Buy more than you need. If you need a can of soup, buy two or three. Just buy more than you need within what you can afford. I don't know how your going to do this with 5 dollars but the idea of 'stockpile' is so that you don't have to panic and run to the store when everyone else is doing the same thing.
To build is to choose!! Stockpile should be separate for a little while at least 2-3months while accumulating. Dont rotate just yet.. These $5 trips, don't use them at all for a bit. If you can afford with your regular grocery budget: purchase 1 extra of shelf stable food items. Goal is 2 pantries, one "working" pantry that you pull from for daily meals and the second pantry that you will begin to rotate once you develop the surplus. A fast trick I found useful is to sacrifice and bulk buy. For instance, my stockpile budget was $10/week. Instead of my #7 at whataburger I'd take that $10 to Aldi and buy 12 cans of corn. Next week instead of coffee and egg bites at Starbucks I take that $10 to Aldi and get 12 cans of black beans. Week after that, skip target's dollar spot and spend that $10 on 12 cans of diced pineapple then that 4th week spend $10 on just ME! Next month do it all over again with different items each having a singular focus for that week. BOOM instant-not so instant-pantry. After 3 months of that begin rotating with regular grocery trips... used a can of corn, buy a can of corn, ate a box of MacNcheese buy a box of nacNcheese. Newly purchased items go in the back push everything to the front. You'll also notice once you develop a surplus you don't use them as fast. I often write my purchase date in sharpie on the can or jar so I know when it was brought it. Hope this all helps, sorry for the novel.
Hey girl, I recently found your channel, and I have enjoyed several of your videos. So you asked for stock up tips. Well, my best one would be do not feel bad for using the food in your pantry. We know it is a very good thing to do that. For your situation, I think I would take the $5 a week stock up budget and buy multiples of the same product. That way, there will be some left for later. It is possible you're accidentally knowing your stock pile items will be helpful this week. So make the meal plan and then buy stock up items that are unrelated to the plan. I hope you will keep the good content coming and God bless you and your beautiful family :)
Do the tracking of what and how much you use each week so when you do buy you'll buy enough to use and enough to stockpile. Another person suggested to keep 2 separate areas, i do. Stockpile the $5 worth of foods, then when you have enough to rotate into your kitchen pantry or shelves then start the rotation process. Then you can start on just buying the sale/stock up priced items. Maybe try $10/week of able, then go back down to $5. There are so many good ideas already in the comments I'm sure you will find the best ideas and figure it out. 😁👍Good luck and have fun with it. P.S. Nothing I have is for emergencies. I rotate it all and have worked on my stockpile for 3 years heavily but have always had about 1 month's worth and now have about a years worth.
@@UniquelyTish I feel like I'm still learning even with all the food I have. 😁 Plus our appetites change, so I'm buying some things more often some months and less other months. 😁 I made a list of all the foods we eat the most. That had helps quite a bit.
When you are just building do not use the emergency food. Once you have a large stockpile then you can begin to rotate. Start with dried beans Rice Canned beans Pasta Tomato sauce Canned tomatoes (The tomatoes are multi purpose for soups stews and pasta sauce) Ramen Flour Sugar Baking powder Yeast Corn meal Spices and seasoning (especially chicken bullion) After the basics then you can add additional items that are more costly. Like others said every shopping trip buy one or 2 things as your budget allows. And shop sales. Loke that tuna for .77 cents was a great price! You need the dried food and staplea to cook as normal. Also get a camping stove or some way to safely cook if power and gas is out.
How I build my pantry is …”use it and put it back”. For instance, say I have bags of rice in pantry. If I use 1 bag of rice, I purchase one on my next grocery trip and replace it in my pantry. Keep a grocery list of needs as you go rather than trying to remember what you have used the day you go to the store. I hope these help you keep your pantry stocked
the tip of "1 is none a 2 is one" a working pantry is what you would do your regular cooking from and your "stash pantry" is what you pull from and move to the working pantry..so you must keep the stash pantry full..ex: rice, we keep 50# of rice at all times so when i pull rice(which i pull 5# bag at a time) on my next big shop i know i need to replace/rotate it back into my stash pantry...store what you eat and eat what you store...in our pantry the basics are rice dry beans flour sugars tea/coffee pasta canned meats canned veggies soups..dry mix and canned muffin mix baking supplies knorrs side dish packets bouillon cubes/spices...there is more and some 25 year foods
I have always kept items on hand due to illness, loss of income , price increases. It just makes sense. I do use the items in my prepping pantry but then I cook for 1 person. I decided a while ago, that if I like an item, I would keep several on hand. For example: canned Beets. One can gives me 2 servings, if I want to have them at least once a month I will need 12 cans. So, when they are on sale or at a reasonable price I purchase several cans. Same with Cranberry Sauce. I like it for more than just holidays so , I purchase 8-10 cans when it is on special. Great prices for your haul .
@@jillgott6567 I totally agree that it makes sense to always be prepared for the unknown. It took a while, but I actually like beets. I have a garden full of tiny little beet sprouts 🌱. That’s a good idea to stock up when your favorite items go on sale.
Put the stock pile in a separate room. You could even make meals in a bag (gallon ziplock with a complete meal in it) so a product like a can of green beans already has a purpose. Aka....already gone in a way. Look up emergency meal kits. There are great ideas. Good ones are Alaska Granny and Southern Frugal Mamma plus so many others
@@UniquelyTish I'm so sorry for just seeing this after 10 days. I'm going through the same thing. I try so hard. It's easier said than done. You got this, WE ALL GOT THIS. 😆! It's ok if you (don't got this yet). I don't either. But I have stuff when I need it and so do you now. You are doing great 👍
for myself, i buy specific items in quantity.....so lets say spaghetti sauce.....i'll buy 5-10 at one time (that would be my item for stockpile for that week)...then when i do my regular bi-weekly grocery shop, lets say i used 2 spaghetti sauces, i would then replace them (rotating first in first out) so that i always have 5-10 on the shelf....so i do not buy a variety of things or pick a certain dollar value....i shop the sales and based on things i use most often i buy those first and add other variety of items later....more expensive things i will buy 2-3 at a time (still replacing as i use on regular grocery shops) but then keep buying that item till i have the amount of it on the shelf that i want (say again 10) then i move on to stocking another item.....hope this makes sense lol oh and quick note on snacks! if you want a cheap snack to make that literally takes just a few mins, look up cake mix cookes....i make rice krispie squares, cake mix cookies, ch. chip cookies and wrap them individually and i buy large bags of chips, pretzels, etc.. and divide them up into sandwich bags and things like this for much cheaper snacks that my kids can grab. saves a ton of money! **if you divide up the chips, make sure that the sandwich bags have air in them so the chips do not get all broken up....i use a straw and blow some air in after i mostly seal the bag. works like a charm!
@@nicoletumblin8427 Thanks for the advice! I agree those cake mix cookies are the best! I’ve been making them for a couple of years and they are so convenient😁
This week my stockpile items were brown sugar and white sugar my local grocery store had them on sale and I had a $5.00 coupon available @ one of my stores ❤
My stockpile items are in my basement. I have a shelf of items that I slowly built when I found good sales on items I regularly use. I try to use things from my kitchen pantry first, but do slowly use items from the basement so they are used before they expire.
So glad I came across your channel. I am a widow and live alone and began to prep about a month ago as I feel dark times are coming. Praying not but you never know and I want to be prepared. Got me a camper stove and small generator plenty of canned goods and water. Still working at it. Thank you for sharing and God Bless! ❤
@@lindalambert8712 Aww, thank you! Sorry for your loss🙏🏼 I totally agree! It’s better to be prepared. I may need to invest in a camper stove. I go off the grid a couple of times a month and that stove would come in handy😊
@@nicolec2470 Thanks for the advice! I have been seriously thinking about using the extra bedroom upstairs because that’s a guaranteed way for me not to use it😁
Always rotate what you bring in. I make a point to know my dates. Tonight I made my chiween’s food for the week out of what needed to be used. It wasn’t out of date but Jelly Bean knows when I’m in the kitchen and cooking she’s my taste tester.
@@UniquelyTish sometimes it’s good to take a marker and write on the container if the date is too small. I’m older so if I do that one time it makes it where either my husband or I can read it with out our reading glasses on.
It’s great that you are eating your stockpile! That means you are stocking items your family eats. You just need to stock more when you get good prices. Like that 3 for $1 corn and beans, if you know your family eats 2 cans at a time and you eat canned corn every week you buy 10-20 weeks of corn (20-40 cans) and when you get another sale buy 10-20 weeks.
We need that store. The cheapest store we have is Walmart. All our local stores are gone.😢 For the stock pile, hun grab them when you see it on sale. If you can get the larger portions, you will save. Don't forget to place them by expired date. Don't forget freezing your meat and bread. Parchment paper covered with foil is great with ground beef. Hun, If can get the shrimps with the shell, boul them for stock. This will add more flavor and save money.
Get powdered milk, and shelf milk from dollar tree, get CANNED tomatoes, pasta sauces, fruits as much canned as you can they last longer on shelves. Shop for emergency food after you've done your weekly meals.
@@lyn1.6 Right! That’s my new favorite store😁 We have a WinCo but I’ve never been in there. I may have to venture out one weekend, especially if their prices are like Joe V’s Smart Shop😊
One way you can stop using your stockpile right away is by getting foods that you don't eat normally or brands you like less. I know they say stock only the foods you like, that way you have something you enjoy in the event of emergencies. But if you are just starting out, try getting the less popular brands of foods and then start adding the brands you like later... That way, at least you have something. I would buy one extra thing when I go for my regular grocery shopping, Like one extra bag of rice and one extra can of soup, (brands I already enjoy) but plan on one or two extra items each time you shop for groceries. Put the extra can in another room, in a box or plastic bin, under a bed or somewhere more difficult to get to and you are less likely to break into that stash. I have used a couple items of mine in my stash, especially when I was craving chocolate and didn't have any on hand except in my stash. But I replaced it the next time I went on a regular grocery run. :) As far as rotating, I have not done that yet cuz my stash is still relatively new so things are no where near best by date. Rotating is a good idea though... As far as non edible items don't forget things like batteries, lighters, flash lights, canned heat for safe indoor cooking etc. Hope this helps.
What I do to not dip into my emergency food stash is not keep the emergency food in my regular pantry. I have designated a separate area for er stash foods. Also, another great tip to save money is buy your flour and sugar in bulk (I also buy butter and other bulk items. It can be frozen or canned) home made corn bread beats jiffy by a Mile. You can powder your sugar with a food processor and brown sugar with a bit of molasses. Happy prepping 😊
@@sharylwashington5319 Thanks for the advice! Flour and sugar are the two main things that I struggle to keep 😆I do a lot of experimenting with baking. As soon as Kroger has their sugar for $0.99 I’m going to get ahead of the game 😁
@@UniquelyTish I felt the same way. I don't know how you feel about Walmart but they sell flour and sugar in 25 or 50lb bags. very convenient and affordable and they'll even deliver it to you - cant beat that. Happy baking 😉
Decide how many of each item you want on your shelf. For me I always want to have at least 1 back up in my working pantry. Then I rotate an item from my stockpile. To build my stockpile I shop the loss leaders each week for items I use. The next week when i dont have to purchase that item I use that money to buy a stockpile item. When starting I put any extra money I had towards my grocery budget. No hair & nail appointments. No eating out etc. It was tough but the peace of mind it has brought me know I have a stockpile for my kids has been so worth it. Any time I go to Dollar tree to shop for something I always pick up a few items. Even if its just a bag of pasta and a can of Hunts tomato sauce. For 2.50 i have an emergency meal that can fed a whole family.
Great job Mama. And you are so right about being prepared for layoffs, my daughter worked at wf Bank for 10 years and just got laid off, with no notice! So, now she's got a serving job and struggling 😢
@@MyFavoriteColorIsBLUE Thanks🩷 Yeah, it’s scary out there, especially with these Fortune 500 companies. I pray that your daughter finds something that she likes and is sustainable.
Weenies in summer go on sale ! Spend your money on sale items you can freeze or won't go bad (oatmeal, macaroni, rice, beans). BEST TIP I EVER GOT was don't buy unless it is on sale & then buy at least 2 each (one for the stock up)..
Nice haul. I live in San Antonio Texas and we have HEB so I shop there and Walmart. I normally hit two Walmarts and look at the clearance meats, fruits, vegetables and bagged salads then find the mark down for foods like cans and such. I load up on the ones I use.Like this week I found .50 cent canned tomatoes and last week I found 5 lb bags of white rice for $1.50 a bag. So when you do your monthly grocery hauls look at their mark downs. Those bananas freeze them for bananas bread. Go to the grocery store and look at the frozen section and any you see frozen you can freeze too. Like stale bread for croutons later or French toast. Eventually your extra will keep adding up. Tax time too with any extra money I buy extra. ❤😊 I wait for Heb place thighs on sale for 99 cents a lb and buy a couple of packs and food saver them.
@@barbarabias5440 This is great advice😊 I plan on venturing out to HEB one of these weekends. It’s quite the drive. This week Joe V’s Smart Shop has their 4lb bag of chicken on sale 4 lbs for $4.70. I’ll be on the lookout for the clearance items 😁
I lived in the country for years so stores were not as convenient to me as they are now. I’m about 5 minutes from Brookshires and a Walmart neighborhood market now. Airline Drive is about 15 minutes away. I’ve always stocked up. On vegetables like corn and green beans, cream of mushroom soup and tomato products before Thanksgiving Kroger would put them on a really good sale and I would buy cases of them usually enough for the year. With it just being me and my husband now I don’t buy as much but I still have a lot of food. I buy things when they are on sale. I cook dry pinto and great northern beans so I always try to have 10 of each. My friend picks them up for me and they are 1 1/2 lb bags so I only cook a half bag. When I get close to having 5 she gets me 5 more. I normally buy example carnation milk at Sam’s there are 8 in the package. I like to have 2 so a total of 16. When one of the pack is getting low I replace it. I do rotate. My stockpile is not big as it used to be. Once you get your stockpile like you want it it’s easy to buy everything on sale as you go. I can’t shop different stores like I did because of health reasons but I do shop the sales every week for the best deals. Now like the dog food our dog eats rarely goes on sale so on Saturday when dollar general has the $5 when you spend 25 I buy 2 bags it saves me $5 and she only eats one bag a month so I do it about every 2 months. I open the 2nd bag I buy 2 more bags. I rarely run out of anything but I am out of eggs at the moment. It doesn’t take long to build it and then it’s just replacing what you use. Jan
@@Janice-h1v Thanks for the advice! It seems like I need to increase the stockpile budget a little to get more and then use $5.00 to maintain it. I’m waiting for Kroger to have their sale on canned goods, spices, and baking goods. Hopefully the merger with Albertsons doesn’t affect the prices this year.
@@UniquelyTish I bet they don’t beat the price you got on those canned vegetables. I think they were 75 cents last year. But I sure remember when they were 25 cents. I guess everyone because of the thing with the strike at the ports or because Louisiana has a threat of a hurricane have ran out and bought toilet paper again. I did my Sams pick up order and they are completely out of toilet paper and water at the Bossier one.
i do make brown gravy and rice..brown gravy mix mushrooms and onions and peas and carrots...sometimes i add a can of roast beef or a bit i f ground beef 😋
My plan as i store is to use it as my home grocery store. So far I've purchased a ton of stuff and i set it up as my own grocery store. As i use something, i go to the supermarket to replenish the pantry.
Jiffy cornbread mix in the Midwest has increased to $1.09 for 8.5 oz! Showing my age but I remember 4/$1.00. But yeah girl, the prices you showed are great! Thanks for sharing.
You can freeze bananas then use them to make banana cake or muffins or bread. If you buy groceries weekly go every 8 days...in 7 weeks you are 1 week ahead of shopping
I think one way to do it if you are only going to use $5 is to find the cheapest thing of the most nutrition dense or filling food you can get that Sunday. 10 boxes of jiffy corn bread in this case or 15 cans of corn etc, That way you can start a larger collection and also use it to rotate as needed. After a while you can decide if it would be a better deal to save your five dollas and instead spend $20 at Sam's for instance on a case of something.
I was waiting for this video! Excellent point i thinking about potential layoffs. It's always recommended to have a savings of at least 3 months' worth of living expenses (but with how inflation is today it likely should be around 6 months) to bridge between jobs. Make sure to store your sugar and other baking goods appropriately! Double bagging them and making sure they're airtight if you're keeping them in long-term storage is a must. And as always, friendly reminder to freeze your grains (rice, oats, pasta) for a couple days before keeping them in your food storage! Love watching your family partake in your cooking. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Hello! I just found your channel and subscribed!!😁 I started "prepping" back in 2020, but my parents have prepped for years!! They started for Y2K, so I kinda grew up around "preppers" lol How I rotate is, for example canned goods... I have a daily canned goods cabinet and I have a prepper pantry, so once my kitchen cabinet is out of canned corn, I'll restock with my pantry items and then add the cans I told from my pantry and write onto my grocery list so I can restock into my prepper pantry. As far and boxed items, that does get a little more tricky, but most of mine I store into a food grade bucket or into mylar bags, so I don't really rotate them. Those are ready for when crap does hit the fan. I know for the most part what all I have so I do try and rotate the best I can as long as they aren't packed away PROPERLY for long term storage.... I hope this makes sense. I saw old jars from spaghetti sauce, pickles, etc and reuse for dry beans, rice, pasta, etc. (You have to make sure the lids are completely free of old odor of pickles or your food will taste like whatever was in the jar lol) then I drop a oxygen absorber into the jar and close up. So as long as I keep in a cool dark place they'll last for YEARS!! Looks like you're on the right path!!😊
@@julielucas4847 Aww, thank you so much! I can envision this system working for me! I have a lot of cabinets and need to organize my food in a way that maximizes space so that the pantry could solely be for stocking up 😁
Buy 2 (or 3 when the budget allows). So I buy 1 for use and then 1-3 (or more if it’s a great deal) for storage. I also treat my stockpile pantry like an emergency saving account- it does not exist (until I need it!)
At first, set aside a stack of shelves specifically for your prepping pantry. Don’t eat from it. When you are far enough ahead that you feel comfortable with the excess, then combine your foods & rotate. First in, first out. Eat your oldest foods first. Always put the newest in the back. You can do this. It’s worth it!
@@feliciaparker3410 Welcome🩷That’s a good idea! I had to do the same with my monthly grocery budget. $300 a month for a family of 5 no was no longer doable.
@@coupondivacolumbiasc1269 Yep, that’s a great idea! Especially now that it’s getting closer to the holidays. Things that we normally eat or cook with are starting to go on sale😊
Also plan to get the items to make the recipe, like the Jiffy mix. I got 3 today for 99cents. I should have lefted it but i wanted to have something to start with but no Maam, my plan is to make my own recipe qhen i run out. I have flour, sugar and cornmeal in my stockpile.
@@RayRom1797 Now that’s a great deal! There is so much for me to learn😁 I have gardening, canning, and dehydrating fruits and vegetables on the list in addition to baking from scratch 😊
@UniquelyTish yes Sis. I started gardening during the pandemic. So next I'm going to learn canning. TARGET had a sale on Mason jars, so I'm going to start soon. Great video by the way. Thanks for sharing.
@@angelika_munkastrap4634 I’m slowly learning how to cook from scratch. My parents and grandparents used to make homemade cornbread, but I never paid much attention to how they made it. Right now I’m learning how to make homemade bread.
@@UniquelyTish ohhh wonderful - I’m a beginner cook and baker too - and trying all new stuff from scratch - haven’t done regular bread yet but have done pancakes, flat bread, corn bread, and biscuits - regular bread seems complex to me but I’m sure it’s achievable
@@angelika_munkastrap4634 Nice! Regular bread is complex to me too. It’s the yeast part that gets me. Homemade food just tastes better and you know what all ingredients is used to make it😊
I think you are supposed to set aside money that is not part of your regular grocery money so the things you buy are extra not just your normal regular groceries.
@@feliciaparker3410 Thanks🩷 I use about 7-8 apples, cinnamon, sugar, vanilla, butter, and corn starch to thicken it up. I wish that I had exact measurements, but I pour and taste as I go😆
WAYS TO MAKE YOUR STOCKED FOODS LAST LONGER: 1. When I buy canned food, I buy the cans with the longest expiration date (you probably do also). I eat from the canned food that will expire quicker. 2. If I need 2, I buy 4. I do not calculate the "extra" food, as "needed" food. 3. I always take from what I am going to currently use: I take two rolls from a pack of toilet paper. I take two cans from canned food.......whatever I currently need, I buy enough, in order to take at least two off the top, to save. If I need 10 rolls of TP, I buy 12 or more, and take two off the top. Whatever I save, I do NOT DEPEND ON, as if it is not even there....unless it is about to expire (food only). 4. If you have a local food bank, food pantry, and you qualify for assistance, and you aren't too proud 😊, you can use that food first, and save on your household food bill. Sometines, you may only need to get canned food from the food bank, or just boxed food. 5. If I buy a large amout of something, I will portion out some to vacuum seal in a mason jar. Vacuum sealed foods lasts longer than most expiration dates, on non perishable foods. If I buy 10lbs of rice, I only plan to use 5lbs and vaccum seal the rest, as if I never brought it. Vacuum sealed white rice, not jasmine or brown. THE FOOD I BUY TO STORE, IS NOT TO BE USED, BEFORE I USE ALL THE FOOD I HAVE SET ASIDE FOR ROTATION. HOPE THIS HELPS. -CURRENT, ROTATION, AND LONG-TERM
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You need to treat your stockpile like it doesn’t exist
And buy your groceries separately with that in mind
@@angelika_munkastrap4634 That’s what I was thinking, otherwise it will never have a chance to grow.
Exactly
Buy more than you need. If you need a can of soup, buy two or three. Just buy more than you need within what you can afford. I don't know how your going to do this with 5 dollars but the idea of 'stockpile' is so that you don't have to panic and run to the store when everyone else is doing the same thing.
To build is to choose!! Stockpile should be separate for a little while at least 2-3months while accumulating. Dont rotate just yet.. These $5 trips, don't use them at all for a bit. If you can afford with your regular grocery budget: purchase 1 extra of shelf stable food items. Goal is 2 pantries, one "working" pantry that you pull from for daily meals and the second pantry that you will begin to rotate once you develop the surplus. A fast trick I found useful is to sacrifice and bulk buy. For instance, my stockpile budget was $10/week. Instead of my #7 at whataburger I'd take that $10 to Aldi and buy 12 cans of corn. Next week instead of coffee and egg bites at Starbucks I take that $10 to Aldi and get 12 cans of black beans. Week after that, skip target's dollar spot and spend that $10 on 12 cans of diced pineapple then that 4th week spend $10 on just ME! Next month do it all over again with different items each having a singular focus for that week. BOOM instant-not so instant-pantry. After 3 months of that begin rotating with regular grocery trips... used a can of corn, buy a can of corn, ate a box of MacNcheese buy a box of nacNcheese. Newly purchased items go in the back push everything to the front. You'll also notice once you develop a surplus you don't use them as fast. I often write my purchase date in sharpie on the can or jar so I know when it was brought it. Hope this all helps, sorry for the novel.
@@kilajai Love it, love it, love it! I’ll be implementing all of this😁
I looove this!!! I juuuust was speaking to my sister and said I was going to start doing this! 💕🙌🏽🤗
Hey girl, I recently found your channel, and I have enjoyed several of your videos. So you asked for stock up tips. Well, my best one would be do not feel bad for using the food in your pantry. We know it is a very good thing to do that. For your situation, I think I would take the $5 a week stock up budget and buy multiples of the same product. That way, there will be some left for later. It is possible you're accidentally knowing your stock pile items will be helpful this week. So make the meal plan and then buy stock up items that are unrelated to the plan. I hope you will keep the good content coming and God bless you and your beautiful family :)
@@meowza7266 Hey girl! Thank you so much for the encouraging advice🩷 I will definitely add this tip to my list😊
Do the tracking of what and how much you use each week so when you do buy you'll buy enough to use and enough to stockpile. Another person suggested to keep 2 separate areas, i do. Stockpile the $5 worth of foods, then when you have enough to rotate into your kitchen pantry or shelves then start the rotation process. Then you can start on just buying the sale/stock up priced items. Maybe try $10/week of able, then go back down to $5. There are so many good ideas already in the comments I'm sure you will find the best ideas and figure it out. 😁👍Good luck and have fun with it. P.S. Nothing I have is for emergencies. I rotate it all and have worked on my stockpile for 3 years heavily but have always had about 1 month's worth and now have about a years worth.
@@shannidm Thanks for the advice! Wow! 3 years! I’m sure you have your stockpile system is down to a science. I’m hoping to get there one day 😊
@@UniquelyTish I feel like I'm still learning even with all the food I have. 😁 Plus our appetites change, so I'm buying some things more often some months and less other months. 😁 I made a list of all the foods we eat the most. That had helps quite a bit.
When you are just building do not use the emergency food.
Once you have a large stockpile then you can begin to rotate.
Start with dried beans
Rice
Canned beans
Pasta
Tomato sauce
Canned tomatoes
(The tomatoes are multi purpose for soups stews and pasta sauce)
Ramen
Flour
Sugar
Baking powder
Yeast
Corn meal
Spices and seasoning (especially chicken bullion)
After the basics then you can add additional items that are more costly. Like others said every shopping trip buy one or 2 things as your budget allows. And shop sales. Loke that tuna for .77 cents was a great price! You need the dried food and staplea to cook as normal. Also get a camping stove or some way to safely cook if power and gas is out.
How I build my pantry is …”use it and put it back”. For instance, say I have bags of rice in pantry. If I use 1 bag of rice, I purchase one on my next grocery trip and replace it in my pantry. Keep a grocery list of needs as you go rather than trying to remember what you have used the day you go to the store. I hope these help you keep your pantry stocked
the tip of "1 is none a 2 is one"
a working pantry is what you would do your regular cooking from and your "stash pantry" is what you pull from and move to the working pantry..so you must keep the stash pantry full..ex: rice, we keep 50# of rice at all times so when i pull rice(which i pull 5# bag at a time) on my next big shop i know i need to replace/rotate it back into my stash pantry...store what you eat and eat what you store...in our pantry the basics are
rice
dry beans
flour
sugars
tea/coffee
pasta
canned meats
canned veggies
soups..dry mix and canned
muffin mix
baking supplies
knorrs side dish packets
bouillon cubes/spices...there is more and some 25 year foods
@@tracieschrock9519 Thanks for the info! Looks like I’ll be rearranging my pantry 😊
I have always kept items on hand due to illness, loss of income , price increases. It just makes sense. I do use the items in my prepping pantry but then I cook for 1 person.
I decided a while ago, that if I like an item, I would keep several on hand.
For example: canned Beets. One can gives me 2 servings, if I want to have them at least once a month I will need 12 cans. So, when they are on sale or at a reasonable price I purchase several cans. Same with Cranberry Sauce. I like it for more than just holidays so , I purchase 8-10 cans when it is on special.
Great prices for your haul .
@@jillgott6567 I totally agree that it makes sense to always be prepared for the unknown. It took a while, but I actually like beets. I have a garden full of tiny little beet sprouts 🌱. That’s a good idea to stock up when your favorite items go on sale.
Put the stock pile in a separate room. You could even make meals in a bag (gallon ziplock with a complete meal in it) so a product like a can of green beans already has a purpose. Aka....already gone in a way. Look up emergency meal kits. There are great ideas. Good ones are Alaska Granny and Southern Frugal Mamma plus so many others
@@kathyhanson509 Thanks for the info! I’ll have to check them out😊
@@UniquelyTish I'm so sorry for just seeing this after 10 days. I'm going through the same thing. I try so hard. It's easier said than done. You got this, WE ALL GOT THIS. 😆! It's ok if you (don't got this yet). I don't either. But I have stuff when I need it and so do you now. You are doing great 👍
@@kathyhanson509 No problem😊
for myself, i buy specific items in quantity.....so lets say spaghetti sauce.....i'll buy 5-10 at one time (that would be my item for stockpile for that week)...then when i do my regular bi-weekly grocery shop, lets say i used 2 spaghetti sauces, i would then replace them (rotating first in first out) so that i always have 5-10 on the shelf....so i do not buy a variety of things or pick a certain dollar value....i shop the sales and based on things i use most often i buy those first and add other variety of items later....more expensive things i will buy 2-3 at a time (still replacing as i use on regular grocery shops) but then keep buying that item till i have the amount of it on the shelf that i want (say again 10) then i move on to stocking another item.....hope this makes sense lol
oh and quick note on snacks! if you want a cheap snack to make that literally takes just a few mins, look up cake mix cookes....i make rice krispie squares, cake mix cookies, ch. chip cookies and wrap them individually and i buy large bags of chips, pretzels, etc.. and divide them up into sandwich bags and things like this for much cheaper snacks that my kids can grab. saves a ton of money! **if you divide up the chips, make sure that the sandwich bags have air in them so the chips do not get all broken up....i use a straw and blow some air in after i mostly seal the bag. works like a charm!
@@nicoletumblin8427 Thanks for the advice! I agree those cake mix cookies are the best! I’ve been making them for a couple of years and they are so convenient😁
This week my stockpile items were brown sugar and white sugar my local grocery store had them on sale and I had a $5.00 coupon available @ one of my stores ❤
@@cynthiajudkins2250 That is awesome! The coupon was the icing on the cake🩷
Get yeast to make your own bread.
My stockpile items are in my basement. I have a shelf of items that I slowly built when I found good sales on items I regularly use. I try to use things from my kitchen pantry first, but do slowly use items from the basement so they are used before they expire.
@@angiehanson8191 That’s a great system you have there!
I love their reactions. You must be a fabulous cook, girl cause the food sure do look good.
So glad I came across your channel. I am a widow and live alone and began to prep about a month ago as I feel dark times are coming. Praying not but you never know and I want to be prepared. Got me a camper stove and small generator plenty of canned goods and water. Still working at it. Thank you for sharing and God Bless! ❤
@@lindalambert8712 Aww, thank you! Sorry for your loss🙏🏼 I totally agree! It’s better to be prepared. I may need to invest in a camper stove. I go off the grid a couple of times a month and that stove would come in handy😊
Have your working pantry and an extended pantry in a separate area in your home
@@nicolec2470 Thanks for the advice! I have been seriously thinking about using the extra bedroom upstairs because that’s a guaranteed way for me not to use it😁
Always rotate what you bring in. I make a point to know my dates. Tonight I made my chiween’s food for the week out of what needed to be used. It wasn’t out of date but Jelly Bean knows when I’m in the kitchen and cooking she’s my taste tester.
@@suecampparks5673 Aww, Jelly Bean is too cute! Thanks for the info. I’ll definitely have to create an inventory list of everything in my pantry 😊
@@UniquelyTish sometimes it’s good to take a marker and write on the container if the date is too small. I’m older so if I do that one time it makes it where either my husband or I can read it with out our reading glasses on.
@@suecampparks5673 Yes, that’s a great suggestion because sometimes the expiration date is either faded or hard to see 😁.
It’s great that you are eating your stockpile! That means you are stocking items your family eats. You just need to stock more when you get good prices. Like that 3 for $1 corn and beans, if you know your family eats 2 cans at a time and you eat canned corn every week you buy 10-20 weeks of corn (20-40 cans) and when you get another sale buy 10-20 weeks.
@@dharma6481 Thanks for the tips! You are awesome!
Whenever I go to the grocery store, I try to buy one or two extra of something and set that aside for my stockpile pantry.
@@BlackPearl517 That’s a great idea 😊
We need that store. The cheapest store we have is Walmart. All our local stores are gone.😢 For the stock pile, hun grab them when you see it on sale. If you can get the larger portions, you will save. Don't forget to place them by expired date. Don't forget freezing your meat and bread. Parchment paper covered with foil is great with ground beef. Hun, If can get the shrimps with the shell, boul them for stock. This will add more flavor and save money.
@@christiansgrandma6812 Thanks so much for the advice🩷
Get powdered milk, and shelf milk from dollar tree, get CANNED tomatoes, pasta sauces, fruits as much canned as you can they last longer on shelves. Shop for emergency food after you've done your weekly meals.
That store looks great and the prices were terrific. It reminds me of Food 4 Less (long gone in my city) or WinCo. Also, the food looked delicious.
@@lyn1.6 Right! That’s my new favorite store😁 We have a WinCo but I’ve never been in there. I may have to venture out one weekend, especially if their prices are like Joe V’s Smart Shop😊
One way you can stop using your stockpile right away is by getting foods that you don't eat normally or brands you like less. I know they say stock only the foods you like, that way you have something you enjoy in the event of emergencies. But if you are just starting out, try getting the less popular brands of foods and then start adding the brands you like later... That way, at least you have something. I would buy one extra thing when I go for my regular grocery shopping, Like one extra bag of rice and one extra can of soup, (brands I already enjoy) but plan on one or two extra items each time you shop for groceries. Put the extra can in another room, in a box or plastic bin, under a bed or somewhere more difficult to get to and you are less likely to break into that stash. I have used a couple items of mine in my stash, especially when I was craving chocolate and didn't have any on hand except in my stash. But I replaced it the next time I went on a regular grocery run. :) As far as rotating, I have not done that yet cuz my stash is still relatively new so things are no where near best by date. Rotating is a good idea though... As far as non edible items don't forget things like batteries, lighters, flash lights, canned heat for safe indoor cooking etc. Hope this helps.
@@jewelz6506 Thanks so much for the tips! Putting the extra away (out of sight, out of mind) is a guaranteed way of not touching it 😁
@@UniquelyTish 😄
What I do to not dip into my emergency food stash is not keep the emergency food in my regular pantry. I have designated a separate area for er stash foods. Also, another great tip to save money is buy your flour and sugar in bulk (I also buy butter and other bulk items. It can be frozen or canned) home made corn bread beats jiffy by a Mile. You can powder your sugar with a food processor and brown sugar with a bit of molasses. Happy prepping 😊
@@sharylwashington5319 Thanks for the advice! Flour and sugar are the two main things that I struggle to keep 😆I do a lot of experimenting with baking. As soon as Kroger has their sugar for $0.99 I’m going to get ahead of the game 😁
@@UniquelyTish I felt the same way. I don't know how you feel about Walmart but they sell flour and sugar in 25 or 50lb bags. very convenient and affordable and they'll even deliver it to you - cant beat that. Happy baking 😉
Decide how many of each item you want on your shelf. For me I always want to have at least 1 back up in my working pantry. Then I rotate an item from my stockpile. To build my stockpile I shop the loss leaders each week for items I use. The next week when i dont have to purchase that item I use that money to buy a stockpile item. When starting I put any extra money I had towards my grocery budget. No hair & nail appointments. No eating out etc. It was tough but the peace of mind it has brought me know I have a stockpile for my kids has been so worth it. Any time I go to Dollar tree to shop for something I always pick up a few items. Even if its just a bag of pasta and a can of Hunts tomato sauce. For 2.50 i have an emergency meal that can fed a whole family.
Thank you for sharing. Im from NY and i have never seen prices like this in a while.
Great job Mama. And you are so right about being prepared for layoffs, my daughter worked at wf Bank for 10 years and just got laid off, with no notice! So, now she's got a serving job and struggling 😢
@@MyFavoriteColorIsBLUE Thanks🩷 Yeah, it’s scary out there, especially with these Fortune 500 companies. I pray that your daughter finds something that she likes and is sustainable.
I live 10 minutes from a new Joe Vs and I love it!!!
@@thehealedhomemaker12 I wouldn’t know how to act if I lived 10 minutes from Joe Vs😆
Weenies in summer go on sale ! Spend your money on sale items you can freeze or won't go bad (oatmeal, macaroni, rice, beans). BEST TIP I EVER GOT was don't buy unless it is on sale & then buy at least 2 each (one for the stock up)..
I love the guessing game. That was fun. I also got right. Thanks for sharing.
@@lenaharris1065 Aww, thanks😁
Nice haul. I live in San Antonio Texas and we have HEB so I shop there and Walmart. I normally hit two Walmarts and look at the clearance meats, fruits, vegetables and bagged salads then find the mark down for foods like cans and such. I load up on the ones I use.Like this week I found .50 cent canned tomatoes and last week I found 5 lb bags of white rice for $1.50 a bag. So when you do your monthly grocery hauls look at their mark downs. Those bananas freeze them for bananas bread. Go to the grocery store and look at the frozen section and any you see frozen you can freeze too. Like stale bread for croutons later or French toast. Eventually your extra will keep adding up. Tax time too with any extra money I buy extra. ❤😊 I wait for Heb place thighs on sale for 99 cents a lb and buy a couple of packs and food saver them.
@@barbarabias5440 This is great advice😊 I plan on venturing out to HEB one of these weekends. It’s quite the drive. This week Joe V’s Smart Shop has their 4lb bag of chicken on sale 4 lbs for $4.70. I’ll be on the lookout for the clearance items 😁
I lived in the country for years so stores were not as convenient to me as they are now. I’m about 5 minutes from Brookshires and a Walmart neighborhood market now. Airline Drive is about 15 minutes away. I’ve always stocked up. On vegetables like corn and green beans, cream of mushroom soup and tomato products before Thanksgiving Kroger would put them on a really good sale and I would buy cases of them usually enough for the year. With it just being me and my husband now I don’t buy as much but I still have a lot of food. I buy things when they are on sale. I cook dry pinto and great northern beans so I always try to have 10 of each. My friend picks them up for me and they are 1 1/2 lb bags so I only cook a half bag. When I get close to having 5 she gets me 5 more. I normally buy example carnation milk at Sam’s there are 8 in the package. I like to have 2 so a total of 16. When one of the pack is getting low I replace it. I do rotate. My stockpile is not big as it used to be. Once you get your stockpile like you want it it’s easy to buy everything on sale as you go. I can’t shop different stores like I did because of health reasons but I do shop the sales every week for the best deals. Now like the dog food our dog eats rarely goes on sale so on Saturday when dollar general has the $5 when you spend 25 I buy 2 bags it saves me $5 and she only eats one bag a month so I do it about every 2 months. I open the 2nd bag I buy 2 more bags. I rarely run out of anything but I am out of eggs at the moment. It doesn’t take long to build it and then it’s just replacing what you use. Jan
@@Janice-h1v Thanks for the advice! It seems like I need to increase the stockpile budget a little to get more and then use $5.00 to maintain it. I’m waiting for Kroger to have their sale on canned goods, spices, and baking goods. Hopefully the merger with Albertsons doesn’t affect the prices this year.
@@UniquelyTish I bet they don’t beat the price you got on those canned vegetables. I think they were 75 cents last year. But I sure remember when they were 25 cents. I guess everyone because of the thing with the strike at the ports or because Louisiana has a threat of a hurricane have ran out and bought toilet paper again. I did my Sams pick up order and they are completely out of toilet paper and water at the Bossier one.
I also use Mylar bags to store wheat berries to make flour in the future when things get bad
@@RayRom1797 I’ll have google how to make flour out of wheat berries. It sounds very healthy. That skill would definitely come in handy😊
i do make brown gravy and rice..brown gravy mix
mushrooms and onions and peas and carrots...sometimes i add a can of roast beef or a bit i f ground beef 😋
@@tracieschrock9519 That sounds really delicious!
My plan as i store is to use it as my home grocery store. So far I've purchased a ton of stuff and i set it up as my own grocery store. As i use something, i go to the supermarket to replenish the pantry.
@@RayRom1797 That’s a great system you have! My goal is to have my pantry looking like a mini grocery store 😁
For me if noodles are four for five dollars I will buy for the four boxes put two in my stock pile and keep the other two in my regular rotation
Jiffy cornbread mix in the Midwest has increased to $1.09 for 8.5 oz! Showing my age but I remember 4/$1.00. But yeah girl, the prices you showed are great! Thanks for sharing.
You can freeze bananas then use them to make banana cake or muffins or bread. If you buy groceries weekly go every 8 days...in 7 weeks you are 1 week ahead of shopping
@@jacquelinemilligan3174 That’s a great way to look at it! Freezing bananas is definitely a great way to eliminate food waste😊
I think one way to do it if you are only going to use $5 is to find the cheapest thing of the most nutrition dense or filling food you can get that Sunday. 10 boxes of jiffy corn bread in this case or 15 cans of corn etc, That way you can start a larger collection and also use it to rotate as needed. After a while you can decide if it would be a better deal to save your five dollas and instead spend $20 at Sam's for instance on a case of something.
Make powder sugar you just run regular sugar in your nutribullet or blender.
I buy an extra 1 or 2 items and use 1 and put the extra up
You buy your regular groceries and buy things too stock up like beans and rice can foods can meats
@@Dee-gn5iq Thanks for the advice 😊
I was waiting for this video!
Excellent point i thinking about potential layoffs. It's always recommended to have a savings of at least 3 months' worth of living expenses (but with how inflation is today it likely should be around 6 months) to bridge between jobs.
Make sure to store your sugar and other baking goods appropriately! Double bagging them and making sure they're airtight if you're keeping them in long-term storage is a must. And as always, friendly reminder to freeze your grains (rice, oats, pasta) for a couple days before keeping them in your food storage!
Love watching your family partake in your cooking. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
@@poketographyyy Thanks! You always give great advice😊
Hello! I just found your channel and subscribed!!😁 I started "prepping" back in 2020, but my parents have prepped for years!! They started for Y2K, so I kinda grew up around "preppers" lol
How I rotate is, for example canned goods... I have a daily canned goods cabinet and I have a prepper pantry, so once my kitchen cabinet is out of canned corn, I'll restock with my pantry items and then add the cans I told from my pantry and write onto my grocery list so I can restock into my prepper pantry. As far and boxed items, that does get a little more tricky, but most of mine I store into a food grade bucket or into mylar bags, so I don't really rotate them. Those are ready for when crap does hit the fan. I know for the most part what all I have so I do try and rotate the best I can as long as they aren't packed away PROPERLY for long term storage.... I hope this makes sense. I saw old jars from spaghetti sauce, pickles, etc and reuse for dry beans, rice, pasta, etc. (You have to make sure the lids are completely free of old odor of pickles or your food will taste like whatever was in the jar lol) then I drop a oxygen absorber into the jar and close up. So as long as I keep in a cool dark place they'll last for YEARS!! Looks like you're on the right path!!😊
@@julielucas4847 Aww, thank you so much! I can envision this system working for me! I have a lot of cabinets and need to organize my food in a way that maximizes space so that the pantry could solely be for stocking up 😁
Buy 2 (or 3 when the budget allows). So I buy 1 for use and then 1-3 (or more if it’s a great deal) for storage. I also treat my stockpile pantry like an emergency saving account- it does not exist (until I need it!)
@@ChrisCaytlynnSchotten Great idea! Thanks😊
Those prices are amazing! 😮
At first, set aside a stack of shelves specifically for your prepping pantry. Don’t eat from it. When you are far enough ahead that you feel comfortable with the excess, then combine your foods & rotate. First in, first out. Eat your oldest foods first. Always put the newest in the back. You can do this. It’s worth it!
@@allyrooh3628 Thanks so much for the advice! You have given me a great idea! I may have to completely rearrange my pantry😁
@@UniquelyTish it’s very empowering to see the stash grow!
So glad I found you. from NC
@@rhondaraynorbell7655 Thanks😊
I also plan to dehydrate eggs to store. I just got a dehydrator last week.
@@RayRom1797 I didn’t know that was a thing 😁
@@UniquelyTish yesssss i just found out about it.
Never heard of the jovee supermarket before
The store is called Joe V s Smart Shop. The stores are in Texas.
I only buy for 2 ppl.So if vegetables are 10 for 10 5 goes into my stockpile 5 go to our everyday meals
until you get better at it, keep it locked up and give the key to someone you trust!
@@erzebetb Thanks 😁
Those prices were great
I take my iffy bananas and freeze them for smoothirs
At today's prices, I've increased my budget to $10. 5 dollars for stockpile, 5 dollars for use. New to your channel. Thanks for sharing!
@@feliciaparker3410 Welcome🩷That’s a good idea! I had to do the same with my monthly grocery budget. $300 a month for a family of 5 no was no longer doable.
I would tell you to shop the sales and buy 1 for now and 2 for later. If you yes your SP replace it + 2.
@@coupondivacolumbiasc1269 Yep, that’s a great idea! Especially now that it’s getting closer to the holidays. Things that we normally eat or cook with are starting to go on sale😊
You buy your regular groceries separate from your pantry stock up items
I used to stockpile, now I try to buy what I use weekly that’s on sale without coupons.
@@ACCOMPLISHEDSHEIS I hear you. That’s what I was doing before I started this series.
Hey Tish, I use my stockpile on the months when I do low buy and no buy months and it's been working for me
@@cynthiajudkins2250 Now that is a great idea! Once I get my stockpile built up I’ll do a no spend challenge😁
Yep I guessed jambalaya 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@@cynthiajudkins2250 Woo Hoo🥳
Good morning ❤
@@glendaroy1171 Hello😊
Jambalaya is my guess!!!
Also plan to get the items to make the recipe, like the Jiffy mix. I got 3 today for 99cents. I should have lefted it but i wanted to have something to start with but no Maam, my plan is to make my own recipe qhen i run out. I have flour, sugar and cornmeal in my stockpile.
@@RayRom1797 Now that’s a great deal! There is so much for me to learn😁 I have gardening, canning, and dehydrating fruits and vegetables on the list in addition to baking from scratch 😊
@UniquelyTish yes Sis. I started gardening during the pandemic. So next I'm going to learn canning. TARGET had a sale on Mason jars, so I'm going to start soon. Great video by the way. Thanks for sharing.
Might be cheaper and tastier if you make your cornbread from scratch
Especially if you’re into baking
@@angelika_munkastrap4634 I’m slowly learning how to cook from scratch. My parents and grandparents used to make homemade cornbread, but I never paid much attention to how they made it. Right now I’m learning how to make homemade bread.
@@UniquelyTish ohhh wonderful - I’m a beginner cook and baker too - and trying all new stuff from scratch - haven’t done regular bread yet but have done pancakes, flat bread, corn bread, and biscuits - regular bread seems complex to me but I’m sure it’s achievable
@@angelika_munkastrap4634 Nice! Regular bread is complex to me too. It’s the yeast part that gets me. Homemade food just tastes better and you know what all ingredients is used to make it😊
Buy extra and use items as needed
@@christopherstephens640 Good idea! Thanks for the info!
I think you are supposed to set aside money that is not part of your regular grocery money so the things you buy are extra not just your normal regular groceries.
@@cync3572 Yep, $5.00 is not going to get me there quickly. I may have to increase it for a couple of weeks and then use $5.00 weekly to maintain it😊
P.S. New subbie! Please share your apple compote recipe! Sounds delish!
@@feliciaparker3410 Thanks🩷 I use about 7-8 apples, cinnamon, sugar, vanilla, butter, and corn starch to thicken it up. I wish that I had exact measurements, but I pour and taste as I go😆
When are you going to show what you have stock pile for the month of September
@@KaronWoods-vv7gu In the next video😁
One for now two for later 😉
Good prices.
@@katieriznyk1132 Thanks 😊
Buy stuff that you will actually eat and rotate. That way it doesn't go bad.
@@WildOrsonNatureAdventures Thanks for the advice😊
That is a stock price
So so cheap! Would cost triple ot more here. Love from Australia xxx
@@livelifebythebedpans3161 Oh wow! I’m almost afraid to ask how expensive the cost of living is out there😆
Keep stock pile separate from everyday pantry
Wow, you have low prices there!
WAYS TO MAKE YOUR STOCKED FOODS LAST LONGER:
1. When I buy canned food, I buy the cans with the longest expiration date (you probably do also). I eat from the canned food that will expire quicker.
2. If I need 2, I buy 4. I do not calculate the "extra" food, as "needed" food.
3. I always take from what I am going to currently use: I take two rolls from a pack of toilet paper. I take two cans from canned food.......whatever I currently need, I buy enough, in order to take at least two off the top, to save. If I need 10 rolls of TP, I buy 12 or more, and take two off the top. Whatever I save, I do NOT DEPEND ON, as if it is not even there....unless it is about to expire (food only).
4. If you have a local food bank, food pantry, and you qualify for assistance, and you aren't too proud 😊, you can use that food first, and save on your household food bill. Sometines, you may only need to get canned food from the food bank, or just boxed food.
5. If I buy a large amout of something, I will portion out some to vacuum seal in a mason jar. Vacuum sealed foods lasts longer than most expiration dates, on non perishable foods. If I buy 10lbs of rice, I only plan to use 5lbs and vaccum seal the rest, as if I never brought it. Vacuum sealed white rice, not jasmine or brown.
THE FOOD I BUY TO STORE, IS NOT TO BE USED, BEFORE I USE ALL THE FOOD I HAVE SET ASIDE FOR ROTATION.
HOPE THIS HELPS.
-CURRENT, ROTATION, AND LONG-TERM
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For me if noodles are four for five dollars I will buy for the four boxes put two in my stock pile and keep the other two in my regular rotation