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.
What is B&M bread? Does it last forever? :D
B&M brown bread comes in a can, made with molasses and comes with or without raisins
There is an expiration date on the can but I figure it’s good for ten years at least.
https://bmbeans.com/product/brown-bread-plain/
For white rice I go to the Asian market and get a 10 lb bag. When I get home I split it into 1 gallon food saver bags and vacuum seal them. I put the bags into a freezer for 1 week to kill any bug eggs.
We also freeze bags of flour for a week for the same reason.
Thank you!
First I’ve heard of it.
Is the Asian market 10# bag cheaper than Sam’s or Walmart’s 10# bag?
I like to toast it in a frying pan and smother it in butter.
It also goes great buried in baked beans.
Eating it raw from the can...not so good.
No but Sams and Walmart are usually California or Texas rice.
I prefer Thai Jasmine rice for the flavor. The Asian markets usually have the crop year on the bag so you know you’re getting the freshest stuff.
I’m not even Asian but I’m a rice snob.
Rice snob.... ;-)
We don’t even eat rice, typically.
But....we DO have some nice stores of TX/CA rice, that I wouldn’t hesitate to cook up.
Good list.
But what will young people do?
Most of them live on fast food and don’t know how to cook or bake.
Thanks for reminding me of that bread.
Haven’t had it in ages.
We inherited some stuff from my uncle (like 40 years ago). He had sugar stored in glass containers and bars of soap all over the place. The soap was pre-WWII labeled (that would made it than like 50 years old). The sugar was from that time probably too. Both were OK.
Just to be safe, we used the sugar boiled. Took us quite a while to consume it all, good as new.
That’s amazing. We had some old spices, of my grandmothers, in old tins.....still looked and smelled great.
I would love to see those WWII era soap bars! Talk about a walk back in time.
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What is this? How does it work?
That ham jerky sounds great!!
I think we’ll have to try that...
I’m guessing they are about to get really busy.
They almost got shut down a few years back because the railroad didn’t want to maintain or deal with the line that went to their cannery.
I guess they sorted it out.
Are you meaning dehydrate the ham, into jerky?
Will have to try that.
Do you do yours in an oven? A dehydrator?
SPAM gives more calories, cheaper, than any food I can think of.
And it keeps for at least 30 years.
Stay away from coconut oil. Saffolla oil is better. It is higher in healthy monounsaturates than any leading oil.
Lower in saturated fats than soybean, corn, sunflower and olive oil, Saffola is also an excellent source of the natural antioxidant Vitamin E. It has a smoke point of 510 °F.
Diced spam in a pot of beans can make a difference from bland to tasty
Buy Spam.
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