Hi Sweet Friends,Today, I am starting a THREE-PART SERIES that you won't want to miss! Part 1 covers What is a Prepper Pantry, Part 2 will cover How to Stock a Prepper Pantry with Real Food, and Part 3 will cover How to Do this on $5 a Week. I have received so may emails from folks who were caught totally off-guard when this pandemic quarantine hit. They were in the process of transitioning from a processed foods kitchen to a traditional foods kitchen but never thought of creating a plan for stocking their “extended pantry”. (The 4th “corner” of the Four Corners Pantry where we keep our back-up food supply.) They shared with me that they NEVER want to be in that position again where they have so little food on hand! So, in response to those emails - and to help all of you who may have been in the same boat - but now want to implement a plan to create a “Prepper Pantry”, I have put together this Three Part Series starting today and running through Sunday. If you subscribe to my TH-cam channel but have not clicked the notification bell, be sure to do so, if you want to be notified when each of these videos is released. I really hope this series helps those of you who are knew to “Prepping” and extended pantry and hopefully I share a few helpful tips and ideas even for us more experienced preppers! ➡️Be sure to head over to my TH-cam channel’s Home Page where I share lots of organized playlists of videos that I think you will enjoy. Here is the link: TH-cam.com/MarysNest ➡️FREE 36 PAGE ESSENTIAL TRADITIONAL FOODS PANTRY LIST (Printable): th-cam.com/video/-N8Vy2aL7CQ/w-d-xo.html Perfect for adding to your Kitchen Journal. ➡️SUBSCRIBE: TH-cam.com/MarysNest ➡️TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 0:54 What is a Prepper 1:24 What is a Prepper Pantry 5:00 How to Stock a Prepper Pantry 12:13 Why We All Need a Prepper Pantry ➡️RELATED VIDEOS: •10 Best FOREVER Foods: th-cam.com/video/ld5D44-1R9o/w-d-xo.html • Pantry Meals Using Pantry Staples or Food Storage: th-cam.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U0v39SvD5v7P2O5fU_cmj0N.html • How to Stock the Traditional Foods Kitchen Pantry: th-cam.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U1MqC3YAw7ZRYjuL9FBGSwc.html • Mastering the Basics of Traditional "Nutrient Dense" Foods Cooking: th-cam.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U3b4eu0QraZReKlGzA11h3y.html • How to Make Bone Broth: th-cam.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U0JFsTi2N7sHSpU-vBR04CH.html • The Complete Sourdough Starter Guide: th-cam.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U3NKN0GHvGCpiWNxcTefLof.html • No Knead Bread: th-cam.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U0ZnA45FadK99NvKZLKh-6N.html • Fermented Foods and Beverages: th-cam.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U2zC24JBmFnCcn1vbvo_sC6.html • Homemade Apple Cider Vinegar: th-cam.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U1QPA95O2-oOvxwtO-v3L4L.html • Immune Boosting Foods and Home Remedies: th-cam.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U0p9nRAWldbyqYSbgwzARGd.html Water Bath Canning Basics: th-cam.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U3HJRCmwVAvBNS90WjifR1U.html • Super Soft No Knead Sandwich Bread: th-cam.com/video/NvnQemlD_5c/w-d-xo.html • Homemade Cream Cheese: th-cam.com/video/oIVRzfYPEW0/w-d-xo.html ➡️FOR PRINTABLE RECIPES: When watching any of my cooking videos, don’t forget to open the description under the video and scroll down till you see “RECIPE”. There will be a link there that will take you directly to the RECIPE on my website (MarysNest DOT com) that accompanies this video. Depending on what type of device you are watching the video on…To open the description under video, click the words “SHOW MORE”, or the title of the video, or the small downward pointing triangle arrow to the right of the video title. All of these should open the description. For those videos where there is no recipe, look for the words “BLOG POST” and you can head over to my website where I share more information than in the video. And for more in-depth info...➡️JOIN THE TRADITIONAL FOODS KITCHEN ACADEMY (Optional Membership Community): th-cam.com/users/marysnestjoin This is where I share in-depth “Vodcasts” (like a podcast but you can watch and listen or just listen) all about Traditional “nutrient dense” foods, plus 1 monthly LIVE STREAM. This is for those who are interested in delving into all these Traditional “Nutrient Dense” Foods topics in greater detail. BUT DON”T WORRY…this is completely optional, and I will continue to produce all of my free public videos too. I’ve got lots of great public videos coming up here on my channel, so stay tuned. 😉 Thanks for watching! Love, Mary
Wow, I asked if we could see her pantry and she gave us a 3-part series! Talk about someone who listens to her fans! On a side note, that part where you speak about helping your neighbors was so beautiful. More people need to talk about helping our community when we can, sometimes it makes all of the difference. I wish we were neighbors!
Learned as a child always living in the country you always have stuff on hand. A half hour drive to town is a pain when you need a cup of sugar.. or get snowed in for days on end and cant get there My city slicker husband asked me when we met, what does one person need all this food for?? He respects it now. 🤣
I had that same background. Times have been a little tight for us since I had to quit my job for health issues. We went through quite a bit of our stocked up stuff. Now we are building it again.
Yes, city people don't understand! My dearest brother in laws, very first visit to our brothers farm; packed an ice chest and brought a 3 gallon borrowed water barrel / jug! Totally surprised, HEB, 11 mi and Walmart, Aldi, Two more HEB and 7 mom and pop markets into next major town 35 mi is farthest we could locate in Google! In his defense, in 4 generations, rarely would any visit out of central downtown! School field trips, not leaving the city or marginally county lines! Bless her dear heart, his sister, sent groceries! For an over week visit when she was moving. She was worried about us milking the goats or a cow for them. Too funny! But yes, out of curiosity, when asked we hobbled on older, patient and gentle natured beast; with much sweet feed cubes being hand fed and no we didn't have them drink it. It was put into animal bottles by the animal rescue person who came by. Lost art, even my grandma had lost her touch. Thank you so much, I'm learning so much, at least my parents can't complain about this hobby. Though I've yet to find advice for setting up an outdoor fireplace, for both canning or baking abd grilling all the goodies from our garden. Blessings be, lovely lady.
Bots, hoarders, and 1 or 2 fat fingers. Best to ignore them, but thumbs down still helps in the data count to move videos up in the lineup. Excellent topic. Too many people are totally unprepared and cluess.
Thank you for reminding others we need to prepare to help others! I love the blessing box idea! I also wanted to tell you my 5 year old daughter loves watching your videos with me and every time she sees you before I begin the video she says "hello sweet friends!"
I didn’t realize I was a “preper” until I watched this. My mother and my MIL always had “backups” of items they used regularly. Neither had stocks for severe emergencies but always had on hand what they knew they would use up in a reasonable amount of time. I learned from them when a canned or shelf safe item you use regularly goes on sale, stock up. I’ve been doing this for 51 years of marriage, luckily I’ve never needed the pantry for extreme emergency. But, during the pandemic when things were short and we were staying home, I had plenty of supplies to play around with and create interesting meals.
THANK YOU for this video. Being prepared is a good thing! I can’t begin to tell you how comforting it is knowing my extended/survival pantry is already “up & running”! This week alone I’ve gone through two hurricanes AND a lay-off due to C-19. May God bless you all!
Because of economic reasons I buy extra when I see a "sale".....like buying 4 or 5 bottles of dish soap on sale or extra bundles of toilet paper and paper towels on sale and store these non perishables away.....I have been teased about my "sale buying" but when covid19 hit ...boy was I glad to have backup supplies ......thank you for this series....now I can learn to deal with perishable and other aspects of prepping......thanks Mary....you're the best.....love and GOD bless❤💐❤
Oh Teresa! Thank you so much for the kind words!! So glad you’re here!! If you enjoy making traditional foods and stocking the traditional foods pantry, I hope you’ll consider subscribing if you've not already done so. It's such a joy to be building this community!! Would love to have you join us on this Traditional Foods Journey! ➡️ SUBSCRIBE: th-cam.com/users/marysnest Also, be sure to check out the home page of my channel - I have some CURATED PLAYLISTS there that you might find helpful: th-cam.com/users/marysnest And here is the link to my most RECENT UPLOADS: th-cam.com/users/MarysNestvideos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=2 Please let me know if you have any questions! Love, Mary
I didn't realize that I'm prepper-ish until there were empty grocery shelves. But the toilet paper, we needed tp!😂 I was like, isn't this a respiratory illness?😂 Well now I'm stocked in that as well. A pack at a time adds up! Your 5 bucks a week is a great idea.
I have had a "store", prepper pantry in my house most of my adult life. I live in an old house that has no room for a daily pantry so I have made a bedroom into the store. One of the things that I am working on is figuring out what can be maintained in my unheated shop. My garden is keeping my hopping now. I also have an elder widow I help. Doing both of these things makes my heart warm. She calls it earning my feathers...lol Keep up the good work
By prepping enough to share I feel we are making stronger more resilient communities who don't have to depend on the government for everything. It also promotes those connections that make life so rewarding.
I prepp for this exact same reason. I take my responsibilities to my family very seriously. Part of that, for me, means having a long term food supply at home for at least 3 months. And it also means leaving resources for others in time of hardship. I love the idea of a blessing box. Just a bag of dried beans, some rice, some canned food items, some matches, etc is a great way to help others without taking from your own. I believe that is a vital part of being prepared. Also, I have an easier way to organize a shopping list for prepping. It involves the use of recipes.
Excellent, Mary. I saw the writing on the wall 18 months ago. Here in the UK, on top of Covid we will have the horrendous fall-out from Brexit next year to deal with. Prepping now means no panic buying, or rather, not being at the mercy of panic buyers. I love the fact that you differentiate from the word go! Between prepping and stockpiling. I also love your references to those who are really vulnerable, and looking out for elderly neighbours.
So glad you mentioned the difference between hoarding and prepping. :-) Thank you so much for another practical, informative video Mrs Mary. This is a wonderful home economics class!
Great reasons for stocking the pantry, Mary. We are fully like minded in our thoughts on preserving and preparing. Hopefully more folks watch videos like yours and take it to heart. Blessings to you and the family. Take care and stay safe, Rob
Mary I’ve started building my “preppier” pantry. I have been reading and researching on food shortages. So for awhile I’ve been doing just like you went over today. I can’t wait for the other 2 videos. Thank you so much for doing these videos. I’m also going to can up some meats. You never know what you may have to have stock pile. God bless you my sweet friend.
Hi Vera, Exactly - you never know! I am so surprised when I do my weekly grocery shopping and see so many shelves empty. Especially for canned goods. Smart to home can! Love, Mary
Mary's Nest it’s so sad isn’t it. My little dog eats the small canned chicken for one of her meals a day. I’ve got to get her food up as well as mine. Often times people don’t think of the animals. God bless you and your precious family Mary.
Your videos are always so important w/ information that is needed. How did you become so wise? Growing up and all through raising children, our church prepared for for these type of things......and handed out papers w/ endless information on preparing our home food storage. Now is the really first time that my family has seen a crisis w/ worldwide pandemic where I am glad my family in their different homes have been prepared. Now, there is a shortage (in our area) if home canning supplies. I’ve got the jars, but am having a hard time finding lids so I can reuse them. The shelves are empty, and I wasn’t prepared w/ supplies. Have two boxes of tomatoes and peaches to preserve w/ out the ability to can . 😬
Yes, I understand completely. And you are so kind with your compliments to me. My parents both lived through the Great Depression of the 1930s and WW II. They raised me to always stay calm, don’t panic, conserve, save, and be prepared under any circumstances to help myself, my family, and my neighbors. Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
When Doomsday Prepper was on I watched it and all the reruns over and over again. They had an episode on pandemics which I'm so glad I prepped for that too! Gotta love survival shows!
Oh Margaret!! You brought back such memories!! My son and I used to watch that show too!! We loved it!! One episode was even filmed here in central Texas!! Love, Mary
Such an articulate, practical & gifted teacher! I really appreciate the effort you invest in others by sharing your gifts & knowledge with us! Thank you so much!!
Oh Anna! You are so kind!! I like to think the bone broth helps!! I was actually feeling kind of old these days because it has been so many months since I have had a haircut. But maybe after your comment, I should keep my hair a little longer!! Much love to you, Mary
For 6 years my son Felix and I have lived in a cheap rental because we are saving up for a house (2/3 saved). I think in a way we've done some of the things you talk about here on a smaller scale (small apartment). We only shop 2 times per month (I hate shopping) and when there are sales we buy what we can store and we know we'll consume within 3-4 months. That and leftovers are our system. Thank you Mary. Look forward to the next video.
I can't count the times I've been called a hoarder; very derogatory term; and I have tried to explain the difference between being prepared and hoarding. Your explanation is short, simple and perfect. This is what I tell people. I have been posting this in many places. I apologize if you've seen it before. I have never been a fear monger. But concern for my friends and family has pushed me to practically preach this lately. People keep saying I have a month's worth of food stored up or 2 month's or even 3 or more. If things work out and calm down pretty quickly fine. I want enough stored up to hold me long enough for things I plant next spring to start producing! This is much more than you think you would need. If you say well, I'm going to can food, that's great, are you growing it? The stores still aren't stocked up from the last panic clean out. Even if you can find it to put up, that's part of the temporary!!! Jars and lids are gone around here. Do you know how to root cellar? Can you smoke/dehydrate meat, if your power goes out and you have 3 month's worth of meat to decide what to do with? Put up what you eat, eat the oldest first and replace it. Store things you like. Rice and beans, 3 meals a day for 3 months does not make for a happy table.
Just wanted to mention that the Dollar Tree offers some great items. I bought 2 cans of crushed tomatoes, they compared to San Marsano tomatoes at $1.00 a can.
A tip for cooking. If you have an electric stove you might want to invest in a gas grill or a charcoal grill. Keep an extra propane tank stored somewhere and some extra charcoal so that way if you lose power you can still cook.
I am single & live in an apt so i keep sterno & A hobo stove in case the power goes out hobo stove is a small metal stove that can be fueled with twigs leaves junk mail to heat water - i also have a solar oven
@@katballou6316 Oh, yes! Those are great, against family advice I bought a pair. I test recipes on park trails clean up. My family is skeptical and microwave it, just to be sure it's good and hot. 🙄They've forgotten what manual temp gauge is? So good to hear am finding others thinking the same.
I came to the same conclusion after losing power a couple of times (electric stove) and put a grill in my side yard. In a big snow event it is too difficult to go to the backyard (due to terrain) so I bought a smaller grill and chained it to a tree in my side yard so I just have to open a sliding door to it.
Mary..my family lived through the depression and taught me to plan ahead. I have ALWAYS SHOPPED THE SALES AND HAD AN EMERGENCY SHELF. My husband and I are in poor health, and I no longer drive, so need to always take this in to consideration when we shop. So glad I found you. Thank you for all your videos.😉👵🏻
Sometimes i just grab a tin of pineapple whilst doing my shopping. Other times i have two lists, one for the shopping and one for the pantry. I never forget my lovely dog. I put treats and food in for him too.
I always thought extreme couplers were nuts until these shortages of late. They have shampoo, tp, paper towels, toothbrushes, dish soap,for months! Also the crazy ones should donate some of their hoard.
Wow! I appreciate you warm, caring way of educating us new preppers. So much better than some videos I've seen that "scare" viewers into prepping. I love the idea of blessing my neighbors too! Thank you for the download also! I'm off to read it and make my own lists! New subscriber here. 😀
This is a great video... Thank you. I just started, and it's good to hear you talk about foods you can rotate. I will be interested to see how you go about this, as I have done ' food storage' before. The storable foods were goods we would never eat on a normal basis....tinned veggies for example, when we always chose as fresh as possible. So in the end it was wasted. Im looking forward d to getting to watch the videos to see what you recommend. Thank you once again for taking this time to teach.
Mary, you are quite possibly too good for this world! Thank you for addressing this in the way you do! I might just have to adopt you as an aunt like I did with Heidi and Patrick, haha.❤
These are great ideas girlfriend! But do we store them in their packaging? Not everyone can afford all the storage containers on top of stocking up our pantry's. I bought Rubbermaid and similar containers but they are expensive. Love to you you are awesome!
I am talking about like dry beans, rice forever, well many many years, of things basically from your previous video, canned of course stays in the cans.
Hi Tammy, Great question. Yes, you can definitely store these back-up foods in their original packaging. That is not a problem at all. The only packaging I think needs a little special attention is if you have pasta in boxes that are not tightly sealed. In that case I would keep the pasta in its original box but if you don’t have a 5 gallon food storage bucket, I might store the pasta boxes in large plastic bags with some silica gel packs and some basil leaves that discourage bags. Hope this helps. Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
@@MarysNest Thank you another awesome tip! Also, I have found that beans, rice and similar foods come home with bugs in them already. As I buy them I normally put them in the freezer for a couple of days then sit them out to make sure any moisture gets evaporated before putting them in my pantry since I stack them. Is this something you would suggest?
Go to your bakery's or local pizza places. They often will sell you buckets and lids for very cheap that they use for frosting, cheese etc. You can use mylar bags($) or add a bay leaf to deter pests and add to bucket.
Mary, as someone NEW TO 'PREPPING,' I am a 60-year-old, disabled woman. I can walk around INSIDE my home, but when out-and-about I use a walker for stability, or an electric wheelchair in LARGE stores. I truly appreciate how in-depth you go on these issues. My mother canned like CRAZY then I was a kid, but I was NOT INTERESTED in learning. Consequently, after she passed (31 yrs ago) I sold SACKS & SACKS of jars for something like $15 or $20, and have no clue where the pressure canner went. I was an IDIOT! It truly is...one of my more 'foolish' choices. So, you and a few others are my 'TEACHERS', and I am eating it up!! I cannot afford a pressure canner right now, so I am going to do some FREEZING, and when I can get some jars...I am going to find out what things can be canned in a 'WATER BATH.' From your knowledge base, can you recommend some of these foods? Have a beautiful and blessed weekend. LUCRETIA
I just came upon your channel and I am very excited! You seem very kind and I look forward to transitioning my family of 6 into a healthier, more prepared household. Godbless!
Thank you Mary for sharing this information. I've always kept a small 'bonus' pantry, but due to the circumstances this year, it's very much expanded. I get frustrated with the numerous preppers who advise stocking prepared foods because I wasn't raised on them and don't eat them now. The salt content alone is off-putting! I am sharing resources like yours with my church group, trying to encourage them to develop their own extended pantries. Your message at the end of this video is all about mission and ministry isn't it?
Bought some large jars at WalMart. They are glass with screw on lids but have cardboard inserts within the lid. How do you handle this cardboard? Do you remove it or what? We want to use these jars to store beans and rice. Would appreciate some advice.
I live in an apartment I use my large linen closet to stick up I also bought a day bed instead of a sofa and I store stuff on the trundle under it it rolls out so that was so convenient
I'm shopping to move into an apartment, I've heard of these, but none of the brand name places where I'm going have them. I'm also trying not to open a credit card, for one or seldom replaced items like furniture. People I know received theirs as hand overs. I'm going to guess that for company, it's packed away in a tote? Or so air mattress on the floor or couch fold out? Sorry, if being too much.
Thank you!! Glad you found me too!! If you enjoy making Traditional Foods, be sure to head over to my TH-cam channel’s home page where I share lots of playlists of videos that I think you will enjoy. Here is the link: TH-cam.com/MarysNest Plus, I have a playlist of some of my videos titled "Mastering the Basics of Traditional Nutrient Dense Foods Cooking". You can watch it here: th-cam.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U3b4eu0QraZReKlGzA11h3y.html It's a series of 15 detailed videos that covers How to Make Bone Broth, Cultured Dairy, Ferments, Sourdough Starter (my foolproof stater), Sourdough Bread, Soaked and Sprouted Nuts and Beans, and How to Soak and Sprout Grains to Make your own Sprouted Flour at Home. ➡️FOR MY VIDEOS WITH A PRINTABLE RECIPE: Don’t forget to open the description under the video and scroll down till you see “RECIPE”. There will be a link there that will take you directly to the RECIPE on my website (MarysNest DOT com) that accompanies this video. Depending on what type of device you are watching the video on…To open the description under video, click the words “SHOW MORE”, or the title of the video, or the small downward pointing triangle arrow to the right of the video title. All of these should open the description. BTW...Are you in our private FB group? It’s called Mary’s Nest Modern Pioneers. (It’s FREE to join.) The direct link can be found in the description under this video. Come join us! We have a lot of fun chatting about Traditional “Nutrient Dense Foods and it’s a great place to get questions answered. Oh…and for more in-depth info....➡️JOIN THE TRADITIONAL FOODS KITCHEN ACADEMY (Optional Membership Community): TH-cam.com/MarysNest/join This is for those who are interested in delving into Traditional “Nutrient Dense” Foods topics in greater detail. But don’t worry, this is completely optional, and I will continue to produce all of my free public videos too. I’ve got lots of great public videos coming up here on my channel, so stay tuned. 😉 Please let me know if you have any questions. I’m so happy to help! And also, let me know what other types of traditional food videos you would like to see me make. I’m SO glad you’re here and that we are on this traditional foods journey together!! Love and God Bless, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
Love love love this video so much. Thank you Mary! One question I’m having now is about maintaining the prepper pantry. If you haven’t covered that yet, I’d love your perspective!
Hi Janie, Wonderful! Hope this can help you! Be sure to catch tomorrow's video and Sunday's video where I share lots of detailed step by step information on how to proceed. Love, Mary
@@MarysNest I was wondering. I happened to be an avid canner. Would you consider prepping with home-canned instead of canned for a prepper pantry? I hope that made sense
@Melissa Peltier I've always enjoyed canning even as a young teenager. There's something very pleasing about it not just economical but aesthetically. It's so beautiful sitting on the shelf
Thank for sharing. We're doing well. Reading A Familiar Dragon by Daniel Hood. It's a very thick book so it will likely take me two or three days to read it instead of the usual one day. Also working on my dream journal and playing Trio of Towns which is a farming game where you can grow crops, raise animals, have pets, make friends, marry, have a child, attend festivels, chop lumber, break stone, fish mine, etc.
Hi Mary! Thanks for the great video and info. 30+ years ago we didn't have the internet and it just made sense to have extra "in-case". I have lived in the south where hurricanes are considered a season, I've lived on the west coast and earthquakes are a regular thing. Now I'm back home in the mid-west with tornadoes in the summer and blizzards in the winter. Always had an emergency box with food and water. Hubby is all for the prepper pantry and our kids come to us to "grocery shop" when they are broke and between jobs. It is a blessing to be able to help.
Oh Liz!! Isn’t that the truth!! Weather can be crazy everywhere. And I love the idea of your kids shopping your pantry!! That’s so sweet. Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
Excellent video. I will be forwarding this to friends who have been asking about this. I just got off of the phone from a friend up north who said that they just had seventy mile an hour winds as well as an earthquake...what?! Diverse places...time to open our eyes.
What a timely video Mary! I feel this urgency to put food by and stock up on things that may be hard to get in a disaster. As my son tells me, my mama radar is on high alert. God bless sweet friend❤️
Hi Wendy, I am so happy to hear that you enjoy the idea of this series! As to my vanilla beans, I bought them quite awhile ago on amazon. You do take a chance, in that you aren't able to see them but it was much more affordable to buy them in bulk as opposed to at the grocery store. I thought they looked fine when they arrived so I would chance it if I were you. Hope this helps. Love, Mary
Hi Mary✋ this is great advice we all need at this difficult time all around the world. I'm really looking forward to the next 2 videos. Thank you for sharing. God bless. 🙏❤️🇦🇺
I am so happy to see these videos, Mary! Thank you for putting your gift for teaching to this essential homemaker's task. My family started our pepper pantry a few years ago, but we look forward to watching your videos because you explain things so well and so thoroughly I'm sure I'll be encouraged and learn something new. God bless you!
I just found your channel. I’m in my 60s and feel like I know very little compared to you. Wish you were my neighbor and I’d love to learn from you. I’ll just watch you and learn everything I can possibly learn. I’m so excited to make the cream soup mix. I’ve ordered the ingredients to pickup at Walmart tomorrow. I can’t wait to try the sourdough starter. Thanks.
I have a serious question that I'm having trouble solving well. My husband and I are both diabetic and we have three older sons who are on the autism spectrum. How can I prep effectively when so many of the foods that folks prep with are poor choices for diabetics. With essentially 4 men to feed I'm worried about how to figure out how much to put away for all of us.
These are great questions. I’m not a doctor so I don’t know exactly what people who have diabetes and autism should eat. Does it lean toward more protein as opposed to carbs? If so I would focus on getting canned meats like canned roast beef from Costco. I would also start to stock up on jerky. And I would think that having a lot of good quality fat like ghee and coconut oil would be important. Can you eat sourdough bread? I believe it has a lower glycemic load or sprouted bread which also has a lower glycemic load? If you could keep flour and grains on hand to make those types of brands that would be helpful. I would also stock up on a lot of canned vegetables. Also, can you and your family eat beans? If so that’s always a good source of protein and it’s filling. If you have a book that talks about what foods diabetics can eat I would make a list of all the foods and then see which options you could buy that are non-perishable. Hope this helps. Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
Some of the best advice I have heard is 'Prep what you eat and eat what you prep' Do not follow all those lists out there that say you need this and you need that. Hubby and I may eat 5 lbs of beans in a year so why would be store 100 lbs or what ever the amount is that is on the lists. I'm type 2 diabetic, my hubby doesn't care for vegetables. I prep what we do eat. Most of the carbs are for him and most of the vegetables are for me lol I do go a little heavy on the carbs because if there ever is a time when we have to do more manual stuff for survival I will need more carbs and when doing more my body can handle more carbs to function efficiently. Take a look at what you eat. Write down for a couple of weeks what you and your family eat and start storing those items. As your dietary needs change add in those new items and figure a way to use up/give away what you do not use now.
Thank you so much Mary for sending me these prepper videos 🙏♥️ I’ve been starting and now I need organization ideas. I know that this community has a lot of great ideas. I’m allergic to dairy which is very challenging. Does anyone know what I can purchase that is shelf stable. I’ve looked at local stores and it seems overwhelming as to what is best. Thank you again ! I’m also listening to the video and oh yes don’t forget about the processed foods that have a lot of chemicals in them. That is very toxic to me . Yes 😂 toxic because I could start with hidden ingredients that trigger migraines etc. Fresh is best .
Just wow! I couldn’t agree more strongly Mary with everything you said about the reasons you listed as to why you prep and why your viewers should also prep. But I would also add, and you are obviously doing this already in a big way, people need to help their relatives, neighbors, friends and coworkers to prep. Then they need to help their communities to prep. After that, spiral outwards to your county, state and nation. If everyone did that, there would be no starving or homeless people in our country or in our world, not even one. God bless! 🙏🏼
Mary, thank you for your wonderful show, I love your wonderful talk about cooking, you make it easy for anyone! Some of the recipes have also been in my family for generations! Keep it coming!
We have Brown & White Rice & Pasta & all kinds of Pinto & Navy Beans. Sweet Mary what should I buy to add to these dried foods, I'm not really creative. Deb
Hi Deb, You will love both tomorrow's video and Sunday's. I'll be sharing lots of ideas. Yes, rice, beans, and pasta can get boring. Be sure to think of canned goods, including canned chicken and more. Plus dried fruits and nuts. More to come! Love, Mary
I've only recently discovered your channel, but I love you Mary and all the good work that you do! You are so heartwarming and personable and practical. Stay safe and thank you for helping communities help themselves stay well fed.
Hi Sweet Friends,Today, I am starting a THREE-PART SERIES that you won't want to miss! Part 1 covers What is a Prepper Pantry, Part 2 will cover How to Stock a Prepper Pantry with Real Food, and Part 3 will cover How to Do this on $5 a Week.
I have received so may emails from folks who were caught totally off-guard when this pandemic quarantine hit. They were in the process of transitioning from a processed foods kitchen to a traditional foods kitchen but never thought of creating a plan for stocking their “extended pantry”. (The 4th “corner” of the Four Corners Pantry where we keep our back-up food supply.) They shared with me that they NEVER want to be in that position again where they have so little food on hand!
So, in response to those emails - and to help all of you who may have been in the same boat - but now want to implement a plan to create a “Prepper Pantry”, I have put together this Three Part Series starting today and running through Sunday. If you subscribe to my TH-cam channel but have not clicked the notification bell, be sure to do so, if you want to be notified when each of these videos is released.
I really hope this series helps those of you who are knew to “Prepping” and extended pantry and hopefully I share a few helpful tips and ideas even for us more experienced preppers!
➡️Be sure to head over to my TH-cam channel’s Home Page where I share lots of organized playlists of videos that I think you will enjoy. Here is the link: TH-cam.com/MarysNest
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Thanks for watching! Love, Mary
Wow, I asked if we could see her pantry and she gave us a 3-part series! Talk about someone who listens to her fans!
On a side note, that part where you speak about helping your neighbors was so beautiful. More people need to talk about helping our community when we can, sometimes it makes all of the difference. I wish we were neighbors!
Thank you so much for the kind words!! I wish we were neighbors too!! Love, Mary
We love you!!!!
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Learned as a child always living in the country you always have stuff on hand. A half hour drive to town is a pain when you need a cup of sugar.. or get snowed in for days on end and cant get there
My city slicker husband asked me when we met, what does one person need all this food for?? He respects it now. 🤣
Oh Lisa!! I love this!! Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
I had that same background. Times have been a little tight for us since I had to quit my job for health issues. We went through quite a bit of our stocked up stuff. Now we are building it again.
Yes, city people don't understand! My dearest brother in laws, very first visit to our brothers farm; packed an ice chest and brought a 3 gallon borrowed water barrel / jug! Totally surprised, HEB, 11 mi and Walmart, Aldi, Two more HEB and 7 mom and pop markets into next major town 35 mi is farthest we could locate in Google!
In his defense, in 4 generations, rarely would any visit out of central downtown! School field trips, not leaving the city or marginally county lines!
Bless her dear heart, his sister, sent groceries! For an over week visit when she was moving. She was worried about us milking the goats or a cow for them. Too funny! But yes, out of curiosity, when asked we hobbled on older, patient and gentle natured beast; with much sweet feed cubes being hand fed and no we didn't have them drink it. It was put into animal bottles by the animal rescue person who came by. Lost art, even my grandma had lost her touch. Thank you so much, I'm learning so much, at least my parents can't complain about this hobby. Though I've yet to find advice for setting up an outdoor fireplace, for both canning or baking abd grilling all the goodies from our garden. Blessings be, lovely lady.
Hands up, who wants Mary as a neighbor? 🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♀️
So happy to see you hear teaching about these things! Who would give this a thumbs down? People who only live for the moment? 🥰🥰🥰
So happy you are enjoying this topic!! Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
Bots, hoarders, and 1 or 2 fat fingers. Best to ignore them, but thumbs down still helps in the data count to move videos up in the lineup.
Excellent topic. Too many people are totally unprepared and cluess.
I've accidentally hit the thumbs down at least once. Bad eyes and fat fingers
Kimberly Riddell Me too! And then I'm horrified and quickly change it 😂
People who are going g to be knocking on our door for HELP...🙄
Thank you for reminding others we need to prepare to help others! I love the blessing box idea! I also wanted to tell you my 5 year old daughter loves watching your videos with me and every time she sees you before I begin the video she says "hello sweet friends!"
Oh my goodness!! This really warmed my heart!! Please give that sweet little girl a big hug for me!! Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
I didn’t realize I was a “preper” until I watched this. My mother and my MIL always had “backups” of items they used regularly. Neither had stocks for severe emergencies but always had on hand what they knew they would use up in a reasonable amount of time. I learned from them when a canned or shelf safe item you use regularly goes on sale, stock up. I’ve been doing this for 51 years of marriage, luckily I’ve never needed the pantry for extreme emergency. But, during the pandemic when things were short and we were staying home, I had plenty of supplies to play around with and create interesting meals.
THANK YOU for this video. Being prepared is a good thing! I can’t begin to tell you how comforting it is knowing my extended/survival pantry is already “up & running”! This week alone I’ve gone through two hurricanes AND a lay-off due to C-19. May God bless you all!
I am so sorry to hear about all you’ve gone through but glad to hear you were prepared to handle it. God bless you too!! Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
Because of economic reasons I buy extra when I see a "sale".....like buying 4 or 5 bottles of dish soap on sale or extra bundles of toilet paper and paper towels on sale and store these non perishables away.....I have been teased about my "sale buying" but when covid19 hit ...boy was I glad to have backup supplies ......thank you for this series....now I can learn to deal with perishable and other aspects of prepping......thanks Mary....you're the best.....love and GOD bless❤💐❤
You are so smart!! I shop the sales too. It is so money saving. And thank you for the kind words!! Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
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Same. When the pandemic hit we were quite prepared because I always shop lots of the items that are super good sales. I' m an unaware prepper 😛
I love how considerate you are in educating your TH-cam family & sharing with others. You are a joy and a light in the world, Mary!
Oh Teresa! Thank you so much for the kind words!! So glad you’re here!! If you enjoy making traditional foods and stocking the traditional foods pantry, I hope you’ll consider subscribing if you've not already done so. It's such a joy to be building this community!! Would love to have you join us on this Traditional Foods Journey! ➡️ SUBSCRIBE: th-cam.com/users/marysnest
Also, be sure to check out the home page of my channel - I have some CURATED PLAYLISTS there that you might find helpful: th-cam.com/users/marysnest
And here is the link to my most RECENT UPLOADS: th-cam.com/users/MarysNestvideos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=2
Please let me know if you have any questions! Love, Mary
@@MarysNest, thank you!
I didn't realize that I'm prepper-ish until there were empty grocery shelves. But the toilet paper, we needed tp!😂 I was like, isn't this a respiratory illness?😂 Well now I'm stocked in that as well. A pack at a time adds up! Your 5 bucks a week is a great idea.
Hi Lori, It's funny how so many folks are realizing they are preppers! LOL!! Hope you enjoy the series! Love, Mary
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@@loripark6391 Same here. What a slap of reality that was. I immediately respected those who've been doing this for years.
Just a little bit, over time, here and there. Simple: stock up on what you use. Or "store what you eat and eat what you store"
Super Mary!
I have had a "store", prepper pantry in my house most of my adult life. I live in an old house that has no room for a daily pantry so I have made a bedroom into the store. One of the things that I am working on is figuring out what can be maintained in my unheated shop. My garden is keeping my hopping now. I also have an elder widow I help. Doing both of these things makes my heart warm. She calls it earning my feathers...lol Keep up the good work
Oh Dena!! I love that!! Earning your feathers!! What a wonderful soul you are!! Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
By prepping enough to share I feel we are making stronger more resilient communities who don't have to depend on the government for everything. It also promotes those connections that make life so rewarding.
Oh Gordon!! So well said!! Thank you!! Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
I prepp for this exact same reason. I take my responsibilities to my family very seriously. Part of that, for me, means having a long term food supply at home for at least 3 months. And it also means leaving resources for others in time of hardship. I love the idea of a blessing box. Just a bag of dried beans, some rice, some canned food items, some matches, etc is a great way to help others without taking from your own. I believe that is a vital part of being prepared. Also, I have an easier way to organize a shopping list for prepping. It involves the use of recipes.
Hi Amalia, How true! And I love your idea of organizing your shopping list around recipes!! Such a great tip! Love, Mary
Excellent advice Mary. This is so important in the times we are living in. And yes, we must help our neighbors in times of need
Thank you so much! Glad you like this!! ❤️🤗❤️
UGH! I love this woman. So intelligent, warm, and cozy. I wish she was my mother.
You are such a lovely spirit!
As an Italian-American we always over shop, over buy food! Lol
LOL!! I can relate!! 😂😂😂...abudanza!!
Mary's Nest. Yes. Ciao!!
I can relate too! Very true.
I am adding a can opener to my prepper pantry!
Excellent, Mary. I saw the writing on the wall 18 months ago. Here in the UK, on top of Covid we will have the horrendous fall-out from Brexit next year to deal with. Prepping now means no panic buying, or rather, not being at the mercy of panic buyers. I love the fact that you differentiate from the word go! Between prepping and stockpiling. I also love your references to those who are really vulnerable, and looking out for elderly neighbours.
So glad you mentioned the difference between hoarding and prepping. :-) Thank you so much for another practical, informative video Mrs Mary. This is a wonderful home economics class!
Great reasons for stocking the pantry, Mary. We are fully like minded in our thoughts on preserving and preparing. Hopefully more folks watch videos like yours and take it to heart. Blessings to you and the family.
Take care and stay safe,
Rob
Mary I’ve started building my “preppier” pantry. I have been reading and researching on food shortages. So for awhile I’ve been doing just like you went over today. I can’t wait for the other 2 videos. Thank you so much for doing these videos. I’m also going to can up some meats. You never know what you may have to have stock pile. God bless you my sweet friend.
Hi Vera, Exactly - you never know! I am so surprised when I do my weekly grocery shopping and see so many shelves empty. Especially for canned goods. Smart to home can! Love, Mary
Mary's Nest it’s so sad isn’t it. My little dog eats the small canned chicken for one of her meals a day. I’ve got to get her food up as well as mine. Often times people don’t think of the animals. God bless you and your precious family Mary.
Your videos are always so important w/ information that is needed. How did you become so wise? Growing up and all through raising children, our church prepared for for these type of things......and handed out papers w/ endless information on preparing our home food storage. Now is the really first time that my family has seen a crisis w/ worldwide pandemic where I am glad my family in their different homes have been prepared. Now, there is a shortage (in our area) if home canning supplies. I’ve got the jars, but am having a hard time finding lids so I can reuse them. The shelves are empty, and I wasn’t prepared w/ supplies. Have two boxes of tomatoes and peaches to preserve w/ out the ability to can . 😬
Yes, I understand completely. And you are so kind with your compliments to me. My parents both lived through the Great Depression of the 1930s and WW II. They raised me to always stay calm, don’t panic, conserve, save, and be prepared under any circumstances to help myself, my family, and my neighbors. Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
Really love the blessing box idea.
When Doomsday Prepper was on I watched it and all the reruns over and over again. They had an episode on pandemics which I'm so glad I prepped for that too! Gotta love survival shows!
Oh Margaret!! You brought back such memories!! My son and I used to watch that show too!! We loved it!! One episode was even filmed here in central Texas!! Love, Mary
Thank you for this series. I want to be prepared but not panicked so the planning really helps me
Just found you, learning from you. Thanks
I have an awesome new project now. Thanks for nudging me to do this! ❤️❤️
Wonderful!!❤️🤗❤️
Such an articulate, practical & gifted teacher! I really appreciate the effort you invest in others by sharing your gifts & knowledge with us! Thank you so much!!
As always Mary great video many thanks for your incredible knowledge
Hi Christine, Thank you so much for the kind words!! Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
Miss Mary -- you look 20 years younger in this video, God Bless You! Please tell me it's from all your bone broth and that I'll be half as lucky...😁
Oh Anna! You are so kind!! I like to think the bone broth helps!! I was actually feeling kind of old these days because it has been so many months since I have had a haircut. But maybe after your comment, I should keep my hair a little longer!! Much love to you, Mary
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@@MarysNest Yes to the long hair! 💖 Also, it's that vibrant red apron reflecting your rosy cheeks!
This is awesome.
Thanks a million times 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Glad you liked it!
For 6 years my son Felix and I have lived in a cheap rental because we are saving up for a house (2/3 saved). I think in a way we've done some of the things you talk about here on a smaller scale (small apartment). We only shop 2 times per month (I hate shopping) and when there are sales we buy what we can store and we know we'll consume within 3-4 months. That and leftovers are our system. Thank you Mary. Look forward to the next video.
Wow! You are doing a great job and are so smart to save up for your house!! Love, Mary
Great video, with much needed advice for these days. Can't wait for the other two.
More to come!
I can't count the times I've been called a hoarder; very derogatory term; and I have tried to explain the difference between being prepared and hoarding. Your explanation is short, simple and perfect. This is what I tell people. I have been posting this in many places. I apologize if you've seen it before. I have never been a fear monger. But concern for my friends and family has pushed me to practically preach this lately. People keep saying I have a month's worth of food stored up or 2 month's or even 3 or more. If things work out and calm down pretty quickly fine. I want enough stored up to hold me long enough for things I plant next spring to start producing! This is much more than you think you would need. If you say well, I'm going to can food, that's great, are you growing it? The stores still aren't stocked up from the last panic clean out. Even if you can find it to put up, that's part of the temporary!!! Jars and lids are gone around here. Do you know how to root cellar? Can you smoke/dehydrate meat, if your power goes out and you have 3 month's worth of meat to decide what to do with? Put up what you eat, eat the oldest first and replace it. Store things you like. Rice and beans, 3 meals a day for 3 months does not make for a happy table.
Oh Linda!! This is excellent!! Thank you for sharing. Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
Just wanted to mention that the Dollar Tree offers some great items. I bought 2 cans of crushed tomatoes, they compared to San Marsano tomatoes at $1.00 a can.
A tip for cooking. If you have an electric stove you might want to invest in a gas grill or a charcoal grill. Keep an extra propane tank stored somewhere and some extra charcoal so that way if you lose power you can still cook.
Hi Ashley, Wonderful tip!! Thanks so much for sharing!! Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
@No freedom censored I have done that too. When my family and I go camping we use the fire pit in the backyard.
I am single & live in an apt so i keep sterno &
A hobo stove in case the power goes out hobo stove is a small metal stove that can be fueled with twigs leaves junk mail to heat water - i also have a solar oven
@@katballou6316 Oh, yes! Those are great, against family advice I bought a pair. I test recipes on park trails clean up. My family is skeptical and microwave it, just to be sure it's good and hot. 🙄They've forgotten what manual temp gauge is? So good to hear am finding others thinking the same.
I came to the same conclusion after losing power a couple of times (electric stove) and put a grill in my side yard. In a big snow event it is too difficult to go to the backyard (due to terrain) so I bought a smaller grill and chained it to a tree in my side yard so I just have to open a sliding door to it.
God Bless you for such a wonderful message it is VERY IMPORTANT. I personally know first hand how important your message is. Thank you.
Mary..my family lived through the depression and taught me to plan ahead. I have ALWAYS SHOPPED THE SALES AND HAD AN EMERGENCY SHELF. My husband and I are in poor health, and I no longer drive, so need to always take this in to consideration when we shop. So glad I found you. Thank you for all your videos.😉👵🏻
Thank you for offering such helpful information, and for explaining the practical side of using from the surplus to help others in need.
Sometimes i just grab a tin of pineapple whilst doing my shopping. Other times i have two lists, one for the shopping and one for the pantry. I never forget my lovely dog. I put treats and food in for him too.
WONDERFUL !!! FOUND this very encouraging and interesting. God bless !!!! :)
Hi Phillip, So happy you found this helpful. Hope you enjoy the series!! Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
I always thought extreme couplers were nuts until these shortages of late. They have shampoo, tp, paper towels, toothbrushes, dish soap,for months! Also the crazy ones should donate some of their hoard.
I had that very same placemat! When we moved from IL to AZ we had (hubby’s fault): an estate sale so many, many things were sold that I had no idea!
How true! I think a lot of folks felt that way until recently. ❤️🤗❤️
Wow! I appreciate you warm, caring way of educating us new preppers. So much better than some videos I've seen that "scare" viewers into prepping. I love the idea of blessing my neighbors too! Thank you for the download also! I'm off to read it and make my own lists! New subscriber here. 😀
Mary, you always amaze me, what a great idea...to create this series. Love it.
Wow! For $5.00 a week in a year to fill a Prepped pantry. That is so cool.
Hi Brenda, it’s amazing how a little bit of planning and a lot of budgeting can fill a prepper pantry! Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
This is a great video... Thank you. I just started, and it's good to hear you talk about foods you can rotate. I will be interested to see how you go about this, as I have done ' food storage' before. The storable foods were goods we would never eat on a normal basis....tinned veggies for example, when we always chose as fresh as possible. So in the end it was wasted. Im looking forward d to getting to watch the videos to see what you recommend. Thank you once again for taking this time to teach.
Mary, you are quite possibly too good for this world! Thank you for addressing this in the way you do! I might just have to adopt you as an aunt like I did with Heidi and Patrick, haha.❤
Oh Natasha!! You are so sweet. We will be one big family because I live Heidi and Patrick too!! Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
@@MarysNest That sounds wonderful! Pity we are all spread out over the country!
These are great ideas girlfriend! But do we store them in their packaging? Not everyone can afford all the storage containers on top of stocking up our pantry's. I bought Rubbermaid and similar containers but they are expensive. Love to you you are awesome!
I am talking about like dry beans, rice forever, well many many years, of things basically from your previous video, canned of course stays in the cans.
Hi Tammy, Great question. Yes, you can definitely store these back-up foods in their original packaging. That is not a problem at all. The only packaging I think needs a little special attention is if you have pasta in boxes that are not tightly sealed. In that case I would keep the pasta in its original box but if you don’t have a 5 gallon food storage bucket, I might store the pasta boxes in large plastic bags with some silica gel packs and some basil leaves that discourage bags. Hope this helps. Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
@@MarysNest Thank you another awesome tip! Also, I have found that beans, rice and similar foods come home with bugs in them already. As I buy them I normally put them in the freezer for a couple of days then sit them out to make sure any moisture gets evaporated before putting them in my pantry since I stack them. Is this something you would suggest?
Go to your bakery's or local pizza places. They often will sell you buckets and lids for very cheap that they use for frosting, cheese etc. You can use mylar bags($) or add a bay leaf to deter pests and add to bucket.
Mary, as someone NEW TO 'PREPPING,' I am a 60-year-old, disabled woman. I can walk around INSIDE my home, but when out-and-about I use a walker for stability, or an electric wheelchair in LARGE stores. I truly appreciate how in-depth you go on these issues. My mother canned like CRAZY then I was a kid, but I was NOT INTERESTED in learning. Consequently, after she passed (31 yrs ago) I sold SACKS & SACKS of jars for something like $15 or $20, and have no clue where the pressure canner went. I was an IDIOT! It truly is...one of my more 'foolish' choices. So, you and a few others are my 'TEACHERS', and I am eating it up!! I cannot afford a pressure canner right now, so I am going to do some FREEZING, and when I can get some jars...I am going to find out what things can be canned in a 'WATER BATH.' From your knowledge base, can you recommend some of these foods? Have a beautiful and blessed weekend. LUCRETIA
What a great video!! Thanks for this.😇😇😇
You are so welcome!
I also like to prep for pregnancy. Thank you for help.
So important!! What a great reminder!! ❤️🤗❤️
So good to hear someone talk about helping others and think of others, its not very common these days. Blessings Mary!!!
Thank you so much!!❤️🤗❤️
@@MarysNest 🙂
I just came upon your channel and I am very excited! You seem very kind and I look forward to transitioning my family of 6 into a healthier, more prepared household. Godbless!
Thank you Mary for sharing this information. I've always kept a small 'bonus' pantry, but due to the circumstances this year, it's very much expanded. I get frustrated with the numerous preppers who advise stocking prepared foods because I wasn't raised on them and don't eat them now. The salt content alone is off-putting! I am sharing resources like yours with my church group, trying to encourage them to develop their own extended pantries. Your message at the end of this video is all about mission and ministry isn't it?
Thank you so much for the kind words. Yes, it’s the end of this video that is the real reason I like to be prepared. Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
Bought some large jars at WalMart. They are glass with screw on lids but have cardboard inserts within the lid. How do you handle this cardboard? Do you remove it or what? We want to use these jars to store beans and rice. Would appreciate some advice.
I wonder how many new preppers there are now thanks to the pandemic. Valentine's Day 2021.
Very good video Mary
Thank you!!❤️🤗❤️
I enjoy your practical, food-centered approach. It isn’t somebody buying a million cans of Campbell’s soup in a bunker.
I have watched several videos on how to get started but none have mentioned a basement for storage. Is a basement a bad place for storage?
Wow i found a treasure channel on TH-cam!! I am looking forward to your Videos 🤯💛
Thank you Mary, you are such a beautiful person . I enjoy watching your videos. God bless you and your family.
I live in an apartment I use my large linen closet to stick up I also bought a day bed instead of a sofa and I store stuff on the trundle under it it rolls out so that was so convenient
Hi Tina, Such great ideas! Thanks for sharing!! Love, Mary
I'm shopping to move into an apartment, I've heard of these, but none of the brand name places where I'm going have them. I'm also trying not to open a credit card, for one or seldom replaced items like furniture. People I know received theirs as hand overs.
I'm going to guess that for company, it's packed away in a tote? Or so air mattress on the floor or couch fold out? Sorry, if being too much.
I glad I found this channel this was very informative video ty
Thank you!! Glad you found me too!! If you enjoy making Traditional Foods, be sure to head over to my TH-cam channel’s home page where I share lots of playlists of videos that I think you will enjoy. Here is the link: TH-cam.com/MarysNest Plus, I have a playlist of some of my videos titled "Mastering the Basics of Traditional Nutrient Dense Foods Cooking". You can watch it here: th-cam.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U3b4eu0QraZReKlGzA11h3y.html It's a series of 15 detailed videos that covers How to Make Bone Broth, Cultured Dairy, Ferments, Sourdough Starter (my foolproof stater), Sourdough Bread, Soaked and Sprouted Nuts and Beans, and How to Soak and Sprout Grains to Make your own Sprouted Flour at Home.
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Please let me know if you have any questions. I’m so happy to help! And also, let me know what other types of traditional food videos you would like to see me make. I’m SO glad you’re here and that we are on this traditional foods journey together!! Love and God Bless, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
Love love love this video so much. Thank you Mary! One question I’m having now is about maintaining the prepper pantry. If you haven’t covered that yet, I’d love your perspective!
I'm so happy you taped this. I'm planning on starting on and don't know where to start. I'm going to watch and I'll get back with you
Hi Janie, Wonderful! Hope this can help you! Be sure to catch tomorrow's video and Sunday's video where I share lots of detailed step by step information on how to proceed. Love, Mary
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I was wondering. I happened to be an avid canner. Would you consider prepping with home-canned instead of canned for a prepper pantry? I hope that made sense
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I've always enjoyed canning even as a young teenager. There's something very pleasing about it not just economical but aesthetically. It's so beautiful sitting on the shelf
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Just found your channel. I love it!!!!
awesome vid! thank you so much
Thank for sharing. We're doing well. Reading A Familiar Dragon by Daniel Hood. It's a very thick book so it will likely take me two or three days to read it instead of the usual one day. Also working on my dream journal and playing Trio of Towns which is a farming game where you can grow crops, raise animals, have pets, make friends, marry, have a child, attend festivels, chop lumber, break stone, fish mine, etc.
I love all your videos. Thank you for doing what you do. I appreciate and reference your videos all the time.
This is useful especially during this time of lock down, stay home and uncertainty due to covid19 pandemic. Thank you.
I love your focus on helping to make resources go as far as possible for everyone!!! ❤️😊👍
Hi Mary! Thanks for the great video and info. 30+ years ago we didn't have the internet and it just made sense to have extra "in-case". I have lived in the south where hurricanes are considered a season, I've lived on the west coast and earthquakes are a regular thing. Now I'm back home in the mid-west with tornadoes in the summer and blizzards in the winter. Always had an emergency box with food and water. Hubby is all for the prepper pantry and our kids come to us to "grocery shop" when they are broke and between jobs. It is a blessing to be able to help.
Oh Liz!! Isn’t that the truth!! Weather can be crazy everywhere. And I love the idea of your kids shopping your pantry!! That’s so sweet. Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
Thanck you, beautifull soul (& not only)
Thank you for this very important series. I have learned to water bath and pressure can as I am working on a secondary pantry. Blessings to you.
Brilliant video, thank you so much Mary love from Spain
Thank YOU for the kind words!! Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
Hi Mary! Thanks so much for sharing. I have been picking up some stuff a little here and there. Can't wait to see the next video 🙂
Wonderful!! ❤️🤗❤️
Excellent video. I will be forwarding this to friends who have been asking about this. I just got off of the phone from a friend up north who said that they just had seventy mile an hour winds as well as an earthquake...what?! Diverse places...time to open our eyes.
Yes indeed!! 🤗
Hi Mary love all your posts. You are a down to earth pearson and that makes it easier for us to get started on new adventure s. Thank you so much.
Oh Ruth! Thank you so much for the kind words!! Hope you find this series helpful!! Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
What a timely video Mary! I feel this urgency to put food by and stock up on things that may be hard to get in a disaster. As my son tells me, my mama radar is on high alert. God bless sweet friend❤️
Hi Jackie, How true!! Hope you are doing well my sweet friend!! Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
Hi Mary! I’m really looking forward to this new series. But I have a question . Where do you buy your vanilla beans? Thanks so much😘Love Wendy
Hi Wendy, I am so happy to hear that you enjoy the idea of this series! As to my vanilla beans, I bought them quite awhile ago on amazon. You do take a chance, in that you aren't able to see them but it was much more affordable to buy them in bulk as opposed to at the grocery store. I thought they looked fine when they arrived so I would chance it if I were you. Hope this helps. Love, Mary
Mary's Nest thanks Mary! When you say bulk, how many did you buy and do they keep??
Hi Mary✋ this is great advice we all need at this difficult time all around the world. I'm really looking forward to the next 2 videos. Thank you for sharing. God bless. 🙏❤️🇦🇺
Thank you SO much! Glad you liked it. Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
Great idea, an extension to my homemade dinners, preserves etc already stored!
I am so happy to see these videos, Mary! Thank you for putting your gift for teaching to this essential homemaker's task. My family started our pepper pantry a few years ago, but we look forward to watching your videos because you explain things so well and so thoroughly I'm sure I'll be encouraged and learn something new.
God bless you!
I just found your channel. I’m in my 60s and feel like I know very little compared to you. Wish you were my neighbor and I’d love to learn from you. I’ll just watch you and learn everything I can possibly learn. I’m so excited to make the cream soup mix. I’ve ordered the ingredients to pickup at Walmart tomorrow. I can’t wait to try the sourdough starter. Thanks.
I have a serious question that I'm having trouble solving well. My husband and I are both diabetic and we have three older sons who are on the autism spectrum. How can I prep effectively when so many of the foods that folks prep with are poor choices for diabetics. With essentially 4 men to feed I'm worried about how to figure out how much to put away for all of us.
These are great questions. I’m not a doctor so I don’t know exactly what people who have diabetes and autism should eat. Does it lean toward more protein as opposed to carbs? If so I would focus on getting canned meats like canned roast beef from Costco. I would also start to stock up on jerky. And I would think that having a lot of good quality fat like ghee and coconut oil would be important. Can you eat sourdough bread? I believe it has a lower glycemic load or sprouted bread which also has a lower glycemic load? If you could keep flour and grains on hand to make those types of brands that would be helpful. I would also stock up on a lot of canned vegetables. Also, can you and your family eat beans? If so that’s always a good source of protein and it’s filling. If you have a book that talks about what foods diabetics can eat I would make a list of all the foods and then see which options you could buy that are non-perishable. Hope this helps. Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
@@MarysNest that was very kind.
Some of the best advice I have heard is 'Prep what you eat and eat what you prep' Do not follow all those lists out there that say you need this and you need that. Hubby and I may eat 5 lbs of beans in a year so why would be store 100 lbs or what ever the amount is that is on the lists. I'm type 2 diabetic, my hubby doesn't care for vegetables. I prep what we do eat. Most of the carbs are for him and most of the vegetables are for me lol I do go a little heavy on the carbs because if there ever is a time when we have to do more manual stuff for survival I will need more carbs and when doing more my body can handle more carbs to function efficiently.
Take a look at what you eat. Write down for a couple of weeks what you and your family eat and start storing those items. As your dietary needs change add in those new items and figure a way to use up/give away what you do not use now.
Hi Mary. How I need this series, I'm starting a prepper pantry and I don't know how to start correct. Thank you so much for your help.
Hi Elaine, So happy to hear this is helpful!! Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
Thank you so much Mary for sending me these prepper videos 🙏♥️ I’ve been starting and now I need organization ideas. I know that this community has a lot of great ideas. I’m allergic to dairy which is very challenging. Does anyone know what I can purchase that is shelf stable. I’ve looked at local stores and it seems overwhelming as to what is best. Thank you again ! I’m also listening to the video and oh yes don’t forget about the processed foods that have a lot of chemicals in them. That is very toxic to me . Yes 😂 toxic because I could start with hidden ingredients that trigger migraines etc. Fresh is best .
Just found your TH-cam will keep you in my prayers Kathy from Muncie Indiana sends hugs 🤗
Just wow! I couldn’t agree more strongly Mary with everything you said about the reasons you listed as to why you prep and why your viewers should also prep. But I would also add, and you are obviously doing this already in a big way, people need to help their relatives, neighbors, friends and coworkers to prep. Then they need to help their communities to prep. After that, spiral outwards to your county, state and nation. If everyone did that, there would be no starving or homeless people in our country or in our world, not even one. God bless! 🙏🏼
Mary, thank you for your wonderful show, I love your wonderful talk about cooking, you make it easy for anyone! Some of the recipes have also been in my family for generations! Keep it coming!
We have Brown & White Rice & Pasta & all kinds of Pinto & Navy Beans. Sweet Mary what should I buy to add to these dried foods, I'm not really creative.
Deb
Hi Deb, You will love both tomorrow's video and Sunday's. I'll be sharing lots of ideas. Yes, rice, beans, and pasta can get boring. Be sure to think of canned goods, including canned chicken and more. Plus dried fruits and nuts. More to come! Love, Mary
Remember that canning pressure varies depending on your altitude!
Wonderful as always, thank you. Perfect video to share. ❤️
Wonderful! Hope this series can help outs of folks. Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
👍👍 Thank you for sharing this Mary :)
Glad you like this!! 🤗
This video was awesome! Thanks Mary!
Hi. I found some old myler bags that I bought in 2014 along with the oxygen things. Will they still be good to use 🙏
I encourage you to make sure to add "prepper pantry, part #" to your titles.
Perfect timing! I am working on my own pantry now. We always had this and it’s perfect for winter weather prep.
Definitely!! I used to live back East and I know exactly what you mean!! Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
Mary there are an array of wheats to choose from to store for grinding-what top choices to you suggest and should I rely on a local mill?🤗
I've only recently discovered your channel, but I love you Mary and all the good work that you do! You are so heartwarming and personable and practical. Stay safe and thank you for helping communities help themselves stay well fed.
Oh Elizabeth!! Thank you so much for the kind and generous words!! SO glad you’re here!! WELCOME!! Love, Mary❤️😘❤️