Prepare for an emergency situation where supply chains fail by investing in a long-term food supply for your family. Ideally, your food supply should include at least six months' worth of emergency food with a long shelf-life. (h/t to OffgridSurvival.com)
Stock up on groceries now before SHTF
If you are on a budget, start building your food stockpile using items you can find at the local grocery store. (Related: Top canned foods with the longest shelf life.)
Below are several lists of the best food items and emergency supplies that you can purchase from the grocery.
Foods for flavor and comfort
Comfort foods can help boost morale during a long-term emergency. The items below can be stored for over 10 years, and you can use them to give different dishes a flavor boost.
If stored properly, they can also last indefinitely.
Alcohol
Even if you don't drink alcoholic beverages such as whiskey or vodka, you can stock up on several bottles to use for trading after SHTF.
Salt
Salt can be used for food preservation and maintaining proper electrolyte balance in the body. It is also good for enhancing the flavor of your food.
Raw honey
Honey has a long shelf life and contains numerous vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
Cooking staples with a long shelf life
Learn how to cook from scratch using the items listed below. Doing this means you can feed your family healthy meals when disaster strikes.
These food categories make up the foundation of most recipes.
Beans
Sealed and kept away from oxygen, beans can last for at least eight to ten years.
- Adzuki beans
- Black turtle beans
- Blackeye beans
- Garbanzo beans
- Kidney beans
- Lentils
- Lima beans
- Mung beans
- Pinto beans
Flours, mixes and pasta
Flours, mixes and pasta should last for five to eight years in your stockpile.
- All-purpose flour
- Cornmeal
- Pasta
- White flour
- White rice (up to 10 years)
- Whole wheat flour
Hard grains
When stored properly, hard grains have a shelf life of around ten to twelve years.
- Buckwheat
- Dry corn
- Durum wheat
- Hard red wheat
- Kamut
- Millet
- Soft white wheat
- Spelt
Soft grains
If sealed in airtight containers, these soft grains will last around eight years at 70 F.
- Barley
- Oat groats
- Quinoa
- Rye
Cooking oils
You also need cooking oils in your stockpile because fats are a concentrated source of energy and are essential for your overall health.
Coconut oil
Unrefined, virgin coconut oil has a long shelf life. It can last for more than two years. It also offers several health benefits, making it a great item to add to your survival food stockpile.
Clarified butter (ghee)
Clarified butter or ghee is butter that has been heated to remove moisture and milk solids. This process increases fat stability and extends its shelf life. You can store ghee for several months to a year if you keep it in an airtight container in a cool, dark place.
Olive oil
Extra virgin olive oil has a decent shelf life. You can store it for up to a year or more in a cool, dark room.
Survival foods for short-term emergencies
When prepping for most disasters, you should stock up on food that requires very little cooking, or things that can be eaten without any preparation. These items are best for short-term emergencies and they will stay fresh for a long time.
These assorted survival foods have a shelf life of two to five years:
- Canned broth or stock (beef, chicken, or vegetable)
- Canned fish (salmon, sardines, and tuna)
- Canned meats (beef, chicken, pork, Spam and sausages)
- Canned vegetables and fruits
- Canned pasta sauces
- Canned soups
- Cereal
- Coffee
- Crackers or rice cakes
- Dried fruits (apricots, cranberries and raisins)
- Dried herbs and spices
- Granola bars or energy bars
- Hard candy
- Nuts (Almonds, peanuts, walnuts, etc.)
- Peanut butter
- Powdered milk
- Tea
If you want to add more lab-verified products to your food supply, you can also buy products from a trusted supplier.
Where to buy lab-verified products for your food stockpile
The Health Ranger Store is here to help you prepare for different emergencies. That's why we're offering you different clean, lab-verified and healthy food options such as Mini-Bucket Organic Almonds, Freeze-Dried Organic Whole Blueberries and Pink Himalayan Salt Fine Ground.
Health Ranger Select Organic Almonds are exactly how almonds should be, complete with a wholesome flavor and a variety of nutrients that make them a bona fide superfood. While most almonds you find in grocery stores are required to be pasteurized or irradiated before being sold to consumers, our premium almonds aren't fumigated, irradiated, or treated with toxic chemicals.
Health Ranger Select Organic Almonds are completely raw and unpasteurized and contain no additives, preservatives or processing aids.
Health Ranger Select Organic Almonds are raw, non-China, non-GMO and certified Kosher and organic. To ensure that you get only the cleanest high-quality almonds on the market, our premium organic almonds are exhaustively lab-tested for glyphosate, heavy metals and microbiology.
Packed with beneficial vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, Health Ranger Select Freeze-Dried Organic Whole Blueberries are the perfect health snack that you can enjoy all year round. The freeze-drying process preserves the taste, texture and nutrients of fresh blueberries better than other food preservation methods.
Health Ranger Select Freeze-Dried Organic Whole Blueberries contain no gluten or GMOs and are certified Kosher and organic. They are also vegan, non-China and have undergone extensive lab testing for glyphosate, heavy metals and microbiology.
A healthier alternative to regular salt, pink Himalayan salt can contain up to 84 different beneficial trace minerals without the harmful additives often found in regular table salt. Pink Himalayan salt is also an underrated preparedness item that you can use for long-term storage. It can be used to create an emergency rehydration fluid, a saline solution, to preserve food and more.
Our Health Ranger Select Pink Himalayan Salt contains a full spectrum of electrolytes and trace minerals that are usually stripped away from regular table salt.
It is mined from ancient sea salt deposits located deep inside the Himalayan Mountains using the traditional room and pillar mining method. The mined salt crystals are thoroughly inspected and sorted to ensure quality and purity.
Visit Health Ranger Store and Brighteon Store to browse more food supplies for your prepping needs. You can also go to FoodSupply.news for more ideas on how to start building your food stockpile.
Click on this link for a recipe for Gluten-Free Granola Bars with Nuts and Seeds.
Watch the video below to learn how eating Organic Blueberries can help maintain optimal health and nutrition.
This video is from the Health Ranger Store channel on Brighteon.com.
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