4/4/2013 - 25 Must Have Survival Foods: Put Them In Your Pantry Now

Stock up on the following items today to get your prepper pantry ready for the next extended emergency:

 

1. Canned fruits, vegetables, meats, and soups

2. Dried legumes (beans, lentils, peas)

3. Crackers

4. Nuts

5. Pasta sauce

6. Peanut butter

7. Pasta

8. Flour (white, whole wheat)

9. Seasonings (vanilla, salt, pepper, paprika, cinnamon, pepper, taco seasoning, etc.)

10. Sugar

11. Bouillon cubes or granules (chicken, vegetable, beef)

12. Kitchen staples (baking soda, baking powder, yeast, vinegar)

13. Honey

14. Unsweetened cocoa powder

15. Jell-O or pudding mixes

16. Whole grains (barley, bulgur, cornmeal, couscous, oats, quinoa, rice, wheat berries)

17. Nonfat dried milk

18. Plant-based oil (corn oil, vegetable oil, coconut oil, olive oil)

19. Cereals

20. Seeds for eating and sprouting

21. Popcorn (not the microwavable kind)

22. Instant potato flakes Instant potato flakes

23. Packaged meals (macaroni and cheese, hamburger helper, Ramen noodles, etc.)

24. Purified drinking water

25. Fruit juices, teas, coffee, drink mixes

 

Use this list as a starting point on beginning or extending your preparedness pantry- and don’t feel handcuffed to only stocking up on these items. Always keep your family’s food preferences and dietary needs in mind when investing in your food supply. It would be extremely advantageous to have a two week supply (at a minimum) of these shelf stable food items on hand to care for your family. To see how much your family would need, click here.

Take any advice you ever get, it may come in handy someday. -Mort