I've never done this before, but I think it works. Click this link (www.dropbox.com/sh/0ke6lltzz2xnjir/AAATddFV5El74Pqqap1sQzWSa?dl=0) and if you have a Dropbox account you will find a PDF and Word file of the master grocery list that you can download and edit to fit your needs. If that doesn't work for you, email me at FyNyth at gmail dot com and I will reply with the document as soon as I get a chance.
Thank you for sharing your grocery list. I just wrote down things as I thought of them each week but custom making my own list similar to yours will be insightful and helpful as I plan to keep it in the pantry like you do and then just stick it into my planner when it’s time to make a run to the grocery store. Blessings to you and Clay from us here at The Little Chicken Ranch 🐔🐥🐓🐇
Extra food stores pretty well in galvanized garbage cans with tight fitting lids. Even having enough chicken foor to make until spring or summer wilk feed those who help feed you.
My parents grew up during the depression so we always stocked up, took advantage of sales, heated our house with wood. Made bread, bought apples, peaches, strawberries in bulk and preserved them. I continued to do this because I enjoyed it, it gives me extra money for other things and relieves the worry of “what if”. Good video, as always, thank you.
I have ALWAYS had at least 6 months of staples in my house at all time. I buy all in bulk, cook from scratch, and normally just add fresh fruits and vegetables as I go.
Hi Ariel! I have a favorite thing to do with all my extra zucchini. I use my regular old sweet pickle recipe or bread and butter pickle recipe and those zucchini to make pickles. They stay crisp and do not sog up. I don’t pressure cook them, just hot pack water bath. Folks don’t notice the difference unless I tell them they aren’t cucumbers. And thank you for introducing folks to the idea of taking control of their food - where it comes from and how it’s preserved. You are leading by example!
In some ways these days, it is a privilege to know how to throw ingredients together to make a meal, without needing a pre-prepared frozen dinner or a box with instructions on it. Thankfully, there are a lot of channels on TH-cam that can teach people how to cook, and not just what to cook. My biggest advice is to learn how each individual ingredient can be cooked. A stir fry could be the first step on this path. Sautee the onions & garlic in a bit of oil, brown the meat, put in the sliced carrots along with a little bit of water from time to time, add in broccoli or any zucchini or summer squash, and next would come frozen peas. All throughout, add seasonings, add sauces toward the end, and shredded cabbage in the last few minutes. Why that order? The onions & garlic will help flavor the meat, which should be thoroughly cooked for safety's sake. Carrots are a very dense vegetable, and should be cooked longest of the ones listed. Same with broccoli if you cut it in large chunks, though try not to overcook it. Summer squashes can be eaten raw, but most folks like them cooked; they take a little while to turn translucent. Peas cook very quickly--if you use a packet of frozen mixed vegetables, add more time for cooking if you're tossing in green beans, as they require actual cooking to be palatable. Cabbage cooks very quickly, and if overcooked it can end up tasting sulfurous and thus nasty, so it's best to slice it very thinly and steam it on top of the rest of the food in the last few minutes of cooking, which will avoid overcooking it. You can actually add in any other number of vegetables. You can even cook some things separately at first and set it aside in a bowl, such as scrambled eggs, then add it toward the end, and garnish on top with things that don't need to be cooked, such as peanuts or sesame seeds. (Always feel free to add in a little more water whenever it's close to evaporating completely, too.) By cooking a stir-fry, you will learn how long it takes each ingredient to cook, how various textures and flavors can be merged together, and how quickly and easily you can make a decent meal--the only thing missing is a decent amount of carbs, such as from rice (the traditional base under a stir fry), noodles (second most common), potatoes (chopped up & fried in the stir-fry or mashed on the side), toast, tortilla chips, or whatever you like. Once you learn the way how ingredients behave on the stovetop in a pan, you can expand your knowledge to boiling, steaming, baking, and even grilling if you have the right equipment for that--and you're already halfway there between pan-frying and steaming, by adding a little bit of water at a time to whatever you're cooking. People aren't being taught how to cook on the fly nearly as much these days as they used to be, but don't let that stop you from starting to learn now! TH-cam is a great resource for cooking tips & tricks, and you can find simple recipes from boiling ramen noodle packets all the way through to combining homemade spaghetti sauce & handmade egg noodles with your own take on meatballs. When you gain some confidence, branch out of your usual go-to food types. Lastly, try making something different. If your normal go-to food is American or Italian or French, try making something Mexican, Lebanese, Polish, Korean, Brazilian (their cheese bread puffs are super easy if you have a blender or a food processor of some sort, and can get your hands on tapioca flour!), and more--and you might even find some surprising similarities. For example, would you believe that tomato-bean chili from America is remarkably similar in spices & flavors to madras lentils from India? Being food self-sufficient isn't just about growing & processing your own foods. It's about becoming confident in your ability to put together a wider variety of meals, so that you're hopefully never bored. That may be a privilege in some ways, but it's one we can all learn, and eventually master.
I liked your cooking explanation. So many people have not learned how to cook and many things they prepare are from a bag or box. We like to cook everything from scratch. This is a pantry recipe we love, a Thai inspired American curry over Basmati rice. It is so satisfying. The ingreduents, in cooking order, are coconut oil, onion, carrot, garlic, ginger, sea salt, curry powder, a dollop or two of peanut butter, $1 can of coconut milk, a cup of any extra liquid like atock or water, cauliflower or potato cubes, any other vegetable, cooked chickpeas, ACV, sorghum molasses, and red pepper flakes to taste if you like a little heat. Simmer after cooking ingredients appropriately. If you understand cooking principles and flavor balance it all makes sense without exact measurements. Each time it is alittle different but you always want to lick the bowl! Another flavor enhancer we like is "nooch" (nutritional yeast). It gives a hearty brothiness to vegetable based soups.
I grew up living this way. We raised our food, went to the canneries in our community to can mass food. I am elderly and love pickled whole beets. I buy cans/cans of them and pickle them. My friends and family love them.
I grew up with a food pantry in our basement. My mom(PA) & my dad(NJ) were WW2 veterans so they definitely instilled good habits for me. I’m in NJ & am grateful to have an Indian grocery store nearby that has bulk bags. I really try to not buy things that go in the fridge since the grid near me is sketchy at times. Absolutely love your videos Ariel!! Stay awesome!!
Sheet protectors, basically plastic sleeves you slide paper sheets in works too. Vis a vis pens dry so your shoulder doesn't rub stuff off like dry erase markers. A moistened thumb will erase though. Think overhead projector for us older folks.
Thanks for this video and the great info., as always! My new life philosophy = I want my (and everyone else’s) life to suck less!!! Like you, I grew up in PA - and my mom trained me to always have 1 extra of anything I use on a daily basis. Since covid started, I now try to keep at least 2 of everything I regularly use! Kari🌞
I enjoyed this. Made me think of things I get a lot out of doing ahead, and made me think I should do more. I love taking bunches of spinach or kale and freezing them whole. After cleaning and drying, of course. They have to be totally dry. I freeze them for 24 hours, then stick them in big freezer bags. When you press the air out of the bag, the greens break up so they are chopped. They taste very fresh for weeks, 2 or 3 months at least. Then I grab handfuls to put on pizza, in casseroles and eggs, soup, smoothies, as needed. For cooking.
We like to chop greens and freeze them, then later use them in soups. It changes the texture and makes them less chewy in a soup. I am going to try this without chopping first. We also do the same with broccoli stems, cabbage and collard ribs, and the less savory stems of asparagus. These are frozen then put in soups. A good bit of nutrition and fiber is preserved from commonly discarded vegetable scraps. We just finished a pot of "free" turkey soup made with "scraps" like this. It's a household favorite.
@Sunny O'Neil My kale is still good out in the garden in the snow! Chives don't look happy but it's winter in Minnesota. My kale keeps coming back year after year. It's been five years since I planted it. With our hot summers I planted New Zealand Spinach one year. It got a little too leggy too fast! I need to re-dig my rhubarb bed with a lot of composted manure and put in a few more plants. Someone was very helpful and moved some cinder blocks around. Unfortunately I didn't know they believed they were putting them on weeds. Yep. My rhubarb. Dang. This will be a better year! Blessings on you and your family and friends and any livestock wandering around the homestead!
Where I live in Maine anytime we're about to get bad weather like a blizzard or an ice storm,it's always the same people who panic at the last minute because they didn't pay attention to the weather.And then they get PO'd because the shelves are empty.Some people just never learn.I always keep roughly a months supple everything,just in case.
New Hampshire here and I concur with everything you just said. Every location has it’s shares of weather issues that could result in shortages. People that choose to have their heads in the sand when it comes to any kind of preparedness are just foolish. I aim for a year’s worth of food. That may not be everyone’s thing and that’s okay. It took me a while to get to this point. The beauty of it is is that regardless of what’s going on now, it gives me better purchasing power when it comes to shopping for pantry items by buying in bulk. That’s a lifestyle thing though that others would not get unless they’re into doing that. However, like you said, you should aim for at least 2-4 weeks worth of food and have other provisions incase of loss of power, which being a fellow New Englander, you know only too well during wintertime!
Thanks Ariel for sharing this crucial info for everyone... especially with the current situation. I live in a one room studio apartment and I've been doing what you do for years now, big list and lots of storage of dry foods. So I confirm that no one needs a big house or big pantry. Just intelligent planning and organization for feeling relaxed and having lots of choice!
You are a kindred spirit! We live in a small home and yes, we preserve a lot of food from spring to summer. I keep a pantry list to keep tract of food items, but am going to borrow your laminated list idea! We stress whole healthy foods, versus the processed foods so many Americans eat.
Great video Ariel! I eat whole food plant based diet so I have been storing food that I can eat. Luckily, I live very close to about 15 grocery stores plus speciality stores. In the Chicago area the grocery stores are doing pretty good on keeping up with demand but I do have friends that live in places where they don't have as much access. Growing food is not an option for me as I live in a condo with no place to grow. However I have stored up food for me and my dog Madison that could last us for a few months. I would go without food before I would let her go hungry.
Just bougth an 18 squaremeter great greenhouse which I will set up on my small property. Hope to start with my first plants at the end of February........
My friend went through her pantry some time after her children had their own homes in different states. She discovered that she and her husband did Not eat any pasta. They just didn't care for it. So she gave it away and put foods they did like in storage! Another friend always put toothpaste and her hair dye in storage. I couldn't imagine that red head having black roots!
We are prepped and ready. We also keep chickens without buying grain based chicken feed. Our "approaching zero-waste" kitchen practices provide for a little bit of scraps for the girls, but otherwise they are free-range, weedeating, bug eating little buzzards. And so happy to see us. In the winter I supplement their diet with sprouted seeds and a barley and oatmeal gruel. As for pickles, I will ferment most anything from the garden. Young okra poda with garlic cloves is a favorite. We get reject apples from a local organic orchard then make ACV, apple butter, and apple sauce. You need to keep busy with growing and preserving, then you can reap the rewards all year.
This was soooooo. timely. I couldn't wait to click on this video as soon as I saw the subject. 🙏🏿 😍 With the shortages that I've come across in the store, In the last month, I finally cleaned out my so called pantry. It was not organized at all. Once that was done, I saw how much space I have. As a result of that, I've started doing exactly what you said. When I go shopping, I buy extra. I don't have a years worth (yet), but I would be good for at least for month if I was shut in. Thank You soooo much for doing this.
I'm with you Ariel. Except I live in the city amongst grocery stores and Costco's. I have kept a pantry for years. The rule is ONLY buy on sale and if it's on sale, buy a few. Now with rising prices, food chain problems etc, it is so comforting to know that I can eat well for 30%-50% less than current prices. It's not just about keeping stuff on hand, it's about cost too. Great video and very timely.
I grew up with grand parents and parents storing food they grew. It’s how I learned to have a house garden and a truck patch. My Gram even made Catsup and maple Syrup and cracklins and my favorite meal was panhauss fried and topped with maple syrup! My Pap made us pancakes on a wood burning cook stove and greased the griddle with a pigs tail. The tail and the griddle lived on the wall of the stairs to the cellar. I can remember sprouting spuds in the winter, all is littles helping. Then Gram would make us ice cream. They had a dairy. Lots of good memories. People tease that I’m fear based to keep so much food on hand now. Montana in winter is no joke. Glad for the spring for water and lots of firewood. I don’t think it’s fear based. I think it’s wise. I could help my neighbors if needed. Looking forward To my garlic bed sprouting up this spring!
I definitely have a year's worth of food . Yet, I am just now getting into planting seeds from fresh foods I have saved for over two years. Next is learning to can. You are so blessed to have been raised with canning and preserving skills.. I live in an apartment right now otherwise chickens would definitely be part of my life as they were when I was growing up. Your channel is one of my faves, because I enjoy your every day common sense.
My parents grew up during the Great Depression so we were always watching sales and stocking up on everything not just food. I keep cans of evaporated milk so when the fresh milk runs out I don’t have to go 30 miles to town.
wonderful timely advice Ariel thank you for doing that for all your viewers - truly a service! I started canning some years ago but more recently have been pressure canning some "meals in a jar" which I am absolutely loving having around! some of our faves are beef bourguignon, bourbon chicken, beef stew, bean and other soups and wow it makes life so much easier as well as giving the peace of mind of a few weeks meals right on the shelf just in case! I'm in Canada so n/a for us but I know you have something called Azure (?) for bulk organic goods... that seems another good way to go rather than conventional grocery stores!
A jar of Dehydrated soup vegetables is a great supplement for many dishes and has a long shelf life. I run mine through a food processor for fast rehydration and saving space. Instant coffee has a long shelf life.
This is good, you’re right on. Be prepared. I like how you said everyone rushes to the store because a blizzard is coming. You seem very thoughtful and organized. And…..you did all this video off the top of your head, no script. Good girl. Thanks for sharing.
Currently I can lots of tomatoes and applesauce. For me, the biggest challenge in times of empty food stores would be tropical and semi-tropical foods: bananas, pineapples, coconut, cacao, avocados. Recently we went whole-hog and bought a Harvest Right home freeze dryer, so that will help. We are even freeze-drying chicken wings and turkey necks for our dog. We ourselves are whole food plant-based.
The reusable grocery list is a great idea. Here is a way to organize it to save even more time and not forget something at the store. Put it in categories that mirror the grocery's arrangement: produce, meat, fish, frozen, diary, baked goods, cleaning, paper products, etc. I shop for my aunt who received a tablet of lists like this and now 1. I don't have to struggle reading her writing, 2. I don't forget things because I forgot to go back to produce, say, 3. we save a bunch of time writing the lists and reading and rereading them, etc. I love the wipe clean list which is a green solution and everything's always in the same place so you can check for items much quicker. Ariel's mom must be one organized lady, and Ariel's no slouch either. It's sad that so many people can't cook or manage a kitchen these days. Homemaking is both an art and a science and underappreciated.
Great advice! I lived for years in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and we always had a well stocked pantry in the winter due to weather. Now we're getting a snow storm here in Michigan, everyone is getting bread, milk, and eggs. We're always stocked up so not having to fight the crowds and enjoy the snow is wonderful! As always, love your channel and great ideas!
I had heard that over there in America that the bloom is removed from the eggs that people buy in the supermarket. I never store eggs in the fridge, I have a little egg cupboard on the side in my kitchen. Nothing gets wasted in my house because I don't have much money. I have a pantry full of food and two freezers as well. Other than bread and fresh vegetables, I could quite easily live for about 4 months. Eating seasonally helps too.
I just started eating quinoa. That is a great staple food because you can put it in anything. Eat it for breakfast lunch and dinner. Eat it sweet or savoury. Fry it up in butter. Throw some brown sugar and milk on it. It's so versatile. YOU also seem to be able to sprout it. I just bought 2 big bags of it. 1 to stash. I also got 2 kg of jif peanut butter, shredded coconut, and chipits to make dark chocolate protein balls. Prepping on keto 101 lol
Quinoa is not my favorite, but I don’t mind it in salads. Puffed quinoa is great though. I just made my family’s granola today and added this to it. So, if you’ve never had that, it may be another quinoa product to try.
My mother called this Depression Era thinking. She Always had a full pantry and taught us the same. She said " You never know when there won't be a paycheck. I taught my kids the same. It has served us well over the years. Sometimes those foods were not fancy, but they kept us fed. We live in Florida with Hurricanes, and live in an Rv. And even so, still have enough food to survive quite awhile on why I store away. Like you, it's always astonished me when people run out to the stores to stock up.
I'm stocking up on pantry staples from Azure Standard like beans, flours, sugar, etc. Also putting some shelf stable oat milk in the pantry. I'm so with you on preparing for the worst and hoping for the best.
That's crazy about your shortages. I'm from Spain and we don't have that problem. Maybe because Spain is an agricultural exporter and food is a main national industry.
No, this is self inflicted by our government. Anyway they can squeeze and tank the economy is the game here. Very saddening to see what’s going on. But like Ariel, we have been preparing to get our year’s worth of food. Not there yet, but kind close. Glad to hear you’re not experiencing shortages!
I have gone organic as much as possible. My most interesting find was discovery was grass fed milk. Biggest surprise was e.g., bought gallon on January 24 and it is out of date March 18. 1 person household so no blinks milk.
It works! I downloaded the list. We are vegan in my house and so we don't drink cow's milk, but there are lots of brands of shelf stable soy or almond milk that lasts for years. Some of the things we like to keep on hand is flour, salt and sugar and dried beans and big bags of rice and rolled oats. We keep cans of veggies and beans and always have extra condiments and boxes of pasta. We have an extra freezer and we like to keep bags of mixed vegetables like stir fry mix, and lots of broccoli and hash browns. One thing I read in a book about prepping was to keep soy sauce along with the other usual stuff you think of, and honey, because soy sauce lasts or a long time. I think it's a good idea, because I could grow a lot of veggies and hunt if I had to, but making it taste good would start to get harder as time went by, and preserving it would be harder without salt so keeping lots of salt would be on my top list of need to hoard items.
I run my house the same way. I grew up with parents who were born in 1940 with grandparents who were very poor. We were taught to be frugal, reuse and recycle and prepare for the ‘“lean times”. I have a very well stocked pantry, and a storeroom with a freezer and shelving stocked with home grown produce, canned and dried veggies. I keep a running grocery list of items I like to keep stocked from the store and keep my eye out for good sales so I can buy in bulk and save money. I find keeping a well stocked pantry and larder really helps save money and keep my husband and I eating really well. I always have so many options for meal ideas that I am not often tempted to “run to the store” or have takeout food. I save so much money by not panic buying or buying at full price, and not running to the grocery store all the time. I have always been like this, even when money was short. I spend less on food per month for both of us than some of my single co-workers spend on only themselves. It is all about being a bit organized, planning ahead and budgeting a bit. I also batch cook a lot, try to limit my meat intake as legumes and pulses are so cheap and tasty. Thank you for your video, I think this kind of information needs to be shared with as many people as possible. The world is an unsettled place right now, and knowing that I have food in my cupboards gives me a sense of security. I hope that everyone watching this has the luxury of food security, I try to help out by also donating to food banks as often as possible. Take care and be well.
Our home is well stocked! We buy in bulk online and we can. We depend on grocery stores for very little. Our meats are bought from local butcher and I buy enough for up to 1yr all meats are vacuum sealed. I bake so all bread, rolls cookies and cakes are homemade. I live in Huntingdon County Pennsylvania, I'm not seeing much shortages in our area.
What a brilliant video .... you explained so well why we all need to be prepared. Could you do a video on how and where you store everything - a lot of people say they live in a small apartment and do not have room to store 6 months worth of food... but you have clearly managed it , maybe you could give some ideas to folks thinking they have no room?
dry and canned food from a grocerystore or Walmart or other story can stored in boxes below your bed. I have only a 2 room apartment and store most of the things in my bedroom which is cooler than my livingroom
Some people put slim shelves behind their couch. A couple of totes with plywood over the top to make a coffee table. A barrel with a round plywood top for a dining room table. If you have a fish tank you can build a sturdy stand and put aquarium stuff on one shelf and the rest in canned goods. Small totes in your closets. You can put your shoes in a tote on top of that. Totes and baskets are your friends!
Hi Ariel, Thank you so much for sharing the list with us. I just printed it out and it will be on the side of my fridge to check things off. Thank you so much for caring about all of us. Stay warm and looking forward to your gardening in the Spring. Have a great day!
We grew our own strawberries and still have a big bag in the freezer. I canned 34 liters of peaches. We love peaches! The last jar was consumed last night! I have begun seed planting of onions and celery and Cantoupe. We still have 3 feet of snow and hunkered down around the wood stove again this year! We eat an insane amount of pasta in winter with rich sauces! Delicious!
Wonder do many folk in the States eat porridge, a great food and most of us Scot's, Irish love the stuff, slow release energy food that is good for man and beast, also we always butcher a hog each October, bacon for Winter months and usually a few lambs and hind quarter of a heifer to go with it. God only helps them that helps themselves is our family motto.
I'm on west coast and not too many eating porridge over here.. mostly just hear about it in popular fairy tales and nursery rhymes:) But good to know that about it!
@@newkingdom6750 Always have a big bowl full every morning, hot with ice cold milk, or laced with honey and I always feel pickish and hungry if I don't have it.
In the US, porridge is called oatmeal, cream of wheat, or the name of whatever grain is being consumed. People mix all kinds of things into it, which I'm sure you do too.
My family does, but not as much as I would like them to. My new favorite is Scottish oats. Where have they been all my life! I know understand why they were always sold out. This time around I bought 50 pounds of it at Azure Standard, which will last me a while. Seriously though, I like to make our porridge half Irish groats and half Scottish oats. I love the consistency of this porridge versus just rolled oats. In terms of your family motto, I agree 1,000 percent! It reminds me of the parable of the Ant and the Grasshopper. Store and prepare while it’s good, so that you have what you need when you need it.
Very good informative program. Not fearmongering but practical. Doing all these things for years and yes by growing your own and paying attention to what you eat you eat better. Anyone not putting together a long-term pantry now is going to be very very unhappy and in dangerous territory.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who stores my dry pantry good in mason jars for easy use. I’m not trying to lug a 50lbs bag of rice out of the back for dinner or a 20 lbs box of sugar to sweeten a cup of tea!
I admire everything you do. I can watch you all day because I learn something from you. I think you will be an awesome teacher. I appreciate you from the bottom from my heart. This is my son phone and my name is Diana. I also think you should teach about planting food and share how you dehydrate or how you do to store it away. Again Thankyou and God bless you and your husband and family🙌🏼🙌🏼
I live in the South and it's so funny when there is a threat of snow. BREAD! MILK! I make my own bread and have powered milk or UHT milk. My Pantry is always full.....it's an on-going effort. The best time to start is Today"! Thanks for this wonderful topic!
Thank you for a good video. We were unexpected (of course) quaranteened in Dec. I live quite remote, so no food deliveries in my area. But we made do with what we had, and we were just fine. I have a small pantry, a tiny freezer and a fridge. Not very full, but we have food for about a month.
Ariel, this was a great presentation! We live much the same as you because that's how we were brought up. Our grandparents had root cellars and used them and we root cellar, they had a well stocked pantry with emphasis on basic ingredients for countless meals and so do we, they grew their own food as well as hunted, fished and foraged and so do we. We're going to start going to town once a year for the items we are unable to produce ourselves instead of twice a year. Food security is better than money in the bank. Great video, well done!
This is how I was raised, we grew most of our food and hunted and raised meat. We always had food stored. So I have always had a stocked pantry myself.
I agree, it has to be things you actually eat! No point in storing things that hit their due date because you passed it by - on your own shelf - over and over! I like your practical approach to life! 👍😎🇨🇦📷
There's talk of another freeze here in Texas and fortunately my roommate and I have stocked up the house a bit. What concerns me now is it sounds like the storm's gonna hit while I'm still at work and may not make it home. Might get snowed in. I can't stock up where I work. Maybe bring a bag lunch that'll be one extra meal but that's it. Yay.
Thanks for the encouragement! I like the way you do your list for shopping. Looking forward to spring to start gardening. Thanks for sharing and showing us the beauty of God's creation in so many of your videos too!
A common sense approach for anyone who may feel overwhelmed. I also was raised in the country, in PA, and this was the norm. Shopping was a “planned trip” and putting food up for the year was a family endeavor.
The homestead is looking great. I've not checked in for awhile but want the two of you to know I enjoy watching all the critters and watching the place grow. Be well and have a wonderful Easter.
We make spicy bean casserole, sweet pepper relish, cucumber relish, celery soup, carrot & corriander soup, carrot & ginger soup, Bolognese sauce and so on... You call it canning we call it bottling and I agree it a great way to store any surplus of things home grown, bought cheap etc. Thanks for the video's and all the best.
Good video. We have to chuckle in our home when one of says, 'I'm hungry' the other one says 'we have no food', when in truth we have food enough to last for 3 years. I always stock up on canned goods, I dehydrate lots of fruits and vegetables, especially apples, berries and things like spinach, celery, etc. Never hurts to stock up on water either in water containers or bottles, water suppliers to have problems sometimes and even if you have the bad luck to have a pipe burst, it could be a while before it can be fixed. I don't consider myself a prepper but being raised by a mom that was a farmgirl I'm no stranger to a full pantry, canned meats, canned everything lol
You are 100% correct! Our home is a bit larger, about 900 sq ft, but we have an attached basement\walkout garage where we have our bulk storage & freezer. Anytime we get snowed in & a relative gets concerned I tell them it would be a very long time before we were in any danger of starving. We also don’t ever have to run out before a storm unless it’s simply something we just want. I prefer half & half in my coffee but my husband uses the powdered which I could use but I also have powdered milk, cocoa powder & a multitude of different teas if I want a hot beverage. My daughter is in the shipping industry on the east coast. Her words, ‘the ports are a s**** show’, through no fault of the ports, and this isn’t going away any time soon. I tell you what though, this year I’m getting more serious about gardening and putting up food.
I have to say ... Good Job! ... because you articulated the wisdom around stocking up without adding the unnecessary sense of panic that many are conveying right now. I would encourage everyone to plan ahead if they can and be flexible - find alternatives if usual items aren't available and be prepared to alter your meal plans completely (just in case) - but do not panic! Food is available, you just might need to think outside your usual box for a while :)
This was a very good video thanks . Yes that is the way to live . I am good as well . It gives me peace of mind and we always look forward to improving upon it . Have a great evening 🌺
This is the first video of yours I've seen but I have to say I appreciate the way you shared common sense without the fear mongering. We moved to the country 24 years ago. We are about 20 minutes from town so I quickly learned that it's wise to keep a good stock of food on hand. It's not very convenient to just pop into the store on a whim. I've always maintained a good stock which came in quite handy when Covid hit and everyone began wiping out the shelves. I didn't have to add to the chaos. I chuckled at your comment about people's reactions to an approaching storm. I've wondered the same thing. Do people really not have food in their homes? Apparently. We had snow and ice this week here in Southeastern Oklahoma. I did a grocery order on Tuesday, largely because my elderly mom needed some things and I'm doing her shopping. Many items were out of stock at Aldi, the store where I ordered my groceries. After picking up my order I decided to make a quick run into a regional ice cream/dairy store that carries some basic groceries to see if I could get bread there. Nope. Totally wiped clean along with most of the fresh groceries. No matter as I had some at home and plenty of other options.
I really like the laminated list not only handy but saves on countless paper lists. I have dried beans and peas and pastas, canned tomatoes etc. and I make up soups and freeze them in 1 or 2 cup portion sizes for easy meals.
I find the dollar tree deals are good for stocking up on non perishable items and boxed goods. Thanks for sharing as you said people need a food pantry especially with covid 19 lockdowns it keep you safe and healthy. In the comfort of your home and milk can be carnations just dilute with water. Again thanks for this video
Great hopeful video covering an important & potentially scary situation for humans world wide as we continue to watch big changes & dangers unfold in the world….
My grand parents always had a food pantry with lots of foods that were canned and dehydrated. I have tried to keep food in the house because of growing watching them.
I love your presentation, I hear you loud and clear. I have prepared to a degree. I have not preserved meat or canned anything for that matter. I have bought some supplies to can, a dehydrator that is aching to be used. I have stocked up on regular food and do grow microgreens. I am working on hydroponics, if it hits the fan, I would love to have my fresh spinach. Thanks for all the advice. Maybe you will understand this question and may know the answer(I have asked this on other channels to no avail) Hypothetically, you have a gas/propane generator, and have a solar generator. The power goes out. You use the solar generator to preserve fuel, now the solar needs charged and the sun is evading us for a week or more. Can you use a 1000 watt fuel powered generator to charge the 1000 watt solar generator. ?
Will you be getting a high tunnel or green house, Ariel? We have considered it here in Cheyenne, but really do not have the room on our property, so I do have to figure out how to grow most of our food for the year with the short growing season that we have. I am considering a hotbed though.
Maybe a list of proteins, carbos/sidedishes, dairy, fruit and veggies, snacks, fats, sweets, condiments...? Have knowledge of the food groups. Maybe like that for young people that eat out, fast food, those that even a package from ello resh is a cooking experience. They may not know what is in it or where to begin. DO try to vary the types of food you eat. Use the four food groups as a guide, and for examples of what is in each, but eat what you like, according to the diet you like. Or select one item to make maybe tuna salad sandwich find a recipe and buy the items needed to make it. One delicious recipe at a time. :)
Very good advice. My parents grew up in the depression my dad was from Newfoundland and knew hard times he always kept a good pantry when we were growing up as kids. He would tell us stories of his childhood like the xmas him and his siblings only got a cornmeal muffin in their sock. And really appreciated that muffin. He taught us well, I have always tried to keep a good pantry because of it. Today right now we need a good stocked pantry because of what is going on. And your right buy only what your family eats. Keep rotating the food and watch for expiration dates. Great video thank you for sharing.
I always enjoy your vids Ariel, this one is especially good. Thx for trying to prepare us for what is tragically still on the way. Truckers are having a hard time getting shipments delivered on time due to the shortage of qualified drivers bc of Covid restrictions and the virus mutations just aren't going away... oh well, thats life, never a dull moment
Ariel, we have the same inventory pantry system in our household! Only thing different really, is we use a digital grocery list, through Microsoft To Do. I use this app for many different lists. You can share the list with multiple users. So if my partner adds or removes something from the lists, I get a notification. Probably my favorite app. Anyway, love your system! Which is why we do the same. We are not preppers, but we do not like to shop too often. So we are prepared. There is a difference, right???
Question: HOW OFTEN DO YOU GO TO YOUR LOCAL GROCERY STORE?? You get an A++ for this video! So practical and I LOVE how real life you made this and showed us exactly what you do, PERFECT! Thank you from Michigan 💗
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I've never done this before, but I think it works. Click this link (www.dropbox.com/sh/0ke6lltzz2xnjir/AAATddFV5El74Pqqap1sQzWSa?dl=0) and if you have a Dropbox account you will find a PDF and Word file of the master grocery list that you can download and edit to fit your needs. If that doesn't work for you, email me at FyNyth at gmail dot com and I will reply with the document as soon as I get a chance.
Thank you so much! I have been stocking up, but in a haphazard fashion, so this is really helpful advice.
Thanks. I like the organization. I can tweak it my preferences.
Thank you for sharing your grocery list. I just wrote down things as I thought of them each week but custom making my own list similar to yours will be insightful and helpful as I plan to keep it in the pantry like you do and then just stick it into my planner when it’s time to make a run to the grocery store. Blessings to you and Clay from us here at The Little Chicken Ranch 🐔🐥🐓🐇
It worked, Arielle. I was able to download the lists in both formats without even logging into an old dropbox account.
For anyone just starting a pantry - don’t forget your pets!
Extra food stores pretty well in galvanized garbage cans with tight fitting lids. Even having enough chicken foor to make until spring or summer wilk feed those who help feed you.
My parents grew up during the depression so we always stocked up, took advantage of sales, heated our house with wood. Made bread, bought apples, peaches, strawberries in bulk and preserved them. I continued to do this because I enjoyed it, it gives me extra money for other things and relieves the worry of “what if”. Good video, as always, thank you.
Before I forget, tell you mom she did an excellent job raising you😊❤️💐
Ariel this is so timely, I love the fact that you care about all of us and want us to thrive and have our lives “suck-less” I appreciate you!
Very well said!!! Thank you!
I saw a comment the other day that the official blizzard food must be French toast, since everyone runs out to buy bread, milk, & eggs! :)
I have ALWAYS had at least 6 months of staples in my house at all time. I buy all in bulk, cook from scratch, and normally just add fresh fruits and vegetables as I go.
Hi Ariel! I have a favorite thing to do with all my extra zucchini. I use my regular old sweet pickle recipe or bread and butter pickle recipe and those zucchini to make pickles. They stay crisp and do not sog up. I don’t pressure cook them, just hot pack water bath. Folks don’t notice the difference unless I tell them they aren’t cucumbers. And thank you for introducing folks to the idea of taking control of their food - where it comes from and how it’s preserved. You are leading by example!
In some ways these days, it is a privilege to know how to throw ingredients together to make a meal, without needing a pre-prepared frozen dinner or a box with instructions on it. Thankfully, there are a lot of channels on TH-cam that can teach people how to cook, and not just what to cook. My biggest advice is to learn how each individual ingredient can be cooked. A stir fry could be the first step on this path. Sautee the onions & garlic in a bit of oil, brown the meat, put in the sliced carrots along with a little bit of water from time to time, add in broccoli or any zucchini or summer squash, and next would come frozen peas. All throughout, add seasonings, add sauces toward the end, and shredded cabbage in the last few minutes.
Why that order? The onions & garlic will help flavor the meat, which should be thoroughly cooked for safety's sake. Carrots are a very dense vegetable, and should be cooked longest of the ones listed. Same with broccoli if you cut it in large chunks, though try not to overcook it. Summer squashes can be eaten raw, but most folks like them cooked; they take a little while to turn translucent. Peas cook very quickly--if you use a packet of frozen mixed vegetables, add more time for cooking if you're tossing in green beans, as they require actual cooking to be palatable. Cabbage cooks very quickly, and if overcooked it can end up tasting sulfurous and thus nasty, so it's best to slice it very thinly and steam it on top of the rest of the food in the last few minutes of cooking, which will avoid overcooking it.
You can actually add in any other number of vegetables. You can even cook some things separately at first and set it aside in a bowl, such as scrambled eggs, then add it toward the end, and garnish on top with things that don't need to be cooked, such as peanuts or sesame seeds. (Always feel free to add in a little more water whenever it's close to evaporating completely, too.)
By cooking a stir-fry, you will learn how long it takes each ingredient to cook, how various textures and flavors can be merged together, and how quickly and easily you can make a decent meal--the only thing missing is a decent amount of carbs, such as from rice (the traditional base under a stir fry), noodles (second most common), potatoes (chopped up & fried in the stir-fry or mashed on the side), toast, tortilla chips, or whatever you like.
Once you learn the way how ingredients behave on the stovetop in a pan, you can expand your knowledge to boiling, steaming, baking, and even grilling if you have the right equipment for that--and you're already halfway there between pan-frying and steaming, by adding a little bit of water at a time to whatever you're cooking.
People aren't being taught how to cook on the fly nearly as much these days as they used to be, but don't let that stop you from starting to learn now! TH-cam is a great resource for cooking tips & tricks, and you can find simple recipes from boiling ramen noodle packets all the way through to combining homemade spaghetti sauce & handmade egg noodles with your own take on meatballs. When you gain some confidence, branch out of your usual go-to food types.
Lastly, try making something different. If your normal go-to food is American or Italian or French, try making something Mexican, Lebanese, Polish, Korean, Brazilian (their cheese bread puffs are super easy if you have a blender or a food processor of some sort, and can get your hands on tapioca flour!), and more--and you might even find some surprising similarities. For example, would you believe that tomato-bean chili from America is remarkably similar in spices & flavors to madras lentils from India?
Being food self-sufficient isn't just about growing & processing your own foods. It's about becoming confident in your ability to put together a wider variety of meals, so that you're hopefully never bored. That may be a privilege in some ways, but it's one we can all learn, and eventually master.
I liked your cooking explanation. So many people have not learned how to cook and many things they prepare are from a bag or box. We like to cook everything from scratch. This is a pantry recipe we love, a Thai inspired American curry over Basmati rice. It is so satisfying.
The ingreduents, in cooking order, are coconut oil, onion, carrot, garlic, ginger, sea salt, curry powder, a dollop or two of peanut butter, $1 can of coconut milk, a cup of any extra liquid like atock or water, cauliflower or potato cubes, any other vegetable, cooked chickpeas, ACV, sorghum molasses, and red pepper flakes to taste if you like a little heat. Simmer after cooking ingredients appropriately. If you understand cooking principles and flavor balance it all makes sense without exact measurements. Each time it is alittle different but you always want to lick the bowl! Another flavor enhancer we like is "nooch" (nutritional yeast). It gives a hearty brothiness to vegetable based soups.
I grew up living this way. We raised our food, went to the canneries in our community to can mass food. I am elderly and love pickled whole beets. I buy cans/cans of them and pickle them. My friends and family love them.
I grew up with a food pantry in our basement. My mom(PA) & my dad(NJ) were WW2 veterans so they definitely instilled good habits for me. I’m in NJ & am grateful to have an Indian grocery store nearby that has bulk bags. I really try to not buy things that go in the fridge since the grid near me is sketchy at times. Absolutely love your videos Ariel!! Stay awesome!!
Years ago we had six tornadoes do a number on Saint Paul and suburbs. The grid was hit super hard and we were without electric for 3 weeks!
I grew up poor in the city and had to teach myself self reliance. This was a great video 😊 full of useful suggestions and humor
Sheet protectors, basically plastic sleeves you slide paper sheets in works too. Vis a vis pens dry so your shoulder doesn't rub stuff off like dry erase markers. A moistened thumb will erase though. Think overhead projector for us older folks.
Thanks for this video and the great info., as always!
My new life philosophy = I want my (and everyone else’s) life to suck less!!!
Like you, I grew up in PA - and my mom trained me to always have 1 extra of anything I use on a daily basis. Since covid started, I now try to keep at least 2 of everything I regularly use!
Kari🌞
Do not forget water, medicine etc especially if you live in a city......
I enjoyed this. Made me think of things I get a lot out of doing ahead, and made me think I should do more. I love taking bunches of spinach or kale and freezing them whole. After cleaning and drying, of course. They have to be totally dry. I freeze them for 24 hours, then stick them in big freezer bags. When you press the air out of the bag, the greens break up so they are chopped. They taste very fresh for weeks, 2 or 3 months at least. Then I grab handfuls to put on pizza, in casseroles and eggs, soup, smoothies, as needed. For cooking.
Very good idea and I'm going to try that this summer. Thanks for the tip.
We like to chop greens and freeze them, then later use them in soups. It changes the texture and makes them less chewy in a soup. I am going to try this without chopping first.
We also do the same with broccoli stems, cabbage and collard ribs, and the less savory stems of asparagus. These are frozen then put in soups. A good bit of nutrition and fiber is preserved from commonly discarded vegetable scraps. We just finished a pot of "free" turkey soup made with "scraps" like this. It's a household favorite.
@Sunny O'Neil My kale is still good out in the garden in the snow! Chives don't look happy but it's winter in Minnesota. My kale keeps coming back year after year. It's been five years since I planted it. With our hot summers I planted New Zealand Spinach one year. It got a little too leggy too fast! I need to re-dig my rhubarb bed with a lot of composted manure and put in a few more plants. Someone was very helpful and moved some cinder blocks around. Unfortunately I didn't know they believed they were putting them on weeds. Yep. My rhubarb. Dang. This will be a better year!
Blessings on you and your family and friends and any livestock wandering around the homestead!
Where I live in Maine anytime we're about to get bad weather like a blizzard or an ice storm,it's always the same people who panic at the last minute because they didn't pay attention to the weather.And then they get PO'd because the shelves are empty.Some people just never learn.I always keep roughly a months supple everything,just in case.
New Hampshire here and I concur with everything you just said. Every location has it’s shares of weather issues that could result in shortages. People that choose to have their heads in the sand when it comes to any kind of preparedness are just foolish. I aim for a year’s worth of food. That may not be everyone’s thing and that’s okay. It took me a while to get to this point. The beauty of it is is that regardless of what’s going on now, it gives me better purchasing power when it comes to shopping for pantry items by buying in bulk. That’s a lifestyle thing though that others would not get unless they’re into doing that. However, like you said, you should aim for at least 2-4 weeks worth of food and have other provisions incase of loss of power, which being a fellow New Englander, you know only too well during wintertime!
@@shanivaldez2330 -There's an old saying that if you stick your head in the sand,that leaves your butt open to be kicked.
Thanks Ariel for sharing this crucial info for everyone... especially with the current situation. I live in a one room studio apartment and I've been doing what you do for years now, big list and lots of storage of dry foods. So I confirm that no one needs a big house or big pantry. Just intelligent planning and organization for feeling relaxed and having lots of choice!
You are a kindred spirit! We live in a small home and yes, we preserve a lot of food from spring to summer. I keep a pantry list to keep tract of food items, but am going to borrow your laminated list idea! We stress whole healthy foods, versus the processed foods so many Americans eat.
Great video Ariel! I eat whole food plant based diet so I have been storing food that I can eat. Luckily, I live very close to about 15 grocery stores plus speciality stores. In the Chicago area the grocery stores are doing pretty good on keeping up with demand but I do have friends that live in places where they don't have as much access. Growing food is not an option for me as I live in a condo with no place to grow. However I have stored up food for me and my dog Madison that could last us for a few months. I would go without food before I would let her go hungry.
Grow Ruhbarb in a corner of the shop in the dark as they do in the Ruhbarb Triangle Yorkshire .
Just bougth an 18 squaremeter great greenhouse which I will set up on my small property. Hope to start with my first plants at the end of February........
I loved this video, I used to do this when my kids were at home, I’m going to do better now thanks to seeing your video ! Thank you .
My friend went through her pantry some time after her children had their own homes in different states. She discovered that she and her husband did Not eat any pasta. They just didn't care for it. So she gave it away and put foods they did like in storage! Another friend always put toothpaste and her hair dye in storage. I couldn't imagine that red head having black roots!
We are prepped and ready. We also keep chickens without buying grain based chicken feed. Our "approaching zero-waste" kitchen practices provide for a little bit of scraps for the girls, but otherwise they are free-range, weedeating, bug eating little buzzards. And so happy to see us. In the winter I supplement their diet with sprouted seeds and a barley and oatmeal gruel.
As for pickles, I will ferment most anything from the garden. Young okra poda with garlic cloves is a favorite. We get reject apples from a local organic orchard then make ACV, apple butter, and apple sauce. You need to keep busy with growing and preserving, then you can reap the rewards all year.
This was awesome, and the grocery list is great. I loved the advice to write down what you eat in order to know what you will need to stock!
Such a smart lady. Common sense which is so rare today.
This was soooooo. timely. I couldn't wait to click on this video as soon as I saw the subject. 🙏🏿 😍
With the shortages that I've come across in the store, In the last month, I finally cleaned out my so called pantry. It was not organized at all. Once that was done, I saw how much space I have. As a result of that, I've started doing exactly what you said. When I go shopping, I buy extra. I don't have a years worth (yet), but I would be good for at least for month if I was shut in. Thank You soooo much for doing this.
I'm with you Ariel. Except I live in the city amongst grocery stores and Costco's. I have kept a pantry for years. The rule is ONLY buy on sale and if it's on sale, buy a few. Now with rising prices, food chain problems etc, it is so comforting to know that I can eat well for 30%-50% less than current prices. It's not just about keeping stuff on hand, it's about cost too. Great video and very timely.
That's fantastic that you can store so much food in your tiny house & that you preserve so much food... very wise 🦉
I grew up with grand parents and parents storing food they grew. It’s how I learned to have a house garden and a truck patch. My Gram even made
Catsup and maple
Syrup and cracklins and my favorite meal was panhauss fried and topped with maple syrup! My Pap made us pancakes on a wood burning cook stove and greased the griddle with a pigs tail. The tail and the griddle lived on the wall of the stairs to the cellar. I can remember sprouting spuds in the winter, all is littles helping. Then Gram would make us ice cream. They had a dairy. Lots of good memories. People tease that I’m fear based to keep so much food on hand now. Montana in winter is no joke. Glad for the spring for water and lots of firewood. I don’t think it’s fear based. I think it’s wise. I could help my neighbors if needed. Looking forward
To my garlic bed sprouting up this spring!
What is a truck patch?
I definitely have a year's worth of food . Yet, I am just now getting into planting seeds from fresh foods I have saved for over two years. Next is learning to can. You are so blessed to have been raised with canning and preserving skills.. I live in an apartment right now otherwise chickens would definitely be part of my life as they were when I was growing up. Your channel is one of my faves, because I enjoy your every day common sense.
My parents grew up during the Great Depression so we were always watching sales and stocking up on everything not just food. I keep cans of evaporated milk so when the fresh milk runs out I don’t have to go 30 miles to town.
wonderful timely advice Ariel thank you for doing that for all your viewers - truly a service! I started canning some years ago but more recently have been pressure canning some "meals in a jar" which I am absolutely loving having around! some of our faves are beef bourguignon, bourbon chicken, beef stew, bean and other soups and wow it makes life so much easier as well as giving the peace of mind of a few weeks meals right on the shelf just in case!
I'm in Canada so n/a for us but I know you have something called Azure (?) for bulk organic goods... that seems another good way to go rather than conventional grocery stores!
A jar of Dehydrated soup vegetables is a great supplement
for many dishes and has a long shelf life.
I run mine through a food processor for fast rehydration and saving space.
Instant coffee has a long shelf life.
This is good, you’re right on. Be prepared. I like how you said everyone rushes to the store because a blizzard is coming. You seem very thoughtful and organized. And…..you did all this video off the top of your head, no script. Good girl. Thanks for sharing.
Currently I can lots of tomatoes and applesauce. For me, the biggest challenge in times of empty food stores would be tropical and semi-tropical foods: bananas, pineapples, coconut, cacao, avocados. Recently we went whole-hog and bought a Harvest Right home freeze dryer, so that will help. We are even freeze-drying chicken wings and turkey necks for our dog. We ourselves are whole food plant-based.
Never owned a freeze dryer. But it sounds like a great idea for preserving tons of food at home.
The reusable grocery list is a great idea. Here is a way to organize it to save even more time and not forget something at the store. Put it in categories that mirror the grocery's arrangement: produce, meat, fish, frozen, diary, baked goods, cleaning, paper products, etc. I shop for my aunt who received a tablet of lists like this and now 1. I don't have to struggle reading her writing, 2. I don't forget things because I forgot to go back to produce, say, 3. we save a bunch of time writing the lists and reading and rereading them, etc. I love the wipe clean list which is a green solution and everything's always in the same place so you can check for items much quicker. Ariel's mom must be one organized lady, and Ariel's no slouch either. It's sad that so many people can't cook or manage a kitchen these days. Homemaking is both an art and a science and underappreciated.
Great advice! I lived for years in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and we always had a well stocked pantry in the winter due to weather. Now we're getting a snow storm here in Michigan, everyone is getting bread, milk, and eggs. We're always stocked up so not having to fight the crowds and enjoy the snow is wonderful! As always, love your channel and great ideas!
I had heard that over there in America that the bloom is removed from the eggs that people buy in the supermarket. I never store eggs in the fridge, I have a little egg cupboard on the side in my kitchen.
Nothing gets wasted in my house because I don't have much money. I have a pantry full of food and two freezers as well. Other than bread and fresh vegetables, I could quite easily live for about 4 months.
Eating seasonally helps too.
You only need to refrigerate washed eggs...
I just started eating quinoa. That is a great staple food because you can put it in anything. Eat it for breakfast lunch and dinner. Eat it sweet or savoury. Fry it up in butter. Throw some brown sugar and milk on it. It's so versatile. YOU also seem to be able to sprout it. I just bought 2 big bags of it. 1 to stash. I also got 2 kg of jif peanut butter, shredded coconut, and chipits to make dark chocolate protein balls. Prepping on keto 101 lol
Quinoa is not my favorite, but I don’t mind it in salads. Puffed quinoa is great though. I just made my family’s granola today and added this to it. So, if you’ve never had that, it may be another quinoa product to try.
Yes this is an awesome way to store food cause I been thinking in my head I don't have enough money to start survival back up food
My mother called this Depression Era thinking. She Always had a full pantry and taught us the same. She said " You never know when there won't be a paycheck. I taught my kids the same. It has served us well over the years. Sometimes those foods were not fancy, but they kept us fed. We live in Florida with Hurricanes, and live in an Rv. And even so, still have enough food to survive quite awhile on why I store away. Like you, it's always astonished me when people run out to the stores to stock up.
I'm stocking up on pantry staples from Azure Standard like beans, flours, sugar, etc. Also putting some shelf stable oat milk in the pantry. I'm so with you on preparing for the worst and hoping for the best.
That's crazy about your shortages. I'm from Spain and we don't have that problem. Maybe because Spain is an agricultural exporter and food is a main national industry.
No, this is self inflicted by our government. Anyway they can squeeze and tank the economy is the game here. Very saddening to see what’s going on. But like Ariel, we have been preparing to get our year’s worth of food. Not there yet, but kind close. Glad to hear you’re not experiencing shortages!
I have gone organic as much as possible. My most interesting find was discovery was grass fed milk. Biggest surprise was e.g., bought gallon on January 24 and it is out of date March 18. 1 person household so no blinks milk.
It works! I downloaded the list. We are vegan in my house and so we don't drink cow's milk, but there are lots of brands of shelf stable soy or almond milk that lasts for years.
Some of the things we like to keep on hand is flour, salt and sugar and dried beans and big bags of rice and rolled oats. We keep cans of veggies and beans and always have extra condiments and boxes of pasta. We have an extra freezer and we like to keep bags of mixed vegetables like stir fry mix, and lots of broccoli and hash browns.
One thing I read in a book about prepping was to keep soy sauce along with the other usual stuff you think of, and honey, because soy sauce lasts or a long time. I think it's a good idea, because I could grow a lot of veggies and hunt if I had to, but making it taste good would start to get harder as time went by, and preserving it would be harder without salt so keeping lots of salt would be on my top list of need to hoard items.
I run my house the same way. I grew up with parents who were born in 1940 with grandparents who were very poor. We were taught to be frugal, reuse and recycle and prepare for the ‘“lean times”. I have a very well stocked pantry, and a storeroom with a freezer and shelving stocked with home grown produce, canned and dried veggies. I keep a running grocery list of items I like to keep stocked from the store and keep my eye out for good sales so I can buy in bulk and save money. I find keeping a well stocked pantry and larder really helps save money and keep my husband and I eating really well. I always have so many options for meal ideas that I am not often tempted to “run to the store” or have takeout food. I save so much money by not panic buying or buying at full price, and not running to the grocery store all the time. I have always been like this, even when money was short. I spend less on food per month for both of us than some of my single co-workers spend on only themselves. It is all about being a bit organized, planning ahead and budgeting a bit. I also batch cook a lot, try to limit my meat intake as legumes and pulses are so cheap and tasty. Thank you for your video, I think this kind of information needs to be shared with as many people as possible. The world is an unsettled place right now, and knowing that I have food in my cupboards gives me a sense of security. I hope that everyone watching this has the luxury of food security, I try to help out by also donating to food banks as often as possible. Take care and be well.
We don't use much milk. We buy dry milk for recipes. We do a garden every year. We can and dehydrate herbs and kale..onions..pappers..ect.
Our home is well stocked! We buy in bulk online and we can. We depend on grocery stores for very little. Our meats are bought from local butcher and I buy enough for up to 1yr all meats are vacuum sealed. I bake so all bread, rolls cookies and cakes are homemade. I live in Huntingdon County Pennsylvania, I'm not seeing much shortages in our area.
Thank you, Ariel, for sharing your grocery list.
We freeze milk just make sure and shake it well after it thawed out.
What a brilliant video .... you explained so well why we all need to be prepared. Could you do a video on how and where you store everything - a lot of people say they live in a small apartment and do not have room to store 6 months worth of food... but you have clearly managed it , maybe you could give some ideas to folks thinking they have no room?
dry and canned food from a grocerystore or Walmart or other story can stored in boxes below your bed. I have only a 2 room apartment and store most of the things in my bedroom which is cooler than my livingroom
Some people put slim shelves behind their couch. A couple of totes with plywood over the top to make a coffee table. A barrel with a round plywood top for a dining room table. If you have a fish tank you can build a sturdy stand and put aquarium stuff on one shelf and the rest in canned goods. Small totes in your closets. You can put your shoes in a tote on top of that. Totes and baskets are your friends!
My uncle lived in northern Maine for a while.....he told me that he always had at least three weeks of food in the house during the winter.
Hi Ariel, Thank you so much for sharing the list with us. I just printed it out and it will be on the side of my fridge to check things off. Thank you so much for caring about all of us. Stay warm and looking forward to your gardening in the Spring. Have a great day!
I definitely believe in always being prepared. Thank you for sharing with others just how to plan ahead. GOD bless you ♥️
We grew our own strawberries and still have a big bag in the freezer. I canned 34 liters of peaches. We love peaches! The last jar was consumed last night! I have begun seed planting of onions and celery and
Cantoupe. We still have 3 feet of snow and hunkered down around the wood stove again this year!
We eat an insane amount of pasta in winter with rich sauces! Delicious!
Wonder do many folk in the States eat porridge, a great food and most of us Scot's, Irish love the stuff, slow release energy food that is good for man and beast, also we always butcher a hog each October, bacon for Winter months and usually a few lambs and hind quarter of a heifer to go with it. God only helps them that helps themselves is our family motto.
I'm on west coast and not too many eating porridge over here.. mostly just hear about it in popular fairy tales and nursery rhymes:) But good to know that about it!
@@newkingdom6750 Always have a big bowl full every morning, hot with ice cold milk, or laced with honey and I always feel pickish and hungry if I don't have it.
@@joegarry8983 well it sounds like a good "staple food".. esp in these days!
In the US, porridge is called oatmeal, cream of wheat, or the name of whatever grain is being consumed. People mix all kinds of things into it, which I'm sure you do too.
My family does, but not as much as I would like them to. My new favorite is Scottish oats. Where have they been all my life! I know understand why they were always sold out. This time around I bought 50 pounds of it at Azure Standard, which will last me a while. Seriously though, I like to make our porridge half Irish groats and half Scottish oats. I love the consistency of this porridge versus just rolled oats. In terms of your family motto, I agree 1,000 percent! It reminds me of the parable of the Ant and the Grasshopper. Store and prepare while it’s good, so that you have what you need when you need it.
I found you through tiny house expedition. So glad you have a TH-cam channel so awesome
Very good informative program. Not fearmongering but practical. Doing all these things for years and yes by growing your own and paying attention to what you eat you eat better. Anyone not putting together a long-term pantry now is going to be very very unhappy and in dangerous territory.
Store what you eat and eat what you store. Great advice Ariel.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who stores my dry pantry good in mason jars for easy use. I’m not trying to lug a 50lbs bag of rice out of the back for dinner or a 20 lbs box of sugar to sweeten a cup of tea!
I admire everything you do. I can watch you all day because I learn something from you. I think you will be an awesome teacher. I appreciate you from the bottom from my heart. This is my son phone and my name is Diana. I also think you should teach about planting food and share how you dehydrate or how you do to store it away. Again Thankyou and God bless you and your husband and family🙌🏼🙌🏼
I live in the South and it's so funny when there is a threat of snow. BREAD! MILK! I make my own bread and have powered milk or UHT milk. My Pantry is always full.....it's an on-going effort. The best time to start is Today"! Thanks for this wonderful topic!
Thank you for a good video. We were unexpected (of course) quaranteened in Dec. I live quite remote, so no food deliveries in my area. But we made do with what we had, and we were just fine. I have a small pantry, a tiny freezer and a fridge. Not very full, but we have food for about a month.
We always have food in our cupboards. Thanks Ariel ❤
Ariel, this was a great presentation! We live much the same as you because that's how we were brought up. Our grandparents had root cellars and used them and we root cellar, they had a well stocked pantry with emphasis on basic ingredients for countless meals and so do we, they grew their own food as well as hunted, fished and foraged and so do we. We're going to start going to town once a year for the items we are unable to produce ourselves instead of twice a year. Food security is better than money in the bank. Great video, well done!
This is how I was raised, we grew most of our food and hunted and raised meat. We always had food stored. So I have always had a stocked pantry myself.
I agree, it has to be things you actually eat! No point in storing things that hit their due date because you passed it by - on your own shelf - over and over! I like your practical approach to life! 👍😎🇨🇦📷
If you have a word document you can just do a "save as" and in the document type you should see a pdf. option. Great advise!
There's talk of another freeze here in Texas and fortunately my roommate and I have stocked up the house a bit. What concerns me now is it sounds like the storm's gonna hit while I'm still at work and may not make it home. Might get snowed in. I can't stock up where I work. Maybe bring a bag lunch that'll be one extra meal but that's it. Yay.
Thanks for the encouragement! I like the way you do your list for shopping. Looking forward to spring to start gardening. Thanks for sharing and showing us the beauty of God's creation in so many of your videos too!
Thank you! My mom introduced me to your channel and I'm so glad. Such simple and valuable info you're putting out !
And - this is the reason I could never live in a tiny house.... Glad you can manage it!!!
A common sense approach for anyone who may feel overwhelmed. I also was raised in the country, in PA, and this was the norm. Shopping was a “planned trip” and putting food up for the year was a family endeavor.
Have you ever made your own homemade mustard? It’s great …you can make it as mild or spicy as you like.
Great video Ariel
Making you own food canning and baking is healthy and budget friendly and keeps food in the house
Love how you ended this video with friends in high places that know a thing or 2.
The homestead is looking great. I've not checked in for awhile but want the two of you to know I enjoy watching all the critters and watching the place grow. Be well and have a wonderful Easter.
We make spicy bean casserole, sweet pepper relish, cucumber relish, celery soup, carrot & corriander soup, carrot & ginger soup, Bolognese sauce and so on... You call it canning we call it bottling and I agree it a great way to store any surplus of things home grown, bought cheap etc. Thanks for the video's and all the best.
Good video. We have to chuckle in our home when one of says, 'I'm hungry' the other one says 'we have no food', when in truth we have food enough to last for 3 years. I always stock up on canned goods, I dehydrate lots of fruits and vegetables, especially apples, berries and things like spinach, celery, etc. Never hurts to stock up on water either in water containers or bottles, water suppliers to have problems sometimes and even if you have the bad luck to have a pipe burst, it could be a while before it can be fixed. I don't consider myself a prepper but being raised by a mom that was a farmgirl I'm no stranger to a full pantry, canned meats, canned everything lol
You are 100% correct! Our home is a bit larger, about 900 sq ft, but we have an attached basement\walkout garage where we have our bulk storage & freezer. Anytime we get snowed in & a relative gets concerned I tell them it would be a very long time before we were in any danger of starving. We also don’t ever have to run out before a storm unless it’s simply something we just want. I prefer half & half in my coffee but my husband uses the powdered which I could use but I also have powdered milk, cocoa powder & a multitude of different teas if I want a hot beverage. My daughter is in the shipping industry on the east coast. Her words, ‘the ports are a s**** show’, through no fault of the ports, and this isn’t going away any time soon. I tell you what though, this year I’m getting more serious about gardening and putting up food.
I have to say ... Good Job! ... because you articulated the wisdom around stocking up without adding the unnecessary sense of panic that many are conveying right now. I would encourage everyone to plan ahead if they can and be flexible - find alternatives if usual items aren't available and be prepared to alter your meal plans completely (just in case) - but do not panic! Food is available, you just might need to think outside your usual box for a while :)
This was a very good video thanks . Yes that is the way to live . I am good as well . It gives me peace of mind and we always look forward to improving upon it . Have a great evening 🌺
This is the first video of yours I've seen but I have to say I appreciate the way you shared common sense without the fear mongering. We moved to the country 24 years ago. We are about 20 minutes from town so I quickly learned that it's wise to keep a good stock of food on hand. It's not very convenient to just pop into the store on a whim. I've always maintained a good stock which came in quite handy when Covid hit and everyone began wiping out the shelves. I didn't have to add to the chaos.
I chuckled at your comment about people's reactions to an approaching storm. I've wondered the same thing. Do people really not have food in their homes? Apparently. We had snow and ice this week here in Southeastern Oklahoma. I did a grocery order on Tuesday, largely because my elderly mom needed some things and I'm doing her shopping. Many items were out of stock at Aldi, the store where I ordered my groceries. After picking up my order I decided to make a quick run into a regional ice cream/dairy store that carries some basic groceries to see if I could get bread there. Nope. Totally wiped clean along with most of the fresh groceries. No matter as I had some at home and plenty of other options.
You are the most organized person I have seen. You make things simple.
Wow very impressed with your pantry .
I really like the laminated list not only handy but saves on countless paper lists. I have dried beans and peas and pastas, canned tomatoes etc. and I make up soups and freeze them in 1 or 2 cup portion sizes for easy meals.
I find the dollar tree deals are good for stocking up on non perishable items and boxed goods. Thanks for sharing as you said people need a food pantry especially with covid 19 lockdowns it keep you safe and healthy. In the comfort of your home and milk can be carnations just dilute with water. Again thanks for this video
Great hopeful video covering an important & potentially scary situation for humans world wide as we continue to watch big changes & dangers unfold in the world….
My grand parents always had a food pantry with lots of foods that were canned and dehydrated. I have tried to keep food in the house because of growing watching them.
I love your presentation, I hear you loud and clear. I have prepared to a degree. I have not preserved meat or canned anything for that matter. I have bought some supplies to can, a dehydrator that is aching to be used. I have stocked up on regular food and do grow microgreens. I am working on hydroponics, if it hits the fan, I would love to have my fresh spinach. Thanks for all the advice. Maybe you will understand this question and may know the answer(I have asked this on other channels to no avail) Hypothetically, you have a gas/propane generator, and have a solar generator. The power goes out. You use the solar generator to preserve fuel, now the solar needs charged and the sun is evading us for a week or more. Can you use a 1000 watt fuel powered generator to charge the 1000 watt solar generator. ?
Will you be getting a high tunnel or green house, Ariel? We have considered it here in Cheyenne, but really do not have the room on our property, so I do have to figure out how to grow most of our food for the year with the short growing season that we have. I am considering a hotbed though.
Great video and very true I'm ready and I got my 2 corgis dogs food ready. And my cat food ready. I have no small kids anymore so just me and my pets.
Maybe a list of proteins, carbos/sidedishes, dairy, fruit and veggies, snacks, fats, sweets, condiments...? Have knowledge of the food groups. Maybe like that for young people that eat out, fast food, those that even a package from ello resh is a cooking experience. They may not know what is in it or where to begin. DO try to vary the types of food you eat. Use the four food groups as a guide, and for examples of what is in each, but eat what you like, according to the diet you like. Or select one item to make maybe tuna salad sandwich find a recipe and buy the items needed to make it. One delicious recipe at a time. :)
Very good advice. My parents grew up in the depression my dad was from Newfoundland and knew hard times he always kept a good pantry when we were growing up as kids. He would tell us stories of his childhood like the xmas him and his siblings only got a cornmeal muffin in their sock. And really appreciated that muffin. He taught us well, I have always tried to keep a good pantry because of it. Today right now we need a good stocked pantry because of what is going on. And your right buy only what your family eats. Keep rotating the food and watch for expiration dates. Great video thank you for sharing.
I always enjoy your vids Ariel, this one is especially good. Thx for trying to prepare us for what is tragically still on the way. Truckers are having a hard time getting shipments delivered on time due to the shortage of qualified drivers bc of Covid restrictions and the virus mutations just aren't going away... oh well, thats life, never a dull moment
Ariel, we have the same inventory pantry system in our household! Only thing different really, is we use a digital grocery list, through Microsoft To Do. I use this app for many different lists. You can share the list with multiple users. So if my partner adds or removes something from the lists, I get a notification. Probably my favorite app. Anyway, love your system! Which is why we do the same. We are not preppers, but we do not like to shop too often. So we are prepared. There is a difference, right???
I think it's called smart shopping! Way to go!
Question: HOW OFTEN DO YOU GO TO YOUR LOCAL GROCERY STORE??
You get an A++ for this video! So practical and I LOVE how real life you made this and showed us exactly what you do, PERFECT!
Thank you from Michigan 💗