The best ingredient in your videos is the true enjoyment you two seem to have in each other's company and conversation. So inspirational.☺️

I really like how respectful you two are with each other, not interrupting and complimenting each other’s idea. Even when you playfully tease each other it is done respectfully. Your content is marvelous and so helpful! Thank you for your creativity and positivity as well. You’re a true inspiration! ❤

So, I got a hard reality check recently. March 2020 my job closed down. So I decided to only eat out of my pantry for a family of 6. I thought I had 2-3 years of food but only had 1 year before having to buy from the store. I see now I’m no where near what I thought I had and that worried me.

What I did was planned by meals times months. Example items like spaghetti once a month for six months. So 6 packages of hamburger, six noodles, six sauce, six tomatoe bits, six amounts of dried veggies of onions, mushrooms, bell peppers. Then onto the next meal. I'm at about 8 months.

Watching this, realized my sis has kind of been doing this all along. Instead of organizing her pantry by veggies, fruits, crackers etc, she does it by meal ingredients minus any refrigerator/freezer items. Like ingredients needed for chicken chili all together, those needed for tacos all together, etc. Hope that makes sense. At a glance she knows if she has all the pantry items she needs for whatever. I think she is brilliant!

I live on a very tight limited budget and have been keeping my pantry and freezer filled at all times, especially knowing we are in hard times with harder ones ahead and winter too.

I could live off my pantry for a long time as well as my deep freeze. I cut my grocery budget this year and having been spending a lot less on food. Trying to use up what I have.

I am surprised how much money I have saved by following EVERY tip. No credit card, meal pkanning, no restaurants, no useless suscriptions, budgeting, tracking, negotiating contracts, being conscious...

It's so hard to know because most of the things in my pantry I don't use on a daily basis. I find I eat mostly from my refrigerator and freezer. Part of me is scared to use my pantry items for fear I won't be able to replace them and then when there really is a need it will be gone.

Also,salad dressings make a good sauce/marinade. If anyone lives near an aldi,get the tuscan garden salad dressings. Asian sesame Medeeteranian Restaurant italian. All very good. Or aldi brand is good. In fact..here's a recipe for oven potatos my husband loves Baking potato.depending on size,i say 4 big ones. Cut into even size chunks 1 bottle oil based salad dressing of your choosing. Season to taste.toss well to coat. Onto foil lined baking sheet..with lip.bake at 350 for 45 minutes

I'm with Larry on the pineapple! Another idea for lentils is sloppy joes.

Pineapple and ham/Canadian bacon on pizza. YUMM I found ham pieces cut up in 1/2" squares on sale at my store for 99 cents a bag, took it home, froze it and used some on my pizza. If something's on sale and near expiration date, freeze that sucker! Loving this series.

Honey is a great staple not only for the fact it never spoils but works great as a natural sweetener. I use a stone style mustard and honey with the possibility of adding ketchup especially for coating meatloaf (meat or veggie alternative). Honey could go into your tea, oatmeal, Grape Nuts, Cream of Wheat, oatmeal, glazed chicken, sauce for mixed beans to make them into a sweet and sour with ground stoned mustard, pancakes, waffles, rice for a sweet sour dish, etc.

I have a saying when I'm getting tired ...when I look in my fridge or my stock pile in my garage I just stand there and say I have tons of ingredients but nothing to eat...and it gets my mind working and brain storming and can come up with tons of ideas and love it because I'm able to make almost anything I want!! I have been stock piling for about 2 years now and it has taken over my garage and makes me so happy just to know it's there

Finally vegan pantry prepping tips! Thank you!!! I like to add freeze-dried green peas for a crunch in salads or soups instead of croutons

I'm not vegan but I do like to mix meatless meals into our routine. I would love some videos where you teach some of your favorite recipes.

I am so excited to have found Vegan preppers!!!!!!!!!!

It seems like if you have legumes, pasta, tomato sauce, condiments and spices you have it made for quite a while. I also have a humongous amounts of oatmeal.

Larry would be happy to know that I’m dehydrating pineapple this week. A local produce market has them at 3 for $5. I receive a small amount of food stamps and I try to spend them on fresh produce because our state will double the amount of snap spent on fresh produce. So I bought 6 pineapples for $5. The first batch is in the dehydrator. They’ll be shelf stable and so much better than canned

Yes, pineapple belongs on pizza!! Our favorite is pineapple with tomatoes and jalapenos! Thanks for the pantry information 😃

Great series! We love fruit on pizza too (my Husband drives for Dominoes here in S. Wales, UK and the large majority of his colleagues and customers DETEST WITH A VENGEANCE pinapple on pizza!) and a friendly hint for you - Worcestershire Sauce is pronounced Woo-ster-sheer :D Many people in the UK drop the "shire" and it's ofter referred to Worcester Sauce (Woo-ster) :D I just love the way Americans pronounce our place names!

I only create meals using my pantry and freezer/fresh produce. It honestly does not last more than a month so I stock up monthly. Every other month I stock the pantry itself and other months I stock the produce and meats.

I really appreciate you both. I wasn't raised having a lot of money or things and watched plenty of my friends be unhappy with the spoils that they got either daily or at holidays. My parents pulled off a big vacation and a some small ones (even if it was hauling the camper on a drive to where my dad had to spend summer camp for the military and camping for a period of time). When I listened to some peoples comments about you two, that you read on another video, I was a little bit disgusted with some peoples thoughts on what is meaningful. You don't have to have big dollar things or big trips to make memories with your loved ones. You don't need massive amounts of Christmas presents either. Some of my favorite memories were grocery shopping with my mother and watch how far she could stretch $20.00 or looking at a nearly empty fridge and cabinet and finding something creative to do with what we had. And those memories are recalled far more often in my adult life than those of the big vacation we took, although I appreciated them all. Keep doing you. What you have given to your kids is far more valuable than a pile of cash ever could have been.

I grew up in the panhandle of Nebraska in ranch country. My grandmother had two chest freezer.and a cellar. This is the normal even now days.

Love balsamic vinegar! Also love Japanese Plum vinegar. Makes a great salad dressing or use in a cold noodle salad (with lots of veg). I like dehydrated onion with a little salt added for crunch. No blanch, add Himalayan salt to cut onions, mix well & dehydrate. Yumm

Holy crap! We could live off our pantry and freezers for at least 9 months. Might have to decrease serving sizes for myself, but the boys would eat well.

"Loving this " can you please cook something for us one day?

I make a lot of homemade mixes and cook from scratch. I’ve done it for a very long time. Even as a working mom. It saves time. It saves money ‘cause you’re buying single ingredient items so it’s easy to stock a pantry and to know if you have enough.

I cook about every three months and freeze most of it. I still have plenty in my pantry and freezer to make more meals. I work a "reverse schedule" and don't get off until 6:30 or 7:30 PM so the last thing I want to do is cook or have a heavy meal when I get off. I have plenty of soup, stews, and other items in the freezer that I can just thaw out and enjoy each evening. Also have a full shelf of spices.

I noticed a number of folks referencing refrigerators and freezers in their comments. When there’s truly a SHTF situation, I doubt there will be such appliances available, so I would plan away from them and work with dry goods, canned goods, beans and rice. Just a thought.

I am constantly amazed at my picky husband's attitude... when it comes to a survival pantry. For example... I have a Polenta recipe..( and some which use instant potato & pasta) ok..but my husband pointed out he did not care for such foods Sigh:::: I pointed out he was incredibly spoiled and was missing the point. The idea of No food at the store is just not something he can GET THROUGH HIS HEAD. Amazing. I guess he has never been TRULY hungry... God bless him. 🙄

I love the balsamic vinegar, especially the glaze. It lifts the flavors so much. My pantry is ever changing. Currently we could go between 3 and 6 months. We went to a wholesale store yesterday and there was zero toilet tissue. The buying frenzy is here. I buy to restock and a little extra when I do go shopping. Like personal care items. It may be here this week but not the next. I live in North Florida. So yes i pick up to restock everything and a little extra I shop different stores, including Aldi and another discount store. While I cannot do a year supply for 3 adults I can do 6 months. I started this when my husband was told to stay home for 6 weeks. I bought enough the week before so we did not have to leave. Since then I have been maintaining and adding a little more for the pantry each time I go to the store. Thanks for the insights, recipes, and very informative and entertaining format you share with us.

I love French fried onions. One year I decided to pick up a big bag of them from Costco. Never again. 😂 Come to find out I like them sparingly!

What I've found in common of recommended amounts per person is the serving size. A serving of rice, beans, pasta, oatmeal etc is considered a portion if a full meal. For those not vegan, a meal typically includes 1/3 animal protien 1/3 veg 1/3 starch

Sunflower seeds are nice crunchy taste in salad. I have a red glass oil lamp my grandmother used during the depression.

I use sunflower seeds in salads all the time, sesame seeds on top of stir fry, cashews with broccoli in a sweet/sour sauce, sun-dried tomatoes in pasta or frittatas. Just got hungry thinking of all the food to make lol 💕 from Canada.

I really like adding whole cranberry sauce to the plate when having turkey or chicken or pork. Also, chunky applesauce is good as a side to ham or pork. I love to add a side of beets to get color and carrots as well.

I have enough food to last for 6 months. Frozen foods to last for 9 months maybe more thanks to Larry and Hope. (The two of you make great teachers ). I just keep learning.

I see that when people stock up, they often forget that we need fats to cook and also you need some fat in your diet. But oils dont last very long so you have to rotate them all the time.

I am vegerarian so it is refreshing that since meat is not included everything is else is on the "table".

About your pole voting - we are a household of two. My pantry is full. I voted on your pole that we could live 2 months from it. These days we sorted everything and did an inventory - now we think it would actually be 1 month!!! Still, we did not count exactly, just had a better look. So I think its very easy to mistake when evaluating!

Great show ill be working on that plan tomorrow. I do try to keep my inventory updated regularly.have u tried going in lidls early in morning they do veg boxes, theyre £1.50 over here. They usually have stuff goin out of date or things that have broken packaging like potatoes. The fruit n veg in box is worth far more than the price u pay.

Thank you for this series ❤ We have went from a 3 month supply of food to a 6 month supply and are working on a year. If for nothing else, to give us a buffer for inflation. These rapid increases in cost of living could be disaster for alot of households. Your measured approach is going to help so many people.

With or without power. If no power, is water contamination an issue. Frozen foods can become a problem if you can’t smoke, can, or large “pit cook” or grill at a mass scale. We can go for 1 year plus we have chickens, milk goats, and a few heifers to butcher. A side note, if you have a lot of canned goods and electricity goes out, please have on hand several manual can openers. They are sometimes forgotten.

I love this video and plan to watch again. It's one thing having boxes of supplies that sit overwhelming in my living room. This video helps remove the fear that accompanies what is to come. How will we really manage?! Both of you are so relaxed and progressive that it helps me relax as I move forward, preparing. After I engage the suggestions here, I will be relaxed and prepared. Thanks and God bless us all. Aameen

I usually just pick a protein, a carb and a veg or several. Fill in the spices and herbs, fats and condiments that fit.

I'm a single seinor living in an apartment in Chicago. I cooked professionaly. I inventoried my pantry like we did in hotel kitchens. I count and set up maximum and minimum amounts according to storage space. I could feed a family of 3 without going to a store for a year. Plant based is easier than I expected to stock and store.

I love Bulk/Batch Vegan cooking for myself, a fantastic way to prepare for my work week, I make ahead all my breakfast, lunches for work and dinners. This allows me to stay on track with my budget. Knowing full well I have dinner already cooked and waiting for me at home, this stops me from ordering out at a restaurant. I cook very similar to you with cooking up a pot of beans like garbanzo beans, this allows me the ability to make soup, stews, dips and spreads a lot of fun way coming up with ideas and not getting bored. I had a craving for chicken salad sandwiches. So I smashed up chickpeas, diced onion, celery, diced red pepper, salt and pepper with vegan mayo, poultry seasoning and used the same spices you would had used for chicken salad very good substitute.

This is a timely video. I just finished writing the dates on my groceries; pushing later dates to the back of the stack. Thank you!

I didn't do the poll but I'd say approximately 3-6 months. Now we have to start eating it down before we move! The goal is to have nothing left on moving day in 22 months! So this video is perfect for that goal!!

Oh my gosh that is how I feel a lot of the time, And I told my husband when we buy a home that I want a pantry or I`ll build one.

I immediately got started on my food and recipe list after watching your video and discovered so many more benefits! I now have a huge list of recipe ideas for the main staples in my pantry in addition to an idea of how long my food will last. What a great tip! Thank you so much!

Good to eat 2 tbs of pineapple daily for arthritis pain so I’ve started doing that. Larry should like this home remedy

Capers, artichokes, jalapeños, cherry & banana peppers. Homemade cranberry vinegar! Love you guys

I'm with Daniel on the flavored vinegars. Want a super simple fruit crumble? Macerate a piece of fruit and two tablespoons of rolled oats in a bowl with two tablespoons of flavored vinegar (I'm partial to digging used at th moment) for 20 or 30 minutes while you eat dinner, maybe add some cinnamon😋, then microwave it for 1-3 minutes (depends on whether fresh or canned) and you have a WFPB dessert. Top it with whipped aquafaba for extra decadence.

Noticed the water machine in Dollar Tree on Hulin street in Fort Worth was .40 a gallon while Forest Hills was .20 a gallon & saw them selling bags of ice at Forest Hills in five pound bags. I found a Batman shopping bag at the Forest Hills store, got it for my nephew.

We started making our own vinegars. My oldest teen just made a huckleberry and honey batch and it is sooo good.

I have a small pantry cupborad in my kitchen. Recently, i cleared out a small walk-in closet n started putting my preps in there. I have two weeks worth of water ( so far). I believe i have about a months worth of food, but I'm working on three months worth. I live in an apartment, so space n funds are limited for now.

To corn, I like to add chopped zucchini and red bell pepper or roasted red pepper which I call corn medley. Roasting these veggies together is great.

Thank you both SO much for this series!!!! This is so helpful to learn how to actually organize a healthy menu plan and not get overwhelmed by the process. I'm learning so much from your channel!!!! 😀💕👍

I worked at Pizza Hut in the 90s and Canadian bacon pineapple pizza was very popular in Texas. We sold them daily.

Great ideas! I have lots of food in my pantry, but am still putting together recipes. I sure like your suggestions, since I'm also vegan.

This is great info! I purchased a Presto canner in July and got all my meat out of the freezer and pressure canned it. I have also pressure canned milk, butter, ground beef, chicken, beef stew, potatoes and apple sauce from our trees. We use all of our pressure canned foods. We don't eat much meat but we keep it on hand for grampa just incase he runs out of food. Most of our meals are rice, bean or noodle based.

We love French Fried onions on top of casseroles and stroganoff. Also, we like to put them on top of mushroom soup.

I have been living with my parents, and knowing I’d be moving out, I have been stacking up food, little bits at a time. And now that I’ve been able to buy a house, I will be using up everything I bought, so I can save as much money when I’m on my own.

Before the internet was a thing, I bought myself a book called - The food Substitutions Bible. Its written by David Joachim. It gives you substitutions for recipes, when you are out of or dont want to use things like milk, eggs, mayo etc...I have referenced this book countless times! I have found it a great source for times when I can't get to the store or just dont want to spend more money.

A meal is everything that gives your nourishment, it is under no obligation to actually taste good.

Thank you so much, this was by far my favorite episode. We plan our meals the same way, use similar ingredients but cook totally different meals. Best Inspiration ever! And I have to admit I underestimated my pantry. We are moving house this month and have been trying to clear pantry and freezer since August, admittedly adding a lot of fresh produce as well.

I at this time I think with my son and family (4) we should be able to make it a year.. And I continue to replace as I go along. Having a background in basic nutrition helps greatly…

My formula one night was pork chop in pan, diced tomatoes, bean soup and baked beans, actually it turned out good. Question shelp life on powdered eggs

Would absolutely love ❤️ if you would share your recipes for lentiles I keep wanting to do more with them and simply am clueless!

Thanks for the free workbook! Garlic garlic garlic! Anti-bacterial and yummy.

This would be a great idea for this year, I just love y’all, keep up the great work! ❤

My 15 year old son loves to cook and experiment in the kitchen as well! But his thing is Asian food. He loves to play around with all of the different sauces and makes some amazing noodle and rice dishes.

A little but of crunch? Sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds 💜

That "What's a Pantry" was humorous. I was like that when I was a young city girl. Moving to the country educated me after a a bit. I need to actually not just make the pantry list of goods, but also plan out the "if I need it" recipes for a month. (Xs 3...) Base meat or protein and yes surronded by veggies and fruits. Yes! Rainbow plate meals. When the weather is hot and I don't want to run an oven instead of baking or warming up frozen garlic bread in the toaster oven, I'll just use garlic or garlic and cheese crew tons and toss them on/in my spaghetti instead. As Keto/diabetes II candidate, Protien would top my list. And we're suppose to benefit from 2 vegie servings for every 1 fruit serving. Bread as a starch last, because there's sugar/starches in veggies n fruits. So 1 pc of bread vs 2 a meal. BTW - I like your oil lamp. At one time I was going to collect oil lamps. There are some lovely ones available.

If just me? I got 6 months add my garden and I got longer, raising meat chickens I am good … I stopped buying meat chicks instead I switched from Cornish cross piggies to Rhode Island reds and raised a rooster with my hens, now I just put eggs into my incubator to get my own meat chicks ferment their feed cuts down the cost . No haters please I enjoy all that God provides to put on my plate.

Things that can add texture include water chestnuts and bamboo shoots❤️. And peanut butter can be included in sauces and would be a protein.

Dill pickles, hot peppers, and sauerkraurt are good to spice things up.

We have a pantry because if the weather gets bad or someone of us is sick then we can use that food for that period. We ordered now hello fresh for a little bit of money and we dont get out of the house. We have food for 60 euros. My husband is a big eater so i ordered a portion more so we can freeze it or it goes to my mom and my stepdad or my dad. It never gets thrown away. I give her food and i get clothing when i need clothing for my daughter fair trade i would say.

This is a good system for figuring out your pantry needs. I looked at my food in terms of how many servings per can (based on how much I actually use per meal, not what the label says) and then counted how many veggies, starches, meat, and fruit cans I had. With a can of meat, half-a-can of starch and half-a-can of veggies, times two meals, plus a half-can of fruit for dessert (I don't eat breakfasts), that gave me the bare minimum amount of food I needed for one day. Then, based on my inventory count, I could figure out how long I could make that work. Even without a meal plan in place, I knew, when it came to stocking things, to get a wide variety of stuff because boredom sets in very quickly (and it's a known psychological phenomenon that people who eat the same thing over and over again will eventually be so burned out, they will literally starve to death rather than eat more of the only thing they have). Even with rice, I have four different kinds. And I have different types and shapes of noodles to give texture variety. I have flour and cornmeal and some different types of stone-ground flour and rye that a friend gave us, so I can add variety to the bread. And I have a lot of canned chicken and tuna, but there's a decent amount of salmon, mackerel, turkey, chili, beef crumbles, and corned-beef hash. (I don't eat pork, but I've seen ground pork in a can, plus there's Spam and Vienna sausages and the like.) And, especially when I find something on discount, I'll load up on some treats, like Jell-O, or Stove Top stuffing, or mac n' cheese. One thing I took into consideration when stocking up, though, was what I would be able to replace and not replace. Meat and grain products, plus dairy and sugar, are not easy to replace. Vegetables, on the other hand, I can grow in my yard. Almost all spices are impossible to replace (because they come from tropical places), but most herbs I can grow myself (herbs also don't keep in storage nearly as long). So, since I was prepping with long-term shortages in mind, I weighted my pantry more towards the things that I couldn't easily get for myself in the future. Also, do NOT forget salt. If you're prepping for long-term shortages, and unless you live near an ocean, you need massive amounts of non-iodized salt in order to live at a pre-20th century level. I wasn't aware, until I started researching, that even smoked meat is heavily salted before smoking (that is, if you want it to be preserved long-term; smoking for flavor doesn't require much salt). You also need non-iodized salt for pickling, which is the other major way to preserve food if you can't can. And salt was also traditionally used in cleaning, especially things like wooden tables where you did butchering and in wooden dairy equipment; the salt in the wood kills bacteria on the surface. I did my own research and found that Morton's Pool Salt is nothing but pure sea salt, so I loaded up on that because it's way cheaper than buying it a canister at a time. A washed-out cat litter bucket will hold right at a 40lb bag and keep it dry and clean.

This is the best way I have seen to gauge how many meals a family actually can come up with from the pantry. I love how it makes you think of variety too since it is so easy to get in a rut.

I had to come back and say that I love the checklist you put out. It really put my anxiety at ease. I only had a few gaps and I do have a years worth of food for the 3 of us. I need to beef up on oatmeal and Cream of Wheat, more powdered drinks, and more molasses.

Thanks! I used to live in Lancaster County PA and loved the Amish stores. Now live in SC and really miss them - the stores, produce stands, and the sweet neighbors!!

I'm with Daniel. I LOVE balsamic vinegar.

I find that beans well cooked are delicious with just a little salt, pepper and extra virgin olive oil. Also, beans are high in protein and nutrition, which white rice and processed pastas are not. For good nutrition, I would rely on beans and canned and/or dried vegetables. Oat groats make a delicious and nutritious breakfast while oat groats are long lasting. Honey makes for a nutritious sweetener and is also long lasting.

Dehydrate onions to put in salads or to top casseroles. Wonderful!

Loving this series! So timely! Thank you for sharing

Thanks for the ebook

You two are just lovely, brought a smile to my face, thank you. Useful information too.

Great ideas. I wrote them all down . I am working on my pantry.

The pantry and clothes closet analogy is SO spot on!...😂.

I eat low carb.. not vegan.. but I need to get organized with my foods in my pantry to make meals.

That thing about the store cupboard/pantry recipes revealing the gaps in our stores is invaluable. I am going to start doing this now - it will be such an interesting exercise. Thank you so much, you two. You are such a fun pair and teaching me new stuff all the time.

good information. However, I cringe every time I hear the word "pineapple". I am terribly allergic to it...as in go to the ER!! Weird since I'm from Hawaii, worked in the pineapple cannery as a teen, and just love it. About 6 years ago the allergy appeared. But I totally understand the obsession. I used to use it almost every week either canned, fresh, broiled etc. It is a great sadness. LOL

I Always buy more food,to Stock for the Winter. But you made me think about,how Long we can eat in a 'emergency' time. I looked around in the Store,to See : what could we Need,? The greatest BAG of Rice,I found ,was a 2 Kilo bag. You are thinking more big in America👍. Well OK I found great bags of potatoes ,and carrots,in a big bag(25kilo).but thats all.

You should try making homemade vegan Chinese wontons. All you do is chop up Napa cabbage add green onion, garlic, ginger and a little soy sauce and wrap it in a wonton wrapper or thin noodle then steam or fry it and it's so good. You can make your own wrappers with just flour and water.

I cook for one and keep several months worth of ingredients on hand including a few ready made meals such as soups, food packages of curry, noodle dishes even a can of Chef Boyarde for those times when a quick meal is needed. I also tend to freeze extras. And, have meals in the freezer ready to just heat up. I know these are not " health" foods but they serve their purpose and are eaten infrequently. Usually I cook meals from scratch

I like waterchestnuts for crunch. When I ate low carb I added it to canned fish.

When Larry mentioned that many of the meals are large enough that you can get more than one meal out of, it reminded me of my favorite meal prep tip. That is, when you make your dinner, double the batch and then you freeze half of it. It's a great time saver. It also helps saves me money because one batch is sometimes too much for one meal. However, the leftover amount is not enough for another meal/lunch. If I double the recipe, the amount left over from the frozen portion is now enough to make the lunch for the next day. I hope that makes sense