FOOD STORAGE TOUR & HOW TO BEGIN A FOOD STOCKPILE

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Welcome to Frugal Fit Mom! My name is Christine and today I am showing my current food storage in the fall of 2021 and giving some tips on how you can start your long term food storage as well!
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@FrugalFitMom 2 жыл бұрын

The winner of the expired soup cans is Yvette!!! She guessed 2019 and wins the Walmart gift card! Thanks for playing everyone 😀

@eijahholness337 2 жыл бұрын

I just pulled a couple cans of Cream of Mushroom with a BB date of 2019... oops.

@julianyu3584 2 жыл бұрын

I ate a can of beans with a date of 2017, 5 years later they were actually not too bad in some soup.

@julianyu3584 2 жыл бұрын

as it was january 2017 it was not quite 5 years but very close

@kadicarter1121 2 жыл бұрын

A couple of weeks ago my whole family had a huge financial strain. We used the food I had stocked up to get us through until this payday. I had been slowly building it, but I am so thankful for it!

@SirenaSpades 2 жыл бұрын

I once went almost 6 months (as a single person) without doing any shopping other than milk while going through a hard time just with what was in my cupboards. Granted I don't eat a lot, especially back then. It helps having pantry stores.

@foosernelson9168 2 жыл бұрын

@@SirenaSpades THAT IS REMARKABLE SIRENA !!!! IT DOES HELP IF YOU'RE NOT A BIG TIME EATER. FORTUNATELY, I AM NOT. I THINK MAYBE I COULD LAST 4 MONTHS WITHOUT GROCERY SHOPPING. I DO USE POWDERED MILK OCCASIONALLY, BUT IT'S NOT VERY TASTY. THANKS FOR SHARING !

@sandylee8184 2 жыл бұрын

This is why we prep, not because of SHTF, it's the everyday things like a major repair, illness, lower than expected income, or someone needs some food in their house and you can help them. I love going down to my overflow shelf and see I could make all sorts of meals and not need to go to the store, when March 2020 hit we didn't leave the house for 6 weeks and then only for milk, bread, eggs, fresh fruit, and veggies. I now have a stock of bread flour, yeast, and dry milk to make our own bread with my old bread machine, nut milk has an incredible shelf life and I'm headed to DT to pick up shelf-stable milk.

@karendiane9154 2 жыл бұрын

Hope things are going better for you and your family.

@taraschmidheini4674 2 жыл бұрын

Dearest Kadi, I'm so sorry for that hardship, hopefully you're through it , but you should be very proud of yourself for doing so good for you and yours! Thank you for sharing Kadi 😃

@Trish.... 2 жыл бұрын

Pro Tip: We have one of those vacuum sealing products, & we reseal all meat into portions. You won't get freezer burn, & the meat or w/e you seal lasts longer:)

@mpbeautyinsight 2 жыл бұрын

Same here .. I never leave meats in their styro packaging. Stuff gets lost in the freezer then .. freezer burn : (

@TaraLangley 2 жыл бұрын

My grandparents grew up during the depression, so my family has always had stuff set back. I never thought much of it until the pandemic last year, and saw first hand how cleared out the shelves were. I was very thankful that we had what we needed, and didn't have to worry about my Mom being exposed. Great storage, Christine!

@christinaturk8318 2 жыл бұрын

My husband picked up a can of Mackerel fish a few years ago for our emergency food. Had to have a serious talk about buying things we would actually eat lol. Fun times!

@roonilwazlib3089 2 жыл бұрын

Use it as cat bait 🤣🤣🍖

@jillgott6567 11 ай бұрын

Mackerel pie is delicious.

@Mississippibabb81 2 жыл бұрын

Before my grandmother passed away we were moving her to another house. We found a can of something (no label) that the best buy date of 1959. My mom was born in 1960. My grandmother passed in 2011 and this was in the late 2000s maybe 2007ish. She moved with that can everywhere.

@MR-kt2zv 2 жыл бұрын

Did you ever find out what the contents were?

@lypipherap899 2 жыл бұрын

When my grandmother passed she had cans that were that old too! She also had a deep freezer with... salmon she caught(of course) that turned white! The depression Era sure did teach everyone then to store, save and keep as long as you can.

@TaraLangley 2 жыл бұрын

@@lypipherap899 The Depression era surely left a mark. My Papaw was a teenager then and I remember him telling me he'd trade for flour. And they had huge bags of flour!

@aliarodriguez5918 2 жыл бұрын

Anything Kroger/Fred Meyer marks down but doesn’t sell gets donated to food banks and local community programs and such. Just a little info, only time we throw anything out is if it’s been out of its suggested temp. 🙂

@amandah2935 2 жыл бұрын

Use the bananas to make “nice” cream. Add 1 Tbs of cocoa powder per banana in a blender and it makes the most lovely texture of soft serve chocolate ice cream. I love it so much.

@demetreeuh 2 жыл бұрын

“I have these red lentils, mostly because I don’t know how to cook them.” Most relatable comment - had me laughing! 😂

@deneandoll9922 2 жыл бұрын

lentil soup in a pressure cooker is super easy. Like laughably easy.

@victoriashelton1466 2 жыл бұрын

Lentil marinara sauce or sloppy Joe’s so good

@bearsy2826 2 жыл бұрын

Lentil pie like cottage pie but lentils not meat can also use them in curries always boil them beforehand though

@mollyb8136 2 жыл бұрын

I chuck lentils to bulk out any meat with sauce meal

@micheleolson9914 2 жыл бұрын

I love lentils in soup.

@MsJoLollipop 2 жыл бұрын

This is goals. I feel a family of 7 for just over 5 months just from my storage at the beginning of the panic. I chose not to even try to buy any staples for 3 months because others needed them and I had some. I finally almost filled my stand up freezer again, and a kid left the door open so now I'm back to square one. We're struggling with cut hours and increased prices, but if I keep working the sales, it will build.

@micheleolson9914 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe get a door alarm? Maybe the cheaper battery window alarms for now?

@ericaduensing3897 2 жыл бұрын

I locked my deep freezer because my kids kept doing this! The only thing I was putting in there for them was ice cream! We have 2 other freezers connected to fridges that have all their essentials in them. My deep freezer is for my bulk meats and veggies and freezer meals… so there’s no need for the kids to go digging in it! So for my anxiety I just keep it latched and locked to protect it 😂

@jerim4543 2 жыл бұрын

No one said 2016, so that is my guess! I have a new appreciation for canned and dried food since the pandemic and the two hot and hurricane-filled summers of 2020 and 2021. My personal favorite tip: a standard pasta sauce jar perfectly holds 1 lb of dried beans or lentils. It's so much easier to store than the flimsy plastic bags.

@smolfryz 2 жыл бұрын

"Pasta lasts a really long time. I mean like what does it do, get more dry?" I snorted so much with that. LOL! I love your humor and your all around positive vibe. ♥

@amyr9632 2 жыл бұрын

Id like to see a video where you pull out all the expired/past best buy date foods from your storage and use them in a week of dinners/meals.

@taraschmidheini4674 2 жыл бұрын

Yup😊

@Laura-fv1oe1 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!! That would be interesting

@brittanychaston1032 2 жыл бұрын

Frugalfitmom here is your next challenge.

@m.b.g.2235 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a stickler on rotating our food. I will look at the food products I have and if I think it's time to use, I will bring it upstairs and put in my kitchen cupboard. I look at that cupboard quite often to see what I can make.

@brieanabarrera7665 2 жыл бұрын

where’s the pumpkin muffin recipe!!! ❤️

@brittandthebeard 2 жыл бұрын

I think this is a great idea. Every time you go to the store add some things to your food storage. Just do it a little at a time. There's no need to overwhelm your self or your budget. Shop sales and stock up when you can. I think the best buy date is 2019

@kimacker8594 2 жыл бұрын

I can't believe how people freak out over expiration dates. Most of this stuff will be good for a very long time.

@raquellambropoulos279 2 жыл бұрын

All u need to do is experience food poisoning 1x. I was naked on the bathroom floor for 2 days. No joke

@kimacker8594 2 жыл бұрын

@@raquellambropoulos279 I guess you're right.

@libertyg4402 2 жыл бұрын

I've started buying at least $10-$15 extra on my shopping trips for food storage stock. I love your videos!♥️

@pandapoof8798 2 жыл бұрын

I totally thought you were going to say "welcome to my basement where I store the bodies of my enemies." Clearly I've been excited for fall and have been watching horror movies.

@anitas5817 2 жыл бұрын

Haha

@FrugalFitMom 2 жыл бұрын

LOL!! I'm gonna say that next time!

@graygrayscorner444 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@marygrott8095 2 жыл бұрын

That's hysterical!

@yvettenj 2 жыл бұрын

LOL 😂

@nonstop263 2 жыл бұрын

Use empty canning jars to store water. Sterilize and fill. Doesn't use any more storage than you're already using and you have water "in case"

@T_Barb 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@ChickenPermission617 2 жыл бұрын

Loooove that idea!

@TimetoShrink 2 жыл бұрын

What an amazing idea.

@slCHARACOUNSELING 2 жыл бұрын

I love this idea. Our small town ran out of bottled water two weeks ago because it was all being diverted to LA because of the hurricane.

@Sarah.E.Johnson 2 жыл бұрын

Oh this is so smart. I’m writing that down!

@derekp6636 2 жыл бұрын

Only hard part of stockpiling is the space and rotation! Gotta make sure to always put the new in the back and move the old forward

@jillgott6567 11 ай бұрын

I took a few hours one day and looked at and marked the " use by date " of every can of veggies I have [ which is alot ]. I ended up with four areas of vegetables. A bookcase filled with current 2023 dates and in alphabetical order, 3 shelves in an armoire two for 2024 dates and one fo 2025. And, on top of the bookcase a box labeled " use first" items. This includes veggies that do not have the date clearly written or which are close to expiring. This system seems to work for me

@terryrodriguez6209 2 жыл бұрын

Fill clean empty soda bottles with water and put in the top of your freezer wherever there is empty space to help keep your frozen’s cold as long as possible In case of a power outage. You also have extra clean drinking water when thawed. A full freezer stays cold longer and DON’T OPEN THE DOOR! When I saw the bananas I thought, yum, banana bread.

@kathyforgues6994 2 жыл бұрын

If your family likes curry’s, a lentil curry is a great way to use veggies!

@nataliestanchevski4628 2 жыл бұрын

If you are worried about losing power and your freezer chest defrosting, you can fill some big ziplock bags with water and always keep them as ice packs in the chest freezer. For short term power disruption they can help maintain a freezing temp in there.

@floridanativelh568 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic 👍

@floridanativelh568 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic 👍

@caziontherise 2 жыл бұрын

I think this idea would work with 30 gallon totes. 1 filled up with beans, flour and rice oats pancakes mix. Maybe microwave or boiled water rice pouches type of thing. The other 1 with canned food and pouch meats. Some TP on top of that. Good to go.

@chandaharkins4418 2 жыл бұрын

I'm envious of your freezer. We sold our freezer when we downsized several years ago, and I'm kicking myself. Great ideas about stocking up when you see deals!

@PandaBear62573 2 жыл бұрын

I started a food storage about a year ago. I live in a small apartment and I made room in a closet. I recently did a use what we have for a few weeks and now I restocking as I find good deals. My husband loves Quaker Maple and Brown sugar oatmeal. The store recently had 3 of the value pack boxes for $10, they're usually about $6 for 1 box. So I stocked up and now he has enough oatmeal to last for several months.

@cynthiavilla7304 2 жыл бұрын

The dollar tree store has great brown sugar oatmeal or a big bag of oatmeal

@PandaBear62573 2 жыл бұрын

@@cynthiavilla7304 thanks.. I'll keep an eye out. Unfortunately if it's not brand name oatmeal and only maple and brown sugar he won't eat. I know... He is picky like a 5 year old 🙄😒

@yvettenj 2 жыл бұрын

@@PandaBear62573 Here’s what you do, try an experiment-save the brand name box and replace with dollar store brand and see if he can tell the difference 😁.

@m.b.g.2235 2 жыл бұрын

@@PandaBear62573 .. I've got one like that. 🤦

@raquellambropoulos279 2 жыл бұрын

Make your own and get plain oatmeal sooo much cheaper

@LeafLikeOnATree 2 жыл бұрын

I vote for a cooking my expired (or about to expire) food video! I’m gonna guess 2018 on the soup!

@MR-kt2zv 2 жыл бұрын

Can't wait until I receive a family member's hand-me-down chest freezer when they move next year! A tip for food storage finds: check out your local grocer's natural foods section. Most times they are not great sellers so some products will routinely be heavily discounted.

@BRKS627 2 жыл бұрын

You're doing good with your stocking up food. I like your big freezer looks new last year people couldn't find a freezer.

@jordanphillips8007 2 жыл бұрын

Seems like an appropriate video considering the crumbling of everything going on, great inspo to start planning!

@m.b.g.2235 2 жыл бұрын

Jordan, I encourage you to start right away, if you haven't already. Things seem to be snowballing and before you know it stores are empty.

@helenelindmark7170 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I love your videos! Another thing to stock up on, which isn’t foodrelated, is hygienproducts and other households chemicals, like dish sope and laudry detergent I often forget to buy those things when I’m at the store so it’s nice too have some extra at home. Have a nice weekend!

@amywilliams6637 2 жыл бұрын

I loved this video!!! ❤ Thank you for sharing!!

@IrethEaron 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips. I don't have the space to do this, but since last year I buy a little extra each time to take me more days between shopping. Saves time, money and headache, because I always mealplan as well and know exactly what to cook for the next week or so.

@aglez9266 2 жыл бұрын

“You are going to be eating a banana until you turn into a banana” 🤣🤣🤣🤣 love your channel

@rebeccaa2433 2 жыл бұрын

Food prices are crazy and shortages are here and there are way more to come. We all need to get a good stock pile going because the future is really uncertain with worker shortages and supply chain problems. I suggest adding Augason farms and Mountain house products to your supply. They last 10 plus years and it's good food insurance.

@andrewbeffa7467 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Rebecca

@bettylongshore9594 2 жыл бұрын

I was talking to some young people on tight budgets that wanted to start a food pantry and stockpile. I told them that how I basically started, when I shopped, I replaced what I used from my pantry that week and then I tried to buy as nonparishable items as I could afford. It may even just be one at a time, but that was the beginning of the stockpile. When you get home, but that item or items in a certain place so you were not tempted to used them. Then when you went shopping again, do the same thing. Replace what you had used and add as many things as you could afford and add it to your stockpile. Eventually, you would see big results and if times get rough you had something to fall back on!!!!!! This really worked for my husband and me!!!!!!

@carlagribi6142 2 жыл бұрын

Store what you eat , eat what you store. Love it.

@janetg7255 2 жыл бұрын

Love the tour! Your tips helped me make it through the Texas snow storm last February. Now it's time to start prepping for this winter. Thanks again Christine 😊 (Best Buy: 2013)

@kristenc7953 2 жыл бұрын

One day I hope to have food storage like this!

@Farmgirl2024 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. I am guess thendate to be 2019. We started maintaining extra food several years ago and are so happy we did during the past year or so. Thank you for sharing.

@OrangeCat939 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh- i have a room just like that and I just spent all day yesterday cleaning/organizing it. It’s funny how similar our setups are even though my house is 81 years old and yours is pretty new. I wish I could share a pic- because the thought process off where things go and what there is is so similar.

@lizmcnett9841 2 жыл бұрын

Best Buy 2016 You crack me up 😆 Favorite part “This freezer is big enough to hold an entire body”

@yvettenj 2 жыл бұрын

Several bodies 😂😂

@marcidrag 2 жыл бұрын

Looks a lot like our basement, but we have to put anything mice might get into in an air tight container. Living in the country (especially at harvest time) mice happen no matter what you do.

@lovelygritz 2 жыл бұрын

Same here. I use a lot of mason jars for storing dry goods, those little buggers chew their way into plastic bins!

@bethheerten1132 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed (also in the county). My pest control told me they go after protein sources. The last seige we had a couple years ago they helped themselves to black beans and lentils.

@debbiecarleton2101 2 жыл бұрын

@@bethheerten1132 I guess I need to buy glass jars thanks for the heads up

@antoninajucovscaia8439 2 жыл бұрын

@@lovelygritz Seriously????

@vickidiodato9834 2 жыл бұрын

@@lovelygritz Metal tins work well also. At a school I worked at we were told to keep everything in tins.

@JackieBluXO 2 жыл бұрын

Apples that have dings in them are good for making homemade applesauce. I mixed in plums the last time, turned out fantastic. Used quart size freezer baggies to freeze

@donnaclayton8644 2 жыл бұрын

I adore your channel. I'm so glad I found it.

@codyhodge4695 2 жыл бұрын

I think 2015 the “best by” date! I have been watching you for years love all your videos!!

@gabijones2445 2 жыл бұрын

five gallon, food safe, buckets with lids are stackable, so a good way to store dry goods like grains/beans/sugar...keeps pests out. Also, remember to rotate your stock. I thought I saw somewhere that peanut butter will go rancid because of the oils, not sure, maybe just after you open it?

@kathycasselman7196 2 жыл бұрын

Best by date on the soup 2/28/2019

@altNaleyForever 2 жыл бұрын

You can use the Cream of Chicken and Cream of mushroom soups to make Chicken Pies again I know meat pies are like a foreign concept to those in the US but not to those down under. Make a white sauce, add some bbq chicken or cooked&diced chicken breast/thighs whatever, add the soup, add whatever fresh or frozen vegetables peas, carrots, broccoli, asparagus, mushrooms are preferred choices but add whatever vegetable you like let the mix cool, add to puff pastry in a pan you can either do a massive pie or we do it in muffin tins and make smaller serving pies. You can also add white wine and leek and of course salt and pepper, brush egg yolk over top bake until golden brown. Delicious.

@sandylee8184 2 жыл бұрын

@@altNaleyForever Thank you that sounds amazing!!

@catherinebarlow3079 2 жыл бұрын

@@altNaleyForever am in uk i offen make chicken and mushroom or chicken and leek pies with campbells chicken or mushroom soup love them and easy to make

@KateWiium 2 жыл бұрын

Just make soup any kind preferably clear with veg and stuff and throw a cup of red lentiks in, when they look line they are seperated which happens fast then its ready :) so good and thickenes the soup

@melaniemartin6566 2 жыл бұрын

Crab apple jelly sounds amazing! Love crab apples, we had a tree when I was a kid. Haven't had one in ages.

@DM-te6ci 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making prepping funny, I will definitely get some cans of Blah Blah Blah soup for my storage 😂😂😂 I've just started and love learning about it. Cheers Diana NZ

@paularoby8251 2 жыл бұрын

Great tour! I’m guessing the “best by” date was 2017. I need to go through my cans and check those dates 😅

@eldonacronemeyer9638 2 жыл бұрын

I have s food storage room and you gave me a good idea of storage ideas foe my appliances thank you

@elaineleblanc8616 2 жыл бұрын

I have always had a stock. Sometimes money is tight, so it helpful to the basics ahead.

@Blue_Caribou 2 жыл бұрын

Red Lentil Recipe: RL and Sweet Potato Dahl - fry onion, some garlic, add carrot, celery, sweet pot, fry off. toast some cumin, coriander seed, add with a cinnamon stick, some cardamom pods if you have, add red lentils, tomato paste and overtop with veg stock. Once the veg + lentils are soft add a tin of rinsed kidney beans, serve with brown rice and yoghurt. (we add frozen spinach to our brown rice for a green veg). Not a spicy curry, just an aromatic one, and probably not at all authentically Indian (with apologies to the world's best cuisine) but very tasty - and a two pot dinner! It's also very forgiving with quantities - you can be completely loosey-goosey about it and it will almost always turn out right. We tend to use 2 small onions, 4 garlic cloves, 2 med carrot, 2-3 stalks of celery, 1 large sweet pot, 2tsp each spice, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 cup red lentils. Feeds about 6 servings, and is even better next day or frozen and defrosted.

@jamiecotant6124 2 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for the fall/holiday season food sales.

@carriem7832 2 жыл бұрын

1999 Cook lentils in chicken broth in your instant pot…then add to casseroles and soups…. Don’t forget canned fruits …….propane tanks for outdoor grill if power goes out…….Big Buddy heater if power goes out…generators can only do certain appliances at a time……gas cans with gas stored away from the house….juga of water……2 liter bottles with water placed in freezer incase power goes out you have large ice cubes……oatmeal can be ground into oat flour for breads. Dehydrate bags of veggies and store in your Mason jars with a moisture packet….Also put packets in containers of dry goods…… Self rising flour is great to have for fast pancakes and muffins…..sugar stored in jars to avoid getting hard…..beef sticks in freezer for added snacks……liquor for trade….was very valuable during the depression and it’s great for making tinctures….coffee…..the price keeps raising….. Canned potatoes for soups n casseroles…I’ve dehydrated potatoes to have on hand….popcorn for a filling snack….I’m canning meats like Appalachian Homestead so incase power is out and gas runs out I have meats….better safe then sorry

@haleychapman4447 2 жыл бұрын

I started watching your videos because of a Dave Ramsey video you did and I just love your channel! Thank you

@sharonwengler1301 2 жыл бұрын

Best by date 2018. I like the idea of just getting a few extra things every week, so not going over the weekly budget.I go to the grocery store now in the morning because the meat case will have great discounts on things close to their sell by date. The price of meat is crazy right now!

@heathersmeather 2 жыл бұрын

A couple the discount meat I froze went bad while defrosting it. I’m talking like more than a day of defrosting. So, if the “use by” date is that day or the next I cook then freeze for future recipes.

@bethheerten1132 2 жыл бұрын

Good point.

@feliciafelicia9897 2 жыл бұрын

This is an excellent point! I have bought discounted meat and when it defrosted, it looked weird so I had to toss. I didn't even think about cooking first then freezing. I feel dumb now lmbo.

@MichelleD1989 2 жыл бұрын

I buy discounted meat, seafood, etc... if defrosting to use the day of, I put the package in cold water in the sink to defrost. Just did this today with part of a pork roast and was totally fine. Fridge defrosting takes too long so I always pull the protein out morning of and thaw in sink w cold water.

@suedredge1678 2 жыл бұрын

Built bars are so yummy! Coconut is one of my favorites too and the cherry chocolate flavor. I always have a couple in my purse.

@jenlovesbooks 2 жыл бұрын

If I have leftovers from a roast chicken or turkey dinner I make a traybake with layers of the meat, veg, potatoes etc. The top layer is potatoes and if there's no gravy leftover I sometimes use a can of chicken and/or mushroom soup to top it with (I usually stir in some parsley, garlic granules or whatever I fancy before I pour it over). Top with cheese if you want. Uses up any cans of soup I have in the cupboard.

@shesrunningaway 2 жыл бұрын

I have the same issue with cream of whatever ‘soup’. I always feel like I should have them because it’s what other people say they stock up on but I don’t use them often or at all. So I’m guessing it has a Best Buy date of 2018.

@swablewyourmind 2 жыл бұрын

The fact that Christine still has the Western Family soup cans says that they've been sitting in storage for a looooong time because I have NOT seen the cans with this packaging in local or big supermarkets for a very long time!! I would say 2017.

@swablewyourmind 2 жыл бұрын

@@katiecauffman1902 oh haha that's interesting. I guess the stores in my area cycle through these quick!

@ceciliajohns8235 2 жыл бұрын

Store your evap milk upside down. It makes it easier to mix when you shake it to use. Plus if you use a can opener you can easily get to the settled fat.

@terryrodriguez6209 2 жыл бұрын

After I fry pork chops I add a can of mushroom soup and thin it down with a little milk. The browning in the bottom of the pan will add a ton of flavor to it. A little pepper and seasoning salt and you have an awesome gravy for mashed potatoes.

@gatherthesenses 2 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing the soup's best by date was around 2015, since you started your food storage two years prior to that. I'm sure it's probably still fine, unlike the stuff i found when i cleared out my son's paternal grandmother's house a few years ago. I found a tin of ground red pepper that expired in 1971 🤣

@teresahunt7241 2 жыл бұрын

I can't even remember the last time a bought cream of ANYTHING soup. I did buy one can of tomato soup at the beginning of "the rona" but so far, it's still in my pantry. I live in a studio apartment and I don't have a lot of room for storage so my coffee table that's shaped like a cube with a lid is now halfway full of dried beans and rice. I need to buy a storage container that will slide under my bed for canned and packaged goods. If I didn't own an artificial Christmas tree, I would have a lot of space. LOL

@pennyyager6123 2 жыл бұрын

I say the soup best by date is 2018. I used some from my stash dated 2019.

@megananderson3891 2 жыл бұрын

I had a high school home economics teacher with a pantry in her class room. I was her assistant and I took it upon myself to go through her pantry. I found marshmallow fluff from 2003 in her cabinet, this was 2012. It had also not changed a bit.

@carolwilliam6829 2 жыл бұрын

Probably 2018-2019 because I still have Western Family things and they changed to Food Club about two years ago.

@victoriaperkins7219 2 жыл бұрын

What about making an "E" by putting the same style of shelving coming out from the centre shelve. You would have to balance the legs due to the slopping floor. There is room and will take up some of the wasted space.

@rae3356 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@m.b.g.2235 2 жыл бұрын

@@rae3356 ... In our basement we made an aisle, just like at the grocery store, with shelves on both sides of the aisle. It has worked out fantastic. I've prepared for many years and the satisfaction of knowing you can feed your family during hard times, like now, is so worth the extra work.

@michelleporter6672 2 жыл бұрын

Love your Videos! Loved having a sneak peak of your storage room. My guess is 2018 for the cans of soup.

@DebJSydAus 2 жыл бұрын

Best by 2019? Im so glad I have found you! Been binge watching. Blessings being sent from Sydney xoxox

@marjoriejohnson4559 2 жыл бұрын

We had a crabapple tree at my childhood home; good for climbing but the crabapples were too tart. We used them as ammo and whipped them at each other...ouch! I am so glad you are buying REAL maple syrup instead of maple flavored high fructose corn syrup. YAY

@cheekykitten25 2 жыл бұрын

It’s my dream to have a bigger house with a total separate room as a storage room 🤩 walk in pantry 😁

@stephaniepakosta 2 жыл бұрын

I thinking your cream of soup best by is 2018! Lol can’t wait to try your pumpkin bread recipe looks delish!

@stephanieporter6836 2 жыл бұрын

My guess for the soup is 2018. Loved this video. It takes time to get to where you are on your stockpile. I'm trying to pick up several items while I'm shopping.

@amixeblu 2 жыл бұрын

Christine, don't worry about the 2019 pasta, dried goods, rice, pasta, etc. as well as say coffee (if there's a date on it), doesn't go bad!

@brroookkeee 2 жыл бұрын

Really!? I literally toss something if it expired a week before. Doesn’t happen often as I’m really conscious about eating before expiration but I just threw away a decaf coffee tin since it expired last week and it was half full. I figured pasta can go longer

@MR-kt2zv 2 жыл бұрын

@@brroookkeee What you think are "expiration" dates are just "best by" dates. The latter is just a mere recommendation of peak quality by manufacturers for grocery sales. Most times they are perfectly fine for several more months or even years, depending.

@faeriemythc 2 жыл бұрын

@@brroookkeee most canned goods and dry goods are usable and tasty years beyond their date.

@amixeblu 2 жыл бұрын

@@brroookkeee Really. Coffee does not expire. What do you think they did in the war era and I live in Belgium so am smack dab in the middle of it (we border Germany). I think that there was not even a date on coffee back then. So that is where I am coming from. With that knowledge. Should that help. :)

@jessss4280 2 жыл бұрын

2016 is the year I think your can of cream of mushroom soup “expired”…I have some of those “expired” in my food storage, too. No judgement here! 😅😂

@tammykeller686 2 жыл бұрын

Love watching!

@sardee1315 2 жыл бұрын

June 2018.. use them in pot pies or freezer crockpot chicken cream meals, serve over rice. Polish sausage and lentil "stew" is our FAVORITE fall dinner!

@danielledraper1107 2 жыл бұрын

A question in regard to your large freezer - did the plastic seperators inside the freezer come with? Or where are they available from?

@micheleolson9914 2 жыл бұрын

Years ago when I was looking at new chest freezers, I thought a Kenmore model came with them, part of the sales shtick. Looks like it works well!

@sonnyamoran7383 2 жыл бұрын

Would love a storage space for food. However I'm a full-time RVer

@paulinehignett6557 2 жыл бұрын

Thank-You for this video. I learned a lot.if I may share a few things. Whenever I am able to get things on sale, I try to buy an extra for donation for the food pantry or a senior in the neighborhood,who may not be able to manage. Also you may want to move anything of paper products or flour or dry items in bags off of the lower shelves in storage. Then if you have a leak in the basement you will not lose it. I put canned on the bottom shelves. Thank-You for all your good advice.

@m.b.g.2235 2 жыл бұрын

Pauline, that's great advice. I do have some paper products on the lower shelves. I'll be fixing that tomorrow.

@kathleenj1158 2 жыл бұрын

Extremely helpful and informative. Thank you! 😊🙋‍♀️

@tarigeorge6122 2 жыл бұрын

Are we worried that a food shortage or other problem might occur? This seems to be a common KZfaq topic these days. I love watching you. I’m just feeding myself with limited storage. I like Built Bar too.

@anitas5817 2 жыл бұрын

Mormons have a church teaching to store food.

@earthstar7534 2 жыл бұрын

I think its inevitable at this point.

@rachelday9585 2 жыл бұрын

I've had food storage for years, my grandparents have had food storage for years. It's just a precaution and if something were to come up like an unexpected job loss or injury then you have food to fall back on and won't have to worry about having to go buy food.

@lesliekanengiser8482 2 жыл бұрын

I don't think it's necessarily worried food supply is going to disappear so much as if a hurricane/ tornado, winter storm/job loss occurred, could you feed your kids. We had unexpected winter last year. If we hadn't bought dried beans and rice and other staples,we would have been out of luck

@dougandgerimonroe4848 2 жыл бұрын

I love this video - very inspiring! I have a similar room in our basement. I like using canning jars to store my dried beans, popcorn, grains and oatmeal, etc. I have a vacuum sealer that has the jar lid attachment and it works great for ceiling the jars. You can often reuse the lids and it is easy to tell if it did not seal or if the seal doesn't last. I feel like dry goods will last even longer if they are sealed up. Things like split peas I will put in a pint jar, but things that I use in bigger quantities like oats I will put in 2 quart- size jars. I get satisfaction from seeing the jars lined up on the shelf just like with the home-canned foods! 😊

@SpoonMe 2 жыл бұрын

I miss having a basement 😭

@michelepace777 2 жыл бұрын

2017. I have some too. I check them before use and all have been fine.

@elariel01 2 жыл бұрын

Freezer reliance makes me nervous. Learning how to pressure can so as to preserve more foods for the shelf plus meal prep. Love the idea of just cracking open a few jars for dinner and knowing exactly what I'm eating plus saving money doing so!

@valeried2941 2 жыл бұрын

I am single...divorced but long to stock up on food. Have a teeny tiny freezer...sob. Am in apt..but love to do a great haul of soups breads. Tuna etc!!!! I do keep loads of shelf stable foods for practical purposes!!!!love the hints. New subscriber. Definitely love more clean and org tips!!!

@rcat32 2 жыл бұрын

To maximize your big space to could add 4 to 6 or more shelving units to make aisles. Place them perpendicular to one wall and even add a couple more shelving units to make an outside wall to the area. I think I would also use 2x4s and plywood to build an L-shaped wall to semi enclose the pantry area. To supplement lighting, use regular clip on lights on extension cords.

@Greekkisses 2 жыл бұрын

To use up the cream of whatever soups I do have a quick and super easy 4 ingredient meal. Frozen chicken tenders (I get at Costco), cream of whatever you like/have soup, Lemon Pepper seasoning (I get this at dollar store but if you don't like Lemon Pepper seasoning don't use it, use whatever you like...pepper, thyme, rosemary), frozen mixed veg and frozen biscuits. Amounts vary on how many you are feeding. Soup into slow cooker, add seasoning to taste, add chicken. Depending on slow cooker 4-6 hours on high, just check that its done. About 1/2 an hour before serving shred chicken, prepare biscuits (find these at Walmart frozen section...yum) and add frozen veg to slow cooker and put lid back on. This will thaw the veg out but not make them mushy. Chicken Pot Pie Biscuits! This is very filling and super satisfying comfort food especially now that Fall is on it's way.

@carolhill-davis2563 2 жыл бұрын

Real maple syrup can be re-boiled to save. If molding occur you can scrap off the re-boil. It can also be frozen too.

@chaosmyths 2 жыл бұрын

Since moving out I have had problems figuring out what to actually buy for staples to keep around the house like these, this is definitely helpful! Also my guess for the soup is 2017. 😊

@lanathomason8954 2 жыл бұрын

FYI: we bought maple syrup in Vancouver, Canada and the guy told us if you store it in the freezer, it will last forever. Ive had one in my freezer for 3 years and still tastes great.

@uweschroeder 2 жыл бұрын

There are some things I buy in bulk: Salt - get the 25lbs bag at Costco or another big box store. It's just a few bucks, salt doesn't go bad and when push comes to shove and i.e. you deal with a disaster and power is out for potentially months, if you have a ton of salt you can salt whatever is in your freezer and not lose it. So in my house - I always have at least 25lbs of salt, more likely 50lbs. Same goes for different flours (I bake bread on a weekly basis) and some canned things like tomatoes. I probably have 30lbs of rice, about 200 lbs of different flours and at least 80 jars of tomatoes from last year (plus what's growing right now). I don't like to freeze a lot - it depends on power and where I live we have wildfires and in summer power goes out quite frequently, so dried things and things in jars/cans it is. Target sells 100% Pumpkin right now for $1.79 the large can - not sure that's everywhere but it's what I got just a few days ago. Guess I'm going to get a few more because it's going to be expensive in 2 months. This is the season for it.

@SallyLovejoy 2 жыл бұрын

My friends and family used to laugh at me and call me a hoarder. (I have health problems which means I can be stuck at home sometimes.) We had a very strict lockdown at the beginning of the pandemic here in the UK. I supplied Toilet paper, rice, pasta, long life milk, pasta sauce, cleaning products, flour, bread mix, canned fruit, veg, tuna and meat products, tea and coffee and toiletries to my friends and family. They don't laugh at me anymore!

@daveschofield7624 2 жыл бұрын

Here's a dump and run slow cooker recipe that is amazeballs and will use that can of mushroom soup...... If time allows brown 1kg beef cubes and put in slow cooker, add in 1 can of mushroom soup, 1 dry french onion soup mix (small package), 1-2 T Worchestershire sauce. mix together and cook on low 6-8 hours .....you can add root veges in as well if you want. i know this sounds underwhelming but i think you might be surprised just how nice and easy this meal is.

@JackieBluXO 2 жыл бұрын

Soup can best buy date, 2015. The oats should be stored in freezer zip lock bags or vacuum sealed and stored in the freezer to prevent bugs from getting into the original bag.

@jessicaerin9620 2 жыл бұрын

My best guess on the ‘can of’ soup is 2017. We live overseas and have super limited access to ‘staples’ so we depend on those suckers lasting WELL beyond the best by dates!!

@cyndimoss426 2 жыл бұрын

I first saw Built Bars on your channel. I finally found some at my local Publix and so far I have tried the salted caramel and the coconut almond. I loved both but the coconut almond was freaking amazing!!! As a matter of fact, I think I will go put one in the freezer for a bit and have one later!