Buy These 3 Forever Foods Before It's Too Late!
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- These are the first 3 foods you need to stock up on for emergency survival. They will literally last forever. When the grocery store is empty you'll have years of food stored for dirt cheap. These have all the nutrients your body needs to sustain life. These food buckets are the ones I have found work best. As we work to transform our homestead these are essential for survival. Thanks for watching!
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I’m a 64 year old, single woman living alone. Also, I’m originally from north Texas so beans and corn bread, biscuits and gravy, and black eyed peas are comfort food. I always have 10-20 pounds of beans stored for emergencies. I started dehydrating food and storing it in vacuum sealed jars pre-COVID. Anything I used to keep in the freezer, mostly fruits/veggies, have been dehydrated. I store the same amount of food in less space. I have successfully dehydrated and stored meats. I put together the ingredients of my favorite soups/stews in smaller vacuum sealed jars for 1-2 serving portions. It has come in handy to supplement my food during a temporary emergency when I lost my home and garden to a fire that spread from a neighbor’s home. I’m looking forward to replacing the fruit trees I lost and replenishing my food stores.
Any best practice that you'd share on (how to) dehydrating these products?
@@1dayUllC A very slow oven, or an electric dehydrator!
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Thank you so much.
With the 1st option, at approx. what degree and for how long?
(eg. for batches of a person would you suggest?)
@@1dayUllC All depends upon the food. Drying fruits, vegetables, meats, etc. About 200° for several hours. Experiment, while there's still some time. 😊
@@1dayUllC ovens are tricky. We prop the door open with a wooden spoon or something that won't melt at 200F.
If you have an oven with a fan (convection) use that to circulate the heat. Set oven to lowest setting. Check with an oven thermometer to find out what the actual temp is.
Crumble on a cookie sheet. Cook low for an hour or so and turn and crumble as you go. Usually 6-10 hours tops (160-165 for an hour and the lower if possible for several more hours until dry).
Ovens vary so much it's tough to say. Basically you apply low heat and turn until it is dry. I think some use air fryers set as low as possible and that might work.
Best way is with a dehydrator with temperature control and timer.
If using ground beef, get the lowest fat % possible. As it cooks, drain the fat. Blot with toweling to remove any fat that doesn't drain off.
I dehydrated 93% lean ground beef yesterday. I added breadcrumbs to help absorb moisture, mixed thdm in well and ket it sit a few minutes. Then cooked the meat in a skillet crumbling and draining as I went.
Then I put it on a cheesecloth lined steamer basket insert into my stockpot. The steamer basket sits 6 inches above the bottom of the pot. You could use a colander but put an empty Mason jar in the pot to keep the colander out of the water that will be used in the next step. This is preparing to rinse any remaining fat from the meat.
Boil a few cups water in a separate pot or kettle. Pour the boiling water over the cooked meat. Pull the corners of cheesecloth together to close it up into a ball. Using gloves (it's very hot) squeeze the excess water & fat through the cheesecloth into the colander or steamer basket.
There should be a few cups of water in the pot with fat floating in it. Discard this.
Open the cheesecloth & Spread the meat out onto lined dehydrator trays. Blot again with toweling to remove moisture & fat.
You don't have to use cheesecloth but it works much better this way. You could try using a nylon mesh jelly bag or a nut milk bag. A flour sack tea towel might work too.
Dehydrate 60-90 minutes at 160-165. Blot again and turn trays. Dehydrate 6 to 8 hours at 130-140. Check periodically to be sure pieces don't clump and that it's dry.
Store in glass jar with o2 absorber or vacuum seal with a canning lid. You can reuse a previously used canning lid for this as long as the seal is good.
Open and use as needed. Re-seal to keep remaining meat dry.
I remember my Grandpa grinding his own wheat and the wonderful flavor and smell of my Grandma's bread. They went through the depression and they never forgot about the need to be prepared. I sure do miss them.
Thank you for sharing such sweet memories! Please add any pearls of wisdom that might be tucked away in your mind; We're all eager to learn the old ways of doing things. 😊
I used to grind my own
flour too. It's not easy, but
well worth the effort ! Best
bread ever.
My grandparents went through the depression also. One were farmers and they did ok bartering and helping others. My other grandmother almost starved to death and she never forgot it. She canned like a mad woman. I did hear of a guy who ate lard to stay alive during the depression.
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I am a retired army survival trained soldier, combat medic and Physician Assistant. I say a resounding yes to the top 3 you picked. I am also 1/2 Mexican and grew up in a poor, all Mexican family. 80% of our meals were Beans, Rice, and Tortillas. I have such an affinity for these and know how to make them all so I can survive the long term. I will be adding your buckets to my storage plan. Many thanks for that. I also learned how to cook with many other flours as we all know some will not do well, but their overstuffed pantry will be our treasure at the beginning should we get to that point. I am about to launch my medical channel, basic survival that I used to teach in the military abroad and in the US. I will definitely share your channel with my followers and wish you well. Stay safe.
Thanks so much John! Let me know when your channel is up so I can check it out.
Do you know how to make biscuits?
@@dorothypoole8908 I used to go into work at 5am Saturday and Sunday to make the biscuits everyday. A good biscuit is hard to find, but I learned there and then that butter and good fats made meals taste better. I am a fan of grass-fed dairy and use Kerry Gold Irish butter for my baking. Do you have a baking recipe for biscuits you'd like to share? I will try it out this week end.
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@@johnalvitre3154 I haven't made biscuits for years but there are sites on youtube that show a simple way to do it. I make smoothies with spinach, avacado, lettuce, three ice cubes, 3/4 cup water, and Stevia. (Dr. Gundry's recipe).
In case nobody mentioned it yet, grocery bakeries often have food grade buckets that they get their frosting in. They don't click but they have a gasket. I get mine from my local Walmart for $1 each. I go just after a holiday when they have put out lots of baked goods. They clean the buckets and are happy to get rid of them!
@@mommajones3217 I've grown carrots and garlic in them myself! Good reply, thank you!
Donut shops as well.
@@wagon8053 just ask them for buckets ?
I'm guessing they don't have these used buckets put out for sale to customers...do you just ask the people behind the bakery counter?
@@j3ffn4v4rr0 yep! I go the Monday after a holiday or big cake decorating time & ask at the counter by bakery. Sometimes, they have none for me but after Valentine's Day, I got 8 of them! All at $1 each. I also ask at the floral dept, after Mother's Day for tall cardboard boxes. I use them to reduce weeds on my garden pathways.
We had a pot of pinto beans every day of our lives growing up in southern West Virginia. We had cornbread or biscuits EVERY day also! We had fried potatoes every day also. This was the 1960’s and 1970’s. We never ate rice unless mommy fixed a pot every other month and we ate it with milk and sugar as our “dessert”
Suzy ,hi I'm in Kentucky I grew up the same way ,I wouldn't change it for nothing even though it was rough .
Ah, yes. The old tell them that it’s a dessert trick. My parents hit me with that one too. It’s a shame that it actually tastes pretty dang good 👍
Same here!! Grew up in southern California. My mom was spanish and beans were a staple. A long with her homemade tortillas! Dad made biscuits and gravy on the weekends! Miss those days ❤
We used cinnamon sugar or brown sugar. My wife thought I was crazy... Nope, just poor.
@@chrismco89 sugar and butter sandwiches. If we had no butter then just sugar. So poor but much better times
Grab ya a bag of 15 bean (dry) soup mix and keep it for growing a variety of beans. Almost everything but the split peas will sprout. Tractor Supply also sells the food grade buckets and gamma lids.
The church I am a member of has been advising, in fact, admonishing, us to have food storage since around 100 years ago.
The church has numerous diy food storage systems + tips, etc. When I grew up (well, got older), in the 50's + 60's, people often said we were a bit nuts. So to speak.
I've been cooking with stored foods for decades because of this admonition. Be sure to have a cooking source beyond your usual methods, or pantry staples are pretty worthless.
It’s actually Biblical to provide for your families. My brother is in Utah and Mormon. He got me started prepping in 2011! BTW I’m a Baptist Christian. It’s always a hoot when I visit my brother and when he visits here. I always say: This is my brother the Mormon to my friends in church; and when I visit out there, he introduces me as his Baptist sister😂
Love your dad sense of humor! Great information. Thank you for doing your Christian part by taking care of your neighbors. God bless all of you.
You can put yeast in the freezer and it will last for years. Seriously, the Provident Prepper opened one from their freezer that had been in there fur 20 yrs! It still made bread.
Yeast is like mold, it is part of life. Vinegar can be used to make bread rise because, although it kills some mold, it is full of mold/yeast and that it makes bread rise.
Oh I didn't know that thanks!! I bought a huge one from Costco and was worried about it expiring
My yeast is at least 10 years old.
That is a blessing to know about the yeast. What about dry yeast. Do you know proper preparation for safe keeping of dry yeast?
Anyone know where I can order grains for prep?
I buy 20 pounds or more of rice at a time. I also buy beans, lentils, oats in bulk also. I make rice almost every day and I eat it 2 meals per day. We mix beans and rolled oats to make veggie burgers and fake meatballs or fake meatloafs. I just buy fruits and veggies at the store when we don’t have food in the garden. We garden and grow micro greens too. We have lived this way for years.
I make that stuff w/ venison. Its delicious!
Where do you find brand bulk size.
@Anne Marie Comberrel Thank you so much for sharing, Anne Marie :-). Could you please also share with us how this way of eating has affected your health? Is there anything yo would have done differently? You will prob save lives by answering this question. God Bless us all, and thank you for posting.
My husband's diabetic so rice isn't a good option for him to eat often. I use frozen diced cauliflower. Guess I can look into storing cauliflower.
@@nana820able You can dehydrate frozen cauliflower, right from the freezer! Same with other frozen veggies. Then air seal in jars.
We just did the same thing (in Canada) and ordered those lids and buckets… ULINE has the best prices. We bought whole grain hard Red Fife wheat, whole grains soft white wheat, pot barley, whole grain oats (hulless), whole grains dent corn, whole grain rye, organic soy beans… and buying 10 kg bags of various beans soon. The grains come from local farmers. I just started to cook with them, so so good, taste and nutrition. We both love it. I make all my breads and pasta. What a difference. Thank you! Great video… and those buckets are wonderful! 🥰
I also keep some dried seaweed. It's not a normal dried food that is stored by most people, but you need very little and it stores for a very long time. The reason I keep it is because it has a lot of B vitamins which are very hard to get from plants, and it also has potassium and iodine which are critical nutrients.
I’m sure this would make a great seasoning for soups too
You need the iodine for the thyroid which does not come in most foods, maybe no other foods. That's why they add it to salt. You might say that the thyroid is the thermostat of your body. Without it you really can't function very well and life expectancy is greatly shortened. The thyroid in your neck, is somewhere near the Adam's apple in a butterfly type pattern from side to side of your neck in the front.
Great info on the seaweed!!! Thank u
My daughter, who is Asian, always had dried seaweed on hand. An Asian grocery store is a great place to buy it if you local stores don't carry it. Dried seaweed comes plain, spicy hot, and a few other variations.
It is great for your compost, also
You can put bay leaves 🍃 in the bucket 🪣, put bay leaves in before putting beans or rice, the you put the product, then put bay leaves on the top before putting lid on. This keeps bugs out.
I did!
the bay leaves is actually an old wives tale but if you freeze for 48-72 hrs and then thaw at room temp for 24 hrs because the bugs die off from the first freeze. that freeze signals the dormant eggs once its unfrozen to hatch so you want to freeze again after its been thawed to kill the remaining hatched bugs.
Diatomaceous Earth should do the trick and assist on various levels.
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Thank you for this tip
@@BestIsntEasy
Diatomaceous Earth is what I put out as a barrier against cockroaches from my neighbors house.
Is it safe to place with your food?
Toss a couple 500 oxygen absorbers in the bucket. You won't have to freeze the rice, flour or whatever. Because the bugs or eggs cannot live without oxygen.
You could easily install a fitting on those buckets and pull a vacuum so there is absolutely zero air in there at all that should kill the critters
O2 absorbers take out the oxygen. Even chamber sealers have a limit on how much oxygen can be removed.
If you are using them, "a couple 500s" won't be sufficient. 500s are good for one gallon (a bit more based on volume). A 5-gallon bucket should have 2000-2500 ccs total, depending on the amount of air space in the product.
@@christhew8553 People get confused because some places flush with nitrogen and add just one 500. The problem with that is temperature changes are even more dangerous. The 2000-2500 accounts for some O2 getting in from temperature changes.
@@abram730 If it's sealed, nothing gets in. Temperature has nothing to do with oxygen getting in.
Make sure to soak the beans overnight before cooking. Discard the soaking water also before cooking. Makes them more digestible. Great video!
You know something. I've always done this forever, and everyone has always said they never had any "flatulence" issues with my beans and corn bread 🍞.
Dried beans give off a toxin once soaked or cooked in water. Your chickens shouldn't have those, but the water can be used outside to water your plants.
That’s great. It makes a difference.
Can you cool that water and use it to water plants?
I have never done that. I water my indoor plants with a cheap grocery store gallon of spring water vs tap water. They live longer than watering with tap water. You could try it. The soak water has a lot of phytic acid in it from the beans. We don’t need the phytic acid. I don’t know about plants.
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Mass produce winter squash, each produces around 200 seeds. It will help with feeding people.
Make sure it's non-gmo so it will reproduce
One good tip deserves another, so; Philippine KALABASA tastes like a cross between potato and squash (delicious) and is half seeds, (100). Thanks! I've only had it fried, though I guess it could be baked. Too hard to eat before cooking.
@@user-np7pq2gy1v Yes, people need to know that. I grow organic and historic seed varieties.
I wish we did produce more. It is getting pretty expensive in the stores. I could eat butternut squash every day.
oyster mushroom are quick and easy to grow and alot at a time... High in protien...
Start collecting and drying dandelion as well. Has numerous benefits, including anti inflammatory properties.
Yes!
Dandelion is basically wild lettuce.
I’ve started already collecting that and more natural plants, very beneficial.
And get some moringa trees in your yard, like 10 of em. You can eat the leaves/flowers/fruit and I hear it's a complete protein and full of fiber, also they are drought tolerant.
Dandelion leaf tea prevents spike protein docking onto ACE2 receptor. Steep 10 grams in hot water 5 mins. Drink 3 cups daily.
Been using the buckets for wheat for over 25 years, still have some pre Y2K stores I use for bread and it is still good. While using the same type of white buckets we had older style pry off lids (been replacing with gamma lids). Thing is, to get it to last so long we prepped it a bit more. We started with Mylar bags that fit in the 5 gallon buckets. Next we filled it most of the way up and added a cup of Diatomaceous earth (food grade with no extras) and mixed it well. It is made of the shells of small critters so is will cut up small bugs but will not hurt a person in reasonable amounts (I sift it out of my wheat before grinding just to be safer). Next we put a few sheets of paper towel on top (folded at least 3 layers thick with a small bowl on top of it. To that add 2 or 3 pieces of dry ice in the bowl (roughly 1/2 to 1 inch in dia) and let it dissolve. This will flush out Oxygen from the bucket helping it keep longer. Keep in mid it will condense the water out of the air as it cools so you will have sludge in teh bowl to toss out. Last we add Oxygen absorbers and heat seal the bag edge so it is air tight (Press down on the package before sealing). Last we did this on a hot day with low humidity (80 to 90 degrees), then stored in his basement on a flat to keep them off the floor and avoid moisture buildup on the bottom of the buckets. As the wheat cooled in the basement to around mid 60's it sort of shrink wrapped the mylar bags and tightened the seal on the buckets. 25 years later it is still usable and looks like it did the day we packed it.
As for the rice beans mix, I have heard a 50/50 mix for a meal will provide a complete protein you need. Only thing most do not do is also stock up on spices and seasonings Straight beans and rice get old real quick and food fatigue is a real thing where you get tired of eating the same thing every day. Oil (lasts a year or two), salt, sugar, spices, yeast, honey, and seasonings are all critical items most forget to stock up on. Also many dry packaged items in the store make good put away items also like mashed potatoes, gravy mixes, season packages, and soup mixes.
Good primer and liked the way you presented it. For the curious, the Hard red wheat is a good general purpose flower while the soft white wheat is better for a pastry flour.
Salt, salt, salt, and salt. If you want to preserve any meat without electricity you're going to need salt, and lots of it if you ever get a decent sized animal. I never see people stockpile salt but if you're ever able to get a decent living going with trapping, fishing, hunting, you will have meat you want to preserve and that requires salt.
Salt and/or smoke.
Wow, just wow. Great advice.
A good tip to add some variation is to store plenty of spices as well. A bucket of salt, pepper and your favorite other spices goes a long way towards, well, spicing up your food so it doesn't get boring. Though ideally in addition to your ultra long-term food stuffs you also have foods at each layer of prep (fresh, frozen, canned, pickled, dried/dehydrated, freeze dried). Dried or freeze dried fruit is a good way to keep some simple sugars in your diet and give you and your families a nice little release of endorphins during survival
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I went a little manic when I bought spices for my prepper pantry. Lol I’m not unhappy but I find myself wondering who I am sometimes. 😂
I wonder how many preppers are ADHD?
Salt is one of the most under-rated survivor "foods" that need to be stored. You will stop functioning without salt intake, headaches, cramps, fatigue, etc. after just a few days of heavy activity where your drinking a lot of water but intaking no salt, especially with how used to salt people's bodies are in modern society as it is in EVERYTHING we eat, and a lot of it.
Salt is vital to survival, especially when considering the ability to use salt to cure and store meats and other foods for long periods, and obviously as a seasoning. With how cheap salt is to buy and it can never go bad even if it clumps up from moisture you should have more salt then any other food item as you will need plenty of it and it is a great barter item.
@@catherinegrace2366 Better than buying a dozen pairs of shoes, at least.
i would add honey to that list of forever foods, something to drizzle over those biscuits
@TIA SVETNIK simple warm water bath brings the honey back from crystallization. honey does not spoil.
There is a place that sells dried, poweted honey, sealed in a can, shelf live 25 years. Of course it is pricey, no preservatives. This is marketed by Thrive Foods.
Honey also has medicinal properties
@TIA SVETNIK sunlight cures all for honey! Go set it in the sun
Honey can also become a great bartering item. Just like gold is now. When food is scarce or even impossible to find, gold will pale in comparison to🍯. The sweet tooth is a powerful thing 😋. We
Can't forget it's healing properties either. Use it to make a drink, to cook, and bake. A multi purpose food that's hard to beat.
You can add 3-4 bay leaves to your buckets and thst helps deter bugs and rodents.
Doesn’t effect taste?
My mice love Bay leaves...
@@DARisse-ji1yw HaHa! Mine seem to love mint, too. Heard they couldn't stand it. I tried mint cooking extract, then fresh & dried leaves, essential oil. They didn't eat it, but it certainly didn't deter them!
I think the use of bay leaves is more intended for bugs, but I'm not sure.
We used to grind beans, mix with water and spices, and fry as patties in a skillet. Got the idea from falafel, which is ground chickpeas mixed with spices and water then deep fried. I like patties made with lentils.
Sounds good,think I'll give it a try.
Was gonna post something similar, we'd use field peas or lima beans dry them out like you said mill them down, add bacon grease, spices (black pepper, sage, paprika, salt, etc..) and bake it in a cake pan. It turns out some mighty good eating and I've had people that turn their nose up at eating lima beans change their tune.
Wheat, oats, and corn is available 5.5 days/week down at your local feed and seed store. Much cheaper and the same thing
A couple thoughts to add to this... 1] You can use oxygen absorbers to help prevent insects in the stored grains. 2] Use white rice since brown rice has more oil and will spoil faster.
What about wild rice i heat its the best rice for us
@@crystalo3550 Wild rice is not actually rice. Wild rice is a semi-aquatic grass that grows with abundance in North America's Great Lakes region. Not sure how it stores.
@@mrfordf3508 oh ok well I know that whatever it is its called wild rice
I have also used chunks of dry ice and let it off gas To displac the oxygen in the buckets before sealing Be careful to make sure it is done off gassing before you sell the buckets up or you could make yourself a pressure bomb And blow the lids off
White rice is healthier too, since it has less plant proteins.
55 gallon drums are cheaper for bulk storage. Have a few with water in them. Don't forget the spices! Salt and sugar are dirt cheap.
I do this. I put oxygen absorbers in my buckets.
I invested in a Freeze Dryer as well…game changer! I cook the foods we like and freeze dry…it is AWESOME and I highly recommend getting one. It’s an investment but we’ll worth it.
Can you tell me about this? I am new to this and unfamiliar. Is that what’s it’s called? Is there a specific brand to look for? Company?
@@cmwd9734 Harvest Right Freeze dryer
@@TheLadyLair thank you!
You can also sprout wheat berries which ups their nutrition very much! And you get vit c and a lot of other micro nutrients which you may not be able to get during rough times
I would recommend oxygen absorbers in the bucket too. Removes oxygen which will kill bugs. I might recommend mylar bags vacuum sealed to make portions otherwise you're opening and closing that bucket regularly, unless I'm missing something here.
What is an oxygen absorber? Example?
@@Rachidasister Oxygen absorbers are little packets that suck the oxygen out of food containers. You can buy them in bulk on Amazon fairly cheap. Do some research first. There are lists out there for each kind of food. Ask any questions you have and I will answer best I can
@@aryianut14 thank you for sharing that! Very helpful!
If you find you still have room to fill in the bucket, it is okay to put a few servings of loose pack grain or product to fill the voids of air. This will be what you eat first, and will tell you how well the grain is doing in the first place as this grain is the worst case of rot/failure of the bucket seal. Also, it keeps the buckets packed and reduces shifting so it has multiple uses. Great recommendation on the O2 absorbers.
I was thinking they should use large mylar bags with oxygen absorbers and then put that in their buckets. They would not have to worry about exposing all their grains every time they got into the bucket.
Check into sprouting if you have time. Sprouting wheat berries activates more nutrition. Then you grind and make bread. In the bible this is Ezekiel bread, made with a variety of grains. Another bonus is that you can grow wheat from wheat berries, though it takes at least three acres to supply a family of four enough bushels for a year of eating wheat products regularly.
That's better than I expected!
Yes and you can sprout all your beans and that gives yummy protein,
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Great point. that is why so many tractor manufacturers made tractors and marketed them for the 5 acre family.
@@eddieb4227 That's interesting information on the five acre tractors. I am going to dig deeper with my friend google. Learning new things is fun.
It's important to note you should mill the berries just before use. Apparently, it starts loosing it's benefits once milled.
Yes and the bugs and any moisture starts being absorbed.
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_Another alternative - freeze dried food - but realize the servings are much smaller than the amount an average person puts on a plate_
we got the 50 pound bags of rice, beans, AP flour, sugar, and salt. I went the hard route and vacuum sealed them into small bags - maybe a pound each. Was a booger when we moved! Now to dig that root cellar!
Hemp seeds would be a great option as not only can you eat it but when you grow it you can make all sorts if materials out of hemp plants including clothes, oil, bricks, baskets, etc.
Hemp & other seeds are highly nutritious, but why wouldn't the oils inside go rancid? Same with wheatberries for that matter.
Excellent suggestion! And they are high in protein and they keep you regular! Perfect idea
Excellent, you can even grow some plants from a few seeds and smoke then. Great for your eyesight, helps with pain, excellent medicinal for severe anxiety and depression.
@@josephsmith7026 Those are different plants, dear! :)
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Thanks for the great tips !! Such an answered prayer.
Food is such a blessing I work in grocery stores and let me tell you it pisses me off when people take food for granted they throw meats, dairy cold food on non refrigerated shelves. Here in America we are very blessed with all the flavors, cultural foods. Etc
Also gotta get you some spices and herbs then you can change it up everyday. Rosemary and oregano are amazing. Gotta have that Himalayan sea salt too. That stuff has 85 minerals in it and taste great.
Taco seasoning, chicken broth, beef broth, Italian seasoning, buttermilk ranch dressing mix from Azure Standard (good prices!!!), veggie seasoning, smokey flavor.....so many seasonings to use to mix it up w/beans, rice, etc!!
My Herb box has Oregano, chives, Curry leaf, Comfrey, Mint, Sweet Sage, Rosemary and Mint. Comes back every year (cover with leaf mulch for the winter). You do have to prune and pull excess especially the mint and Rosemary. 3 x 8 foot growbox does all you need for 2 to 4 people with extra for bartering.
@@toryallan7967 that’s awesome! I love rosemary and use it a ton. Would be really cool to grow some.
@@codymadison9993 last night I did a Rosemary pork roast and it tasty! I cut the pork to make thin cutlets and used a tenderizer hammer to make them soft. Steamed 3 potatos then chopped and fried them with chopped onion, celary, and red bell pepper. Add spices (salt, pepper, garlic powder, Oregano, parsley, basil, and cilantro are my goto) with butter. Form into a loaf. Then wrap it with the pork and either tie it or use the fresh Rosemary stems to secure in place and put the Rosemary leaves ontop (I used alot, some just sprinkle a few).
Baste this with your favorite vinegar (I used Balsamic fig vinegar ) with honey and chopped mint with olive oil (about a cup worth). Oven 375 F in open pan for 45 to 60 minutes depending on how big the loaf is. Make sure to spoon the baste from the pan and drizzle ontop of roast around every 10 minutes or more for best result. Let sit to cool before serving! Enjoy!!!
@@toryallan7967 that’s sounds great I think I’ll try and make this this week lol. Thanks Tory.
That is hard red wheat - the kind grown from Oklahoma to Nebraska. The damndest thing is that the farmers sell it for less than $6/bushel - you're paying $30+ per bushel. So if you don't need organic, find a farmer in Kansas in mid June (usually harvest is going over Fathers' day) and throw him or her $10/bucket and I bet they would let you fill up right from the grain truck.
Great information 👍🏾, thanks 😊
I have news for you . The farmers can't sale their wheat that cheap anymore. Fertilzer, fuel, repair parts, and labour.
@@joyceduesel7966 yep, fertilizer costs are killing famers right now.
@@joyceduesel7966 Yes - this year may see double digit wheat prices for the first time in generations.
That's great, but not everyone lives in Kansas, plus I'm sure their cost will go up quite a bit due to rise of fertilizer costs.
Wheat berries are good for more than one reason because they can be planted and within a few days you'll have wheat grass.
Which may not sound like much, but wheat grass can be juiced and you've got a lot of nutritional needs met with that.
I LOVE "top 3 ways" and holding up four fingers! Perhaps even superior to the other renditions of HAX humour. Excellent. Have a beautiful day.
Thank you. You can sprout the beans and the berries and you'll get yourself some green food, it might take two or three days for a little sprout to come out. One prepper lady said to put a little vinegar in it and you can change the water every day. If you just have the regular snap-on lids, make sure you put a couple bay leaf on the bottom and the top to keep the bugs out.
yep, I'll do microgreen too my self.
Yes indeed, add the bay leaves! They help tremendously!
I heard bay leaves are an old wives tale and that best to stick to the tried and true method of using oxygen absorbers.
@@matton36 yes we've been using those for about 30 years and we never see any bugs in anything and I open a bag of flour I put a bay leaf in there and in the Ziploc baggie and in my drawers where my food is pantry, everywhere.
Good catch, sprouting wheat berries and grinding the greens up to make a drink is a very good source of vitamin C they say. When the seeds sprout they release all sorts of good vitamins in the process.
I keep at least 2 weeks of bucket stored food for the family just for hurricanes.
those hurricanes, they just show up out of nowhere.
2 weeks for hurricanes is great start. If you keep adding to it you’ll be more prepared for other emergencies as well.
"The lesser of two weevils"!!!!! You're killing me. That joke was so bad and so good at the same time! Love it!
Also, your content is great. Thanks 😊
We grew up on beans, rice, potatoes and biscuits mostly, also. We were considered poor also, but we were happy and full, happy and healthy. st
Still love and eat them to this day. Love your teaching. Good work.
Been buying these beans/red wheat berries/rice and more now for 15 years,. You did a good job explaining the process. Hope people will heed your advice.
I'm really just starting. I've bought some canned goods & I've bought all the things necessary for canning, but haven't started yet.
Have you been dipping into your stocks, rotating your supplies? I'm curious because I REALLY want to know that the oils in things like wheat berries don't go rancid. I can't imagine why they wouldn't. Have you opened & eaten items that are, say, 10 yrs old? Thx in advance.
And, yes, I'm glad I found Haxman and all the helpful people in these threads.
@@jkjk5724 Wheat berries taste fine after a long time.
You’ve been storing away beans since 15 years?
Pearl barley is a fantastic long term storage food like this. It’s a great more nutritious alternative to rice. Bulls uo soaps and stews….. back in Scotland my mum and granny would put it into scotch broth (you can stand a spoon up in scotch broth, it’s not thin and watery) - so barley, root veggies and a ham shank on the bone in a pressure cooker - 2 hrs then open pot and take the ham off the bone and shred. If you have a hangover you can feel the goodness travel through your arteries giving you back your strength.
"You can feel the goodness travel through your arties" You should be a writer.
Mum used to make similar with a lamb shank. Divine.
Barley has long been one of my favorites for stews and the like!
Im a 62 yr old disabled man i was raised in nyc then arizona at 52 i lived in Mississippi for couple years we grew lots i could not do today fused spine fake neck it was a’ot of work vut 3 families had freezers filled we had huge watermelons i learn a’ot from my exs dad grew up farming i enjoy. All.the comments still. Learning. Few things i can do so ty. For. Commented there read and helpful god bless you.all
I grew up eating beans,cornbread or biscuits for every dinner ,EVERY day! For breakfast we had biscuits and syrup or jelly. I am 70, still hot, and healthy as can be!
Also rotate a fat source (canned meats/fish/olive oil/peanut butter, etc. ) in your pantry/storage. It doesn't store well long-term, but you will eventually starve to death trying to subsist on just protein and carbs long-term.
We added ghee and coconut oil, both of which have a longer shelf life than olive oil. So we have a 6 month supply of olive oil plus "barter bottles", and a three year supply of ghee and coconut oil. Yes to the peanut butter!
Wheat actually has many anti-nutrients too, especially the hulls. You will get a LOT more nutrition out of your wheat by sprouting it rather than grinding it for flour. Also a lot more food per pound of grain, And your chickens will LOVE it too!!
I hear you and I appreciate the situation (dilemma)? .I ferment whatever, whenever I can, which takes care of the lectins. As for the other anti- nutrients, when it comes to seriously being in need of sustenance, those anti nutrients are not going to be a problem for most people. 🌿
We were raised on cornbread and pinto beans that were cooked with a few bacon strips, it is fantastic as a meal and I've never really gotten tired of it. It is very healthy
for you and keeps cholesterol at proper levels.
The corn is not goor is gmo
THIS is what you make Hard Tack with. We just saw an old "Hoosier Cabinet" and it had a hand grain mill inside to mill it as you needed it.
What a fun fellow, he has that charisma that everyone loves. Can't go wrong with this guy
There used to be the old Hoosier Cabinets that had the mills built in to grind your own flour.
My grandma had one from her great aunt
The part that had me chuckling is the beans quote suspended at ...the more ... healthier you are.
Rice and raisins with a touch of cinnamon and a bit of sugar is hearty meal. A delight in winter!
Hard Red wheat has a stronger flavor that some people may not like. Hard white wheat has a better flavor. Soft White Wheat is considered a pastry flower, not normally used to make breads.
Deoxygen packets should be added to any & all buckets. Oxygen causes decay of the food & removes any moisture. One at the top & one at the bottom.
FYI: 2 cups of wheat = 1 cup of flower.
When a person goes from store white flower to wheat flower, their digestive system works much better. Plan on having extra toilet paper until your body adjusts to the extra fiber !
Beans. Consider getting the 10 bean & pasta soup mix in bulk. You'll also want to store some dried soup flavorings, ie: bouillon cubes, Knorr chicken & beef stock (dry).
You should also purchase a food dryer for your extra produce from your garden to add to your soup mix.
Item #4: Yeast. Unless you like unleavened bread. Stored it in the freezer.
Item #5: Garden seeds should also be part of your food storage plan.
Item #6: Water filtration (gravity) capable of providing for your family: 2 gallons/person/day - minimum.
Item #7: Alcohol (ethanol) for barter and as a disinfectant.
Item #8: USB rechargeable flashlights w/ 15 watt portable solar panels to charge your other small electronic devices.
Item #9: Ammo to protect all of the above.
The wheat berries and beans are very good sprouted too. Soak for 24hours then rinse, then rinse once daily for total of 4 days. Will expand 10x and increase nutritional value
The wheat berries and the beans and the beans can be used for sprouting- yes? 😊
I found a 25 lb bag of soft white wheat berries for $25.99 at a local store.
Except for kidney beans, they contain a toxin when sprouted, I believe.
Oh wow, I haven't tried them, just lentils and black eyed peas
What do you do with them after sprouting. Can you grind into flour?
If you’re a baller on a budget or as my wife calls me… a penny pinching prepper you can pick up one bag of beans 🫘 or rice 🍚 each time you shop. It adds up quickly and you don’t notice the expense as bad. Also the best place to get “free” food grade buckets is behind your local Chinese restaurant or donut shop. They do need to be washed but I’ve seen stacks of as many as 15 buckets 🪣 and their lids. I also shop at Big Lots, Ross’s, Burke’s etc. for spices, salt, beans, noodles… They have a variety you may not see anywhere else. Pink Himalayan salt, split pea soup, butter noodles and on and on.
Red beans and rice, the perfect high protein meal. I have some already cooked and, in my freezer, now. Stored properly, rice can be kept up to 30 years.
He's very right about all this you don't have to get tired of it. Plant a few fruit trees and bushes. Learn to can. Planta Garden in keep the seeds year-to-year bendy instead Best Buy growing the three sisters, corn beans and squash. They sealed it up in clay jars. They made pemmican, jerky out of deer fish and other types of meats they dried berries they gathered wild potatoes tomatoes and other routes witch in a cool dry place will keep all winter. You could also dry fruit. Some types of grapes as you know driver easily into reasons. Nut trees are good also, learn to forage wild Foods. Learn to turn acorns into flour. If you do it right they make the most awesome pancakes mixed with some of that whole wheat flour. Learn to tap maple trees and make those pancakes awesome. My grandma who was born in the 1800s did not think she was so poor because they had wonderful things to eat
If you go the freezing route to kill potential bugs, make sure to do it twice. Freeze for a few days, thaw for a few, freeze for a few. This will allow the eggs that aren't killed by freezing to hatch and then you freeze it again before more eggs can be made.
So theres frozen dead newborns with eggs hatched in the food and frozen for years and years?
@@JustinKruger336 You don't keep it frozen. You freeze to kill anything already hatched. You thaw and allow any remaining eggs to hatch, then freeze again to kill those. Then thaw and allow to dry out before storage. Or... you can just seal them with oxygen absorbers.
@@MrSmallie how do you let it dry properly?
@@MrSmallie I'd like to know too! How do you properly dry the wheat after freezing twice?
Just to be clear, freezing to kill the bugs isn't a great method for long term storage. It depends a lot on your location. If you're in a humid environment, it's not going to be easy. Dry moving air is what you need. For how long will depend. They say you want < 10% moisture for storing grains. But for long term storage, use mylar bags and oxygen absorbers. No oxygen = dead bugs and eggs. If you can't get air-tight bags/containers and oxygen absorbers, it's an alternate method for storage for shorter times.
😁 Subscribed to your wife's channel... Thanks, I have learned from y'all...I'm new to my six baby girls/chickens whom I have fell in love with and spoiling them rotten. I have had them now for 4 months. Yes, I have named them but I still keep them from my wild shepherd babies...lol Edit here....Sending lots of prayers for everyone from SC.
I didn't read through the comments to see if anyone else recommended this or not. Take a small chunk of dry ice place it at the bottom of the bucket and watch it sublimate. When you see the "cloud" begins to pour out over the top of the bucket pour in your beans or your wheat berries etc. CO² is heavier than air so it drives out all the air from the bucket. No air no oxygen, no oxygen no food spoilage. Just be sure to seal the bucket tight with a lid that has a gasket to seas out the air. Ps the CO² will also kill off any organisms who want to eat your food.
Dry ice is muy expensivo. A week in thhe freezumarator is chheap, yet effective.
These videos are great. I have absolutely zero survival skills as I’ve always grown up in the city. I am trying to learn what I can this summer. I’m trying not to be paralyzed by fear. It’s so much to learn but thanks for these videos. The comments are very enlightening as well.
Beans and rice together are a perfect protein for human consumption.
When buying beans. Recommend get different types. They all taste different. Also Anasazi beans gives you less gas.
I'm 61 years old living a lone . I eat a lot potatoes, onion, green beans, sweet peas, cabbage, green peppers, red peppers. Baked beans, corn on the cob, eggs , pickled eggs.
The husband and wife humor and entertainment really did it for me and reminded me of my husband and I not only it was informative it was also entertaining your new subscriber.
Beans/legumes paired with a grain like wheat or rice combine to give the exact amino acids to form a perfect protein. They also have carbohydrate so they are a very good survival food. Add some fat and you’re golden.
Have to add they need to be combined within the same 24 hours, not necessarily the same meal but why wouldn’t you.
Thanks for the info. I’m new to fresh ground flour and wheat berry world but I’m excited to do more and learn more.
Coconut oil is a really good fat to store long term. Costco usually has it.
All grains, legumes, seeds and all vegetables and fruits contain protein, fat and carbs in varying amounts depending on the food. You do not have to add any fat which just clogs your arteries. Adding fat is an old wives tale perpetuated by the oil and fats sellers.
@@HAXMAN If you need some healthy fat to go with that, ghee is also a great option. It stores basically forever. God Bless
Grain corn can make grits, corn meal, and corn flour. Beans and corn bread. Beans and grains can be flavored with powdered bouillon too if you don't have bacon or salt pork.
Have a small garden (at least) and grow some peppers. They can be used to season rice (for example) and, if you have or make vinegar, you can make some great hot sauces.
Also grow some herbs such as basil and oregano, etc.
Good stuff.
A Bit of History lesson from the south.
Civil War, the North burned/stole every food staple available, yea reason 150 years later there is animosity.
But the only thing left was Black Eyed Peas, was considered animal feed and not worth stealing, so over the winter during/after the war while the South recovered, they lived off BlackEyed peas. .. .
That is where the New Years tradition of Black Eyed peas came from, as a reminder that it saved our ancestors...
I’m from north Alabama, I didn’t know that’s were the tradition of black eyed peas came from (and I’m 67). Thanks for posting this particular part of our history.
TRUTH -
Yep greens, beans, n cornbread..... the southern mountain folks staples since the Civil War. Throw in a squirrel or two or some fish.... you have an entire real meal
@@allywolf9182 ye can’t forget about the rabbits!!
Lingering animosity over something dead people did… sounds reasonable. I know WW2 vets who forgave the Japanese for skinning their buddies alive and that was 75 years ago. Think y’all can get the hell over it?
Love your video on bulk wheat, I’ve ground and made my wheat bread for 25 yrs. may I suggest you don’t count on that little hand grinder,
Those are made of pot metal and brake if used for really heavy hand grinding wheat. Serious grinding requires something like the Country living Mill manual or can be hooked up to a bike. This has a huge flywheel but does the job, two loaves of bread requires about one and a half quarts wheat berries. The grinder is pricey but the right tool does the job for a long time. The wonder Mill also works not as pricey. I don’t represent anyone or anything, I just know my wheat, tools and bread. The company in Idaho rainy day foods sells all the supplies and is cheaper than Amazon. I love that you take the bulk grains seriously as a lot of videos just address canned goods. Big mistake. Thanks
Thank you for sharing this info!
Glad to help if your wondering on amounts for a family, there is a manual LDS Preparedness Manual Handbook 2: Provident Living lots of good info. Amazon carries it. Good luck
@@dianemiskin8846 How do you store your wheat berries long term without the oils going rancid? They have a lot more oil than processed flour, right? My nose seems to sense rancidity & mold long before others' can (my Dad was the same way). I'd hate to count on wheat berries then find my stash ruined when I really need it.
Thankyou!
@@jkjk5724 I meant to reply directly to you but I accidentally replied in the general comments, sorry if you have any further questions let me know , just get your wheat double cleaned and in double plastic bags, good luck at this point I would get more than you think you’ll need..
@@jkjk5724From our own farm we stored Winter Wheat or Red Wheat in large steel drum containers. Had a sock with a chunk of solid Sulfur in it on the bottom then put a chunk of Dry Ice ontop of the rice then sealed the lid. 40 years later I opened one and it was not rancid and no bugs (plus didn't have to worry about MGO stuff). Remember, winter wheat.
Beans Beans good for your heart the more you eat the more you're smart the smarter you are the better you feel so eat those beans at every meal
Funny. I did the same thing as you. Went to Tractor Suppy Center and Amazon for gama lids and buckets, oxygen absorbers, mylar bags, etc. I had bought square buckets of red wheat from Amazon, then decided to get Organic Soybeans in Ohio that are exported only to Japan. I got two thousand dollars of Italian Pasta and put that into about 45 buckets. We have Rice, peanuts, and all sorts of foods. I bought the same grain grinder and also bought the electric attachment if power is available.
Don't forget to get dried tomato, lots of dried potato's, and pastas.
You can also buy mini grinding wheels. They don't wear out and kids love turning them. There's alot of turning to make enough flour for bread! We did this at school.
I watched your wife's video as well before deciding to buy the hand grinder. I have lots of food that may need to ground down. Your wife has a sense of humor too! Great family...I also had kids to do manual labor for me...my wife is having a hard time keeping up with it all.
I bought one on Amazon two years ago that runs on a AA battery. I tried it and it worked great. It wasn’t too costly either.
We grew up on beans hamburger and rice..s.o.s also called bread and gravy...i loved it..we hunted grew a garden...simpler times and good times
Oats and honey for breakfast lentils veggie curry lunch ,
beans homemade tortilla for dinner cheap ( get local cheap honey & support local fruit and vegetables markets ) got massive bag of flour for cheap to make yummy bread and pizza bases.. great idea on buckets I need some too I think
Thanks for making light of a serious situation with your calm off the cuff sense of humor. It does make it easier to swallow the red pill that we are in deep do do+need to try to stock up in order to survive. It's getting too real, folks. Please don't delay in prepping for the worst 😳😫😭+praying for the best...🙏
I haven't branched to wheat berries yet. I've been buying extra flour and cornmeal every time I shop. They go in a gallon baggie and in the freezer. The baggie keeps moisture out. My dried beans are in sealed containers in the pantry, but that pantry is full of canned fruit, veggies, meat and meals. I ran out of space and have the milk on shelves in the bedroom. So many preppers are now panicking! This is getting real. OMG! Right now I'm smiling. I'll get nervous when Eugene can't get his insulin. Praying he keeps losing weight and doesn't need the shots before that happens.
Check with a naturalist physician for natural ways to deal with diabetes
If ever that happens if he is type 2 prickly pear, green tea and cinnamon help me. There were some crazy guys in a video making their own insulin. Don't remember how to find it but if he is type 1 and shut I would wanna know those guys.
Read Rev 8 teen twenty 3, and read Gal Five , the word “ sor cer ey” IS “ ph arm e Kia”
Anyone using any of these will not “in her it” the “ king dom” of “ heave n “ .
Go 80-10-10. The insulin is what is making it worse. My husband got instantly better. And his eye sight even improved. Biblically, medicine is pulverized herbs n weeds, not chemicals that our bodies don’t know what to do with it. Do it now before it happens that you can’t get the “ ph arm e Kia”. You don’t want it anyways.
We can get healthy.
@@joyceobeys6818 I'm willing to bet God put things here for argues and that sorcery is actually the misuse. The Greek word from which we get Pharmacy probably means recipe or some such which could be either one.
@@joyceobeys6818 if a body is stopped making insulin and you don't give it you will die I told you to ask my grandma but she died. I use much alternative medicine. They told me I'd have to have my gallbladder out by 40, that I'd be on the needle at 50, that I need my knees replaced by 50 and I'm 60 and I even still have my own teeth. But I'm going to tell you, when your body stops making insulin if you don't put some you're going to die. If you're still making insulin there are many things you can do to postpone being on the needle.
"Lesser of two weavels." LOL! I like this guy! (Good movie BTW)
Wow, what a new news education. Red wheat, brown rice, all beans, yeah !!!
I'm 71 and didn't know this. Also beans are seads hahaha.
Here's one for you. Air conditioners make water. "Water Machines"
I love my freeze dryer. I have one on the back porch. It's best to use when it's cool outside. The pump puts out a lot of heat. Keep a fan on the pump it will last longer. It literally heats my porch.
I bought Mylar bags and oxygen absorbers. I put my beans and wheat into bags with oxygen absorbers and then into sealed 5 gallon buckets. Actually buckets are filled with powdered milk, sugars of all types, noodles, rice etc 👍🏼
My brother did the same thing about 15 yrs ago, he put a month's worth of different food in each bucket. Then added the oxygen absorbers.
Beans continue to harden as they are stored. Eventually the beans become so hard, they will not soften enough to be edible no matter how long you soak/cook them. Canning is best for long term
Try to find a rice that doesn't contain a lot of arsenic. Rice absorbs arsenic from the water it absorbs when growing, so it depends on where it comes from. Just another consideration/thing to learn about.
I don't even know what I had looked up in TH-cam that led me to your channel, but you are hilarious! You're also super informative. I'm binge watching your channel now.
I would include oats. They take way less time to cook than rice or beans. Bulk pancake or cornbread mix also cooks quickly.
To diversify the grains you can add add rye berries and buckwheat to the list. And brown rice too- a lot of people think they don't like brown rice but I'm convinced it's because of the way we are told to cook it, by steaming. I free boil it like you would pasta, it just takes longer. Put a pot of water on to boil (salted if you like), enough to generously cover the rice you add right away (I do 2 cups of rice at a time) and once it comes to a boil reduce to a good simmer and time for about 25 minutes. Done. And not gummy like steamed brown rice can be.
I was told that brown rice is not suitable for long term storage. It goes rancid with time
@@randycarstens1100 brown rice has oil in it which is why it goes rancid
White rice for long term storage as the higher oil content means it dosen't last well. I use brown rice day to day, small supply.
Yes. I prefer brown rice, but it doesn't store well. White rice will last forever because all the oils (and nutrients) have been removed.
@@raia9 It's because White Rice is PROCESSED that it can be shelved for a longer time.
Great video, after I move to my new house we'll be stocking up on these. Something to keep in mind, no one type of food will satisfy ALL of your nutritional needs, So folks should consider having a bulk supply of multivitamins. That way your belly will be full AND you will get ALL the nutrition you need.
Sprout the red berries, short sprouts, then grind them with a grain grinder/hamburger grinder/whatever, bake them until done, it's delicious!
If you’re hoping to make biscuits, you should know that baking powder doesn’t store well. But it is made up of only 3 ingredients. Baking soda doesn’t last long but is cheap and easy to rotate. And the other two things, corn starch and cream of tartar, last forever.
Crème of tarter is supposed to help migraine headaches.
My baking soda has great action. I keep it in the freezer!
@@CharlotteFairchild
How do you apply it for migraines?
What are the 3 ingredients. You mean you can make it yourself?
Will it last if you vaccum pack
If you sprout your wheat berries first, then dry the sprouts before grinding, the nutritional value goes up and you'll end up with sprouted grain flour
(Which you pay "premo" for at the healthfood store. )
How do you sprout the wheat berries?
How do we sprout them & dry them?
Been wanting to eat sprouted vegts...now wheat?
So, rice, beans and wheat berries. Done over 20 years ago. Thank you.
Beans can be seasoned many ways. You can buy dry power ham, chic, beef, veg bases. You can take navy beans and make baked reg beans or bar- b-q beans. Many many choices. You can make refrid beans out of black eye peas, etc.
You can also grow sprouts from the beans which are very nutritious.
You can put peppermint tea bags in your sealed buckets to keep bugs from hatching
Hey Haxman, another question:
If I put my wheat berries in a 5 gallon mylar bag inside a screw down 5 gallon bucket like you have (I got my buckets from Uline too), and put an oxygen absorber inside the mylar bag before sealing it, wouldn't the lack of oxygen in the bag keep bugs from living? In other words, if it do it this way, would this mean I wouldn't have to freeze the seeds first to kill any bugs or eggs?
Yes. Bugs won't survive if you squeeze out as much air as you can, and use the O2 absorber. No, you don't have to freeze first. It's not necessary and you could be adding moisture due to condensation. You want the grains dry or you risk spoilage. Not an expert, but have been watching a lot of videos on this topic. :)
And the wheat and beans are even more nutritious if you sprout them before grinding/cooking.
While maybe a tad more nutritious, I have never ever felt as if I am missing anything by not sprouting. If grains, beans, seeds and lentils are part of your normal daily diet, you do not need to feel as if you are missing anything by not sprouting. The only reason I mention this is so as not to scare away people from this healthy way of eating by making it too complicated. And while it may be easy for you and I, some folks my see it as a pain.
@@jedmaple Not to worry Jed, it only takes *soaking* the dried beans in water for 12-24 hours or overnight to start their internal sprouting process. Makes a HUGE difference in the taste for me.
We are not talking about "growing microgreens", and you are not waiting for green leaves to form, in fact may not even see a root, yet the 'sprouting chemistry' will have started with the soak.
There is a great deal more nutrition in sprouted grains/legumes by this means than in unsprouted, IIRC the diff is about 5X.
God Bless
And wheat berries can be grown into cat grass for your animals.