Posted on 06/26/2021 4:45:18 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
An emergency stockpile can greatly increase your chance of survival if SHTF. But creating a stockpile can easily drain your grocery budget if you’re not careful.
Luckily, some of the best foods for stockpiling are extremely cheap, so you can buy them in quantities enough to last you several months. Here are some examples of cheap foods to stockpile:
Rice – Rice is a staple food worldwide. It is also a versatile ingredient as it can be paired with various foods or cooked with various ingredients. When stored in an airtight container, rice keeps for six months. Rice is also cheap when bought in bulk.
Pinto beans – Pinto beans can be cooked in bulk and used in soups and salads. Pinto beans are a cheap way to keep bellies full, too, since they are rich in carbohydrates, fiber and protein. Like rice, they will also keep for several months if stored in an airtight container in a cool, dry pantry. Buy pinto beans in bulk to save money.
Lentils – Lentils are another legume that should be part of your emergency stockpile. They give you lots of calories, carbohydrates, protein and dietary fiber. Lentils are typically used in soups. But they also make great additions in potato salads, roasted vegetable salads, curries, and other savory dishes.
Oil – Don’t forget to stock up on oil since you’ll need it to cook. Having oil on hand will also give you more variety since you can use it to make marinades, sauces and salad dressings. Choose healthy oils, such as coconut, sesame and olive oils.
Flour – Bread is a staple in various diets worldwide. But bread can quickly go bad and moldy. So instead of buying ready-made bread, stock up on bags of flour. Flour is the single most important baking ingredient. If you have flour, you can make whatever bread or pastry you want.
Cornmeal – Cornmeal is the main ingredient in cornbread, a staple in Native American diets. Cornbread will sustain you in a pinch. You can also use cornmeal to bread fish and chicken. (Related: Have a taste of frontier survival cooking with cornmeal pancakes.)
Chickpeas – Chickpeas or garbanzo beans are a staple in the Mediterranean diet. Like other beans, chickpeas are also high in protein and dietary fiber. Buy chickpeas in bulk and store them in airtight containers for long-term storage.
Pasta – Pasta is a good source of carbohydrates. Pasta also makes a great vehicle for hearty sauces, meat and dehydrated vegetables, among other ingredients. Because pasta is dried, it can keep up to two years past the expiration date printed on the packaging. Opened dry pasta will keep for one year.
Oats – Old-fashioned rolled oats are a pantry staple. You can buy them in large bags and store them in a cool, dry place for long-term storage. Oats are also a versatile ingredient. You can use them to make overnight oats, no-bake granola bars and muffins, to name a few.
Powdered milk – Forget about stocking up on cow’s milk, which will inevitably go bad even when unopened. Stock up on powdered milk instead. You can use powdered milk to make all sorts of ingredients, such as evaporated milk, coffee creamer, yogurt, hot chocolate and cottage cheese.
Meat – Meat can still be part of an emergency stockpile. For long-term storage, you can either cure meat with salt or portion it into airtight containers and place them in the freezer. You can also dry meat to make your own jerky. Check with your local grocery store or butcher for money-saving deals and promos.
Dried foods – Don’t forget to add dried fruits, vegetables and herbs to your emergency stockpile. These foods ensure you still get to eat healthy foods when SHTF. The best part is, you can dehydrate foods yourself. Stalky and starchy foods, such as potatoes, carrots and unripe bananas, are great for dehydrating. Follow this guide to dehydrate your own foods. Learn more about building a stockpile at Preparedness.news.
If you hard boil and pickle eggs, they last a very long time.
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Interesting.
I’ve never done that.
Do they take on strong vinegar flavor?
Probably a couple years.
I’ve put all my pasta in jars or airtight Oxo containers I picked up at TJMaxx.
I want to avoid bugs, mostly.
Those cardboard boxes offer no protection from a lot of things and i find it i teresting that the pasta is still dated a good two years out. I guessed that when I vacuum sealed it and put it in our cool, dark basement, it probably doubled he shelf life.
Mine somehow keeps evaporating.
Yeah those pasta boxes aren’t even airtight. Any bug could just walk right in. Not to mention moisture and stuff. Thanks for all the information!
A nutritional powerhouse and good for 3-5 years on a shelf.
For a three year supply, you would need about a thousand cans per person. Bought in bulk, you could get a thousand cans for about $2,500.
Not bad investment at all considering you will be nourished for three full years.
I miss Johnny. He made me feel like less of a freak.
Not sure about sticky rice. I don’t make it. I do love me some risotto and pilaf.
Jasmine brown rice is good stuff also.
Thanks, I put it on my order list.
A recipe that can be adapted for taste. Originally it was for pickled beets, which actually makes beets tasty.
Pickled Beets
3 cans sliced beets, drained
4 hard boiled, peeled eggs
1 thick sliced onion
1 Tbsp pickling spice
1 heaping tsp sea salt
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 bay leaf
Add ingredients to jar then boil a 50/50 mix of cider vinegar and water, which you pour over them.
Seal and refrigerate. Pickling time is a minimum of two weeks. Eggs should be dark reddish-purple.
Alternatives: Strain and boil pickle juice then pour over other ingredients.
I miss Johnny, Marcella, and Rightly Dividing - that was the best of times on the Garden thread.
“He made me feel like less of a freak.”
I let my Freak Flag fly every day, LOL! Those of us that can grow our own food and preserve it, save seeds for the next crop, stitch up a wound and bake bread from scratch are going to RULE once TSHTF.
I am totally looking forward to my Wise Woman Years, and you should, too! ;)
Note to self: Learn to make salves and tinctures and basic home remedy stuff from natural ingredients. Just in case. ;)
Found a multi-can pack on Walmart, Likely not the best price:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Solid-White-Albacore-Tuna-in-Water-7-oz-8-count/274021215
Note to self: Learn to make salves and tinctures and basic home remedy stuff from natural ingredients. Just in case. ;)
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I had a really good book on that, and can not find it anywhere. It wasn’t too complicated, and didn’t have a lot of fluffy foo foo editorial either.
Bought a couple of others that I hate. It’s gotta be here somewhere... maybe I’ll run across it as we go through stuff for the “shed”.
Please find and cite
Don’t hold your breath — been looking for 2 years.
Once, I lost my keys.
Then, We moved from a trailer to a house.
15 years after the move, the keys appeared - it was like magic. LOL
That’s the stuff, but Mom pays about $15 for it at Costco, so yes, it’s on the pricey side, but the best tuna we’ve found. Well worth having in your stash.
If you want, I can start a canned tuna smuggling operation, LOL!
Thanks for the tip.
That should be in my cookbook collection.
I couldn’t boil an egg when I got married. I was a nineteen-year-old college student. We couldn’t afford to eat at restaurants.
So I learned fast—sink or swim!
My Mom gave me the Meta Given Farm Cookbook, and it became a mainstay.
I think I have used every recipe in that book in over 60 years in the kitchen!
Sounds good!
Zucchini time is almost here!
Anchovies!
I eat them right out of the can!
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