#LIST OF FOODS TO STOCKPILE HOW TO#
#LIST OF FOODS TO STOCKPILE PLUS#

However, I do NOT recommend dry beans for beginner preppers. One of the most recommended foods is dry beans.

#LIST OF FOODS TO STOCKPILE PLUS#

Flour PLUS anything you need for making products from it (such as dry yeast packets, baking soda, and baking powder.).Cornmeal or polenta, read more about storing cornmeal long-term.Whole grains (like wheat berries, millet, spelt, rye, quinoa, or barley).Rice (white rice lasts much longer than brown rice).Tip: Make sure you have a cooking/baking method that can be used in emergencies (like a solar oven). If you want to stockpile flour for the long term, make sure you have a plan on how you will use it so you also stockpile other necessary ingredients. But you need yeast to make bread! And, for foods like pancakes and muffins, you’d need ingredients like baking powder and baking soda. Their rationale is that they’d be able to make bread out of it. ***Stockpiling flour:Ī lot of people want to stockpile flour as one of their prepper foods. Here are some of the best survival stoves. So, make sure you have a method for cooking them! A gas camping stove is a good option. If you want to build up a long-term storage kit, then you’ll need to put these foods in sealed Mylar bags with oxygen absorbers and then into buckets. How would you like it if your entire stockpile of instant rice got submerged in flood water?įor starters, only get enough of these foods that you can rotate through. Or the packaging will be destroyed during the disaster. You’ll end up with moths getting into your food (I’m speaking from experience!). However, it is NOT suitable for long-term food storage. These foods usually come in plastic bags or boxes. But they are decent when you put them over rice with some sauce. For example, canned green beans taste disgusting by themselves because of the mushy texture.

Peanut butter, Nutella, other nut buttersĬarbohydrates are what give you energy and help you feel full.

Condiments (ketchup, mayo, soy sauce, salad dressings, BBQ sauce, Sriracha sauce, mustard, salsa, spreads, dips).

You won’t have to worry about them shattering! Tip: Whenever possible, choose plastic containers. However, jarred foods are great to have around for certain types of emergencies – like long-term power outages. The jars are too likely to shatter during an emergency. In general, anything in a jar isn’t recommended for emergency food prepping.

Dairy/Milk (like condensed milk or coconut milk).

#LIST OF FOODS TO STOCKPILE HOW TO#

Beans and lentils – How to store lentils.Meats (like chicken breast, Spam, beef hash) – Read more about canned meat and How long spam will last.Tip: Every prepper should have several of these P-38 and P-51 US military can openers (Amazon link) stockpiled. Eating these while waiting out a hurricane would just make the disaster even worse. I personally can’t bring myself to eat canned green beans. And canned veggies have a disgusting mushy texture. The downside of canned foods? They are usually VERY high in sodium.Ĭanned fruits usually contain sugar/syrups, which is also unhealthy. They can withstand an earthquake or even be submerged in hurricane water and still be okay to eat. Canned Prepper FoodsĬanned goods are probably the best place to start. Here are some of the best shelf-stable foods found in supermarkets and what you need to know about stockpiling them. But it is actually petty easy to build a decent prepper food supply from items found at your local supermarket. Yes, there are a lot of factors to consider when trying to build an emergency food storage kit. Getting started with prepper food can seem overwhelming.

List of foods to stockpile