Hidden Dangers Lurking in Your Emergency Food Supply

Your emergency food supply should be a source of security, not a ticking time bomb. By addressing these hidden dangers today, you can rest assured that your family will have safe, reliable nourishment when it matters most.
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[@waynewilcox4776]

A few pointers from a guy who does pest control. First, code dates. I have a USDA placard from a food pantry that I've serviced. Canned goods with a tomato component to it are good for up to 3 years past code date. Read the label. Things like beef stew use a tomato component as a base to the product. Anything packed in water or broth is good for up to five years past the code date. This means canned meat, tuna and canned vegetables or beans (it's quite common to find Goya beans with a best by date five years into the future, so add another five years on top of that). Second, rodents. Does anyone remember the Family Dollar warehouse with the rodent infestation? What about the statement released by the FDA immediately afterward? It was pulled down withing 48 hours after pest control operators absolutely ripped the FDA a new one, and deservedly so. What was in this statement that set off the PCO's? The FDA said that anything in a can or jar was safe to use after the consumer washes it off. Dead wrong. Once the filth from rodent urine and droppings is absorbed by a paper label, there is nothing you can do to get it out. Then there's the question of bacteria from that rodent filth making its way past the seal of the cap on the jar or under the lip of the lid (which is stamped onto the can). ANYTHING DEFECATED ON, URINATED ON, OR CHEWED INTO BY A RODENT GOES INTO THE TRASH, NO EXCEPTIONS. Finally, basements. I come across so many homes where people store their extra food in the basement. What could go wrong? Moisture. Dry bulk gets moldy. cans get corroded. lids on jars get corroded. The absolute worst place to store an emergency food supply is a field stone basement.

[@sarah2.017]

Thanks for your information! I've had to explain insect or rodent infestations to people who said, "But couldn't that food be donated?" Don't donate anything you wouldn't eat yourself! I recently got a can of spaghetti sauce out, that was in date no less, and I saw that the bottom looked corroded. I didn't even open it; I pitched it and had something else for dinner.

[@danamarie8718]

Is the code date the best by date? And what about fruit, would it be 3 years like tomatoes due to acidity?

[@brashachilles9725]

Thanks for that.

[@waynewilcox4776]

@@danamarie8718 Yes on the code date. As for fruit, make sure it is packed in juice or water, and not syrup. It should be fine for the three years past code date. Fruit packed in syrup should be avoided at all costs. Syrup is straight sugar or a derivative of sugar. You don't want to consumer something that could potentially make your blood sugar level go haywire. Other thing about fruit packed in syrup: How long is it stored and under what temperature conditions? These two factors can cause that syrup to act like liquor or laxative. Think Revolutionary War. Horatio Gates promised his troops rum. All he had was molasses, which they tried to distill into rum. They ended up making laxative and got taken out by diarrhea before Banastre Tarleton put a beating on them.

[@lisalaufenberg6002]

Thank you for such practical information!

[@deborahlopez3603]

I live in a very small apartment. I bought two sturdy totes & one is used to store cleaning supplies like disinfectant spray, pine floor cleaner, wipes for dusting, dish soap, laundry soap, bleach, & other supplies. The other tote is for personal items & hygiene like shampoo, shaving cream, deodorant, baby wipes, toothpaste & brushes, extra hairbrush, etc.. At Dollar Tree I bought one shower curtain liner & two large cutting boards and laid one on top of the lid of each of the totes. I cut the liner with scissors to make two mini tablecloths. I use the totes as disguised end tables with a small lamp or a few items set on top of them on each side of my sofa. Then I have top shelf space in all closets reserved only for toilet paper, paper towels, & paper plates, etc. That leaves all other closet space for water & food.

[@danamarie8718]

Totes for end tables is a great idea in a small space. And the cutting boards for tops is really clever.

[@DeborahDaniels-f3y]

Nice 👍

[@AuntieD.]

You're so creatively doing your pepper work!

[@gailoreilly1516]

Perfect. It's a good feeling to know we don't have to be racing to the store in an emergency. Good job.

[@RebeccaTreeseed]

Very clever. I have 200 pounds of wheat berries with a 2x12 on top. I added a tablecloth cut to fit. 2 lamps, books in the middle, and 2 paintings on the wall. But now I will add 2 totes. Thank you.

[@miannabyrd2888]

One thing I have added are seeds for growing indoors and sprouting to have something fresh to add to meals

[@sheliawalk2074]

Yes seed save

[@danamarie8718]

Sprouts and micro greens will be such a morale boost if fresh produce isn’t available.

[@delnacarruthers7277]

I've tried sprouting. I can't figure it out 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@danamarie8718]

@@delnacarruthers7277 I use canning/mason jars with mesh lids. The lids are made for sprouting and have little risers on them so can you turn the jar upside down to drain and still get air circulation. I use 1 tablespoon of seeds per quart jar. I rinse the seeds, put in jar, cover with water and soak 2-3 hours. I pour out that water, rinse well with clean water and drain, turn upside down on a plate and set it aside. I rinse/drain 2x a day. They are ready in less than a week.

[@vernonbowling5136]

Soak your manual can opener in cooking oil from time to time, any type will do. You will thank yourself for always having that perfect opener on hand.

[@isadelahunt2284]

And include whatever is your version of comfort foods. No need to go overboard, but having a small treat or whatever can make a big psychological difference in stressful situations.

[@gailoreilly1516]

I have started to put together meals from my own stockpile. I opened a foil pack of chicken flavored rice and decided it would not be enough. I added a can of chicken and a can of carrots. I got two meals out of this. Cook once, eat twice helps conserve fuel. This is the same reason I like canning. If I spend 4 hours canning, I will end up with roughly 7 quarts of food. If I can quarts of vegetable beef soup, what a bonus! It's versatile..add a few potatoes or rice or pasta later, it makes wonderful meals.

[@beezen54]

Please listen to Leisa about taking care of allergies. I'm diabetic as well as gluten intolerant. If I get one little crumb of gluten I'm really sick and in the bathroom all day. In an emergency situation that would be awful. So please make sure to store for all the things that can and may happen. Plan a sick day menu plan and put those in a sick day box or bucket. Including meds for anything from cold to sick stomach and then breathe knowing you've covered your bases. Thank you Leisa again for your wisdom and kindness.

[@denisewilson8367]

My storage barn is not heated or cooled but it is well insulated and has interior wall boards for extra protection. It gets cold but not freezing in the winter and its always nice and cool in the summer. I have metal shelves on one wall from floor to ceiling. I buy the really strong black "tuff" totes. I use these for extra zippy bags, garbage bages, foil, parchment paper, freezer paper and tape and string, and leaf bags, paper plates, plastic silverware. I have another tote on the bottom shelf with commerical laundry soap, zote bars, fabric softner, half gallon jugs of Dawn dish soap, and my stain fighting crystals/powder, borax. Then I also have a huge "tuff" tote that haspaper towels and TP and case of baby wipes. And another tote with building supplies. Hinges, hooks, latches, screws, still need multiple sixes of nails/tacks/ spikes. And my last tote I'm collecting all the smaller hand tools Iused to have before the robbery. Clamps, allen wrenches, different shaped screw drivers, steel wool, emery paper, sanding disc and sanding paper. I still need to send for the all natural wood preserver /sealant. It comes in powder form you just mix up how much you need for your project. I have a few 5 gallon buckets with gamma lids for storage too, but I need more.

[@kettleisalwayson]

Double bag rice and pasta before vacuum sealing to prevent the outer bag from being pierced by sharp bits. Dont ask how I found out the hard way 😢

[@OvcharkaShepherd]

Me too. Need to reseal more than half of the bags. Arrrrrg

[@kettleisalwayson]

I hadn't realised that the bags had been punctured until I did an inventory and noticed that there was air in them so now in the working pantry

[@danamarie8718]

Same for me, unfortunately. For a while after that I double bagged, sealing the first bag before putting it into the second and sealing that. But recently I have been using half gallon glass jars.

[@kettleisalwayson]

@danamarie8718 I only have two pantry cupboards and as I live in UK can't easily get the half gallon jars. Once we get the new extension done my idea is to have a largish walk in pantry rather than loads of wall cupboards. I reckon I would end up with the equivalent of 9 standard tall cupboards in the footspace of 3 which should help with building up my longer term storage. I am also looking to build a laundry room with storage for the chemically products

[@danamarie8718]

@ Good luck with your new extension. It sounds like it will give you a lot of extra space.

[@jillking-miller4257]

I work for a small grocery chain here in southern Oregon, ( 38 stores). Our buyer just informed us that a dozen white eggs will cost us $6 to buy wholesale!! ( bird flu and low input of new chicks into corporate farms is the issue.) That means we will be charging $7-7.50+ to customers for 1 dozen eggs. My chickens are in molt/winter rest so no eggs at home. I suggest people grab atleast an extra two dozen if they eat and use eggs regularly. I also heard from a friend that our nearest Costco (1.5 hrs away) was completely out of eggs this past weekend.

[@bluebirdgramma6317]

Buy extra eggs and Freeze or dehydrate while cheaper!!

[@denisewilson8367]

My local grocery store had a huge sale on eggs this past week. There were no eggs of any kind to be had. Even the pre- hard boiled eggs were gone. I have no place for refrigerated eggs, so it was not a worry for me. If I really want fresh eggs my daughter has chickens and her in- laws work at a commercial egg farm. They can have all the cull eggs they want. The not so pretty, the double yolkers, and the wrinkly ones. They all eat just fine to me. But I do keep 2 number 10 cans of freeze dried eggs at all times in my tiny pantry in the motorhome. Along with a dozen tiny jars of ghee and freeze-dried butter buds/ powder on hand for all my needs.

[@NE_Victoria_Australia]

Thank you for all this information. I knew, or had considered most of these - however the refresher was most welcome. It was good to know I was on track in most cases. I rotate all my stored goods, but you have inspired me to spend the afternoon going through and checking everything! I have a collection of 'spare' tin openers!! Lol. But do you know - if I didn't have my reading glasses, I can't read what's written on the tins! I can't read my prepper books, my recipe books and maps....... I can't sew or make repairs on things, or take out a splinter! Make sure you have several pairs of glasses in your prepper stash. Because all the preps in the world are no good to you, if you can't see!

[@danamarie8718]

If your prescription changes every few years, get an extra pair of cheap readers with one level higher correction.

[@lynnheffron6905]

I keep hard-held magnifying glasses around the house w flashlights. Kitchen, bathrooms, craft room, next to fave char in living room, bedside table. Got them @ 99 Cent Store years ago for $1.25.

[@dirtyhoefarms2024]

Same on the eye glasses! I've picked up a few magnifying glasses at yard sales ....

[@roughroadstudio]

Amazon has 4 or 5 pair for $15. Very reasonable. I get a few different strengths for various uses.

[@RebekahAmberClark]

What you said about chemicals, I try to have as much as possible be food grade. If supply breaks down, in a pinch I can wash my hair or laundry with dish soap, but not so much wash dishes with laundry detergent.

[@danamarie8718]

It’s amazing what you can do with things like baking soda and vinegar that are both edible and can also be used for cleaning.

[@sharonlynn3358]

Uuggghh how could I miss storing laundry soap with my beans rice and canned goods! Thanks for the info! I’m changing that right now

[@sarah2.017]

My old church did food pantry collections, and told people not to put soap products in with their food, because the food could absorb the soap scents.

[@prepmom5pa371]

I was at my prime in my early 20s. 30 years later I'm still useful for something..... once in a while.. in the right situation. I've not expired yet. 😅

[@gailoreilly1516]

Exactly !!!! I now have the time to learn about our political world, agricultural world, etc, look for sales and on and on. Those of us who have not "expired" yet can be very beneficial to know.

[@kitbaker1629]

​@@gailoreilly1516 slow start, eh? So now, make yourself useful by teaching your late in life skills to youngsters (6 is not too young) so they can be fully functional their whole lives. We'll ALL benefit.

[@trudyhoffmann6405]

When you're buying cans, watch for the dents. Don't buy dented cans. I use a marker and put the month n year on the top. Easy to rotate and easier than trying to find that tiny date.

[@paulawinstead5660]

Extra time to do but I write the month/yr on top AND on the front of each can in LARGE print. I usually let a few cases of cans pile up on a kitchen chair then sit down and do the numeric thingy. Sometimes it takes me another week or two to actually put them away. Doing this(dating and then letting the 3 or 4 cases sit) keeps me from going out and buying more cases. I don't like finding myself overwhelmed with zillions of cases to do all at once. It helps that I'm a single woman who can let these sit for a bit on a kitchen chair before stacking them out of sight.

[@sarah2.017]

Dented cans MAY be okay, if you plan to use them right away.

[@Damselfly54315]

I use glass too! And packaged stuff is in heavy totes, and mouse traps are ALWAYS set. Gratefully none this year snuck in with firewood, lol

[@wyyeti4004]

I put everything in jars. Even when I open a Thrive can. Vacuum seal everything. 👍

[@Munchies0214]

Me too! I absolutely love that new jar sealer. I store my freeze dried foods in 64oz. jars. I reseal my freeze dried foods, chocolate chips, nuts…. My pantry is a “working pantry” and although I buy some bulk food, I don’t really freeze dry for long term (years) storage. I enjoy the convenience of FD onions, garlic, all peppers, eggs, veggies, bone broth … My pantry just looks prettier & organized with all my food in glass jars. 😊

[@denisewilson8367]

I just bought some fancy etched and shaped glass jars. I'm going to use them for all my bulk spices, like cinnamon, turmeric, sage, cumin. They are about the size of pints so it will be good for the regular spices. But my daily spices I'll need larger sizes like salt, pepper, garlic powder, dried onion powder, seasonal salt, and chili powder. I think this will make the perfect size and pretty since my spices usually sit in the front of an open shelf.

[@denisewilson8367]

Extra pasta, mash potato flakes are all in half gallon jars. The same with chocolate chips and while chocolate chips. And things like instant rice for my fast food meals.

[@genevievebarker943]

​@@denisewilson8367 herbs and spices deteriorate quickly. Bulk, outside of a freezer, may not be optimal.

[@Gina-de8gb]

I do , I eat what I stock , and stock what I eat , THANK YOU LEIST

[@nolasurmanek7693]

I know someone who put buckets of food in a storage facility and an animal got in and ate through all the plastic buckets and made a huge mess! She lost it all!

[@waynewilcox4776]

Was the storage unit a shed unit in an open lot? Those are very vulnerable to rodents. They typically have a row of sheds on each side, with a metal kick plate at the front and back end of the row. Rodents, usually mice, hop over that kick plate and shimmy under the sheet metal to get into the units, where a piece of sheet metal is the wall separating the units. In my experience doing pest control, there is nothing a pest control guy can do to prevent rodent issues in these types of units, short of setting trap lines in every unit, which would require the renters to be on site to allow access to set traps. The ONLY units I recommend are indoor, climate-controlled units. I have a small handbook put together on how to select a unit, where your unit should be located, what should be in the unit, and how it should be stored.

[@maddisongamble7405]

I love these videos. They're helping me a lot.

[@dirtyhoefarms2024]

same! I read all the comments too, never know when the next AH-Hahh will get me!!

[@rosanna8468]

When I lived in Maine we were gone for 4 months on a job out of town and when we got home our house had gotten so hot that 4 cans of store bought tomatoes burst ! What a mess and smell 😑Thank you for all your helpful information ..🙂

[@ernestinebyrne9912]

Great tips. My husband got me a label maker for Christmas this year. Yes I got it early because I got a crafting label maker and he thought it was the same thing. So I am labeling like crazy. lol I have “Safe Crates” I got from Roots and Harvest or Blain’s Farm and Fleet (they have the best sales in canning stuff). All my canning goes in these. I started buying them years ago and it takes a while to get enough. This year I found some clearance sales and got a ton for less than half price! Jars are safe from dust, breakage, and from the inevitable mice that come into our unfinished basement. Yes we live in the country. Cross contamination is a good thing to remind people of. It is easy to forget. Thanks so much Leisa!

[@sarah2.017]

The book "Burma Surgeon" by Dr. Gordon Seagrave is long out of print, but not hard to find. Anyway, he was a missionary who also worked as an Army surgeon in Burma/Myanmar during WWII. One day, there was an air drop that included a crate of SPAM, and several soldiers vomited when they saw the cans - they were that tired of eating it! That story made an impression on me.

[@JFEnterprize]

😂 I don’t get why that would be. But yes variety or ability to make or have should be a thought beforehand. Worked with a guy who had pb&j every day pretty much for 20 years. He never vomited 😂 😂 😂

[@sarah2.017]

@@JFEnterprize But that's what he chose to eat. He may have had variety, regarding the kind of bread or jelly he used. These troops had to eat what they were served.

[@montagmuller2767]

Thank you for the reminder of getting some of my food out of my garage. Starting to freeze here and I have very limited space in my small house but I should do something now! Have a great day!

[@SuttonsDaze]

You are so welcome!

[@amymorales4622]

I used to be very gluten intolerant. In recent years, my gut has improved, and I can tolerate gluten intolerant small amounts now and then. My pantry is stocked with gluten free items. I pay more for that assurance, haute the last thing I want to deal with during an emergency is diarrhea and a rheumatoid arthritis flare up. Sometimes, people tell me that I would eat anything with gluten if I didn’t have the choice because it’s better than starving. But if I eat gluten, it kind of is like starving. I am not getting nutrition, and adding to the misery, I have belly pain, joint pain, and headaches.

[@amymorales4622]

Oops! I should have typed “I can tolerate gluten intolerant small amounts small amounts now and then”

[@amymorales4622]

Oops! I should have typed “I can tolerate gluten intolerant small amounts small amounts now and then” and “but” instead of “haute”

[@amymorales4622]

No matter what I try to type, it doesn't turn out the way I intended.

[@danielleterry2331]

I went over board on my pantry, I didn’t take into consideration that I have a gastric sleeve, and now a empty nester, trying to rotate my pantry is getting harder I told hubby we need to just eat from pantry for at least 3 months so 1 not wasting food 2. Will give us more room to restock.

[@nancycarney]

I just started buying freeze dried items and powdered eggs, butter, buttermilk and sour cream. My dairy products were going bad quickly in the fridge. Even if I bought the smallest containers. I really like the freedom of making those items as I need them vs scrambling to use things up before they go bad. My dried beans, sugar, Rice, flour and oats are now vacuum sealed in mylar bags w/an oxygen absorber and then put in food safe buckets & sealed. I have learned so much from your channel in the last 4 years. Thank you! My daily use is now put in qt or 1/2 gal mason jars. I made 4 gallons of unscented laundry detergent in a Lowe's 5 gal bucket. Amazing. Takes less - last longer.

[@cosmiccat3190]

Be extra careful stocking things in glass jars. I lost a whole quart of very nice maple syrup I got on clearance this week because I stacked haphazardly thinking "I'll get around to it eventually." Well, I got to it, and it shattered in the concrete. It wasn't easy to clean up. If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right the first time. RIP fancy expensive maple syrup 😢

[@bluebirdgramma6317]

😢

[@silviamagda]

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[@4themotherload]

I have a tip with expiration dates, remember they change the minute you open any item - that can/jar of tomato sauce that's good till 2027 once opened needs new storage and a new "time line of life". Keeping a pantry involves effort otherwise your wasting money and time. Discovered this past year I can't peel potatoes or carrots without having a total hay fever moment, eating isn't a problem but dame, I didn't know that could happen from peeling. Not the worst chore to handover to someone else. Hope your doing 🥂

[@roughroadstudio]

They night have minute amounts of mold from storage?

[@carolstrickland6979]

Thank you. I also have a couple buckets that are meal specific- like breakfast or soup/stews. Inside has condiments/ingredients for a few good meals of that kind. A grab and go or grab and use no rummaging in the dark for the parts. Yet mostly my buckets are one type of food per bucket. Thanks again.

[@blackrock5749]

I hope you’re recovering nicely 😊

[@SuttonsDaze]

Yes, thank you

[@Keekonuts]

I just purchased ‘a bunch’ of Thrive Life, through Leisa of course. My thinking is to stock up on freeze dried so when we’re older we always food, whether it’s too expensive or there is none. I’m getting a Presto in January…I may be late to the party…but I have arrived! -26 in Saskatchewan today…

[@SuttonsDaze]

That is EXACTLY why I stock up on Thrive. For the "golden" years. I cant wait to hear about all that you can!!! YOu've got this!!

[@donnamelander298]

The Hybridlight looks like a perfect prep. Thanks for the video.

[@BernadetteWalker-ux6fo]

Great video, and learning from all. We tried this past year to place bay leaves throughout our pantry. That has helped with any pest.

[@carolgodreau6409]

Leisa, thank you for all your wonderful videos. Always the very best information. Keep it coming, love it!

[@mariezafonte6473]

Leisa, didn't realize I should put my thrive into a new container. Don't know how but I wound up with a large can of carrots. Needless to say a lot got wasted. I turned a second linen closet into a pantry for soaps , shampoos ,detergents, etc. Thanks Leisa.

[@debp9483]

I just discovered 2 stored pumpkins that had been chewed into by a,rodent. Ugh. We will be setting traps. Storage tip: I bought a stash of the plastic net bags like you might find bulk potatoes or onions in. I can store my garden grown or bulk bought potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, and even apples in these and hang them up where it is less likely the mice will get to tbem.

[@denisewilson8367]

I have a few of those "onion" bags too.

[@kitbaker1629]

You can use the mesh bags from frozen turkeys too! Just such a pain to get the hog ring off without cutting!! They are also great for lake/pool trips, swishy bag, or, or, or and when worn out, roll down into donut shape for scrubbie.

[@krishenderson5499]

Thats what's nice about Thrive Life foods - you can make your comfort meals and will have less food fatigue!

[@loric3455]

never occurred to me to store more water to rehydrate freeze dried or dehydrated foods...duh! Thank you for pointing out what should have been obvious ;)

[@eh3410]

A friend lost everything in her freezer. The dryer vent was blowing out on to her freezer in her garage. It did not have a tight seal due to a hinge break. Everything was contaminated with washer dryer smelly crap.

[@paulawinstead5660]

Thats as awful as walking out onto my back porch or out the front door expecting to inhale fresh autumn air and end up smelling other people's scented dryer exhaust.🤢

[@eh3410]

@paulawinstead5660 I know I hate that as well..

[@sarah2.017]

Even if I'd had kids, I would never have gotten a chest freezer, because I have heard WAAAAAAY too many horror stories about them.

[@kitbaker1629]

We use our freezer that no longer freezes to store rice and pasta. It seals just fine and was easier than moving it out!

[@sherrywoodrum7577]

Labeling! YESSS! Don't put something up without a label, thinking you'll "remember". You won't. And that mystery substance in a jar might NOT be baking powder. EEW. Thanks, Leisa, for great info!❤

[@SonyaBayham]

Make sure you have a drug alegery medical necklace or bracelet so that anyone caring for your unconscious body knows you have food and skin allergies. It's a big wake-up after an emergency. 😊

[@krishenderson5499]

Dealing with stink bugs in the house!!!! Even as cold as it is here in Michigan!

[@MikkiandAngel]

I actually kept sealed Italian Parmesan block cheese in my refrigerator for the last year and a half. I recently opened it and used it and it tasted as good as it was if I bought it two days ago, but as far as open cottage cheese, sour cream, even yogurt I forgot one was pushed to the back of my refrigerator was never open when I opened. It was still spoiled, but Parmesan cheesefor some reason that’s stayed fresh for over a year. I was surprised and yes, it was from Italy.

[@MissJean63]

I had flour stored in Tupperware. The weevils chewed through the plastic. Do not store food in plastic on the concrete floor. Put it on a shelf.

[@NE_Victoria_Australia]

@MissJean63 - Weevils!! OMG, I had no idea! I mainly use glass to store smaller quantities. But do use 20liter (5.2 gallon) plastic buckets, to store bread flour, rice, salt, sugar, etc I see a pantry rethink looming.

[@sarah2.017]

Are you sure they chewed through the plastic? The eggs may already have been in there when you bought the flour. That's why I store my flour in the refrigerator. I also keep rice in the freezer.

[@MaryWehmeier]

We had the same thing happen to us 15 years ago. Tupperware went into the trash and I replaced them all with OXO Lexan canisters.

[@donnaroberts34]

A VERY IMPORTANT TIP ABOUT WATER STORAGE especially if you're storing your water in the plastic containers they came in. KEEP WATER CONTAINERS OFF THE FLOOR!!!! Water needs to be sitting on something that allows for Air circulation! . The best solution is to store your water bottles on PALLETS!. You can get pallets for free from almost every store. MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET FOOD SAFE PALLETS THAT HAVE BEEN HEAT TREATED, NOT CHEMICAL TREATED! I get mine from my local grocery store and they are food grade. The pallets are actually marked whether they are food grade and what method was used for treating. We use them in the garage to store our water and keep it cool during the winter as our garage doesn't freeze. We also cut them in half and place them in the basement under our food shelves to store sealed food buckets, cases of canned food and extra drinks. PALLETS are a good free solution that works well to keep your food and drinks off the floor! 👍 Thanks for all you do, Leesa! ❤️😊 .

[@karinkenewell9331]

I had them get into my Almond and coconut flour! All my items are now in Mason jars. Tupperware headed to the spring garage sale!

[@mikel.5850]

I do like listening to you. It’s nice to hear someone who has a farm or a Homestead. That’s not talking about politics. It’s telling everyone they need to have a little extra in their home in case of emergency no matter what the emergency is. Another thing people might want to think about storing stuff that makes them happy like a jar of cocoa or a jar of plain popcorn because these little comfort foods can do a lot for lifting a person‘s morale? I took your advice and several other people‘s advice when planning by plan for three weeks emergency supply then I went from there was a lot easier just to plan for three weeks and then increase slowly overtime. People say they don’t have a lot of room well I bought food safe buckets, and I stored them in a corner out of the sunlight doesn’t take up a lot of space I do use the food saver bags. Thank you for all your information. I do enjoy listening to you and you are a blessing to a lot of people keep up the good work. People should always teach something that they know how to do. That’s what makes the world a happier and safer place. Learn something teach something many forgotten about.

[@JustCookIt813]

Hi Leisa If you are allergic to surgical tape, you also might be allergic to surgical glue. I'm allergic to both and if I get surgical glue to cover a wound not only does it burn like crazy but it breaks open the wound and the wound gets infected. Have 3 scars (one ended up in wound center for many weeks. This last one was from the surgical antibiotics spray to seal the wound ) to prove it. Plus super glue acts just like surgical glue. Good luck.

[@CynthiaRockroth]

I'm allergic and I got all over my records STAPLES EVERY TIME NO TAPE! STAPLE STAPLE STAPLE! I even had staples on my ankle after a broken leg, the doctor asked but I was crystal clear . STAPLES no tape.

[@br2080]

Someone I know just had an allergic reaction to chlorhexidine. The antiseptic they used to clean the area of their surgery. They had to go to a burn unit and was treated with heavy steroids. Definitely some hidden allergies out there

[@MaryWehmeier]

Try being allergic to certain types of sutures material. I’m allergic to chromic sutures. Guess how I found out? Yeah

[@wyyeti4004]

Bingo…one mouse. Just got done with cleanup from ONE FREAKING MOUSE…2 months ago. 😵‍💫🤬 I still wipe everything down with the alcohol. Rather do overkill than get sick. 🙂

[@debbiesykes5491]

It's good to refresh ourselves from time to time thanks Lisa

[@kynamatthewson7702]

The biggest danger in my pantry is chocolate. It is constantly daring me to eat it.

[@denisewilson8367]

Mine double dog dared me, so ....I ate all of it.

[@lilithwesainen9082]

I tried to include chocolate in my prepper stash/ pantry. I ate aprox 2 pounds in 3-4 weeks. Will never do it again. - I have no will power when it comes to chocolate.😅

[@RebeccaTreeseed]

I had trouble determining whether I have a year supply because I had garden produce, foraged produce, Thrive produce, corporate succubus produce, Mexican produce. I dehydrate and can too. I shifted to Protein, carbs, veg, fruit categories. Makes it easier to see how much I have. I have 30 pints/types of vegetable powder. This year I ordered fruiting plants after 10 years of composting, I hope they do well. Not everything does well in the high desert, but I already have desert fruits and veg. Tropicals are not happening.

[@gingergargoyle]

When my kids were young (upteen million years ago) I bought a BUNCH of drink mixes, pre-sugared, just add water - figured they'd be fine in the pantry .... we used them at the cabin all the time, and unless it got very humid, they were fine. OMG - I learned very quickly - even though they had NEVER BEEN OPENED, the humidity still got in and ruined the mixes - I felt like I wasted so much money! Now I buy the small unsweetened mixes (last forever), store them in glass jars, and buy the sweetener seperately.

[@carolwhisenhunt7504]

Hi Leisa. You look great. I hope you're feeling back to normal really soon.

[@Nana9112go]

This is so hard for us. We are getting better about going past the Best Buy date. Thank you

[@joanlaufnick9135]

Stocking up with food allergies is a monumental challenge for me. I have 28 food allergies as well as multiple chemical sensitivities. Every processed food I store, has to be unseasoned, corn, soy, cow dairy, and cane sugar free.

[@tricka72]

I use a pricing/date gun to mark all inventory when it comes in. I set the gun to show month date and year. Sometimes when we're organizing or reorganizing it is too easy to get it out of order and older stuff can end up twords the back. This way you know for sure which is which. Some of those best by dates are hard to read or find. Also for those home dehydrated or bulk buying items. Makes it easy for rotation (FIFO). For bulk rice, sugar, flour (etc) I like to use food safe 5 gal buckets that have lids with seals. They work really well. Never had bugs or pests get into them. I have sugar and flour I bought last year, stored this way, and it's just as good as a new package from the store. I also I use half galon mason jars as canisters for these things so I am not constantly opening the buckets. I will use them to refill my larger jars when I run low. Glass pasta sauce, pickle jars and others make great dry storage containers. I remove store bought things from their original containers and repackage in glass. (Or do so after opening) Lasts a lot longer. Things like nuts, dried fruit, oatmeal, pancake mix, coffee etc. Baby wipes are really handy for personal hygiene. If water is limited or unavailable, you can use them to freshen up when you can't bathe. Learn how to conserve water ahead of time. I wash all my dishes by hand and try to find ways to use less water (like a game to me lol) not filling the sink up all the way, only use as much as you need to wash dishes. Using a wash tub or filling rinse sink part way with water to rinse instead of running tap to rinse. Wiping off counter tops, stove, etc with dish water (if not too yucky) after doing dishes. Shorten the amount of time you take showers. Rvs have a pause feature on the running water that allows you to get wet, pause and soap up, then rinse. This saves a lot of water.

[@denisewilson8367]

Small dish pans are great for doing dishes. Saves a ton of water. I use larger ones for "baths" or washing my hair. I live off grid in a motorhome without running water. If you had to haul your eater in and out, people would learn very quickly how to use water efficiently.

[@tricka72]

​@@denisewilson8367This is so true. I learned a lot camping.

[@chandrabrownhines2691]

Great info thank you

[@erainasmith2532]

Hey Thanks and happy holidays to you and your family. Gonna do some on line shopping at Albertsons👍🏽

[@paulamcnatt6630]

Thank you for a good reminder video and also a good teaching video for people who are just starting out

[@SuttonsDaze]

You're very welcome

[@maddisongamble7405]

Thank you for these videos ❤

[@SuttonsDaze]

Thanks gor watching

[@missperfect8424]

Thank you ❤

[@malba411]

As always, thank you Lisa for the refresher. Always learning.

[@shirleygriffin7672]

Excellent

[@lindatown1193]

Thank you for your knowledge ❤️🌻

[@wildrosetreasuresva1837]

Thank you Leisa. 😊

[@brashachilles9725]

Great advice and perfect time to visit this topic now that neopreppers like me that started after lockdown have supplies that are a few years old.

[@henrycooks1883]

I just got done doing an inventory because the past few weeks I’ve used my pantry a lot, time to do some restocking and looking for good sales, what’s going to help is my grocery store had really good deals with store rewards the past month especially with buying gift cards, I’ll be shopping with $125.00 free. Hope you’re feeling better, you have to check everything when you have food allergies, my daughter is allergic to coconut, it’s in a lot, foods and creams.

[@tonidg9410]

Omg I have the same jar Yep everything is labeled And I also have the same allergy to surgical tape. When I got my hip replacement they put a big tegeraderm over the stitches it gave me insta blisters. It was wild to see and very painful I stay away from all adhesive

[@estherpalmer1917]

Very similar to my hip replacement. Incision broke open twice. Next was my knee replacement, but that was done with staples. I had no problem!

[@roughroadstudio]

I had both my hips done at the same time 2 years ago, and I had like 25 something staples in each thigh, with a huge tough single bandage the length of each incision. I was so glad I wasn't sensitive to the adhesive since I had to wear them for 3 weeks!

[@ladyhawthorne1]

I'm in a small 1 bedroom apt. Because I can food in pint jars I have shelves in the coat closet and the slightly larger storage closet. Past that I found that the large Priority mailing boxes are the perfect size to hold 12 pint jars. When empty I can reuse for more jars or for mailing. My clothes closet is half full of banker boxes and priority boxes of food. I bought a large used sideboard and it stores food items as well in my little living room. The key for me is to make sure I rotate. Over the past couple of weeks people have been putting their small pumpkins on the table in our community room as they were only used for decor. That table is where folks put food items they don't want so others can use them if needed. I'm the only one here that cans food so I gathered up 6 pumpkins and 2 squashes and canned up 24 pints of cubed goodness.

[@marjorysaklou1666]

A lot of great information! Thank you

[@mindlessmanpwr9530]

I hate mice…they figured out what my mouse traps were. Within two weeks. Worse they figured out how to eat the bait off it without triggering it.

[@barbarafallin2038]

I ordered Just one Bite off of Amazon, that's some good stuff for Rodents

[@michellecjackson4956]

I have heard that the cans with pop tops do not store as long as the regular ones you need a can opener for. Maybe you have already addressed that somewhere else. But it's worth knowing.

[@Nicky-ki7gy]

I have traps set. I check them regularly.

[@KristenWeber-d1i]

I just want to add...When I read, "Is your food supply safe" the thing that crossed my mind was confiscation (FEMA) or people who know what you have and where you have it. I try to normalize keeping food stocks to my friends, explaining that even as an army brat, my parents gardened and canned, as did both sets of grandparents. Maternal grandparents owned and butchered their own beef, pork and chicken as well. Every friend I get on the food storage bandwagon is one friend I don't have to worry showing up at my house when we experience a disaster of weather or some such. IMO, the feds won't want home canned foods or home freeze dried foods. FWIW, we made chili a week ago with two quarts of my home canned tomatoes from 2010. They were just fine. That finished up the last of the "lost jars" after we ate the 2014 quart of green beans. All were stored in our cool, DRY basement which is usually high 50's low 60's.

[@goodnessineverybite2378]

I found some soup the other day that was 7 yrs past the due day and I opened it and to my surprise it was still good..I havent died yet..LOL

[@CynthiaRockroth]

Dear try DAYIA brand,cost about $5 It's soy free, dairy free, gluten free.

[@RebeccaTreeseed]

My storage is mostly glass canning jars and metal tins. My storage temp is around 50. I battle mice with sugar+baking soda

[@teresaodle857]

One thing people need to also remember is when preparing for hard times, humans over eat, we dont need the amount of stuff we eat

[@maryjane-vx4dd]

If you want to keep cottage cheese for 25 yrs, freeze dry it. Only way I know to store this long term. I did look at Thrive Life for this and couldn't find it so I think you have to have a freeze drier to make this. I wouldn't recommend this unless you garden. This machine is expensive and eats a lot of electricity. If you are having to buy the product to freeze dry, it may not be worth it. If you have lots of left overs to freeze dry instead of throwing it out it may be worth it. For me it's worth it. I aways have more then enough eggs which get freeze dry along with fruit, veggies, meat, dairy and left over meals. I also bottle, dehydrate and cold storage my squashes, onions and garlic

[@kitbaker1629]

Have found, hard way, that best storage for home freeze dried foods is vacuum sealed in Mason jars on shelves with blackout curtains. A small rechargeable sealer, can be packed with jars for resealing while road trekking. Mylar bags don't allow visual checks, do not protect food shape, are weird to store, and cannot be recycled.

[@cherylb.9766]

Where do you get your first in first out can dispenser? The one you have linked below is unavailable and they don't know when or if it will be back in stock

[@SuttonsDaze]

Thats the only place that I know of where it was available

[@lizjustliz912]

Veggie slices almost killed me too. Pre allergy labels... didn't know casein was a dairy derivative.

[@maria_w311]

Hi Leisa 👋🏻

[@FlyerPatty29]

I stock in my pantry what I eat. My daughter-in-law does the cookie most the time so I try to stock what I know they eat and what she cooks with. When I freeze dry, it’s made a lot up for me because I’m a diabetic so I have smaller packages that I open so it doesn’t go bad so I don’t overheat some of the like fruit is OK but too much for diabetic is not good. Larger containers I take care of for my daughter-in-law. Things were using more. I’m putting in jars where she’s cooking things with onions and celery and the extras I put in my order and then I tell her put them into the jars when she opens them up. If I open up something that has any moisture in it, I don’t even try it. It goes to the trash cause somehow the other I think I blew it when I freeze dried it and I want it really dry. And I’m not saying I haven’t messed up because I have. I’ve got this thing they say to use it says the moisture content is gone. But I want to say I freeze dried oranges they were really crispy. Said there was no moisture in. It might’ve been the bags. I don’t know, but I opened them up and they were soft. They weren’t crispy. I was not taking a chance. I just trashed them cause I don’t wanna be sick. I’ll try it again and I’ll double the time on the freeze dryer. If that don’t work I’m gonna freeze dry oranges any longer. I know that I had some and they were good. So I don’t know if it was not a good bag. I always see them twice to make sure beside the Ziploc. But if they soft, feel kind of soggy or not crisp I ain’t eating it and I don’t want nobody else to eat it. So I’m trying to be really careful, but I have found some stuff. I didn’t trust and I was the one who freeze dried it. and it’s usually a fruit. But I’ve been extra careful at least trying. Blueberries. I have a hard time getting blueberries to dry really good but I make sure now it’s like 48 hours are going in that Freeze dryer I’m not even taking a chance in the frozen ahead of time. Apple no problem pineapple no problem mangoes no problem.

[@themule6811]

EpiPen can be expired?What we can do if we life in a trailer home and the air condition sistem is on floor (should be close with wood maybe??)

[@roughroadstudio]

If the only EpiPen you have is expired, and you needed to save your, you use it! It could be enough to keep you semi stable until you can get sufficient help.

[@carriecreates1207]

Good Ideas!! Thank you for sharing!!

[@SuttonsDaze]

You are so welcome!

[@sunnymallory]

Excellent advice!!

[@SuttonsDaze]

Glad it was helpful!

[@stellamacdougall1013]

I got 12 cases of 1 liter bottles today that's almost a half palet of water

[@rosemary599]

Thanks

[@Marie-kj7fe]

Hi! Where is the link to the channel about freeze drying?

[@SuttonsDaze]

I said dehydrating channel and its in the description box :-)

[@lorisiverson7598]

Anything comes out of basement storage especially get paper removed an cleaned with soap an water an then dried due mice an dust grrrrr

[@cindygregory8046]

No allergies here either, except surgical tape adhesive!

[@MunchiGunchi]

How about cans that have "zip" tops? I am finding more and more items that are available this way, but hesitate to include them in long term storage, as they just don't seem safe over time.

[@SuttonsDaze]

Ive never had one fail

[@erainasmith2532]

Hi Lieza hope please pardon me if I misspelled your name incorrectly. I heard you mention in one of your videos that Chicken will be going on Sale. Can you give some tips maybe on what month to look out for deals on chicken. I live in the west coast and I've been scouring sale papers and things like that. Here recently last month I scored big on Turkey but no great deals on chicken. Anyone can respond but I thought maybe Lieza could let us know in a short video😊 thanks for sharing

[@joannebradley287]

Is on sale this week at Albertsons in Vegas for less than $2/lb. Max 10lbs

[@RebeccaTreeseed]

I just found out I am allergic to pineapple. Never was before. Scared me.

[@GGsGarden]

Danger, Will Robinson ⚠️ When I leave my pantry with arms full of items to use. As soon as I turn around and see the light still on, I hear Leisa saying cool, DARK, and dry!

[@hello-vs4me]

I have a can sealer will that be good enough

[@TheRiseAndFallOfJazzy]

Ugh the mice! Me and my boyfriend two days before thanksgiving got super sick we for the life of us couldn’t figure out how or where it came from. Day before thanksgiving was getting stuff out my cupboard and we found mouse droppings we found 5 mice. So found the problem

[@debbieross7851]

Can you use cans that have dents, but no other problems?

[@SuttonsDaze]

Dents are a problem because you never really know how it has impacted the integrity of the contents

[@lostvisitor]

What about the "use by date" of caned meat? thank you.

[@SuttonsDaze]

same rules apply Use by is not experation

[@Sensha4041]

Okay,losing my mind. I thought you said "pus and rodents". 😮😆 Had to rewind. Geeze Louise. Really appreciate your no nonsense content.