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Survival Grocery Lists-Comprehensive/Long Lists

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Pandemc Survival grocery List

We take the grocery store for granted. In the event of a run on the stores, just think how very few frightened shoppers that it would take for your neighborhood grocery to run out of a product like rice or canned tomatoes. A few determined families could take most of it! The stores could be stripped bare in minutes.

We made our list based on shelf life, availability, and price. We then researched recipes to find the products most commonly used. Cross-off what you or your kids dislike. Be cautious of big sizes of perishables, since waste will quickly nullify any savings. Some items have a long shelf life, but must be used quickly after opening.

This list is comprised of storage foods, those that can be stored for many months or even for years. Check expiration dates, you'll find items on the same shelf can vary as to dates. And please..don't buy only "dry milk and tuna", as some government officials have suggested. Both of these items are common allergens, and allergies can develop when some foods are eaten to excess. Besides, your family would hate you! :)

This list probably contains some items that you usually try to avoid. A lady checking me out in the grocery store noticed that I was buying a lot of sugar and flour (on sale for a good price). She haughtily informed me her children do not eat sugar, or much flour. I asked her what her kids would eat if the food supply were interrupted, like in hurricane Katrina. She said they would eat fresh vegetables. I wonder where she thought the fresh vegetables would come from?

Try to "rotate" a decent supply of food and still always have plenty on hand in case of an emergency. Many of these items have a very long shelf life, and can be used strictly as emergency storage. This list is designed for some variety, so that the kids and teens in our "pod" don't meltdown from boredom. No one can tell you how much to buy, but try to work your way toward a three month supply.

Of course, you probably won't go out and buy all of this. Realistically, if you had to, you could purchase only bulk size bags of rice, dried beans, shortening, possibly corn, along with some source of Vitamin C, and you could last a very long time for very little money. Be sure you have your water purifier and basic food first, but better food (and some games) will be a real help in an extended "lock-down".

Note: The poultry in U.S. stores right now is perfectly safe.

Emergency Pantry: The List
  • Baking mixes (Pie crust mix plus canned pie filling =cobbler)
    Baking powder
    Baking soda
    Barley
    Bay leaves (delicious in beans, and insects avoid foods like flour with a bay leaf stored inside the bag)
    Beans-dry
    Bottled drinks and juices (not refrigerated type)
    Brown Sugar
    Bullion, concentrated broth or dry
    Butter flavoring, like Molly McButter. Freeze for storage if you can.
    Candy
    Canned beans
    Canned broth
    Canned chicken breast
    Canned meats
    Canned chili
    Canned diced tomatoes, other tomato products, and sauces
    Canned French fried onions for green bean casserole
    Canned fruit
    Canned milk, evaporated milk
    Canned pie filling (don't overlook, great item)
    Canned pumpkin
    Canned Salmon
    Canned soups
    Canned stew
    Canned sweet potatoes
    Canned Tuna
    Canned veggies
    Cans of lemonade mix, other canned dry drink mixes
    Cheese dips in jars
    Cheese soups, like cheddar, broccoli cheese, and jack cheese
    Chinese food ingredients
    Chocolate bars
    Chocolate chips
    Chocolate syrup, strawberry syrup squeeze bottles (about that dry milk, again)
    Coffee filters (also for straining silt out of water)
    Corn Masa de Harina or corn tortilla mix
    Corn meal
    Corn starch for thickening
    Cream of Wheat
    Cream soups (good for flavoring rice & pasta, too)
    Crisco or generic (longer shelf life than oils)
    Dried eggs
    Dried fruit
    Dried minced onion (big containers at warehouse stores)
    Dried soups
    Dry cocoa
    Dry coffee creamer (big sealed cans, many uses including making dry milk taste better)
    Dry milk powder
    Dry Mustard
    Flour, self rising flour. Flour tortilla mix for flour tortillas, wraps, and flatbread
    Garlic powder
    Granola bars (not great shelf life)
    Hard candy
    Honey (also reputed to reduce viral load in throat and esophagus)
    Hot chocolate mix
    Instant coffee if you drink it, or coffee and a manual drip cone or similar
    Instant mashed potatoes
    Jarred or canned spaghetti sauce
    Jarred peppers
    Jellies and Jams
    Jerky
    Ketchup
    Kool Aid
    Lard, Manteca (good in beans, substitute for bacon or salt pork, tortilla making, many other uses)
    Large packages dry pasta, thinner type saves fuel
    Marshmallow cream
    Marshmallows
    Mayo packets from warehouse store, if you must, not really a good value.
    Mexican food ingredients
    Mustard
    Nestle Table Cream (Fantastic substitute for sour cream, cream, or half-and-half, in ethnic, hispanic sections of stores)
    Nestle "Nido" canned dry regular fat milk. Also in ethnic sections
    Nuts (freeze if you have room, only a moderate shelf life)
    Oatmeal
    Oil (Shelf life not great, freeze if you have room. Solid lasts much longer)
    Olive oil
    Olives, green and black
    Onion powder
    Packaged bread crumbs
    Pancake mix, one step, and other mixes that already have the eggs in them
    Parmesan
    Peanut butter, nut butters
    Pepper
    Pet food
    Pickles, relish (not refrigerator case type)
    Powdered sugar
    Power bars
    Raisins
    Ramen
    Ravioli or any canned pasta you can stand
    Real butter or favorite margarine-keep frozen until disaster if you can. Butter keeps a long time in cool temps)
    Rice (cheap and filling)
    Salsa (not refrigerated type) and hot sauces (Franks Hot Sauce!)
    Salt
    Spam or Treet :(
    Spices and herbs your family likes
    Stovetop Dressing mix
    Sugar
    Summer sausage, keeps at room temps ( whoohoo! Cheaper around holidays...coming into stores now.)
    Sweetened condensed milk
    Syrups
    Tea
    Trail mix
    Ultra pasteurized milk (expensive)
    Vanilla (improves dry milk, too)
    Velveeta (watch carton date, freeze for storage if possible)
    Vienna sausage
    Yeast, if you think you would use it. May be frozen.

    Baby food
    Pet food
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Food Storage-Solar Cooking-Recipes Seminar by Wendy Dewitt

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Comprehensive Grocery List, Recipes & Food Storage Seminar,

NOTE: Although Wendy has concentrated on Solar Cooking for this seminar, her videos have given some very good tips on general storage, grocery items to stock, recipes to use the stocked groceries.

The Grocery list is GREAT, because it gives you a total for ONE YEAR for each item used in the recipes. So, if you make a meal once a week, she gives you a total of how much you will need for 52 meals! I will also cross post this under 'Solar Cooking'.

The comprehensive grocery list can be found on pages 19-20 in the booklet, below. -RM


Link to her 'Everything Under the Sun' booklet: (It's the seminar in booklet form)
http://www.sunoven.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/EverythingUnderTheSun.pdf

“What’s for dinner?” is an age old question. But in times of crisis, that question becomes even more important. Experience has shown that when people are in emergency situations, food and water become the focus of everyone’s attention. But it doesn’t take a natural disaster to need food storage. Personal economic disasters happen every day in this country. Food storage can be life saving in many different situations.

We all have questions and concerns about food storage. What should I buy? What will it cost? Where do I store it? How do I cook it? What about rotation? There are hundreds of answers to these questions and the following information isn’t right or wrong, it’s just the way I do it.

Most of the recipes in previous versions of this bo ok were “made from scratch” recipes. This version includes a “user friendly” section for meals that are more easily prepared. These recipes have been given only to show you the kind of things can be stored and how to cook them in a solar oven. Your family will appreciate it if you use your own favorite recipes. --- continued at the link, above ---

Wendy Dewitt -- Food Storage Seminar
VIDEOS:
Wendy Dewitt -- Food Storage Seminar, Part 1 of 9. "Top 10 Reasons"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhGaTlwYs-s

Wendy Dewitt -- Food Storage Seminar, Part 2 of 9. "The System"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUaFMEyL ... re=related

Wendy Dewitt -- Food Storage Seminar, Part 3 of 9. "Worst Case Scenario"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4woLOnUR ... re=related

Wendy Dewitt -- Food Storage Seminar, Part 4 of 9. "Equivalency Page"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9Drrd2w ... re=related

Wendy Dewitt -- Food Storage Seminar, Part 5 of 9. "Where to store it all"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE5WVOqL ... re=related

Wendy Dewitt -- Food Storage Seminar, Part 6 of 9. "Pressure Canning Meat"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33bovjbt ... re=related

Wendy Dewitt -- Food Storage Seminar, Part 7 of 9. "Solar Oven Cooking"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vigcycR ... re=related

Wendy Dewitt -- Food Storage Seminar, Part 8 of 9. "Food Saver"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0XWoeWR ... re=related

Wendy Dewitt -- Food Storage Seminar, Part 9 of 9. "Questions and Answers"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoYHLW8H ... re=related
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Re: PANDEMIC SURVIVAL GROCERY LIST

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Basic Food Storage List from LDS Prep Manual

LDS Preparedness Manual
https://thesurvivalmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/LDS-Preparedness-Manual.pdf

Pages 24-27

GRAINS = 400 lbs per adult
_____ Barley
_____ Cereal
_____ Corn (meal or Dent)
_____ Cous Cous
_____ Flour (4lb/can)
_____ Millet
_____ Multi grain soup mix(5lb/can)
_____ Oats, rolled quick(3lb/can)
_____ Oats, rolled regular(3lb/can)
_____ Popcorn
_____ Rye
_____ Sprouting Seeds
_____ Wheat(6lb/can)
_____ White Rice(6lb/can)

Pastas
_____ Macaroni(3lb/can)
_____ Noodles
_____ Spaghetti(4lb/can)

MILK / DAIRY = 75 lbs per adult
_____ Brick cheese
_____ Canned Milk
_____ Canned sour cream
_____ Cheese spreads
_____ Condensed milk
_____ Dried cheese
_____ Dried eggs
_____ Infant formula
_____ Non-dairy creamer
_____ Non-fat dry milk(4lb/can)
_____ Powdered cheese
_____ Powdered sour cream

JUICES/BEVERAGES = 25 lbs

_____ Apple juice
_____ Apricot nectar
_____ Baby strained juices
_____ Cocoa drink mix(4lb/can)
_____ Cranberry juice
_____ Dried juice mix(6lb/can)
_____ Grapefruit juice
_____ Grape juice
_____ Kool-aid
_____ Lemonaid
_____ Orange juice
_____ Pineapple juice
_____ Plum juice
_____ Prune juice
_____ Punch crystals
_____ Soft drink mixes
_____ Soft drinks
_____ Tomato juice
_____ V-8 juice

FATS / OILS = 20 lbs per adult
_____ Butter
_____ Cooking oil
_____ Lard
_____ Margarine
_____ Mayonnaise
_____ Olive Oil (extra virgin)
_____ Peanut butter
_____ Powdered butter
_____ Powdered margarine
_____ Powdered shortening
_____ Salad dressing
_____ Shortening

CANNED or DRIED MEATS
(20 lbs per adult)
_____ Bacon
_____ Beef
_____ Beef jerky
_____ Chicken
_____ Clams
_____ Corned beef
_____ Crabmeat
_____ Deviled meats
_____ Fish
_____ Ham
_____ Hamburger
_____ Lamb
_____ Lunch meats
_____ Mutton
_____ Pepperoni
_____ Pork
_____ Tuna
_____ Salmon
_____ Sandwich spreads
_____ Sardines
_____ Sausage
_____ Shrimp
_____ Spam
_____ Treet
_____ Turkey
_____ TVP- Textured vegi Protein
_____ Veal
_____ Venison jerky
_____ Vienna sausage

AUXILIARY FOODS
_____ Baking powder
_____ Baking soda
_____ Cake mixes
_____ Calcium supplement
_____ Casserole mixes
_____ Chow mein noodles
_____ Cookies
_____ Cookie mixes
_____ Cornstarch
_____ Crackers
_____ Cream of tartar
_____ Hot roll mixes
_____ Hydrated lime (for tortillas)
_____ Instant breakfast
_____ Instant yeast
_____ Iron supplement
_____ Marshmallows
_____ MREs
_____ Muffin mixes
_____ Non perishable pet foods
_____ Pancake mixes
_____ Pastry mixes
_____ Pectin
_____ Pie crust mixes
_____ Pie fillings
_____ Pizza mixes
_____ Plain gelatin
_____ Rennin tablets
_____ Salt
_____ Sourdough starter
_____ Survival bars
_____ Tofu Solidifier
_____ Vitamins and minerals
_____ Whipped topping mixes

FRUITS and VEGETABLES
90 lbs Dried, 370qts canned, 370Lbs
fresh
Fruits
_____ Apples (2lb/can)
_____ Applesauce
_____ Apricots
_____ Peaches
_____ Berries
_____ Cherries
_____ Coconut
_____ Currants
_____ Figs
_____ Fruit cocktail
_____ Grapefruit
_____ Grapes
_____ Mandarin oranges
_____ Nectarines
_____ Olives
_____ Pears
_____ Peaches
_____ Pineapples
_____ Plums
_____ Prunes
_____ Raisins
_____ Tomatoes

BEANS & LEGUMES
(90 lbs per adult)
_____ Beans, pink(5lb/can)
_____ Beans, pinto(5lb/can)
_____ Beans, white(5lb/can)
_____ Lentils
_____ Nuts
_____ Peas
_____ Sprouting beans and seeds
_____ Soybeans

Vegetables
_____ Artichoke hearts
_____ Asparagus
_____ Beans
_____ Beets
_____ Broccoli
_____ Brussels sprouts
_____ Carrots (3lb/can)
_____ Cauliflower
_____ Celery
_____ Corn-sweet
_____ Green beans
_____ Hominy
_____ Mushrooms
_____ Okra
_____ Onions (2lb/can)
_____ Parsnips
_____ Peas
_____ Peppers
_____ Pickles
_____ Potatoes, flakes (1.5lb/can)
_____ Potatoes, pearls (3lb/can)
_____ Pumpkins
_____ Rhubarb
_____ Rutabagas
_____ Salsify
_____ Sauerkraut
_____ Soups
_____ Spinach
_____ Squash
_____ Sweet potatoes (yams)
_____ Tomatos
_____ Tomato powder
_____ Turnips
_____ Water chestnuts

SPICES / CONDIMENTS
_____ Almond extract
_____ Allspice
_____ Baking chocolate
_____ Basil
_____ BBQ sauce
_____ Bouillon cubes / granules Beef, chicken, onion, vegetable flavors
_____ Cayenne pepper
_____ Celery salt
_____ Chili powder
_____ Chives
_____ Chocolate chips
_____ Chocolate syrup
_____ Cinnamon
_____ Cloves
_____ Cocoa
_____ Coriander
_____ Cumin
_____ Curry
_____ Dill weed
_____ Garlic salt
_____ Ginger
_____ Gravy mixes
_____ Herbs
_____ Ketchup
_____ Lemon extract
_____ Lemon / lime juice
_____ Liquid smoke
_____ Majoram
_____ Maple extract
_____ Nutmeg
_____ Onion flakes
_____ Onion salt
_____ Orange peel
_____ Oregano
_____ Paprika
_____ Pepper
_____ Poultry Seasoning
_____ protein supplement
_____ Sage
_____ Salad dressings
_____ Salt (5 lbs per adult)
_____ Sauce mixes
_____ Seasoned salt
_____ Spaghetti sauce
_____ Soy sauce
_____ Steak sauce
_____ Tarragon
_____ Thyme
_____ Turmeric
_____ Vanilla extract
_____ Vinegar
_____ Worcestershire sauce

SUGARS = 60 lbs per adult
_____ Corn syrup
_____ Hard candy
_____ Honey
_____ Jello
_____ Jelly or jam
_____ Maple syrup
_____ Molasses
_____ Pudding, chocolate (5lb/can)
_____ Pudding, vanilla (5lb/can)
_____ Sugar (6lb/can)
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Re: Survival Grocery Lists-Comprehensive/Long Lists

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What Foods to Store for Long Term Survival
https://alphasurvivalist.net/what-foods-to-store-for-long-term-survival/

(SNIP) ... When it comes to being prepped, and by prepped I mean being substantially self sufficient enough for long-term survival, you must be well stocked with the right food stuffs which should include canned foods, bulk foods, meals ready to eat and seeds. ---CONTINUED---
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23 Most Overlooked Survival Foods
https://urbansurvivalsite.com/overlooked-survival-foods/

(SNIP) ... In terms of food, however, rice, beans, pasta, and canned vegetables show up frequently as staples to have on hand. Then, you usually see sugar, flour, and other long-lasting foods. These are good options, but many other choices are often overlooked.

Here is a list of foods and ingredients that offer a long shelf life as well as nutrition that you will need in an emergency scenario. ---CONTINUED---
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