Being Prepared - Updated Basic Food List On Page One

For what it's worth and i dont know if it has been mentoined but i would add boxes of bullon or veg stock cubes into the list.

Just half a cube into a 2 cup rice/ 1 inch of water cooking pot will give you a flavoured rice that will ensure eating just the basic staples such as just rice can be tasty and filling AND quick n simple and incs salt etc!

Add a cube to veggies and water for a soup or stew etc - lots of flavour from very little space, cost and weight.

Anyway my my 2cents

I had some of that pancake mix that only needs water, factory sealed in those last-until-doomsday cans. Within 6 months they were all bulging. Buy at your own risk.

I was stocking up for 3 months, then 6 months, then 9 months and finally for a year. Since I have a family of 4, the numbers below are what I worked with for each 3 months

GRAINS
150 lbs of Wheat
25 lbs of Flour
25 lbs of Corn Meal
25 lbs of Oats
50 lbs of Rice
25 lbs of Pasta

300 lbs total of Grains

LEGUMES
30 lbs of Dry Beans
5 lbs of Lima Beans
10 lbs of Soy Beans
5 lbs of Split Peas
5 lbs of Lentils
5 lbs of Dry Soup Mix

60 lbs Total of Legumes

FATS & OILS
4 lbs Shortening
2 gals Vegetable Oil
2 qts Mayonnaise
1 qrt Salad Dressing
4 lbs of Peanut Butter

25 lbs Total of Fats & Oils

MILK & DAIRY
60 lbs of Dry Milk
12 cans of Evaporated Milk
13 lbs of Other Dairy

75 lbs Total of Milk & Dairy

SUGARS
3 lbs of Honey
40 lbs of Sugar
3 lbs of Brown Sugar
1 lb of Molasses
3 lbs of Corn Syrup
3 lbs of Jams & Jelly
6 lbs of Powdered Fruit Drink
1 lb of Flavored Gelatin (Jello)

60lbs Total of Sugars

COOKING ESSENTIALS
1 lb of Baking Powder (I don't store for LTS as it doesn't have a long shelf life, 6 months to 18 months only.)

1 lb of Baking Soda (this needs more also for cleaning, brushing teeth, as a deodorant, lots of uses)
0.5 lbs of Yeast
5 lbs of Salt (You need iodized and plain or canning salt for canning and preserving meats - so plan on more - 20lbs)

0.5 lbs of Vinegar (I think this needs increased to 1-2 gallons per person for canning and cleaning. You also need several gallons of apple cider vinegar - like Braggs which is unprocessed and has what they call the mother. You will use this to make elixirs for flu and colds)

Black pepper (whole lasts indefinitely, just remember a pepper grinder)
Onion/Garlic Powder
Chili Powder
Vanilla extract
Cream of Tartar
Corn Starch

To make 1 tablespoon of baking powder:
2 teaspoon of cream of tarter (shelf life = indefinite)
1 teaspoon of baking soda (shelf life = indefinite)

Use within two weeks. Only make up what you need at a time. If you are going to store for 2 weeks, add one teaspoon of cornstarch to keep it from clumping.


FRUITS
40 lbs of Apples (canned or dried)
40 lbs of Applesauce
30 lbs of Banana Chips
35 lbs of Fruit Mixture
40 lbs of Fruit Juice

185 lbs Total of Fruits

VEGETABLES
30 lbs of Corn
30 lbs of Peas
30 lbs of Green Beans
30 lbs of Carrots
40 lbs of Potatoes
20 lbs of Tomatoes

185 lbs Total of Vegetables

Though the LDS say nothing about canned meats, I have added them to my preps. Add Alaska salmon - it has one of the longest shelf life of meat next to tuna and Spam. Tuna, well it might be contaminated. Spam, learn to like it along with Vienna Sausage. Also add canned chicken and beef if you can find it. Canned ham also lasts a long time, I just can't find it.

WATER
30 gals of Water (one month supply, more if you have room. This is only for drinking and cooking)
1 gal of bleach (shelf life is only 6 months to one year)
1-pound bag of calcium hypochlorite would work better than liquid bleach for long term storage.
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Remember there won't be any running to the store when you need comfort food. We all snack (I call it grazing for my family) which adds up more than we think it does. Some chips here, some candy there, some ice cream, or whatever it is that makes you feel better when you are stressed or sad. Those are the things you have to stock up on also. If they are missing, it will just add to the stress of the whole situation!

Walmart sells Augason Farms cans and Emergency Essentials that last 10 years, freeze dried foods, with serving size printed on the label. they deliver.

I added the lid opener.

my old bags of rice were dusted with DE and the bugs didn't get to em, but anything in plastic is vulnerable.

love this thread.
thank you whiteangel.

For what it's worth and i dont know if it has been mentoined but i would add boxes of bullon or veg stock cubes into the list.

Just half a cube into a 2 cup rice/ 1 inch of water cooking pot will give you a flavoured rice that will ensure eating just the basic staples such as just rice can be tasty and filling AND quick n simple and incs salt etc!

Add a cube to veggies and water for a soup or stew etc - lots of flavour from very little space, cost and weight.

Anyway my my 2cents

Walmart sells Augason Farms cans and Emergency Essentials that last 10 years, freeze dried foods, with serving size printed on the label. they deliver.

I added the lid opener.

my old bags of rice were dusted with DE and the bugs didn't get to em, but anything in plastic is vulnerable.

love this thread.
thank you whiteangel.

Most people think you have to be well off to prepare. That is crap. You can prepare with beans, rice, a few spices, pancake mix that only needs water, a few cans of shortening (lasts the longest), salt, sugar. The list goes on but for a bug-out-bag, think about only putting 3 days of food, a change of clothes, extra socks and GOOD walking shoes. Several lighters and or matches in a sealed baggie. I vacuum packed mine. A tarp, a sleeping bag that has been put in one of those space saver bags that you vacuum all the air out to make everything as small as possible.

The bag needs to be checked once every 6 months to renew the food, water and any meds you might have in there. You need a good map of your area, usually a recreational map is best and once again, in a sealed baggie along with copies of your DL, birth certificate,car and medical insurance, house info and a few family photos. Oh and money. Real money not plastic.

You are 100% right. You don't need a lot of money to prepare.

There are a lot of things you can do at no cost, immediately.

Start saving empty containers (milk jugs, soda bottles, etc.) - wash them out & use for water storage. Other empty jars such as pasta sauce, pickles or similar can be washed out & used to store dry goods such as dried beans, rice, sugar, flour, to keep things dry & keep bugs out.

Walk around your home & do an inspection. Do you have things that need to be repaired or can be patched? Look for items you can easily fix yourself to help secure your home.

Consider preparing an outdoor cooking area in the event of power outage. Dig a small pit & line/surround with rocks or bricks. Watch freecycle or Craigslist for items you can use.

If you have a little bit of money available, and want to add to your preps, head to the dollar store. Even on just $5 or $10 you can get a few things. Dollar Tree has a huge variety of items for just $1 including shelf-stable milk in cartons, dried rice & beans, dry pasta, spices/seasonings, sugar, flour, disinfectants such as bleach, first aid kit items.

You are 100% right. You don't need a lot of money to prepare.

There are a lot of things you can do at no cost, immediately.

Start saving empty containers (milk jugs, soda bottles, etc.) - wash them out & use for water storage. Other empty jars such as pasta sauce, pickles or similar can be washed out & used to store dry goods such as dried beans, rice, sugar, flour, to keep things dry & keep bugs out.

Walk around your home & do an inspection. Do you have things that need to be repaired or can be patched? Look for items you can easily fix yourself to help secure your home.

Consider preparing an outdoor cooking area in the event of power outage. Dig a small pit & line/surround with rocks or bricks. Watch freecycle or Craigslist for items you can use.

If you have a little bit of money available, and want to add to your preps, head to the dollar store. Even on just $5 or $10 you can get a few things. Dollar Tree has a huge variety of items for just $1 including shelf-stable milk in cartons, dried rice & beans, dry pasta, spices/seasonings, sugar, flour, disinfectants such as bleach, first aid kit items.

You are 100% right. You don't need a lot of money to prepare.

There are a lot of things you can do at no cost, immediately.

Start saving empty containers (milk jugs, soda bottles, etc.) - wash them out & use for water storage. Other empty jars such as pasta sauce, pickles or similar can be washed out & used to store dry goods such as dried beans, rice, sugar, flour, to keep things dry & keep bugs out.

Walk around your home & do an inspection. Do you have things that need to be repaired or can be patched? Look for items you can easily fix yourself to help secure your home.

Consider preparing an outdoor cooking area in the event of power outage. Dig a small pit & line/surround with rocks or bricks. Watch freecycle or Craigslist for items you can use.

If you have a little bit of money available, and want to add to your preps, head to the dollar store. Even on just $5 or $10 you can get a few things. Dollar Tree has a huge variety of items for just $1 including shelf-stable milk in cartons, dried rice & beans, dry pasta, spices/seasonings, sugar, flour, disinfectants such as bleach, first aid kit items.

You'll be a primary target for raiding by the hungry masses.

They'll storm your place en mass when you guys are sleeping and you wont be able to fend them all off. Before you know it all your food and supplies will be gone and you and your family may or may not have survived the raid.

Never underestimate what hungry people will do.

Still trying to convince yourself that prepping is a waste of time?

Lulz!

i'll never have the time and energy to prepare properly, nor do i care.

The world may not end till the sun Roasts humanity-billions of years from now so that would be wasted money, wouldn it?

I never said that. You must have a serious reading comprehension problem.

What I said was when SHTF he and his family will be primary targets. Not only by hungry masses, but government bodies as well.

Unless you have a completely remote hideaway with no easy access that others can find you, you will not be much better off than all the others. Look at any war zone currently existing around the world. There arent any people in them that are just hanging out with their stocked up supplies. When SHTF everything gets raided. All your supplies will be gone rather quickly.

When SHTF I'm not running to the grocery stores like the other lemmings ... I'm going straight for people that have stocked up supplies. And they are very easy to spot and locate. Their supplies will become my supplies, whether they like it or not.