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In The Prepper’s Cookbook, Tess Pennington highlights key strategies for building an
emergency pantry. This takes planning,
so if you haven’t already done so, start today. Ideally, you want to store
shelf stable foods that your family normally consumes, as well as find foods that are multi-dynamic and serve
many purposes. These are the 25 foods she suggests that preppers should
have in their pantries.
Have a
Back-Up Plan For the Grocery Store
If you end up having to rush to the
grocery store during an emergency, you should be prepared to employ a different
strategy for finding food. If, when you arrive at the store, there are already
a lot of people grabbing the low hanging fruit like canned foods, bread, etc.,
don’t join them. You’re probably only going to find the scraps that they
haven’t gotten to yet. Instead, move immediately towards the food items that
won’t disappear as quickly, and can substitute the foods that everyone is going
to fight over first.
To employ this strategy properly, you
only need one thing. Something to cook with that doesn’t require the grid, such
as a camp stove with a few fuel canisters. You’ll need
something like that, because many of the food items that disappear later in the
game, tend to need some preparation.
These
Four Emergency Food Alternatives Can Keep You Alive
So with that said, what kinds of
foods should you go after when you arrive at a grocery store later than
everyone else?
·
Instead
of bread, go straight for the flour. Don’t worry if you can’t find any yeast. You can always make hardtack, tortillas or naan. You might
also find that the sacks of dried rice and beans won’t disappear until after
the canned foods go. When combined, these two make a complete protein and are
perfect for emergency food meals. Keep cooking times in mind with the beans and
go for small beans like navy or lentils.
·
If
you find that the produce section is stripped bare, go to the supplement aisle
instead. There you’ll find all of the
vitamins and minerals that are normally found in fresh produce. Look for food
based or whole food
vitamins. You’ll also find protein powders
that can at least partially substitute fresh meat. As well, look for seeds to sprout. Sprouts
provide the highest amount of vitamins, minerals, proteins and enzymes of any
of food per unit of calorie. Enzymes are essential because they heal the body,
cleanse the body, prevent diseases, enhance the overall functioning of bodily
organs, aids in digestion, and removes gas from the stomach.
·
If
fresh meat or canned meat is gone from the shelves, a substitute for is dog
food. Though this may disgust most people,
desperate times call for desperate measures. It’s really cheap and packed with
protein. The only downside, of course, is that pet food usually doesn’t face
the same health standards as human food. If it can be helped, go for the wet
food instead of the kibble. Though you’ll probably be fine eating any dog food
for a couple of weeks, dry dog food isn’t as safe as wet food. Plus, the cans of wet food will be much more hydrating.
·
And
finally, instead of trying to find butter, which will be one of the first food
items to disappear, try looking for alternatives. Remember, you needfats in your diet. Healthy oils
like coconut oil or avocado oil provide healthy
nutrition and canI be used for cooking, added to coffee, oats, beverages, and
other foods. In addition, one of the most nutrient dense foods that are often
forgotten during emergency food planning is in the health aisle. Look for granola
and nuts. Nuts are calorie dense and full of fiber to help you stay full
longer. Due to the high protein count of this natural food, it can be an
efficient meat replacement too. Look for non-salted nut varieties to keep you
hydrated longer. It’s packed with calories and can go weeks without spoiling
when it’s not refrigerated. Read more about the ideal bug out meal plan here. Alternatively, if all the healthy oils and nuts have
been taken, look for some lard. It’s sometimes labeled “manteca.” It will
probably be overlooked, but has just as many calories as butter, and lasts a
really long time.
Of course, many of these items aren’t
the best tasting or the most healthy. They’re certainly not ideal. But then
again, neither is being caught in a disaster without your food preps. If you
arrive at the grocery store before everyone else, by all means, go after the
good stuff. However, if you aren’t lucky enough to beat the crowds, now you
know what kinds of foods you should grab first.
This information has been made
available by Ready Nutrition
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