Create a PANTRY PLAN - Stocking Your Pantry from Your Family's Favorite Meals -

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

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[@littlecountrykitchen]

Darcy, I love 💘 how you planned this all out! You are amazing and I love lists also!! 😁🌻 going to print this now! I started my channel about my garden, and kitchen I can use, your tips are amazing!!! Thank you so much! God bless. 🙏

[@Hisalone]

Hi there, FINALLY.... I have been sitting all day watching youtube videos on stock piling and starting a prepper pantry and all the rest of it .... that is from about 9am and it is now 5;28pm now your suggestion and the way you work has made sense to me. THANK YOU.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sandraw4763]

Another thing I did for my "prepper pantry" is to make a spice bucket (and yes, by the time I was done, it filled a 5 gallon bucket!). I just *assume* I have the spices & herbs I love when I start a recipe which might not be so if you cannot replenish. I went thru my spice cabinet and made note of EVERYTHING I use then, when my local Rural King had a sale on spices, got an extra of them all. Some items I use a lot of I buy at Sam's. Find your own best deals on what YOU like! Salt (and an extra 5 lbs of that!), pepper, garlic & onion powders, cayenne pepper, cumin, oregano, basil, thyme, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, beef & chicken bouillon cubes .... etc, etc. I overwrapped then vacuum sealed the original containers to help preserve shelf life. Now, I KNOW I have everything I need to make a tasty meal from my food storage (even rice & beans ) and I never run out of any I might need. When I need more in my kitchen I just go "shopping" from my storage bucket then add it to my grocery list to restock and keep things rotated also.

[@mermer58]

That's a great idea. There are some spices I go through pretty fast. I've found that buying in bulk through a Fair Trade business like Frontier Co-OP keeps my supplies up.

[@robertlavigne6560]

I paid more attention over the last 2 years on how much ground beef, chicken, pork and veal that I use in a year. I am replacing my meats as I use them. I use alot of thick sliced bacon in soups, beans, sauerkraut, etc. All of my recipes call for 8 slices of bacon. We purchase the big package and divide the bacon into 8 pieces each. I freeze them in individual freezer wrap. Now we are learning to dehydrate. Thank you Darcy for providing such indepth information.

[@juliephelps7616]

I bought 700.00 worth of stuff a year and a half ago. My husband thought I was crazy. I told him we are fixing to be locked down. Well we were. He was out of work for 6 weeks and we had everything we needed here. I even bought powdered milk, freezer well stocked, and made bread from scratch. We didnt have to go get groceries for a month. Then we got fresh fruit, eggs, and milk. It was very enlightening to see how we could find/recycle different meal ideas and leftovers to eat with zero waste. I even cooked the meat bones down in the crock pot and pureed them to supplement the dog food. We had coffee, water, and tea to drink. I never thought of doing it months out though. I thoroughly enjoyed your video and I am researching ways to organize my pantry better. We have a small walk in pantry, use our utility closet space and some room in a spare bedroom currently. No basement as we live in Florida....

[@mpat23]

At my age (70) I am so glad to learn something I can use. I too am a meal planner. Never thought of doing this. Thank you 😊

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

You are so welcome!

[@michellemc4175]

Thanks for the dinner idea. I stockpile food, so I grabbed a jar of ground beef, a box of Mac n cheese, and a can of diced tomatoes. Liquids work as cooking the liquid with a little water added. Cook pasta, add the rest, and dinner is served.

[@badbatdesigns]

Yay! Someone who doesn't eat beans like me! Love the video.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Thanks, I think? :D :D :D

[@helenedesmarais8697]

I have rarely planned a meal in advanced ( except when entertaining ) . You made me realise what a great asset it is to know how to improvise cooking (and assuming everybody is like that). The bad side to this is I need so many basics for whatever/whenever . You make me want to re-evaluate my pantries and who knows, downsizing ??

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Glad it was helpful!

[@SuzanneU]

I really like this way of calculating food storage. You explain it very clearly.

[@1rahmaan]

Thank you Darcy. I like how you explained this practical and concise way to stock the pantry. You can find an expanded explanation of this by Wendy Dewitt from LDS. She has a great video on how to prepare for a year's supply of food storage. In short, make a list of 7 breakfasts and 7 dinners that you like to eat for a week (per person). Write out on a recipe card all the ingredients with instructions needed for 1 meal... and so on for each breakfast/dinner. Once you have a week's worth of stock, do another week with different recipes, and so on. I thought the video was worth the watch.

[@Keekonuts]

You are a terrific instructor! The first reason I started to prep was the thought of losing a job, which has happened in our household…it made sense. I have been watching some overwhelming videos of grid down, supply shortage, etc. and I felt lost and really behind the ball. This helps so much as it’s more reality based.🇨🇦

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Yes - don't go with the fear-mongering - make it work for you and your family!!!

[@johnmichelleschlicher3787]

Thank you for sharing. Bless you and your family!🌞

[@cynforrest]

You have a delightful and loving heart, Darci! Thanks for this information- the very best breakdown of how to get started that I’ve ever heard. You’re the bestest! Thanks 🥰

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Thank you so much!

[@kyliejones9047]

You channel is a blessing!!!! Thank you for shearing this process. 😊

[@tomcoates5887]

Great information! You are amazingly talented at teaching people the basics in such a great format. You made a world of a difference for helping my wife and I get good at dehydrating last year, as beginners. Keep the videos coming!😊

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Wow, thank you!

[@alanarupert5862]

This is so helpful. Wish I new this when my kids were little. ❤

[@MrAHfromKSA]

I love how you stressed the first step of starting out with the meals. You're excellent at this!

[@Ness-oc2hw]

Brilliant... you break down pantry stocking into steps, making it achievable! I'm off now to write my lists, thankyou!

[@peaceandquiet1983]

See that is so interesting to me because beans are my GO TO for meal building. Rice/grain, beans, fresh/frozen veg, any kind of bread or tortilla on the side...a bit of meat to satisfy my carnivore.......meal complete. I do the same variations too w/ pasta instead of rice or bread...... super easy for us singles....or couples even. Every family is so unique!

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Sounds great!

[@peaceandquiet1983]

Oh and of course cheese melted on top!

[@SuzanneU]

I really like beans, but found that all legumes and nuts trigger excruciating migraine attacks. I'm always delighted to find a meal planner who doesn't immediately plug beans and rice! I do stock canned beans for my husband. He makes his own version of hummus, which he enjoys for lunch. Sometimes we have tacos and then he has beans as a filling. I used to make lentil rissoles, white bean curry, bean loaf, samosas, and many other tasty things. Exclusion diets proved that beans and nuts are off the menu for me.

[@shar4596]

You rock!

[@ptcreations8947]

Finally subscribed! LoL. I am on a Budgeting/Saving Road for 2023! I started a few months ago but have gotten serious. I save my 1s and 5s! And almost have enough saved for a small chest freezer! I am trying to buildup my pantry and freezer for when money is tight .... so these kinds of videos help SO.MUCH.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

You can do it!

[@ptcreations8947]

@@ThePurposefulPantry And I did!!! I picked it up from Menards and even walked away with some extra money!!

[@janetlynne8712]

Thank you. Now this makes sense! You are now my go to girl,

[@gailspotpourri2930]

I am soooo happy that I found this video. I’ve tried and tried to stock up with a sceptical hubby and a very limited budget. It’s like the 💡went when I watched this video. Now I’m excited to get started again. Thank you for sharing what works for you.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

You can do it!

[@littlesquirrel5007]

I really enjoy your videos. I have had to short term rely on my pantry, not my long term storage, after my divorce before I found adequate employment to support us, after a hurricane when we were left without power ( thank God I didn't have my freezers then) and when covid first hit. It was such a sense of relief and I learned what I was missing when you actually have to live off it. So I would recommend that people " try out" their pantry to see what they're missing.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Thanks for sharing that!

[@kristineharrower7813]

Just joined your you tube channel and so far I LOVE it, thanks

[@patharrington8575]

Thank you Darcy! We are older and don't eat a lot of different foods. But I found that I was indeed buying food we dont ordinarily eat. You have put it into perspective for me. So, from now on, will stock up as you suggest. Keep up the good work!

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Hope it helps!!!!!

[@LLTization]

You are so smart, love your channel.

[@kettleisalwayson]

Brilliant video. I started prepping a about 3 5 years ago. When covid hit the UK we lived off my preps for the first 7 months as I am classed as extremely clinical vulnerable and although could get food deliveries wanted to minimise the risks . I decided not to restock as we were due to move now that I have I have a full larder cupboard filled with empty jars so starting from scratch but those 7 months has given me a better idea of what we eat rather than what I thought we ate so going to be much more focused this time.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

That's the way to do it!!

[@gloryoski2002]

WOW, thank you! This is so helpful!

[@leabean1999]

Wonderful way of explaining and helping others figure out how to actually have a stocked and prepared pantry. You are a great teacher and so easy to listen to.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Thanks so much!

[@lovinglife3954]

Thanks for another great video Darcy! Definitely store what you eat, eat what you store. Great point about prepping for the situation in which the regular cook in the family can’t cook for some reason. I make SO many soups, including beans and lentils. I love being able to shop according to what is on sale, then cook from what I have in my pantry. I also learned dehydrating from you. I especially love dehydrating cooked frozen mixed vegetables and greens, easy to throw in soups and other dishes.

[@MBDronePhoto]

Very, very helpful! I have wasted so much food and $$$. Started canning recently and just bought the Cosori six tray dehydrator as well. I try process what is already in my pantry or freezer. Cook, eat, and then freeze or can etc... Mostly canning soups ATM but large batches give me an immediate meal and several more. I will generally buy the fresh meat to add to existing preps.

[@ghostofchristmas5191]

Thanks for the info I'm going to look for your book .

[@maggiemurray8522]

Excellent video. Thank you. I was lost ,now I have a plan. I can do this. 🇨🇦

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

You CAN do it!

[@AndreaRuralMN]

I'm an ingredients cook, I think about what sounds good and put the ingredients together to make it. I learned this from Rachael Ray's express lane meals cookbook when I left home. I also put ingredients on shopping list as I make meals.

[@jms9057]

That right there is probably the most useful comment I've seen yet - write ingredients on the shopping list as you make meals. Another tip: save those lists for a bit and then review them to see exactly what you're using the most of, etc.

[@AndreaRuralMN]

@@jms9057 want to start building a pantry? Just take your list and buy 2 or more of each. Lists, calculators, and inventories can be intimidating, just buying an extra of each item is not 🙂

[@simplyimpish1055]

Thank you for helping me to stay focused on what I want to eat

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

You are so welcome!

[@marciaparmeley4430]

I've known since scrapbooking days that we are soul sisters, but never has that fact hit me SO hard. I have some dehydrated stuff, I have canned stuff, and my freezer is full. However I have been feeling like I have a lot of random stuff, but who knows if I could actually make a meal with it. You have come up with a plan that makes great sense to me and I will be doing a pantry inventory and implementing this plan. Thank you.

[@danielledurand75]

Great tips! Great to manage your pantry too! Thank you Darcy! I usually do it for when you go RVing, but I think it would be simpler if I use your method, e, as you say, we end up making the same meals our family like over and over. Also because when we go RVing, we eat the same food as at home, more or less. So it would be simpler for making the menu for our trips. Even better, I am getting recipes ready that are so quick to make with dehydrated food… that is so great! Thank you Darcy, your sites are my favorite that I go to everyday. ❤️

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

It makes it so much easier when you get simple -- and then expand from there!

[@danielledurand75]

@@ThePurposefulPantry Oh yes, so true… I love it… my only regret is not to have started DH before… it does not seem popular here…it allows to get exactly what you like as DH fruits, veggies, etc. Once you taste your own, there is no going back My son-in-law gave me a few pieces of DH apples bought at Costco… my God! Mine are so much better tasting, crispier… and nicer… 😅… and I like them also with cinnamon and a a little bit of my DH ginger… wow! ❤️

[@MargeFitz]

Wow! What an eye opener for quantities! Also this makes sense, since I'm gluten intolerant & need special ingredients for my recipes that I wasn't calculating for my preps. Turns out I only use beans for 1 meal out of the 15. I have way too many beans. Thanks for the organizational tool.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

You're so welcome!

[@keylaortiz8656]

Thank you so much! I love how you make everything so simple!

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Happy to help!

[@bc24roxy4]

Foodsaver vac jar attachments back in stock..i just clicked your link and they are there. $24.95 for both

[@RandeT73]

My husband wont eat butter beans or lima beans. But if I'm making Brunswick stew I use a speckled butter bean and he'll eat it. I only buy 1 5 lb bag a year. But this year I'm going to try to grow some. When I first started prepping I had all kinds of people telling me I was doing it 'wrong' and that I 'had to have this and that'. Well why waste money (something we don't have a lot of) on foods my family wont touch? I got a lot of ugly responses to that. We make chili mac differently. I usually use leftover chili and add elbow mac to it then top it with cheddar. I did ours by 'type', like Mexican, Italian, Asian, etc, because I knew it would work best for us. Italian can be spaghetti or a baked pasta, same sauce same ingredients. I also build in 'extra meals' into our menu in case we're not in the mood for what's on the menu. Doesn't happen often but its nice knowing we have a backup plan. And if we don't eat those meals, it rotates to the following week's menu.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Your way is probably more accurate, but my crew doesn't eat chili, either :(

[@onetweetygirl71]

Thanks for this! I have always struggled to "prep" my pantry. my kids/hubby, mil/parents, friends, thought I was going off the deep end going "prepper waiting for the zombie outbreak" with laughs but still it wasn't getting support. I would try and "stock up" on stuff and hubby would say, do you really need 12 boxes of pasta - it was on sale and we used it all the time, duh!... yeah. so prior to 2020, hubby got sick and was in and out of the hospital. we starting to "use" my "prepping", then 2020 (which we got sick... like in February - thank goodness hubby and 1 kid, just got ick symptoms, while other dd got flu-like, but I was out for weeks and had noticeable breathing issues when I went back to work all BEFORE lockdown) hit. other than TPaper, which we used up a majority during so many hospital stays and never replacing, we were pretty ok. so great. but the struggle is still alive and going. trying to figure out what and how much to stock up on. we have pretty much become an ingredient cooking now and like you, I need a recipe. Have been trying to figure out a better way, and love this idea. I can no longer work due to SEVERE asthma and can't even wear a mask (I ALWAYS keep social distance even when others don't! - hint for those who wear a mask but STILL don't distance - think personal space people - lol) so we have gotten to only grocery shopping like once a month other than perishables. thanks again for this idea! I will defiantly be trying it out. BTW - hubby now sees the "prepping" as being a good thing and friends and family don't think I was crazy after all... go figure.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

You lived through a couple of times when a well stocked pantry served you - and could have served you better! Don't need to worry about those zombies - just those everyday life emergencies!

[@onetweetygirl71]

@@ThePurposefulPantry Very true, but just thought it was funny when friends and family said they would just "come over to my house"... NOT sorry, don't have enough TP - you're out of luck. LOL wasn't lying - had material for "family cloths" as a "just in case" lol

[@chrishamill3170]

Good, you did well. Except...read the box that your masks came in...not effective against the corona virus. Distancing thing is hogwash also. Don’t listen to the “normal” t.v. news channels. Things should be exposed to the public before long. Hang in there and keep prepping like a squirrel before winter.

[@glennarichards2933]

Great idea. Thank you

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

You are so welcome!

[@marygallagher3428]

Great method Darcy!

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Thanks!

[@Pixieworksstudio]

I always absolutely love your videos and have spoken about them in several FB groups when people talk about garden gluts. I've done my back in lifting paving slabs, so I can sit on my backside and watch more of your videos. I can't think of a better way to spend my time :) - sharing you with the US Open. All the very best to you and yours.

[@NOVAFrugalFamily]

Totally agree that it makes more sense to stock what you use! We do the same thing here and to plan the next months menu plan based on freezer and pantry inventory so we have almost everything on hand which lets me stock up on sale items to save more money. Also tracking use is important for bulk things like flour, sugar and more. I know I need two bags of each to make things for our family for one month.

[@barefootinthegarden]

I'm completely redoing my pantry storage and your videos have been an incredible encouragement. I really cannot thank you enough. Please keep doing what you're doing! :)

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

You are so welcome!

[@msanderlin3330]

My Sweetheart, daughter and two sons have IBS and it is something different that sets them off. The youngest is a Super Taster. Coming up with a Prepper Pantry is a major tear fest. I am trying though.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

You can do it!

[@noraellen4623]

You can do it! You may also want to check out Donna Schwenk's channel. I am building our pantry and my husband has celiac and we both have other food sensitivities. Her channel helped improve our digestive health.

[@Pixieworksstudio]

I so understand what they are going through!

[@sharonsopczynski1192]

I used to list weekly meals on a calendar when my kids were young and at home. My mother in law had 10 kids and always did something like this and wrote everything meal and what day of the week. But now when I think about something I want to have I also now have to think of about what can I substitute that meal with. I love your taco soup recipe that used dehydrated beans etc. Thanks for posting

[@nigelleyland166]

I was about to type that my situastion is different, which it is single and live in town, so ea short walk very few days forfreesh milk and bread. However I am doing what you do stocking wise, it's just one or two tins a ta time, takinfg advantage of offers when I can. If we get a bad winter this year, and we are due one ( about every ten years ) I can choose to forgo the shoppingand live of the shelf till well into spring no problem. thanks again

[@sewgirl1247]

thank you for this video Darcy - I'm still working on getting better at stocking our pantry - it's looking okay. I've also recently started 'purposefully' double batch cooking meals we enjoy that freeze well, nice to have it on hand for those nights I just don't feel like cooking!

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Sounds great!

[@bc24roxy4]

i figured out to sneak garbanzo beans into meals with out my granddaughter knowing!!! Same here i need to have a recipe. I love this perfect idea. Trying to build long term and I have things stored everywhere and it is a confused mess. Going to have to do this

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Sounds great!

[@chrishamill3170]

Laughing...know someone who hates the texture of beans...will not eat baked beans, chili with beans. Told her...I have dehydrated re-fried beans...if I add that to anything I am cooking...you would never know and still have protein. It is used as a thickener.

[@bc24roxy4]

@@chrishamill3170 That's what i do with my granddaughter..she is such a picky eater. i put garbanzo bean powder in and she hasn't been able to tell yet!! I love beans grew up on beans, potatoes and cornbread.

[@debbieanklam2099]

Starting this process immediately. Thanks 😊😁😁😊😘

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

You got this!

[@hollish196]

Such excellent advice! This is really great way to plan. This is great advice for retirees, also! Thanks!

[@onelittlemiracle241]

THIS is the video that I needed! Thank you! I can cook from scratch and random ingredients, but noone else in my home can.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

OH! So a cool tip - print out those recipes for them in a binder and keep it handy - that way if they need to do it, they can have it all ready for them and no more "I don't know how"!

[@onelittlemiracle241]

@@ThePurposefulPantry I definitely will. Thank you so much!

[@onelittlemiracle241]

@@ThePurposefulPantry Also, I prepare for at least 3 households. Mine, my parents (2 households), and probably my elderly aunt. This will definitely help in situations when I need to take quick meals to their homes! You are brilliant!!!

[@jeannainnc8390]

excellent way to stock a pantry. We have dietary issues that "standard" lists do not take into account. I listed out all my meals, then I went ahead and sorted them by the main protein. So now I have a list of ground beef recipes, chicken thigh recipes, chuck recipes so I can immediately take advantage of sales.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

That's a great idea!

[@mermer58]

We eat beans and I probably have enough dried beans to eat them every single day for 3 years! But when your grown children raid the pantry, it's nice to have things they dont like to cook. So I can a lot of beans.

[@normawatkins4717]

Not going to wait the 15 minutes 🥰🥰🤣🤣🤣

[@janerusch7820]

My pantry is stocked, but this is a great way to think about filling gaps. I probably have what I need for a favorite meal but from now on I will know for sure.

[@710LENNY]

Friday is generally sausage and beans night. Can be commercial sausage with my canned beans, onions and/or sauerkraut optional. Or it's my home canned Italian sausage with white beans (I often make the sausage with turkey meat) in a tomato sauce. Or my own bratwurst with beans, definitely with sauerkraut (home made). Every 2 weeks or so I make pizza on Saturday. Look up John Kirkwood no knead pizza dough. It's enough for 2 pizza, so for us it's 2 meals. So, I have canned tomato sauce, I have canned Italian sausage, I usually have mushrooms on hand (it only takes 2), maybe sliced olives or sliced onions, and some grated mozzarella cheese. Delicious, cheap, pantry stable, and if you don't need 2 pizzas in one night it's Monday night as well.

[@phylliswilson5238]

Love you DARCY! THANKS for this video - It makes so much sense!!! You are so helpful...

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

You are so welcome!

[@susandorry6149]

What a help, I love it, thank you

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

You're welcome!

[@suzannemathes8775]

WOW! I wish I would have had this when my kiddos were small!! Nevertheless, I have gotten some fabulous ideas for my "empty nest" pantry! Thank you, Darcy!

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

You are so welcome! I'm glad it's helpful!

[@berniperrong3332]

I greatly appreciate your sharing your knowledge and systems. Ive learned so much from your videos!

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

I am so glad !!

[@barbararoldan7471]

Great, practical, organized information. Thank you, Darcie.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Glad you think so!!!

[@marygillispie5397]

This is a great idea. Thanks

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Oururbanhomestead1966]

Hello from Perth Australia and I just found your channel and subscribed. I do similar videos on my KZbin channel. Will be binge watching your videos this weekend as it is cold and rainy here so can't work outside in our vegie garden

[@katehouser3683]

Excellent information. Thank you for the great idea. We never know what is going to happen next and we need to shop out of our pantry.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Glad it was helpful!

[@louisevisser3544]

Hi thanks so informative. Please advise what the process is for freezing avocados.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

www.thepurposefulpantry.com/preserve-avocado/

[@GoingGreenMom]

This is how I did this at first too. Still working on ways to have less reliance on the freezer now that I am working with a low histamine diet.

[@debretaevans8049]

Do you draw can meet because you can do like beef stew and chicken and noodle and all that in jars

[@canninggramma5846]

I really like your meal planner! How can I get it?

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

The link is in the description box - as I mentioned and as is in the graphic - but I'll put it here for your convenience: www.thepurposefulpantry.com/product/30-day-pantry-challenge/

[@brightantwerp]

Thank you! Subscribed.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Thanks for the sub!

[@bc24roxy4]

Wow..i just downloaded the Pantry Challenge... you did a lot of work on this. Very impressive. Thanks for sharing at such a good price. Worth every penny..but I will be yelling at you as I am doing all this work!!! so if your ears start hurting it is me :)

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@chrishamill3170]

A really good explanation! I went by...what would I miss if I couldn’t get it anymore? What goes into that meal? Then, how often do I eat spaghetti, a pizza, beef stew, etc. Was doing very well...then, it was when I was putting dry spice mixes together like onion soup mix, chilli seasoning, taco seasoning, ranch dressing, etc...I learned quickly to bulk up on the spices. I started buying them in bulk...could be bay leaves one month, allspice the next,etc. The stores are charging crazy prices on spices. Keep the containers and you can refill them from your own stock. I can see a small jar of peppercorns going to ten dollars. Why not? Seeing other ground up spices and whatever they have sweep off the floor and jarred going for $8.00. Well, that’s my input.

[@margaretpiddock9332]

Lovely content..makes sense. Thanks xx

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

You’re welcome 😊

[@elizabethshaw734]

I bet I could eat for close to a year from this house. That's good but it's also sad. We've got to go through it organize it and get rid of what I don't want which my caregiver will take.

[@donnazack]

I do this also. and started to build up with sales.

[@ljtminihomestead5839]

Good advice, Marcy!

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Glad it was helpful!

[@victorialg1270]

I am prediabetic. I would like to eat the grain/bean/rice type of meal. I am going to try fermenting grains to see if it lowers the carbs enough so I can eat those items. I will be testing with my glucose meter. My ready prepared meal is canned soup or chili. Even if it was warm weather, anybody in my house can open the jar and warm it.

[@chrishamill3170]

I wish you well. Soaking grains was something done in the past and should have been continued...lost on people now.

[@madelinehall8944]

Parboiled rice is the best fot pre & diabetics. Beans are best soaked and cooked in pressure cooker. I lower carbs by increasing non starch vegetable to bulk up the meal. Miracle noodles and brown rice noodles are best, every now and then. Fermentation adds nutrition but nothing decreases the carbs. Look up resistant starches.

[@KatyInNH]

👍. Great video! Super helpful!

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Glad it was helpful!

[@terryhall2299]

Thank you Darcy for this great video. What is the best way to freeze your prepped hamburger for your recipes? I don’t want it to get freezer burn.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

I freeze it in a vacuum seal bag.

[@janetbransdon3742]

I live on my own... so I only need 1 cycle as I can eat 1 serve and freeze 3 other serves... gives me 4 months of food if I eat 1 meal per month or 2 months of food if I eat 2 meals per month.

[@hannekeegberts6096]

I would like to make 1 pot with al the dried vegetables and herbs that I use for pasta. Can I put them together? And can I take dried vegetables and herbs from other pots and take them out and in the other pot? I want to use it this fall/winter.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Yes - as long as they are all properly dried.

[@hannekeegberts6096]

@@ThePurposefulPantry thank you for answering!

[@susanwilliams768]

Thanks for sharijng

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Thank you for watching!

[@elizabethshaw734]

I would have to completely empty my pantry to do this. I know I could make this chili mac twice I could probably make it 12 times! :-)

[@Dorrie519]

When you refer to vegetable powder, where do you get it or how do you make it?

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaC3o6hjm9qaaaM

[@lovinglife3954]

Do you have a video about making macaroni and cheese from cheese powder, milk powder, etc.?

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

No - but it's on the list!

[@lovinglife3954]

@@ThePurposefulPantry thanks! I bought some cheese powder, haven’t used it yet.🤔

[@annaleedaughterofyhwh7767]

I’m a bit embarrassed to ask, but truly want to know. Where do you find bulk veggie powder? Please and thank you 😊

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

I made it

[@sandyjolley9810]

Where do you buy vegetable powder?

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

I make it - kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaC3o6hjm9qaaaM

[@rorilee9791]

What is vegetable powder? TIA!

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaC3o6hjm9qaaaM

[@bc24roxy4]

i bought the pantry book yesterday and had it on my computer but it didnt' download. How do I download it?

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Please contact me at thepurposefulpantry @ gmail dot com

[@bc24roxy4]

@@ThePurposefulPantry I just sent you an email. Thx

[@terryhall2299]

Darcy, can I take my cooked hamburger meat out of my jars that are in my freezer and put them into the vacuum seal bags without any problems?

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Yes, but they still should be stored in the freezer.

[@terryhall2299]

@@ThePurposefulPantry I just figured it would take up less room.

[@ms.anonymousinformer242]

My problem is not restocking dry goods like disposable non food items. For example I started out with 12 boxes of trash bags and now am down to 2 or 3 boxes.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

That's when you put it back on the shopping list - or stock up when a sale that happens THEN make a conscious effort to restock!

[@ms.anonymousinformer242]

@@ThePurposefulPantry Yes indeed. I actually got so many to start by doing just that! 😁 Buying only when on sale but getting extras too,each time.

[@karlapalmer9328]

If you dehydrated your ground beef, would you preseason yourself beef

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

no

[@audreynanapreps2543]

Great info Darcy! You aren't from Texas! We use a lot of beans.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Born and bred and have lived here my entire life - I just hate 'em - and so does my family

[@peggiescraftcafe7117]

@@ThePurposefulPantry How is it that so many people from Texas have NO accent!

[@CPC-Wanda]

@@ThePurposefulPantry my family is ok with beans but I hate them anc so I do t cook them but once a year 😂

[@janedoe8983]

Piggies.... Different parts of texas have different accents..

[@audreynanapreps2543]

@@janedoe8983 I know. I'm from west texas, sister in the hill country and nephew in southeast texas and we all sound fifferent

[@marcibarton9437]

What is this vegetable powder you are talking about?

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Here's what it is and how to make it kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaC3o6hjm9qaaaM

[@elizabethshaw734]

Meat is so expensive in the grocery store even at Walmart that I can get meat for probably 8 months at the butcher in the meat deal that I can choose and swap items for just over $100. I might get five meals six meals at the grocery store for that price.