assure you, you will eat it if you're craving bacon. The gov took all our canned bacon to their underground warehouse tunnels!! Now we can't find it anywhere. Def get spam if it's on sale even if you don't like it. Others will diee for bacon spam.

[@chickchoc]

I prefer Spam fried or BBQ'd. Yum! In Hawaii, it's a very common food and prepared in a multitude of ways, all of which are delicious to me! I have even cubed it up and added to beans or pea soup. My husband turns his nose up, though.

[@davidgrenis638]

I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO TALK ABOUT FOODS THAT HAVE ALL KINDS OF NASTY PRESERVATIVES AND FILLED WITH HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT REAL NO SPAM IS NOT GOOD FOR YOU

[@pattiannepascual]

👍 99% preppers clueless about dangerous processed and junk foods.SHTF is the most important time to be in optimal health to be able to get through it. Most won't make it eating all that deadly food. You can't force people to listen or research.Just do what you know is right. Don't waste time or energy on those who don't listen or just don't care.

[@ChefPrepper]

Spam is certainly nota health food. But does taste good, easy to fix, but it's not for everyone.