SHOCKED! ~~ Breakfast for a YEAR! ~~ Reality Check

[@HomesteadHopefulTara]

It wasn’t until I started prepping that I really realized just how much food it takes to sustain a human being. Once I started trying to figure out how much rice, beans, flour, fats, sugar, salt, etc. I needed for my family, I was absolutely floored. Makes me shocked that the Earth has been able to sustain this many people as long as it has. Sure, most people eat more than they really need, but just bare minimum survival takes a truly shocking amount of food.

[@cherilewis2899]

I agree with you on this but we,my husband are in our 70's we have4 adults and 2 children in our house. It takes alot food for all of us,so I will start to grow more to supplement the groceries. This makes me think

[@yahslionessarisingwatchman2381]

Say thank you for the American Farmers!

[@cheaplaughkennedy2318]

Homestead Hopeful Tara good points and very true.

[@ChasingDestinyBand]

Unfortunately our world is past the population threshold of being sustainable without the devastating practices we use today. Sure some people can have homesteads, but there is not enough acreage for everyone to grow their own food.

[@Detroit-gx5nd]

@@ChasingDestinyBand disagree. There is plenty of space left on this planet. The problem is land is expensive and unattainable for lots of people. Plus people live very unsustainably and commercial operations use land for profit and not for food supply. Many people waste water/money/nitrogen growing yard grass when they could easily use that Money to grow beans and other easily sustainable crops.

[@MsLippy]

We put pen to paper a couple weeks ago, and Ill be the first one to say - we will be in trouble. What we thought was working for us, what we thought was plenty is far from that. This crisis we all are in better be a eye opener to all. Blessings Yall

[@keithwinslett9016]

I'm rethinking all my pantry now. We vacuum seal a lot of meat and vegetables it does help keep things fresher in the freezer and last much longer. But thinking of trying to do flower and cornmeal and a few more things. Loved the last video. Stay healthy and safe ❤

[@JojoCrazyCat]

Yes, way to many think their food stores will always be full. Growing a garden without ever going to the grocery stores is much work. And many people don't even know how to grow a small garden. So if the food runs out of the grocery stores, people will get desperate and start trying to rob people who do have food. Is why being able to defend ourselves is something we fight to keep. Once we lose the right to defend ourselves, only the criminals will have rights.

[@OutWestHomestead]

I think the same way Jojo.

[@landhae]

Keith Winslett start canning too Keith. Power will be going out

[@ChasingDestinyBand]

Unfortunately our world is past the population threshold of being sustainable without the devastating practices we use today. Sure some people can have homesteads, but there is not enough acreage for everyone to grow their own food.

[@entitycasper9892]

My great-grandparents lived on a homestead, didn't get electricity until the late 70's. Grandma would make grandpa breakfast everyday. In spring grandpa would butcher a cow and that meat would be planned for the whole year. They had a cold storage not freezers so most their meat was canned. For breakfast grandpa had 2 eggs picked from hen house every morning, half a potato(from garden) sliced in rounds and fried in lard(rendered from their pigs), and steak. Now grandma would take a large steak and cut it into 7 pieces and that is what grandpa ate every day for breakfast. They both lived well into their 90's. Grandma would make her own cream and butter and ground her own wheat to make bread. I was fortunate to learn lots from them growing up. Now I learn from you guys, thank you both.

[@classicrocklover5615]

I'm in tears and I don't even know what's real right now. I've had an incredibly realistic dream of a major earthquake..."the big one... I'm going to pray and turn off the media and social media. I need to unplug and refocus on God.

[@formation1now517]

I have that secret fear also...we must b strong in prayer, thought and action!

[@caroled3924]

Idaho has a major earthquake today. 6.5. Hugs n praying for everyone 🤗🙏

[@classicrocklover5615]

@@caroled3924 Are you serious? I haven't had any news on yet this morning. I just thought I had a nightmare due to the stress of everything else. God works in mysterious ways.

[@bigred7347]

Been up all night, could not sleep, I wish I could have had a dream.

[@classicrocklover5615]

@@bigred7347 Not this one, it was awful...total destruction. But it seemed like we were in a tropical place when it hit. Whatever, I think my mind is playing tricks on me. Maybe I just need to put on an old movie and have a good cry to de-stress

[@albertwaggoner3249]

You talk about food for thought, you nailed it. My wife is diabetic, gluten intolerant and diet is adjusted as necessary. You made me think, hard... Continue with lunch and supper, please. Thanks again and God Bless

[@dallasgardener3166]

I am out in the country, amazing how many people are planting gardens now, never used to see them before!

[@nancyates9822]

May come down to eating one meal a day.

[@JojoCrazyCat]

I eat one meal a day most days. My life style would not change much. I work 13 hours a day. So by the time i get home i go to bed and i don't want to eat, then go to bed. When i get up, Then i get the food i am going to eat at work late night together and put it in my truck. I do drink water, tea and fruit & vegetables juices, but no meals.

[@delphine88313]

Yep I usually eat one meal a day SOMETIMES I eat twice Now I do snack occasionally but healthy as possible

[@DraKBC]

I thought about this idea as well! God will provide. However, we need to stay in perspective.

[@natashahancock9896]

I've been eating one meal a day for a year. Took a while to adjust but it's normal now. I'm extremely active, work out 6 days a week, and single handedly run my 190 acre farm 7 days a week. Black Coffee breakfast, sensible supper, and that is all. I feel great, and the doc says my labs are great. So...one meal a day ain't a bad thing....

[@misskriss848]

I've been eating one meal a day for many years, mostly only when I'm hungry.

[@BethGrantDeRoos]

Being whole foods plant based, breakfast is oatmeal, fresh fruit or fruit we have canned, frozen, dehydrated. 50 lb bag of oat groats lasts six months. We don't do meat,eggs or dairy. And never worry about having a years worth of food per SDA, LDS, Amish teachings. Thankfully we grow a vegetable garden, fruit trees, bushes. The garden is year round here in California. Once a year we buy 5 gallons of grade A maple syrup from a friend in Vermont and send them lots of our California dates, almonds (which we use to make almond milk and grind for flour, which we harvest. We also buy 50 lb bags of oat groats, and organic winter/spring wheat from a friend up over in Montana which we grind for flour, cereals. We grow hibiscus and a variety of mints for tea.

[@redpelt8880]

I've sat down and thought about some of the numbers about a year or so ago. I started having my wife pick up extras when we could and just put them on the shelf. So far through this shut down we haven't needed much outside of milk, some seasoning and a few vegies that didn'tdo good last year. Chickens and ducks give us eggs and meat. Put meat in the freezer last fall. Now just waiting for warmer weather to catch some fish.

[@JamieSantos]

I have thought of this for 15 years. I convinced my husband that we needed to be as self sufficient as possible so we put a simple pump in, a wood cook stove, planted fruit trees, a strawberry field, 1/4 acre of herbs and vegetables but I knew that there was still so many more things that we take for granted that we would need to do ourselves; For instance, what about clothing? What would we make our clothes out of if all the stores were closed? We would have to grow cotton, flax( linen ) or hemp to make fiber for clothing. What about medicinal herbs to treat illness and infection? Not many of us know anything about herbal medicine yet it was essential for survival in the "old" days. What about feed for our animals? Does anyone know how much acreage it takes to grow feed for animals? One would need at least 5 acres for self sufficiency. Then, there is the issue of treating our own livestock and domestic animals. I don't know about y'all but my Vet has shut the doors and now only curbside visits are allowed. No elective surgeries for people or animals right now. But, we know this is "indefinitely". What herbs would you need to treat your livestock if they became ill? Remember, they ARE your 'store'! Without them we would have a very boring diet.....and possibly be devoid of the nutrition we would need to be healthy. A good book to have for animal husbandry is 'Herbal Handbook for Farm and Stable' by Juliette de Bairacli Levy. She teaches how to treat just about every ailment for all farm animals, including dogs. Get this book while you still can. It's old but relevant. at any time. This is a hard lesson from God so we should embrace it with Grace, Calm and Peace. Thanks for the Porch Time, Danny and Wanda, and, God Bless everyone.

[@americaneden3090]

Thank u for the book reference

[@JamieSantos]

@@americaneden3090 You are welcome!

[@ledzepgirl299]

Great post!!

[@Gray8YT]

Good for you listening to your intuition and gods nudging

[@SuperQuickfix1]

Don't worry about clothing yourselves, there is going to be plenty of empty homes to pick over. sorry to be grim, but there are more people that haven't a clew whats coming. Good luck

[@kimberlykomala8080]

Thank you, Danny and Wanda, for taking time and energy out of the precious time we share to prompt us to consider deeper what it takes to sustain our current lifestyles. Yes, as you say, this is just scratching the surface, but maybe this will help us move toward a healthier way of eating as a whole. I hope, as we prepare for the coming year, each of us can focus on rebuilding habits that history has shown us to be good practices. Three square meals was made for structure, but with just two in the home for some of us, we may find benefit in less. Less full meals, less food intake, less consumption of resources is my current focus and today you reminded me in the midst of daily uncertainty and shutdowns to look ahead mathmatically. Thank you.

[@bretjoramo1393]

lol, our "awe-haw" moment for me was when the mrs. was trying to justify to me how come she needed more canning jars. being a city boy, i thought the 1,000-1,200 jars she already had was plenty. then she used potatoes as an example. at 1.5 qts x 365= 547.5 qt. jars/yr. that's just potatoes! it was a real eye-opener! doing it by meals is a good way to find gaps in our supplies. thanks

[@Missy3150]

Yes I would like to hear more ideas for what it would take for lunch and dinner..thank you.

[@peacelove7872]

Hi Danny... I posted a message yesterday but then I deleted it not wanted to add more things for everyone to worry about... I feel like I need to mention anyway. You said you felt so restless yesterday and didn’t know why. That happens to me right before an earthquake. Please consider any glass items of jarred food that might fall easily from any shelves. I would hate to have you or anyone lose any saved food especially now. Take Care... ☮️💕

[@freedomspromise8519]

Legitimate concern, even in areas where earthquakes are not common. I live in Ohio. Occasionally we have them. Not major, but, you never know. We put slats across the front of our open shelf storage.

[@lindasmith6202]

I don't know where you are but last night at 6:00pm here in Idaho we had our second strongest earthquake ever, a 6.5. We're now having aftershocks but they're pretty mild.

[@peacelove7872]

Linda Smith Hi...I’m in California... I also watch dutchsinse on KZbin. He is pretty incredible... Take Care...

[@melinaz3385]

We put all our Jarred goods in lock cabinets and took off all the "glass" framed pictures from the walls when California had its last big quake. Shook Pop out of bed that one did, he said it felt like a steam roller rolling past the house. Brother in California had glass in the hallway.

[@midsouthhomestead9180]

Thank you for your tip. We live in the New Madrid Fault Line outside of Memphis, Tn. My daughter has been recently hired to work for the University of Memphis to do an Earthquake study. May the Good Lord Bless and Protect you AlL! Rhonda

[@rosea830]

Thank you for taking the time to put this information together. These reality checks need to continue. Maybe people will start realizing how bad this is going to hurt.

[@royamberg9177]

It takes a lot of food to survive. It's mind boggling when you think about it that's a good example of it

[@christieferrell2611]

For those who can eat wheat don’t forget to buy the grain berries & get a hand grinder to make flour or an electric one if you can afford it. Wheat, barley, spelt etc. you can make quick reads & tortillas & put stuff from garden in them.

[@susanschneider-baker49]

I love your porch chats, you really prick my thoughts and wakes me up. Thank you to Wanda & you for being a guiding light as farmers, couple & decent humans.

[@christiebetts4970]

Wow! Definitely an eye opener.Yes i would like to hear a breakdown on lunch and supper

[@RetreatfarmFarmvilleVirginia]

I'm thankful if i can have a little biscuits and gravy with a couple of chunks of hard cheese or grits and gravy and a glass of tea to cool the fire down.

[@marykilgore2978]

Great video, what an eye opener!!! Would love to see lunch and dinner...…...…..

[@dianashelton1371]

Yes please make the additional videos as I am currently attempting to ensure I have the storage for the extra I am planting.

[@judya.shroads8245]

I don't eat breakfast. I do eat a sandwich & chips. Supper for me is usually light, but I do cook a full meal once in a while. Water gets boring after a while, so making tea will be good. I can't eat, but 2-3 eggs a wk, bc of cholesterol. I'd like to have chickens for just eggs. I could freeze the extra eggs and share with neighbors or barter when things got real bad. Thanks, Danny for showing us all, to look for the holes in their food plan. I'm learning and preparing even more so.

[@Jan-cr2lg]

Have you shared the almond biscuit recipe somewhere? I would like to try it, I am Celiac.

[@helenkentwell5042]

Thank you Danny. That was a reality moment for me. I’m in NSW Australia but I think we will have the same scenario as America. The few folk here that I have tried to touch on …hard times coming or mention prepping and the subject is dismissed. Comments like , “Australia grows enough to feed the world.. we will never go short.” Breaks my heart but at least my relatives and close friends understand now and are preparing.. even getting generators, solar panel for light inside at night,, storing petrol, gardening equipment, shade cloth, seeds. Etc. it’s an awesome task and hard to believe it’s come to this. I enjoy the few minutes you share of your life and I doubt you and Wanda can prepare any better. I like you both very much and wish you all the best..

[@sophial3151]

We are truly blessed here in the US because compared to the rest of the worlds average household we are probably in the top 1%. We have 4 walls and a roof on our homes, indoor plumbing, access to fresh water, access to fresh food and bulk food, a way to heat our homes and staying warm, we have access to electricity and even have technology in our homes, we have opportunities to make money. This goes on and on all the blessings we have here that just across the southern border there are people living in dirt floor cardboard shacks! I try to teach my kids about the miracles we have every day compared to the rest of the world, however, it can be a detriment in times of distress. The average household in the US doesnt know how to survive if lets say something happened like the grid went down. Do you know how to make a fire without a lighter or matches? Do you know how to filter water without buying a month long filter from the store? If there were no stores where would you get your food? Do you know how to grow food? And the questions just pile up. Its really scary to think about but we now have been forced to think about it. I just hope there is time to act and this virus is just a wakeup call and not a real apocalyptic scenario we are facing. I keep praying!

[@ibislife]

We are truly blessed in Norway also. My colleague asked me this morning "How are you", "cant be better, I answered, I am well, and have a job to go to"! That is unfortunately not the case for so many people around the world today. Keep praying! And bless all the healthworkers! ❤️

[@paularizzo5217]

It's never too late to learn how to grow food; prepare for disasters of all sorts. It starts with one decision.

[@judya.shroads8245]

Luckily, I don't eat breakfast. The total is astounding, just for one meal.

[@lisaelliott1149]

Danny I appreciate this objective look into just one meal for you. We can easily see how the things we take for granted could easily be unavailable and need to be considered. It's eye opening and wise to consider this subject. I'd be interested to hear your other meals as well as the items you buy to raise the various crops on your Homestead

[@janpenland3686]

Thanks Danny. Interesting that you did this video today. I just got through doing my monthly summary for March. I got 151 eggs and I'm wondering, "where did all those eggs go?". I use an average of 5 eggs daily so 5 X 30 = 150. If I'm going to store any for later I guess we need to cut our egg consumption back by 1 egg daily. My hens are starting to lay more so we'll do fine. I really didn't think about how many we use until I did the math. Much Love

[@merryanneadair-burrier3970]

YES! I would definitely like to hear about dinner & supper meals! My son, his wife & children moved in with me a month ago. Having them here is a huge help & blessing to me on our acreage & with the livestock, but I'm seeing how fast all my canned goods are going down! We're now trying to figure how much the garden will need to be scaled up to feed all of us. We have chickens & turkeys for eggs & meat. Dairy goats for milk & meat. And rabbits for meat. Just hearing about the amounts needed for breakfast for a year has me thinking we need to reassess & increase our estimates! Thank you for all you do. God blesses all of us out here by your wisdom.

[@robinwilson9008]

Great video Danny! Makes one really stop and think. You mentioned if people couldn't get foods at the store if the pandemic got really bad. But what about feed for your chickens, pigs, and cow? Do they completely free range, or do they also need feed from a store? Just something else I think people should think about. We only have chickens but I grow extra veggies and greens just for them to lower feed costs a bit. I would love to see videos for lunches and dinners and what those breakdowns might be. Keep up the great work you and Wanda do and stay safe!

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

We mostly free-range our animals they get a small treat once a day it helps keep them where they can be handled easier.

[@lonewolfsurvival3453]

Thank you for the video Danny, I LOVE the porch chats! As soon as all this clears up and I can get back to work and make some dang money, I will be seeing you on Patreon for sure, you guys are worth it.

[@jksatte]

I would love your ideas on the other meals. I have a back yard garden I am starting. I don't know what my sister and I would do if we couldn't go to the store. Even if you can get what you need it would take years to ramp up. Many would simply perish. Even if I turned my whole yard to garden, we couldn't protect it 24/7. It would really be tough. Janice

[@TIMAMYSHOMESTEAD]

Thanks for the eye opener... please do more videos about this... very informative… we appreciate your time

[@resolutionarybeing1885]

Yep. Thanks for the great thought provoking timely info. Yes, we would like to see more discussions about real issues we must all be concerned with every day of our lives. To the general pubic, If ya wanna eat every day, please grow some food, so at least you and your family will have some knowledge of how and where to begin providing more for yourselves. Having a variety of seeds available is never a bad idea. The times, they are a changing!

[@NopeAndYep]

I'm curious if your Porch Time experiment worked?

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Yes it did.

[@kinflorida579]

Interesting, glad to hear that it worked 👍

[@eccentric2326]

@@DeepSouthHomestead , was this also an experiment to see if the algorithm would trigger on a deep subject?

[@witness1449]

Hey Brother Danny, Our family of four have been prepping for several years. Mostly extra food and essentials from the store when things are on sell. We have a small garden but successfully can plenty for the pantry each year and give away as much as we consume. This year went to no till and raised beds our whole garden. Just bought 20 laying hens and set up for mobile chic shaw with a Solar charger and fence. Won't have eggs until August but glad to be able to take one more step towards being more self sufficient. We're raised two grand daughters and they're loving the homestead hear in southern Indiana. Getting 40 meat chickens in a couple of months. Have 10 ACRES and can grow grain but harvesting will be labor intensive and we're almost 70. Hopefully we'll get some bees this year also. We're expanding our garden and berry patch, fruit trees, and asparagus. We're trying to produce enough to share with family and friends. The world is about to change forever most will be totally lost on how to survive. Thanks Danny and Wanda be safe and have a blessed day 🙏 PEACE BROTHERS AND SISTERS 🙏💙

[@supersfarm]

So wish I could mentor under this family. The knowledge in their heads is amazing.

[@leengau896]

Thank you for sharing that thought. Many our without food and clean water in the world today, in fact some get only one meal per day.

[@PCoutcast]

My dad grew up during the great depression and all they had was 1 bowl of cornmeal porridge (with water, not milk) a day. A neighboring farm slaughtered 1 chicken a month and if they were really lucky they could afford to by some of it.

[@deanwa8581]

wanda could also dig up the dandiion root and roast them and grind into coffee. I bought seeds especially for that. There are many videos on KZbin showing how that is done. I have made it and its pretty good.

[@sandieblack4860]

Dean Wa. Also chicory root works well as a coffee substitute.

[@chitownmountain]

Danny thank you. Reposting this is my prepper gardening group. Great video. Could do one for lunch and dinner too? Yes please. Also could you talk about the year total numbers like you did with eggs for all the major things like meat is X pounds per year to cover lunch or X pounds per year for dinner. Maybe how many pounds of butter per year for all means and pints of tomatoes for the year. I know you grow what looks like a huge amount of sweet potatoes but you grow for the year not the week and they get canned mostly. Yearly total really help people to understand that a 10 by 20 garden in the back yard just won't give you the basic needs for your meals. I do hope this pandemic opens eyes enough to bring back the old victory gardens. And a few chickens and/or rabbits in every yard for meat/egg production. Even in cities. Looking forward to your next one. Thank you again :)

[@steveruby2120]

You can live on mostly just soft boiled eggs. I weighed 330 lbs. and went on an egg diet. I ate 1 egg every hr. worked in two 11 0z cans of V8 for a total of 9 eggs and 2 V8's and 1 cup of a diet veg soup a day for a little over a year and lost 120 lbs. with no ill affects. I must give my wife a shout out for peeling all those eggs for me, 3285 eggs. Thanks dear.

[@dreamleaf6784]

Nice job!

[@steveruby2120]

Thanks you Michael Damico.

[@rebeccazody1278]

steve ruby cook eggs in instant pot. Peels just slide off. Get her one

[@steveruby2120]

Rebecca, thanks for the advice. Will a instant pot make soft boiled eggs ok and still peel fine? We steam them now.

[@SueLD]

Lots of food for thought. Would like the lunch and dinner analysis too.

[@kathywilliams7918]

You are absolutely right Danny. I have the same food sensitivities that you do. It is an eye opener when you think of the kind of foods and the amounts you consume over the period of a year. I have started growing vegetables in 5 gallon buckets and raised beds. It is imperative that we grows much as we can, and can or preserve what we can. It's going back to the old ways. It's good knowing that what you grow has no chemicals or additives. Thanks for you videos.

[@jerrypruitt7432]

I hope I am wrong but I look for this to last a long long time. and as far as 3 meals a day is concerned. I think to concerve food as long as you could. That would not be possible. Our way of living will have to change dramatically. With God's help l hope we will be ok. Take care and God Bless.

[@creatorschosen8382]

Jerry Pruitt more like one meal a day....

[@tipgiles5432]

We often have enough leftovers for two more meals. Chili is very versatile and stretches. There are only two of us, but continue to find ways to make more meals from a little base. Joy Giles

[@thinkforyourselfjohn3163]

You are correct I believe. I have only eaten one meal a day for over two decades with a small snack in between. Thankful in time's like this. I don't get hungry. Too much food makes me tired I don't know why.🥴

[@creatorschosen8382]

Marie Gabriel John 3:16 im glad TMH lead me to get off meats, processed foods, coffee, tea. I eat a plant based diet so im used to beans lol

[@raybrock4008]

it sure adds up, think about the entire nation how much food it takes

[@susannielsen8688]

Very sobering message! And a different way to look at what you need.

[@TrawickEllisAvastRealty]

It may be a little late, but you can plant you some almond trees. I planted some this year. You would treat them like peaches.

[@angelalowe5987]

Yes I would love to see how much for lunch and dinner. We live in town with a garden in the front and backyard. I keep a stocked pantry and shop once or twice a month. Thanks for this video.

[@dallasrichards9309]

Yes I would love to hear about what it takes for your lunch and dinner!

[@pepper6238]

Great Show! Thank you! We have to change.

[@Patty-jj4en]

Very interesting video Danny! I’ve always tried to keep my pantry well stocked. It’s hard right now with this shortage of food. I’ve not been going out so ,I can see my storage going down. Unfortunately my husband and I aren’t physically able to garden , so we have to depend on the grocery stores.

[@melaniemccullers9089]

Yes I would love to hear lunch & dinner. You really just opened my eyes that I'm not doing enough in my garden & I need more chickens. Do you have a video on how you make your own grits?

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Yes we do.

[@angiesmith2877]

I love this video! I'm going to start thinking through it for my situation, too. Do you guys buy feed for your chickens, or do you grow/raise all their feed on your homestead?

[@lc7789]

total breakfast cost annually : $0 intermittent fasting is the best!

[@DAVID9BANNER]

The bandaid is gonna hurt coming off

[@triciasklodowske5653]

That's a great way to look at it ! Yes it's going to hurt really bad. God bless

[@laurieheimann9598]

Thanks for this it gets us thinking.

[@JipseeGirl]

Excellent video... can you do a video on lunch and dinner?? I think I am pretty well stocked up but realizing produce is going to be an issue. I have a tiny back yard that is not in sun all day so I have a few veggies in containers and I bought some grow lights and will start some lettuce and spinach indoors. I'm trying to think one step ahead of everyone. It's getting real. I appreciate your honesty and bringing such things to our attention.

[@sherrimize3004]

Thank you Danny, yes I would love to hear your thoughts on lunch and dinner. I have done some of it in my head, but not wrote it down. It’s just my husband and I also. Stay safe and God Bless you and Wanda 😊🌻🌺

[@margaretharris65]

I would love to see lunch and supper planning. I live in Las Vegas and worry quite often about what will happen when those trucks stop moving food into the city. I try to prepare but can’t do what you and Wanda do, because of the lack of space to store as well as the money needed to purchase what can’t be grown. This season we were caught without seeds. Couldn’t find them anywhere! And I asked family and friends to send me some and I would double reimburse them for their help. Not one package came to us. I recently retired in May if this year so I don’t have that extra income as I did when I was working and beginning to collect my social security check. Give me some hope that whatever I have done so far will be better than not doing anything. Love your videos and I keep on praying daily for the Lord to guide and protect this country.

[@annareich4176]

A dozen eggs cost $5 at Walmart here . I have hens so I don't buy eggs . I'm going to process chickens and ducks but I'm keeping a couple hens and a rooster, a drake and a couple hens to replace my flocks in the spring . I'd really like to know about the other meals .

[@denisebrady6858]

Danny that was very informative & has set me on a path to work ours out as well- my Husband & I only. I would love you to go further with this - Lunch & Dinner. Cheers Denise - Australia

[@amywahl5644]

yes I would love to know what it takes

[@leeannwicker937]

Rice with fruit makes a good breakfast. Potatoes and eggs. I agree its shocking to consider how much food it takes for a year. Since my garden cannot feed me I have to buy to build my pantry mostly from regular grocery stores. I've been at it for 30 years so have solid preps and will as long as replacements are available. I'm going to have a very long list to replace what I'm using by the time my self quarantine ends which I'm now projecting to be June.

[@sherryobermann2750]

Yes very helpful

[@kendragiles9869]

Yes, I definitely want to hear your thoughts on lunch and dinner also!

[@judya.shroads8245]

You can grind almonds to a fine powder and add water. It makes almond milk. Not the same, but no dairy to make it. I only eat supper. There are a few cookies thru the day. Been eating like this for yrs. Yes, do lunch and supper video's, too.

[@amyowens3200]

We just bought 24 acres in canton, ms and just getting started. It really scares me that we aren't further along. We've started a few raised beds and just now finished building a coop for some egg laying chickens and also a place for rabbits. Oh i have 30 cornish crocks that will be here in April to get ready for. We are still trying to clear land for bigger garden areas so the raised beds are all we have this year. Its just us two but we have 6 grown kids and lots of grandkids that would have nothing if it all went away tomorrow. So im scared for them also.

[@KarenBowers4]

I am in Northern California and egg prices have doubled since the shutdown. Now a dozen eggs is selling for 4.00.

[@danakarloz5845]

We have two baby chicks but we have eggs from the store. They’re not ready to lay yet. We don’t eat them every day because we don’t eat meat on Fridays. I have fruit trees. We have oat groats and can grow them in garden beds.

[@americaneden3090]

I would like to see more vids like this for lunch and supprr tfs 💚🌱

[@wandawilliams3110]

Excellent video.. I hope, all pay attention.

[@keithwinslett9016]

This video has me rethinking my pantry. Thanks danny. ❤

[@barbaracarter9120]

Wow. Never thought about it that way

[@gonefishing3644]

When I calculate the number of calories needed for food storage for my family, I start with the assumption that each low activity (shelter-in-place) adult needs an average of 2000 calories per day. Older people will usually need fewer calories than this; young men and older teens may need more. That is around 667 calories per meal when consuming 3 meals per day. A year of food for one adult is about 730,000 calories (2000 calories x 365 days). A year of breakfasts for one adult would be about 243,444 calories. The least expensive gluten-free and vegetarian breakfast that I can find using long-term storage foods is oatmeal porridge made from rolled oats (20+ years storage) supplemented with powdered non-fat milk (10 years storage) that is sweetened with sugar or honey (either store indefinitely) plus some kind of less expensive dried fruit such as raisins or dried cranberries (both can store 20+ years). To boost the protein of such a simple meal, if I am feeding an adult who is doing hard physical labor, I would add some peanut butter (6 months storage) or peanut powder from a #10 can (5 years storage). A mid-morning beverage made from clean water and Tang orange-flavored drink mix provides a day's worth of Vitamin C. I have all these items in my long-term food storage. What I never ever assume is that I can continue to get and prepare my favorite fresh foods during a prolonged emergency. Our household has been in self-quarantine for three weeks now and it is difficult to get raw eggs, fresh salad greens, butter, sliced bread, raw vegetables and raw fruit delivered to our home so that we can avoid shopping among the possibly infected people in our local supermarkets. And no, we cannot grow a regular vegetable garden and raise chickens here in the Mojave desert of southern Nevada where we live -- the coyotes, poor soil and very high summer temperatures make that an impossible undertaking in our suburban backyard. So far, we have had the good fortune of already having plenty of breakfast items from our freezer (breakfast burritos, butter, sausage patties), refrigerator (cheese, more butter, bread, canisters of biscuit dough) and pantry (Spam, soy milk, Vienna sausage, canned sausage gravy, dehydrated hash browns, instant oatmeal, boxed breakfast cereals/granola, instant flavored grits, complete pancake mixes, maple syrup, bread mixes, dried mixed fruit...) and coffee from our large supply of K-cups plus boxes of individual creamers. At some point, when the pandemic danger continues past April, we will have to start opening those expensive Mt. House meal pouches, #10 cans and 5-gallon buckets of long-term food storage (Ova-Easy, scrambled egg mix, freeze-dried sausage, biscuit mix, rolled oats, dehydrated sliced or shredded potatoes, powdered milk and milk alternative, gravy mixes, freeze-dried peaches, etc.). I would rather not start using such expensive food so soon before its "best use by" date, but if I cannot replenish my larder with home delivery from a local supermarket or curbside pick-up from a local supermarket, I will have to dip into that expensive food storage. Anything to avoid being around anyone who is not a household member and is not wearing a face mask during this pandemic. I am much more concerned about getting infected than going hungry. Everyone in our household could stand to lose some pounds, so short rations would be okay. I continue to be grateful that our household chose years ago to get prepared and to stay prepared for the kind of prolonged emergency in which we currently find ourselves. I hope everyone stays safe at home and finds creative ways to use the food they already have.

[@homesteadtotable2921]

I wear a fitness tracker, so I can say with some certainty that a homesteader who has a big garden and orchard, and chickens, bees, and kids, and cooks and bakes almost everything from scratch burns about 1,040,000 calories a year, or around 3000 calories a day. During planting and harvest season, it's more, and during winter when the weather is rotten, it's less, but my average is about a million calories a year for a woman in her 30's, 5'10", roly poly overweight, so I won't necessarily hurt from eating less than a million calories in a year. 😅

[@homesteadtotable2921]

Now I'll put this in a separate comment, so it doesn't get lost. I haven't managed to get food from a supermarket since March. I hit the internet and browsed Craigslist and arranged for a local farm that grows a lot of produce I don't, to deliver me vegetable boxes every week, fetched fresh milk and cheese and cream from a dairy farm the next town over, and get meat direct from the farmer's driveway, all without human contact, with online payment (which is partially covered by people paying me for my eggs via PayPal!). I have a spreadsheet, and my current estimated food expenses for May 2020 are $329, not accounting for the savings from using the egg sale money to cover some of it. That's for two adults, three kids, and counting. Un-subsidized foods cost a little more, but you know what? That's like $65 per week for the 5+ of us, supplemented by my garden, freezer, pantry, and root cellar. If we were on food stamps, I believe we'd be getting more like $140 a week. That "saving" compared to what the government would give us would still cover my 1/4 cow or freezer pig or lamb and the occasional seafood if I get really lucky, to put "cheap" processed subsidized food, and "real" food that needs a little bit of effort in the kitchen into perspective. My husband buys Mountain Dew and some bits and bobs for the kids (chocolate syrup for evening cocoa) and me (coffee!) from Walmart for pickup, but my discretionary grocery budget spending has gone down since this thing started and supermarkets went "offline". I don't want to go to stores if possible, since I am high risk for respiratory infections, so I in stead cook and bake practically everything from scratch.

[@getitright5863]

I recently quit using creamer and started using a nut milk, planted 7 almond trees, I live high desert and don’t think I could feed a cow or 2 goats without buying feed. So trying to change how I eat to something I could maintain. Still trying to get it right. Hope I have enough time. God willing. Thanks for the brain food.

[@kimw7589]

The more we think about what could happen, the more we realize how unprepared most of us are. For everyone who is preparing, there are so many who can't, won't or are unable to do so. That's that worrisome part...

[@dannybledsoe3048]

I didn't know it took that much food for breakfast for a year. yes I would like you to,for lunch and supper, I need to rethink what we grow and raised.we cannot get our garden planted.it's been raining 5 days a week .just got some potatoes planted. God bless!!!

[@DeborahMiller-z1e]

On the farm, we ate platters of sliced tomatoes, platter of fried eggs, platter of breakfast meat and hot biscuits. Then we went outside and worked hard till dinner time. When you do manual labor, you eat hardier. That was when I was a kid, in the 50s.

[@ThirdCoastGardening]

I’m celiac so I’m gluten free too. I actually was asking myself the same question. What would breakfast be like for a week from my garden. I don’t own chickens so it would be even harder for me, but I do have blueberries, blackberries, grapes and fruit trees.

[@rosejacobs4745]

I love thinking about this kind of thing. I think about it all the time. Yes I would love to see one about lunch or dinner.

[@deepowell1167]

Yes do more of these. I have a lot of food for myself but I have found that I'm already getting board with it all and not wanting to eat. I do love eggs and potatoes in any form. This has put me thinking hard about what I eat.

[@larrymoore6640]

This video would wake up anybody about what I would call an average breakfast and what is needed. It's not the fault of the stores it's the people that panic and don't care about their fellow man or woman. Danny thank you for sharing your thoughts and making us aware of our basic needs. If you have the time I would enjoy your input on lunch and supper.

[@3sia724]

Thank you that gives us all something to think about and it will be interesting to figure out . I never thought about our consumption of foods individually , just from a budget standpoint. Stay safe I love y’all’s show. God bless yuns.

[@marylynnbrooks9962]

Keep it up Danny! Very good information. Don't forget potato pancakes, hash browns... Stick to your ribs food too

[@crystalolson4497]

Yes please...i incorporate a lot of what u do but I am no where near like u r...thank u...i admire u and Wanda and someday would like to meet u both....thank u for all u guys do

[@sandieblack4860]

Yes please, I would like to have you do a video on how much food you guys go through for lunch and dinner/supper. I live alone and try to grow or gather as much food as I am able to. I also have health issues that limit me as to how much I can do with my declining energy levels and effects of the Lyme Disease. Having said that, I know I am way more healthy providing as much of my own food as I can as opposed to relying on stores for everything I consume. Don't get me wrong, under "normal" circumstances, I do buy quite a lot at the grocery store just because I am unable to produce it for myself, and also, our climate doesn't run to year round production of fresh vegetables and fruits. I am in Ontario, zone 5b but with a bit of help from a plastic hoop house and a grow room with grow lights I manage pretty good. I just spent 2 hours getting some of my raised beds prepped ready for seeds and transplants. I already have a few cold tolerant plants in and am also watching very closely for the wild edibles, several are just about ready to harvest in my area. Also, at this point, I would like to thank you for giving me the kick in the rear end I needed to start getting ready for a crisis like the one we are in now. Last year I purchased a new pressure canner and, as my energy level allowed I canned my little heart out. I think with all the veggies, bone broth and a small amount of meat I have stored I could last quite a while. Oh and I didn't mention the dried vegetables and herbs I did as well. So, thanks to you guys, I am a whole lot better off then I might have been if I hadn't listened to you. Sorry for the long post. Take care and stay safe... Sandie from Ontario Canada.

[@twogirlshomestead60]

Wow not what I was expecting you say about 1 year of breakfast.....I think I need to go on a diet.

[@walnuttreehomestead3149]

I live in Germany and have been homesteading on our little property for a few years and thought that I was prepared for an event like this.I was so wrong, we are on lockdown now for 3 weeks the only things open are grocery stores and anything food related. I work for a bakery so I am the only one in the family who can leave the house. It is the comfort things that are missing like candy and chips that the kids miss . Some meals now have to vegerarien cause we have to ration the meat that we have stored cause the grocery stores do have bare shelves, I didn‘t want to hatch any ducks this year but now we have 7 duck eggs in the incubator if they all hatch we should have meat in 4 months. Like you are saying calculate how much you eat in a month or a year and make sure you have that on hand. The other thing is the farmers here cannot get the field help to plant and harvest so in a few months there will not be enough produce on the market and what is there will be expensive we already see a price rise on some things. Stay safe and stay at home god bless

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

This is going to happen world wide soon.

[@dorothylockwood4017]

I enjoyed this video. Would like to hear about lunch and supper. Thanks for all you do to educate the rest of us; I appreciate it.

[@myrnalarson9560]

Yes this is a GREAT idea. I would love to see about supper time ( lunch also )

[@misst1586]

Sobering. I have thought of it. Last year I spent my savings to put a new water well in. It was 32k divided by 4 families. Had only one place that the health Dept. Would let us drill. Went thru a rock big as a car. 250+ feet. I think that and the generator to run it were my biggest preps last year.

[@marthaadams8326]

And, I taught that having to get a new HVAC system was terrible - :-)

[@amyschaefer1140]

Good, thought provoking video. I started prepping a year ago. Probably enough for a year. Doing a vegetable garden this year, so that could be stretched out longer. Please do a lunch or dinner. Thanks!

[@starladoak7276]

How about doing a breakdown for breakfast and suppet

[@cb421970]

Yes for a lunch and dinner video. Thank you!!

[@voxintenebris6367]

Not many of us think of the multiples of portions that would be required in the absence of outside sources of food. I grow what I can in the average garden of my terraced house in the UK, I have multiple allergies and eat very little, but I have 2 sons that eat a tremendous amount. My eldest just likes eating fruit as it is, I have had to discourage some of that in order to make the fruit portions 'go further' by transforming them into something else. I have been making lots of ice cream - just a way of storing fruit and dairy for longer, compotes etc Will be interesting to see how the algo fared with the upload of that video. Take care, Danny and thanks.

[@equinefreedomhomesteady]

I love breakfast for dinner too. Thank you Mr.Danny for sharing your wonderful video.

[@norcalgal1876]

I’ve seen almond milk powder, that would really be shelf stable! I want to get some for storage but haven’t done so yet.

[@pennynewell3459]

Great video, a lot to think about. Would love videos on lunch and dinner as well. Thanks