12 Inexpensive & Healthy Pantry Items that NEVER Expire [for at least 10 years]


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  1. Sheila Mclaughlin
    Sheila Mclaughlin says:

    I did not know that there is a way to dry can dry beans in jars in ur oven that will keep long term, sterilize ur jars, then dry can ur beans at 350-400 degrees for 30 min and the lids will suck down and seal

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  2. Sharon Salyer
    Sharon Salyer says:

    I have personally used dried beans that were 7 plus years and haven't had any problems with them being to tough. I did once cook up some mixed beans that once had one type of bean in the blend that was too tough. But if you get beans that are too tough you can grind them into flour and make refried beans or add the flour into foods you cook to add nutrition.

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  3. Capital Inventor
    Capital Inventor says:

    Instead of just grabbing items when I go to the store I pick up extra items when they are on sale. Not only does this allow me to have some food security but it saves me lots of money too. After doing it for long enough you will pick out trends and can buy enough to ensure that you have enough to last you at least to the next time an item should be a lower price again. (Of course events in the world happen and can change the when, or if, the lower prices happen.) Using an app that lets you check the weekly sales and shopping at stores that price match to save you from running around everywhere are two tools to help you build up your reserves while saving money doing it.

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  4. Capital Inventor
    Capital Inventor says:

    If you estimate your food needs by using 4 weeks per month times 12 months then you are going to come up almost a month short. You get 48 weeks worth of food for your estimate but a year has 52 weeks, basically a month. Itā€™s better to track for four weeks and then multiply by 13 to get to 52 weeks in the year.

    Iā€™m surprised you buy apple cider vinegar as itā€™s very easy to make, unless you donā€™t produce enough apples to make the amount of vinegar you require. It may be made from mostly the cores. The wonderful thing about making your own vinegar is that if you keep the apple varieties separated when making the vinegar then each variety of apple produces a different kind of vinegar.

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  5. j b
    j b says:

    do not store honey in a plastic container is it will start to ferment and taste awful and I do not know if it turns into a poison so I threw it away
    I am learning that food stored in plastic is not good.

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  6. Ivory keys
    Ivory keys says:

    It would be very nice if you would not shake the items when trying to show them šŸ˜Š. it makes my eyes dizzy trying to see what the item is. I do want to see the detailed pkg. Thank you kindly. šŸ˜Š

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  7. Kelley Ayers
    Kelley Ayers says:

    My mom grew up literally dirt poor and she always had a lot of food available to eat/fix. Almost an obsession. We are lucky we have never known hunger here in this time and age.

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  8. Denise Henry
    Denise Henry says:

    The expiry is not an issue; in a dire strait, quantity is!

    You used the generic term, "protein",… Protein can be either plant or animal,… in which case, the latter is a spoil without preservatives;Ā  unless, you intended the inclusion of pickled meat; applying salt to fresh meat for an extention of its use, and milk for cheese! [If not] then, we have a problem on our hands! Similarly, with fruits and vegetables, if they are neither canned nor a purchased imperishable – they too will go to waste!

    Needless to say, I am quite aware of plant oils (namely, margarine & coconut oil) and proteins as a commodity to be had, especially in situations where there is no means of refrigeration!

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  9. Danielle Terry
    Danielle Terry says:

    I bought a kitchen aide mixer and pasta attachment just to make pasta for myself and family and plan to get those done in the next 2 weeks and valcumn seal so when daughter and family need I can help. I donā€™t have a rooster but my neighbor said will bring his over to service my girls so I can raise more chickens to process for familyā€¦I told them get me the meat bird crumble so I can provide them chicken meatā€¦had them already tell me they canā€™tā€¦.I think that will change when things get harder..I am poor I got the place to raise but I donā€™t have the $ to feed everyone.

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  10. Michelle Nokken
    Michelle Nokken says:

    It would be great to hear more about your childhood. Your father must be in his mid 90's to have grown up during the depression (1930's). We heard about your father growing up, it would be great to hear of your father's move from his childhood home and then your childhood home. Was your switch from homemade to convenience foods back to homemade something that happened after you left home? As well, from your father's perspective, it would be interesting to learn more about his parents – what brought them to the northwest and why did they settle on land they did not own at the time.

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  11. Yanett Langley
    Yanett Langley says:

    A good system to preserve the beans (any type) is soaking them and then, freeze drying them. I learn this by mistake. With chickpeas, after soaking them, I season them with good salt and freeze dry them, they taste like nuts! They donā€™t make it to my storage!!!!soaking all your beans eliminates the phyto toxins too. Also, boiling them for 5 minutes help. I can them too. But me method of preference is freeze dry after soaking them all night. (I just drain and pad dry them before seasoning with salt, drizzling with apple cider vinegar and olive oil) they really taste amazing. Better than peanuts!!

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  12. Aes Sidhe
    Aes Sidhe says:

    For honey, if it doesnt crystalize, then its not pure honey, regardless of what the label might say. Most commercial honey in the US is contaminated with corn sweetener and labeled as ā€œpure honeyā€. So as you shop for honey, go organic, go local, and buy the jar that is crystalized, so you know what you are getting.

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  13. Aes Sidhe
    Aes Sidhe says:

    I cant do lentils (beans or pasta). They do bad things to my tummy. I can vouch for the chickpea noodles though. That banza brand cooks quite nicely too. The cooking time is different though -dont over cook or the texture gets odd. Great option for going higher protein and low carb. My kids cant tell the difference, which is a lovely bonus.

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  14. Standing for JESUS
    Standing for JESUS says:

    If you don't know Jesus as your Saviour call on him now. Ask him to save your soul and forgive your sins. He loves you. Time is running out fast. We are not promised tomorrow. If this was your last moments of life where would you spend eternity. Heaven or hell? He'll is real. You don't want to go there. Its your choice. Jesus or Satan ?

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  15. Linda McNeil
    Linda McNeil says:

    As a celiac, I keep on hand the rice ramen. Some are about 5 years old without an issue. I use a good bone broTh with mushroom powder, sliced scallions, amino acids and add some boiled eggs and or meat.

    Meat and vegetables are the base of our food storage. We build our food around our meat with vegetables p, add in fiber such as chia, moringa, cocoa nibs, nuts stored in the freezer, ferments, seeds for sprouts and growing, and my home freeze dried other foods. Peaches are our go to fruits. Our grandson sorts papa teethed on peaches. Lol. We donā€™t do a lot of grains but some corn, a little wild riceā€¦ we do have amaranth, buckwheat, and quinoa seeds.

    Also, my apple cider vinegar, I would decant in glassā€¦ I do get concerned about plastics leeching in the food.

    My long term food storage is nutrient dense. I like the way you think. I also like that you stress good processes for home canning for safety. Thank you. You have a new sub.

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