In case you are interested, I make pancake syrup with equal parts white sugar, Brown sugar and water , warm on stove top don't boil. Turn off heat and add splash of vanilla.
Kdonor... That's great info to have. I love substitutions for things like maple syrup. I thinking that if you add a little maple extract the flavor will be great.
Great video and thank you for hosting the challenge!! We honestly didn't use as much pantry food or freezer meats and veggies as I thought we would. We did go through a lot of fresh produce, bread, and frozen fruits for smoothies. We did finish off a few things that I wanted that were close to expiring. Our area here in ENC has been hit with three weekend storms, so all of our grocery stores look a mess. Walmart Supercenter being the worst. Our Neighborhood Walmart and Lidl have bounced back the fastest but chicken, eggs, and dairy are still slim to none.. we are back to regular scheduled programming starting tomorrow. We will be going to Sam's Club and a couple of weeks and of course I'm still looking through the Flyers weekly to see what we can get on sale for the best prices. Thank you for sharing!!
I'm doing a pantry challenge as well. I didn't make a dent in our food. I still have a large amount of frozen and home canned food. I'm doing a low spend year and I now feel confident I could go a whole year lol. I just canned some cowboy candy for the first time and I'm in love! It's so good, I'm obsessed!
If possible, can what's frozen. When ( not if ) the grid goes down, you'll either have a marathon canning session, dump fuel into a generator, or lose it all.
I heard about the challenge but had to decline because of everything happening sooo fast and prices going wild. So I continued to prep and used some of my preps to meal plan.
We grocery shopped after 37 days and spent $103 at Aldi on fresh produce, cheese, yogurt and chicken drumsticks (.89/lb). We were missing fresh produce but my kids didn't mind the whole milk from powder.
I love watching other moms of big families show their pantries and meal plans! Stockpiling for a large family is so different to a small family or couple as there is a lot more to consider with varying needs and tastes. We also have to start early and keep going! I too, am a mum of eight, but with one in heaven (one of our twins passed). Keep up the good work! I have subscribed.
Giant can of baked beans- toss in crock pot with a pack of hotdogs and let them slow cook a few hours on low. The hot dogs are tender and take on some flavor. I serve them in buns with the beans on the side and French fries or pasta salad. Easy meal for when you are very busy.
We're in CA. We shop at WinCo and Walmart. They've been sold out of pasta's, canned tomato sauce, crisco, corn, yogurt, frozen pizza, fries, onion rings, beans, soy beans, milk, soymilk, dry milk, soy sauce, chicken, frozen burritos, quite a few seasonings, bottled water, oatmeal, tang, and rice krispies cereal. For non-food products, it's been really hard to find wet dog food, they're out of laundry soap, disposable plates, bar soap, parchment paper, plastic wrap, pedialyte, canning jars, and food storage containers. Walmart's website won't even let us place an online order because it's all out of stock and emergency aid comes to give out boxes of food once a month at the park, but there's cars lined up for blocks and fresh produce is easy to come by in our area, but without canning supplies, you can't preserve it all before it all goes bad. For a while there was a shortage on coffee and it finally looks like coffee is restocking, but now flour is starting to run low in our stores.
I'm in the middle of my pantry challenge still and I'm realizing the same thing--we eat less food than I think we do! I'm prolonging my challenge to 3 months with the exception of fresh produce. I know one more month would not be a challenge. Thanks for sharing your challenge with us!
Our Walmarts here in Georgia , have been completely out eggs , cheese and cream cheese .The can isle has gaps everywhere. Sam's did seem to get an extra shipment on toliet paper. Thanks for sharing your food storage .
Hit or miss here in New England, but I did a Walmart walkthrough just to scope things out last week - biggest areas lower than usual are fresh beef, baking goods, and cat food - cat food was biggest hit with maybe a half dozen bags of food and one flat of specialty diet wet food. Otherwise the entire aisle, both sides, was empty. Yogurt, cream cheese and eggs were about half full. Some things have been creatively re-arranged to look full; not as much of the “fronting” with just one or two items at the front of the shelf, but for example the flour section had been reduced from 1/3 of an aisle to a single width on 2 shelves. By making the section smaller it looks fuller with fewer bags. Cookies and prepared foods were at about 50% full, and prices definitely up - 30% or more on some items like eggs and coconut oil, others not affected, like cheese, canned goods and produce.
I'm trying to cook from my freezer to make room for spring gardening dividends, but haven't made a dent. My zero-waste cooking practices take advantage of the freezer to store stock and chopped meat in packets, while extending the useful life of vegetables. Clearly, I need to make and can many gallons of soup during the coming snowstorm. We probably have 7 years of shelf-stable, one-ingredient foods stored, too . Can I stop prepping now or should I prepare to feed those who are not paying attention? I know the answer...I'll keep growing, canning, producing, and prepping. Nothing will go to waste.
@@debbylowry7119If you don't buy packaged convenience foods then seven years of real food doesn't take up much space. If you are picturing a typical full American weekly grocery cart times 52 times 7 years, that is not what we store. We also raise chickens and grow everything we possibly can. I might go into a grocery store a few times a month to take advantage of some loss leaders. We buy real food in bulk...like chickpeas, lentils, beans, rice, sugar, honey, molasses, canned fish, canned meats, barley, rolled oats, quinoa, amaranth, millet, spices, sea salt, coffee, teas, chocolate, flour, yeast, some canned tomatoes, pasta, powdered milks, ghee, coconut oil, olive oil, tallow, yard, heirloom seeds, (and more). Storage areas include the cellar, basement, and kitchen pantry. I make just about everything from scratch including condiments, drinks, desserts, stocks, soups, breads, tortillas, soy sauce, and vinegars. I'm practicing making miso now. This is an ongoing project for us, not a sudden idea. I grew up in a farming family and you just stay prepared, growing, preserving, planning, and cooking.
We are also doing a pantry challenge on our channel! Now I'm a little concerned ..maybe we should go check out our supply situation at our stores just to be safe! We grow/raise most of our food but you know... coffee. I NEED coffee 🤣
I don’t know exactly how the stores look in our area. I’m not concerned about it. I have inadvertently been doing a no spend low spend challenge because I have felt the need to eat through our freezer to make room for the fresh harvest this summer. I have purposefully been picking things that we don’t particularly choose to eat first. Also with my kiddos getting older and working my pantry needs have changed over the last year or two. What normally we would have gone through quickly seems to go through much slower. It’s been fun using things. And watching how God multiplies what we have while we are using what we have been blessed with. I’d encourage you to continue to cook through your pantry especially the older things that wouldn’t be your first pick or have been sitting there a while. So you can keep your storage fresh. God bless.
We did quite well with the challenge, only found one hole in my supplies which I plan to rectify quite soon. With garden season just around the corner, we should fill up most empty shelves in pantry and freezer.
I’m doing a monthly challenge, but allowing myself $25 (in Australia things are not as bad as the USA but still not great - very hit and miss atm) to buy cream, fresh produce and lil treats. I’m still grocery shopping but only for the gaps I find in my stockpile and using the money I save by only spending the $25 to keep building it up and buy canning supplies. My kitchen has an abundance of food and I’d rather keep shopping to avoid inflation.
Jamie.... You are not the only one. We've had some weird shortages along with items being full one day and completely empty the next. I too feel a need to continue to buy food. I can't help it.
Hi! Just came across your video. We are a family of 4 and live in Wisconsin. I mostly shop at Aldi but get most of any remaining items at Walmart or even our popular gas station here (Kwik Trip) if something like ground beef or butter is on sale. I try and stick to shopping once every 2 weeks. The one thing I have noticed that our Aldi has been out of for awhile is raisins. I have no idea why. Sometimes something might be out when I go but the next time it’s back or I can get it at Walmart if I absolutely need it. But raisins have been out for awhile at Aldi. No idea why either lol. Where did they all go? Not a necessity but my kids like them as a snack. Some other things have been out but not enough that I can remember that I miss them. Seeing the empty shelves at your Walmart was really interesting as that’s not the case here. However - I also live in America’s Dairyland and so it would make sense why would not necessarily need to worry about dairy items here lol
I do my pantry rotation (aka challenge) every winter to clear old stock into spring usually after Christmas for when our electric bill is the highest so balance it out with lower grocery bill. I hardly make any dents in my pantry (my pantry is only a 6-9 months when stretched, I go by my freezer stock). I still have 150 lbs worth in rice, didn’t touch my #10 cans of veggies, or even open any of our big bag of pancake mixes etc. Most stuff I touch is from my freezer like my last year’s free Turkey (had hubs BBQ it) and replenished it with 2 free Turkey (thanksgiving and Xmas), ham, chicken, fish etc. Didn’t make a dent in my 3 months worth of pastas either… Clam sauce I ate up a bunch so needs replacements. Barely touched my spam collection. Same with my tuna fish which we really should start eating. I buy depending on deals… like I scored 6 x 59cents VO5 shampoo that I dun need but to add to my still have a half years worth of shampoo. My store is out of some things but not as serious as what you show. Like my fav brands of toilet tissue made in USA is out, but there are lots of stock of the other brands etc. Meat prices still reasonable etc. I buy veggies else where because I find even Wegmans, their veggie products is no longer keeping fresh longer like it used to. Hubs says it’s a short of help so more products sit and rot which makes sense. So I shop at the Amish markets for produce since they are hardworking and not short of hands due to work ethics… and their veggies last 3 times as long than the grocery store. I know because I have Covid and went there the weekend before Covid strikes and have to stay home for 3 weeks and the salad greens I use to decorate my Chinese New Year (Feb 1st) hot pot display with is still not wilted. Buy local, support local so we all help fight inflation.
The stores appeared to be restocked after being well depleted. I am in Australia and my state has only just had an outbreak of Omicron so I fear the shortages may return. While I can, I pick up an extra 6 cans, a case of water and keep my gaps filled just in case.
Am in Columbia, SC area, and am very lucky in my shopping territory. WM, Publix, Aldi's, Food Lion; and Dollar Tree, Dollar General--all within square 1.5 mi area. [3rd floor lookout, I would be able to see all stores.] 2 more Dollar Gens on way to work. While some things/flavors disappear for week or 2, (like generic unflavored liquid creamer, or block cream cheese, etc. Generic unsalted saltines MIA for months), can usually find necessity in area, or substitute it.
I do my monthly shopping at WinnCo. It is employee owned, well stocked and priced very competitively. Walmart is raising their prices, on almost everything, every week. I try to only buy a few items, especially nonfood, from them now. We have Kroger and others which are higher but offer weekly specials.
Love it! A little goes a long way. Chicken Wild Rice Casserole or Soup with 2 chicken breast for 10 people. This is the way to do it. Nice job. My Mom had a big family (15 kids) so she cooked like this all the time to. I built my cooking on her foundation. 😊
If you want to use up coconut milk I use it in place of heavy cream and half and half to make things 1) cheaper because heavy cream is expensive, and 2) to make recipes vegan.
Surprisingly, coconut milk is not cheaper than heavy cream here. It’s about the same price. Coconut milk is anywhere from $1.30-$2.50 for a 14oz can and heavy cream is about $1.50-$2/pint.
We did the challenge for January and I was really surprised by how little we used. But I did make a point to use lots of freezer items to clear it for our next steer. After the initial inventory we did then use everything that was out of date or close. This was fun! We will continue in February.
I was about to pause on stocking (due to finances) until I saw that Europe came close to a nuclear catastrophe last night (3/4/22) when the Russians attacked that nuclear plant. Now, I'm going to stock up again. This whole situation is frightening.
It is definitely frightening. Doing our best to prepare and secure our own household is one simple way to bring a little peace and comfort. Bless you!☀️
I live in Belgium and have been stocking up on and of for the last couple of years. I still live with my parents and they don’t accept it when I offer to pay for stuff so I just by a little each time so it isn’t that noticeable 😂 the stores aren’t empty, but we can see that it is less full then it was before.
I somehow missed y'all were a midlands family too!! Love that. I have notice most recently the pre-packaged goods and meat at my Aldi and Walmart (Lexington/Redbank side) are the most scare. I haven't had too much of an issue with grains, baking supplies, produce and fresh veg.
We are in the piedmont of NC and I usually order Walmart delivery but we went in the store and everything was low or no stock. No chicken breasts in any store.
Here in the North Georgia mountains, our Ingles is pretty well stocked right now with chicken. Eggs are low, beef is good with unaffordable prices. Pork is ok. No creme cheese. Cat food and Nabisco soda crackers are non-existent. No cranberry sauce. Pasta looks poorly. Sausage is low. I didn't spend much time in there today, so can't say about anything else.
Thank you so much for sharing this video. I have a family of 7 and it's challenging to know if what we have in our pantry is enough. Have you tried shopping online at Walmart? A lot of times, the things I'm looking for might not be available in the store, but I can find it on their website. I do have a Walmart+ membership though, so shipping is free for me.
I’ve debated trying Walmart+ since almost nothing on Amazon actually arrives in 2-3 days anymore and their Prime membership has gone up to $140/year now!😱
@@Pursuit.of.Simplicity I initially had it because where we lived had grocery delivery. We recently moved, so I have to do puck up, but I still get the free shipping.
I’m redoing my panty for organizing purposes and cane across this video. We are doing fine with food no shortage.Were out in California and I usually grocery shop once a week for fresh vegetables and fruit. I can’t imagine eating or purchasing all canned food only -however I do have tomato paste, honey and baking products ,spices... etc. Does the can and packages of food go bad and include additives and lack of nutrients? 🍓🍇🍋🍎🍏🍌🥑🥦
This is food STORAGE. Without a freeze dryer or putting a ton of fresh produce in the freezer, which isn’t practical or sustainable, canned or home canned foods and dry goods are the way to build food storage. We have a huge garden, berry bushes, fruit trees, and laying hens also, for fresh eating about 9 months out of the year. What would you eat if you suddenly had no access to other people’s fresh produce?
@@Pursuit.of.Simplicity Got it. However based in reality there’s no real food shortage. We’ve lived through 7 earthquakes, 5 California Fires during a drought ( Montecito) Montecito Mudslides In 2018 All the grocery stores were completely stocked first in every disaster.. freeways were opened first for transport. All fresh no storage except for meats , butter, cheese.
I'm Still goding with ny challenge. Need to go to THE store for som milk, yogurt and fresh fruit and sallad items. Making a Little Dent in THE freezers and pantry 😅. Have a lot left tho 😅🤷🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'd love to do one of these challenges but it'll have to be when I'm not worried about the stores being empty lol... our stores seem okay... the hardest thing I had getting today was noodles.
I’ve started a monthly challenge where I’m spending $25 a week on food and then using my extra grocery money to fill gaps in my stockpile or buy canning supplies. Let’s me buy what I need in terms of fresh foods/treats but also test out my ability to use what I have and not let it run down. Just a thought :0)
I’m in the U.K. and food stores are very well stocked, at the moment. It was only crazy panic buying that depleted supplies, now people are shopping normally, thank God, there isn’t a problem, despite the shortage of haulage drivers. The food was sat in warehouses but no one to deliver it, hoping that they s being resolved 🤞
You did amazing! We realized as well that we don’t actually go through as much food as we think we do. It’s mostly convenience foods they takes up space and they we go through. That and fresh items but really we can go without it if we have cans.
I put all of my grains in the freezer for 2-3 days when I first purchase them. That kills any eggs or larva that could be present and then I store them in airtight containers.
Thanks for your concern but if things get so bad that internet strangers are hunting down TH-cam pantries, we will have already shared what we have with our neighbors and there will be nothing left to steal.😉
Question: Why can the beans? They're so quick and easy to make in a pressure cooker, so what makes the time and expense of canning them worth it? (Not trying to start a fight, just wondering what I'm missing from this equation)
Mostly for convenience but also, dry beans don’t last forever just in their plastic packaging and I don’t use Mylar bags and O2 absorbers at this point so it helps me cycle through my dry beans on a regular basis.
In case you are interested, I make pancake syrup with equal parts white sugar, Brown sugar and water , warm on stove top don't boil. Turn off heat and add splash of vanilla.
Kdonor... That's great info to have. I love substitutions for things like maple syrup. I thinking that if you add a little maple extract the flavor will be great.
syrup is on part water two parts sugar ;) makes it thick not juicy
@@strawberryme08 if you use 1 part white sugar 1 part brown sugar 1 part water that is 2 parts sugar 1 part water. ;)
Great video and thank you for hosting the challenge!! We honestly didn't use as much pantry food or freezer meats and veggies as I thought we would. We did go through a lot of fresh produce, bread, and frozen fruits for smoothies. We did finish off a few things that I wanted that were close to expiring. Our area here in ENC has been hit with three weekend storms, so all of our grocery stores look a mess. Walmart Supercenter being the worst. Our Neighborhood Walmart and Lidl have bounced back the fastest but chicken, eggs, and dairy are still slim to none.. we are back to regular scheduled programming starting tomorrow. We will be going to Sam's Club and a couple of weeks and of course I'm still looking through the Flyers weekly to see what we can get on sale for the best prices. Thank you for sharing!!
I'm doing a pantry challenge as well. I didn't make a dent in our food. I still have a large amount of frozen and home canned food. I'm doing a low spend year and I now feel confident I could go a whole year lol. I just canned some cowboy candy for the first time and I'm in love! It's so good, I'm obsessed!
Isn’t it fantastic to realize you have more food than you even thought you did!?☀️
If possible, can what's frozen. When ( not if ) the grid goes down, you'll either have a marathon canning session, dump fuel into a generator, or lose it all.
I heard about the challenge but had to decline because of everything happening sooo fast and prices going wild. So I continued to prep and used some of my preps to meal plan.
We grocery shopped after 37 days and spent $103 at Aldi on fresh produce, cheese, yogurt and chicken drumsticks (.89/lb). We were missing fresh produce but my kids didn't mind the whole milk from powder.
I love watching other moms of big families show their pantries and meal plans! Stockpiling for a large family is so different to a small family or couple as there is a lot more to consider with varying needs and tastes. We also have to start early and keep going! I too, am a mum of eight, but with one in heaven (one of our twins passed). Keep up the good work! I have subscribed.
Giant can of baked beans- toss in crock pot with a pack of hotdogs and let them slow cook a few hours on low. The hot dogs are tender and take on some flavor. I serve them in buns with the beans on the side and French fries or pasta salad. Easy meal for when you are very busy.
Add some bbq sauce and mustard too
Any nutrients in canned beans and hotdogs?
We're in CA. We shop at WinCo and Walmart. They've been sold out of pasta's, canned tomato sauce, crisco, corn, yogurt, frozen pizza, fries, onion rings, beans, soy beans, milk, soymilk, dry milk, soy sauce, chicken, frozen burritos, quite a few seasonings, bottled water, oatmeal, tang, and rice krispies cereal. For non-food products, it's been really hard to find wet dog food, they're out of laundry soap, disposable plates, bar soap, parchment paper, plastic wrap, pedialyte, canning jars, and food storage containers. Walmart's website won't even let us place an online order because it's all out of stock and emergency aid comes to give out boxes of food once a month at the park, but there's cars lined up for blocks and fresh produce is easy to come by in our area, but without canning supplies, you can't preserve it all before it all goes bad. For a while there was a shortage on coffee and it finally looks like coffee is restocking, but now flour is starting to run low in our stores.
I'm in the middle of my pantry challenge still and I'm realizing the same thing--we eat less food than I think we do! I'm prolonging my challenge to 3 months with the exception of fresh produce. I know one more month would not be a challenge. Thanks for sharing your challenge with us!
Having been a survivalist for many years, our stockpile is immense. Do your best and, if possible, stack to the ceiling.
That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing!☀️
Our Walmarts here in Georgia , have been completely out eggs , cheese and cream cheese .The can isle has gaps everywhere. Sam's did seem to get an extra shipment on toliet paper. Thanks for sharing your food storage .
How are things looking now? I’ve seen a drastic change for the better over the last two weeks.
Hit or miss here in New England, but I did a Walmart walkthrough just to scope things out last week - biggest areas lower than usual are fresh beef, baking goods, and cat food - cat food was biggest hit with maybe a half dozen bags of food and one flat of specialty diet wet food. Otherwise the entire aisle, both sides, was empty. Yogurt, cream cheese and eggs were about half full. Some things have been creatively re-arranged to look full; not as much of the “fronting” with just one or two items at the front of the shelf, but for example the flour section had been reduced from 1/3 of an aisle to a single width on 2 shelves. By making the section smaller it looks fuller with fewer bags. Cookies and prepared foods were at about 50% full, and prices definitely up - 30% or more on some items like eggs and coconut oil, others not affected, like cheese, canned goods and produce.
I'm trying to cook from my freezer to make room for spring gardening dividends, but haven't made a dent. My zero-waste cooking practices take advantage of the freezer to store stock and chopped meat in packets, while extending the useful life of vegetables. Clearly, I need to make and can many gallons of soup during the coming snowstorm. We probably have 7 years of shelf-stable, one-ingredient foods stored, too . Can I stop prepping now or should I prepare to feed those who are not paying attention? I know the answer...I'll keep growing, canning, producing, and prepping. Nothing will go to waste.
I cannot imagine the space that 7 years of food would take! How and where do you store it all?
@@debbylowry7119If you don't buy packaged convenience foods then seven years of real food doesn't take up much space. If you are picturing a typical full American weekly grocery cart times 52 times 7 years, that is not what we store. We also raise chickens and grow everything we possibly can. I might go into a grocery store a few times a month to take advantage of some loss leaders.
We buy real food in bulk...like chickpeas, lentils, beans, rice, sugar, honey, molasses, canned fish, canned meats, barley, rolled oats, quinoa, amaranth, millet, spices, sea salt, coffee, teas, chocolate, flour, yeast, some canned tomatoes, pasta, powdered milks, ghee, coconut oil, olive oil, tallow, yard,
heirloom seeds, (and more).
Storage areas include the cellar, basement, and kitchen pantry. I make just about everything from scratch including condiments, drinks, desserts, stocks, soups, breads, tortillas, soy sauce, and vinegars. I'm practicing making miso now.
This is an ongoing project for us, not a sudden idea. I grew up in a farming family and you just stay prepared, growing, preserving, planning, and cooking.
We are also doing a pantry challenge on our channel! Now I'm a little concerned ..maybe we should go check out our supply situation at our stores just to be safe! We grow/raise most of our food but you know... coffee. I NEED coffee 🤣
I don’t know exactly how the stores look in our area. I’m not concerned about it. I have inadvertently been doing a no spend low spend challenge because I have felt the need to eat through our freezer to make room for the fresh harvest this summer.
I have purposefully been picking things that we don’t particularly choose to eat first. Also with my kiddos getting older and working my pantry needs have changed over the last year or two. What normally we would have gone through quickly seems to go through much slower.
It’s been fun using things. And watching how God multiplies what we have while we are using what we have been blessed with.
I’d encourage you to continue to cook through your pantry especially the older things that wouldn’t be your first pick or have been sitting there a while. So you can keep your storage fresh. God bless.
We did quite well with the challenge, only found one hole in my supplies which I plan to rectify quite soon. With garden season just around the corner, we should fill up most empty shelves in pantry and freezer.
If it were me I’d either dehydrate the corn in those large cans and/or make some freezer meals like taco soup, etc with it.
I’m doing a monthly challenge, but allowing myself $25 (in Australia things are not as bad as the USA but still not great - very hit and miss atm) to buy cream, fresh produce and lil treats. I’m still grocery shopping but only for the gaps I find in my stockpile and using the money I save by only spending the $25 to keep building it up and buy canning supplies. My kitchen has an abundance of food and I’d rather keep shopping to avoid inflation.
Re: the huge cans of corn. Would you be more likely to use them if you split one into smaller jars?
I failed the challenge...I panicked and bought more canned goods😞
I think I watch too much youtube and get freaked out when I see the empty shelves.
Jamie.... You are not the only one. We've had some weird shortages along with items being full one day and completely empty the next. I too feel a need to continue to buy food. I can't help it.
Hi! Just came across your video. We are a family of 4 and live in Wisconsin. I mostly shop at Aldi but get most of any remaining items at Walmart or even our popular gas station here (Kwik Trip) if something like ground beef or butter is on sale. I try and stick to shopping once every 2 weeks. The one thing I have noticed that our Aldi has been out of for awhile is raisins. I have no idea why. Sometimes something might be out when I go but the next time it’s back or I can get it at Walmart if I absolutely need it. But raisins have been out for awhile at Aldi. No idea why either lol. Where did they all go? Not a necessity but my kids like them as a snack. Some other things have been out but not enough that I can remember that I miss them. Seeing the empty shelves at your Walmart was really interesting as that’s not the case here. However - I also live in America’s Dairyland and so it would make sense why would not necessarily need to worry about dairy items here lol
Thanks for sharing! Life is so much better with dairy!😁
I do my pantry rotation (aka challenge) every winter to clear old stock into spring usually after Christmas for when our electric bill is the highest so balance it out with lower grocery bill.
I hardly make any dents in my pantry (my pantry is only a 6-9 months when stretched, I go by my freezer stock). I still have 150 lbs worth in rice, didn’t touch my #10 cans of veggies, or even open any of our big bag of pancake mixes etc. Most stuff I touch is from my freezer like my last year’s free Turkey (had hubs BBQ it) and replenished it with 2 free Turkey (thanksgiving and Xmas), ham, chicken, fish etc. Didn’t make a dent in my 3 months worth of pastas either… Clam sauce I ate up a bunch so needs replacements. Barely touched my spam collection. Same with my tuna fish which we really should start eating.
I buy depending on deals… like I scored 6 x 59cents VO5 shampoo that I dun need but to add to my still have a half years worth of shampoo.
My store is out of some things but not as serious as what you show. Like my fav brands of toilet tissue made in USA is out, but there are lots of stock of the other brands etc. Meat prices still reasonable etc. I buy veggies else where because I find even Wegmans, their veggie products is no longer keeping fresh longer like it used to. Hubs says it’s a short of help so more products sit and rot which makes sense. So I shop at the Amish markets for produce since they are hardworking and not short of hands due to work ethics… and their veggies last 3 times as long than the grocery store. I know because I have Covid and went there the weekend before Covid strikes and have to stay home for 3 weeks and the salad greens I use to decorate my Chinese New Year (Feb 1st) hot pot display with is still not wilted.
Buy local, support local so we all help fight inflation.
The stores appeared to be restocked after being well depleted. I am in Australia and my state has only just had an outbreak of Omicron so I fear the shortages may return. While I can, I pick up an extra 6 cans, a case of water and keep my gaps filled just in case.
Good plan! Thanks for sharing!☀️
Sorry you're in Australia. I'm even more sorry living in the US.
Am in Columbia, SC area, and am very lucky in my shopping territory. WM, Publix, Aldi's, Food Lion; and Dollar Tree, Dollar General--all within square 1.5 mi area. [3rd floor lookout, I would be able to see all stores.] 2 more Dollar Gens on way to work. While some things/flavors disappear for week or 2, (like generic unflavored liquid creamer, or block cream cheese, etc. Generic unsalted saltines MIA for months), can usually find necessity in area, or substitute it.
I do my monthly shopping at WinnCo. It is employee owned, well stocked and priced very competitively. Walmart is raising their prices, on almost everything, every week. I try to only buy a few items, especially nonfood, from them now. We have Kroger and others which are higher but offer weekly specials.
My Walmart has fully stocked shelves in Virginia, thank goodness…….
New subscriber! Very nice to meet you Audrey! Looking forward to many more videos God willing❤️
Welcome!☀️
Love it! A little goes a long way. Chicken Wild Rice Casserole or Soup with 2 chicken breast for 10 people. This is the way to do it. Nice job.
My Mom had a big family (15 kids) so she cooked like this all the time to. I built my cooking on her foundation. 😊
Fresh Meat, cat litter and frozen goods have been low up here in Alaska. We have signs up and Fred Meyer you can get 2 tissue, 2 cat litter.
If you want to use up coconut milk I use it in place of heavy cream and half and half to make things 1) cheaper because heavy cream is expensive, and 2) to make recipes vegan.
Surprisingly, coconut milk is not cheaper than heavy cream here. It’s about the same price. Coconut milk is anywhere from $1.30-$2.50 for a 14oz can and heavy cream is about $1.50-$2/pint.
We did the challenge for January and I was really surprised by how little we used. But I did make a point to use lots of freezer items to clear it for our next steer. After the initial inventory we did then use everything that was out of date or close. This was fun! We will continue in February.
Thanks for sharing!☀️
You don’t have to wait until a holiday to bake cookies. 😊 I’m sure the kids would love them and maybe they could help you make them.
We make cookies and brownies often. These were just our traditional Christmas treats. This year they’ll be valentine treats!😁
I enjoyed watching this.
I learnt loads. Thanks for sharing.
I was about to pause on stocking (due to finances) until I saw that Europe came close to a nuclear catastrophe last night (3/4/22) when the Russians attacked that nuclear plant. Now, I'm going to stock up again. This whole situation is frightening.
It is definitely frightening. Doing our best to prepare and secure our own household is one simple way to bring a little peace and comfort. Bless you!☀️
Make a pot of chicken corn soup. Or vegetable soup.
I live in Belgium and have been stocking up on and of for the last couple of years. I still live with my parents and they don’t accept it when I offer to pay for stuff so I just by a little each time so it isn’t that noticeable 😂 the stores aren’t empty, but we can see that it is less full then it was before.
Thanks for sharing!☀️
I’m also in the midlands of SC in the Aiken area. Our Walmart is empty. Food lions not much better. Our Kroger looks good still.
How are things looking now? I’ve seen a drastic change for the better over the last two weeks.
Can you add the recipes you mentioned in this video in the description? Thank you!
I somehow missed y'all were a midlands family too!! Love that. I have notice most recently the pre-packaged goods and meat at my Aldi and Walmart (Lexington/Redbank side) are the most scare. I haven't had too much of an issue with grains, baking supplies, produce and fresh veg.
We are in the piedmont of NC and I usually order Walmart delivery but we went in the store and everything was low or no stock. No chicken breasts in any store.
Yikes! Thanks for sharing! Glad your family has food storage too!☀️
Here in the North Georgia mountains, our Ingles is pretty well stocked right now with chicken. Eggs are low, beef is good with unaffordable prices. Pork is ok. No creme cheese. Cat food and Nabisco soda crackers are non-existent. No cranberry sauce. Pasta looks poorly. Sausage is low. I didn't spend much time in there today, so can't say about anything else.
Thank you so much for sharing this video. I have a family of 7 and it's challenging to know if what we have in our pantry is enough. Have you tried shopping online at Walmart? A lot of times, the things I'm looking for might not be available in the store, but I can find it on their website. I do have a Walmart+ membership though, so shipping is free for me.
I’ve debated trying Walmart+ since almost nothing on Amazon actually arrives in 2-3 days anymore and their Prime membership has gone up to $140/year now!😱
@@Pursuit.of.Simplicity I initially had it because where we lived had grocery delivery. We recently moved, so I have to do puck up, but I still get the free shipping.
I'm disappointed that your mayo is not Duke's since you live in SC! I can't live without. Nice video.
That’s funny.😂We go through too much Mayo to use the name brands!
Here in Bogalusa Louisiana sauages went 589 to 1099
Wow!! I’d be living without sausage!😆
I live in southwest Va. on the NC line. I shopped at lidls last week. They were stocked. I didn’t really see any shortages.
That’s good to hear. Thanks for sharing☀️
You need to share some of the recipes of the yummy food you said you prepared with your pantry stash.
I plan to!😊
I’m redoing my panty for organizing purposes and cane across this video. We are doing fine with food no shortage.Were out in California and I usually grocery shop once a week for fresh vegetables and fruit. I can’t imagine eating or purchasing all canned food only -however I do have tomato paste, honey and baking products ,spices... etc. Does the can and packages of food go bad and include additives and lack of nutrients? 🍓🍇🍋🍎🍏🍌🥑🥦
This is food STORAGE. Without a freeze dryer or putting a ton of fresh produce in the freezer, which isn’t practical or sustainable, canned or home canned foods and dry goods are the way to build food storage. We have a huge garden, berry bushes, fruit trees, and laying hens also, for fresh eating about 9 months out of the year. What would you eat if you suddenly had no access to other people’s fresh produce?
@@Pursuit.of.Simplicity Got it. However based in reality there’s no real food shortage. We’ve lived through 7 earthquakes, 5 California Fires during a drought ( Montecito) Montecito Mudslides In 2018 All the grocery stores were completely stocked first in every disaster.. freeways were opened first for transport. All fresh no storage except for meats , butter, cheese.
I'm Still goding with ny challenge. Need to go to THE store for som milk, yogurt and fresh fruit and sallad items. Making a Little Dent in THE freezers and pantry 😅. Have a lot left tho 😅🤷🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'd love to do one of these challenges but it'll have to be when I'm not worried about the stores being empty lol... our stores seem okay... the hardest thing I had getting today was noodles.
Thanks for sharing☀️
I’ve started a monthly challenge where I’m spending $25 a week on food and then using my extra grocery money to fill gaps in my stockpile or buy canning supplies. Let’s me buy what I need in terms of fresh foods/treats but also test out my ability to use what I have and not let it run down. Just a thought :0)
I’m in the U.K. and food stores are very well stocked, at the moment. It was only crazy panic buying that depleted supplies, now people are shopping normally, thank God, there isn’t a problem, despite the shortage of haulage drivers. The food was sat in warehouses but no one to deliver it, hoping that they s being resolved 🤞
You did amazing! We realized as well that we don’t actually go through as much food as we think we do. It’s mostly convenience foods they takes up space and they we go through. That and fresh items but really we can go without it if we have cans.
i put salsa in my home made chili
How do you keep weavels from getting into the rice meal and other food?
I put all of my grains in the freezer for 2-3 days when I first purchase them. That kills any eggs or larva that could be present and then I store them in airtight containers.
Thanks
Do you ever use dry milk when making bread?
None of the bread recipes I currently use call for powdered milk but I had a whole wheat recipe in the past that did.
ZERO shortages at any stores I've seen.
Glad to hear it!☀️
I haven't seen them in my area either. Once in a while a specific size will be out of stock but entire shelfs are not bare.
Corn tortillas and you can make your own chips.
True, but if I’m going to buy corn tortillas, I’d rather just buy the tortilla chips.😁
Make corn and potatoes chowder
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This supply chain is possibly going to last years
I’ve heard that also. Crazy to think about.
Where do you find vital wheat gluten?
Amazon.
Quite a few places carry it online but mine is from Amazon.
@@Pursuit.of.Simplicity thank you.
I'm in the UK where it's available in Holland and Barrett for super cheap. Just bought two 500g bags for £1.99
Each
Please be very careful showing prep pantries
Do you keep your panties hidden?
@@squirrelcovers6340 Gotta keep them silk panties covered up.
Looters welcome. Bring nice guns.
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Thanks for your concern but if things get so bad that internet strangers are hunting down TH-cam pantries, we will have already shared what we have with our neighbors and there will be nothing left to steal.😉
Question: Why can the beans? They're so quick and easy to make in a pressure cooker, so what makes the time and expense of canning them worth it? (Not trying to start a fight, just wondering what I'm missing from this equation)
Mostly for convenience but also, dry beans don’t last forever just in their plastic packaging and I don’t use Mylar bags and O2 absorbers at this point so it helps me cycle through my dry beans on a regular basis.
I bet you were shocked after that long.😳
Very shocked!
We are still doing well in SW Ohio.🪴
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