Food Storage / Stockpiling Food
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To start out, I thought it would be fun to share my stock pile list. These are the things I like to keep in storage...just in case. If disaster strikes, I don't want to be eating JIF peanut butter and 500 pounds of wheat. So, here's my goal list:
Sprouting seeds, such as Alfalfa, Broccoli Seeds, Chia Seeds, Clover, Radish, Peas for Pea shoots (stock up on your favorites)
Nutritional Yeast
5 gallon buckets of coconut oil
Extra virgin olive oil
Lots of nuts and seeds, such as raw almonds, sunflower seeds, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, pine nuts (most of these are cheaper if you purchase them in bulk anyways)
Gallon jugs of Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar
Canned coconut milk
Canned coconut juice
Raisins, no sulphur dioxide
Brown Rice (great deals at Oriental Food Markets)
Rolled Oats and/or Oat Groats
5 gallon bucket of Raw honey (local is best!)
Maple Syrup (the lower the grade, the more nutrients it still has, so go for Grade B or even C)
Gallon jugs of Blackstrap Molasses (visit the Amish or Mennonite communities)
Bulk spices: Cinnamon, Baking powder, oregano, cayenne, sea salt, thyme, rosemary, etc.
Beans: Whatever your favorites are. Ours are pinto, garbanzo (for hummus), black, red, and northern
Popcorn (cause it's just so fun to have on hand, in case of power outages, the kids can even pop it over a fire...with adult supervision, of course!!)
Dehydrated fruits with no sulphur dioxide (you know, prunes, apricots, pineapple, banana chips, no sugar coconut flakes, etc.)
Marinara Sauce with no sugar, no MSG (monosodium glutamate)
Canned tomato products (home canned or store bought, just be careful to watch the ingredient list for hidden MSG)
Whole grain pastas (100% whole wheat must be listed in the ingredient section...remember lables are deceptive)
Black olives, canned
I also like to keep these on hand:
Probiotics, my personal favorite is Tummy Tune Up by Beeyoutiful or PB8
Liquid chlorophyll, mint flavor
AIM's Barley Life Powder (I try to keep about 12 containers of this in my closet...you really could LIVE on the stuff if you had to, and remain healthy and energetic)
Powdered/Crystal Vitamin C
Of course, it would be a good idea to stock up on any necessary vitamins that you can't live without. For me that is my Digestive Enzymes and Betaine / Pepsin.
This is a great start for staying healthy during "survival." Or to quote the Captain on WallE, "I don't wanna survive, I wanna live!"
