10 Steps to Inflation Proof Your Pantry to Fight Rising Grocery Prices 

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I don’t usually comment, but today…I am compelled to. Thank you Mary for all your wisdom and helpful advice. Because of your channel-this is what I was able to do. I found a frozen 16# Turkey at a discount store for $13…..I used a coupon and bought it for $10.20! I made 4 quarts of canned Turkey, 7 Quarts of Turkey Bone broth….and enough shredded Turkey for 12 Other meal servings ( 6 lunch/6 dinners). We had BBQ “pulled Turkey” Sandwiches, Tacos and salads). My grocery bill for 1 week ( to serve 2 adults) was $40.00! ( just a week ago! During this horrible inflation!). Thank you so much! ♥️♥️♥️ ( oh…and fed the cat some too😂)

I am so proud - with your help I now have 6-8 months of food stored for my family (which is hubby and then FOUR college student/yound adults) That has been alot of work and money but feel so much better and am so thankful I found you! You helped me feel competent and confident to do this. THANK YOU :)

This is really good management advice! Not fear based, just good home management skills that should be in play no matter what the economic situation. Thank you Mary, for providing this excellent channel which is a treasure of valuable information.

I am a living example of you CAN teach an old dog new tricks! I am 70 years old and am learning so much from you! I sure wish I had had someone like you early in my marriage when our children were young and our money was scarce! (Still is, many times!) Thank you for teaching us ♥️

Because of you, I was able to send my oldest son back to college with a huge food supply. His college town is a food desert and he is always short on cash. I stocked up during sales and paid attention to prices, so I was able to give him some inexpensive, but high quality foods. He was so appreciative to be able to shop in Mom's pantry. ;)

Just reading the comments makes me cry. I'm not the only one being blessed by Mary's channel. So grateful for all the wonderful wisdom and skills she freely willing to share with us and all the dedication and hard work she does in making excellent content. Thank you Mary, you are worth far more than rubies. May God bless you in abundance. Love from Sydney, Australia. PS: Today's content was one of my favourite and most helpful - no fear but just good old common sense and skills that have been lost in the past few generations of modern convenience and excess. Brilliant work, much appreciated, you are making a difference with your gift

I’m so sorry for the negative comments. I know it bothered you and I hate that. Please forget those who are critical and rude. I love your videos and appreciate your advice and information. You are a blessing to me! 💕💕💕

Mary, your our National Treasure. Thank you for teaching so many basic and exceptional lessons that probably have been lost to so many people. Especially in these unexpected times of stress you are a calm delight. Thank you for all you do.

Sadly this is a topic that we should still see on our schools. If it weren’t for those classes, I would not understand the importance of home cooking, food preservation and storing foods as I am today. Those classes set me on the right path. They are so needed today.

I’m here because I trust Mary and greatly appreciate her suggestions.

Love the clean out the fridge step, I’ve saved a lot of money by reducing food waste.

My pantry has almost 8 months worth of food stored back and I've just been using some of it and rotating out old stock. Been preparing for something like this for 8 years. This isn't hoarding food, it is called prepping.

We went to Costco yesterday and found an 8 lb. Pork loin for 1.99/lb.! I cut it up into about 12 3-4 oz. Chops and 3 1 lb. roasts. We won’t need to buy pork for months!

shopping the sales and clearance is a real money saver and I rarely look at anything else. Having a stocked pantry gives me that luxury. I recently opened one of those bricks of coffee with the air removed. Had overlooked it in my pantry. It was dated 2015! I made a pot of coffee with it and it was very fresh tasting. I was so surprised. So don’t just throw something out before giving it the sniff test. I use my older pastas without issue. I have a huge garden so I forced myself to pressure can this year. Now I can dried beans too which is a money saver and the quality is far superior to buying canned beans. I have so much more flexibility in what I put up from my garden and even farmers markets besides using the freezer or water bath canning. Amazing what we can make with basic easy crops of tomatoes, potatoes peppers, onions, berries and rhubarb and herbs!!

I never comment on channels, but I come to this channel to hear the kindness that Mary gives.

I laughed...my big pantry is a huge, strange shaped closet built on top of the slant of the basement stairs!! The previous owners Mom was 4ft 11. She had a little tiny 3 step custom ladder that she could climb up into it! Yes..I need to do inventory. Your timing, as always..spot on.

Mary you have helped me tremendously, you have no idea how all your hard work has helped and is helping us all. I now understand things that i never knew and my family will benefit because of you. ❤️💛❤️💛❤️💛❤️ I thank God for you 😁

I do number #2!! That's what's brought me to RU-vid, so concerned that even basics have gone up by not cents but whole dollars at Sam's club. Thanks for your video!

Hey Mary , you always teach or remind me of something , I appreciate you and all you do .. I am Latter Day Saint and from day one have been taught to have a years supply etc .. it sure came in handy like times of Covid , iemployment etc…thanks for all you do xoxo

Thank you so much Mary! Our food budget has shrunk considerably with increased gas, meds, and other costs. In fact, we’re eating more vegan because of meat costs. Hope your doing well.

I so appreciate you taking time to thoroughly explain things, and that you put the timestamps in for us to move to various topics in each video. I also absolutely LOVE that with your thoroughness, you do not ever base this on fear, but rather on good home management. Just watched your video on making sauerkraut (sp? 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) last night and I want to give it a shot! Do you have a video on making your own kombucha? If not, maybe that's another topic you can cover. Praying for you and your family for continued blessings! Thank you!! 💗💗 You are such a joy to watch!

Thanks Mary. No matter what our circumstances you are able to help us improve.

Mary, I was wondering if you can give us ideas for meals when it is VERY hot outside & we are trying not to use the a.c. & don't even think of using oven. Very low income families. Thank you so much for not forgetting us.💖

You are such a treasure! Your videos are not only extreamly informative, but so encouraging and inspirational. And all in one neat package- Mary's Nest!

The advice to add rolled oats as a meal/meat extender is great advice; however, for those who may have never tried this technique, I wanted to add a quick note that some may find helpful to keep in mind. This is not intended to be a criticism nor should in any way be perceived as being a negative commentary. It’s just an FYI kind of thing. Individual experiences and opinions may vary greatly. My personal experience with using rolled oats as a filler for ground beef (or any rich ground meat - lamb, bison, mullet, deer, etc.): When I got married (the first time!) and was perfecting my cooking skills, my then-husband preferred his mother’s meatloaf recipe over my own mother’s meatloaf recipe. The main difference between his mother’s meatloaf and my mother’s was the binder that each mom used. My mother-in-law used rolled oats, whereas my mom used crushed saltines or toasted stale bread slices torn into tiny pieces. My mother-in-law added milk to her mixture; my mom used additional tomato sauce. Not a big deal. We are in Texas, but my mother-in-law was originally from Illinois. My mom was born and raised in Texas. Maybe the differences in the two moms’ recipes were simply a matter of geography and region. I don’t know. I never looked into it. My preference was for my own mother’s meatloaf because that’s what I grew up eating. The same applied to my husband. Being a very young wife back then, I wanted to please my husband, especially in the early years of our marriage. So when I made meatloaf, I would basically cook his mom’s version, except I used more tomato sauce instead of milk (because I just couldn’t stomach that concept at the time). But I did use the oatmeal instead of the crackers or bread. I could really taste the difference! I never really got used to it, either. I’ve never detected the taste of crackers or bread or bread crumbs in meatloaf using those as binders/fillers, but I could clearly taste the oatmeal in the meatloaf that I made back then. To me, it was a distinctly different flavor, and frankly, it tasted like meatloaf mixed with oatmeal! I don’t know if I had inadvertently planted a psychosomatic into my mind at that time, and since he and I’ve been divorced for 20 years now, I’ve not made or had “oatloaf” in all those years. I’ve happily enjoyed my own meatloaf recipe that’s somewhat based on my mom’s since then, which does not contain oatmeal or milk. I offer this much too long story to advise anyone who may be interested to know that while using oatmeal as a meatloaf filler/binder is a healthy, economical, and essentially great idea, some people who may be particularly sensitive to even subtle flavors, or southern people in general, might be able to detect the oatmeal flavor in the cooked meatloaf. I’ve long used bread crumbs in my meatloaf. I prefer seasoned bread crumbs and I typically use Progressive (Progresso?) Panko Italian Bread Crumbs, or the store brand equivalent. I’ve also made my own seasoned bread crumbs using leftover French baguette, ciabatta or focaccia. If this helps someone, I’m glad. If it was a waste of my time to write and your time to read, my apologies. 😊

We’ve been so spoiled in the US with cheap, abundant food but I think that’s starting to change and we’ll have to learn new (old) tricks. Thanks Mary!

Great advice!! I'm 63, and started looking at my old grocery recipes years ago. There are items that even the home cooking home maker uses only on occasion.Its easy to forget those items. I also keep a running list, hung some where convenient, like frig or cabinet ,of any item I run low or run out of.

Hi Sweet Mary. I love how you always say, "But don’t worry." Watching your channel is like taking a college class. Lots of tutorials, lectures, printouts, and an easy-to-understand curriculum. You are so loved and valued. Keep up your grace-filled ministry of serving others and honoring God. Way to go Mary.

Hi sweet Mary! Just want to let you know how much I enjoy your videos. You are so knowledgeable and so thorough when you teach us. I love your energy and beautiful smile. Also, thank you for always providing us with all this information without charging us. So many others teach you one lesson and then want to charge for the rest. Just love you!

Mary, you are a breath of fresh air! I’ve been learning so much from you. Thank you for all you do💗

keeping a good eye on your pantry is a great tip. Today I remembered that I bought some rhubarb - just in time ... I don't save all my receipts from the shops but I do write the price for all items on my shopping list. It's amazing how often a shop will forget that a certain item was advertised to be on sale ... It is also a great way to get a good idea on what I pay for food. This summer I was surprised to see that spareribs that I used to buy for 5-6 Euro are now priced at 7-9 Euro for the same amount of ribs 😮

Thank you, Mary another wonderful video. You always have very helpful ideas. I have always raised gardens and herb gardens and canning, freezing, fermenting, making sourdough. I have also raised pastures chickens for the last 48 years. I love the way you meet people where they are and understand that not all people have enough in their budget to buy all organic. I myself found leg quarters on sale for $.49 lb and bone in chicken breasts for $1.35 lb. I bought 40lbs of each to pressure can . I myself are on a fixed income due to having cancer and by buying my chicken on sale was much better for my budget than butchering some of my own right now. My parents were in their late teens during the Great Depression and my mother had to deal with food rationing and not to waste and how to stretch food and money. You are doing very important work by teaching these spoiled generations how to stretch their dollar and food because what most don’t understand about how many people were starving because there was very little to be had. The comments toward you have been ugly today and they will have an understanding of how just how hard things are in a very short period of time, especially when stores no longer have that $25.00 chicken on the shelf. Thank you again. I really needed your help on the grains.

Thank you!

I heartily approve of the concept of "multiple streams of food." This is wonderful. I follow this but have never heard it put into words like you did. Having multiple streams of food really reinforces our food security. There are times when the main cook of the house is tired, ill, or unavailable and this extends her (or his) efforts in the kitchen while keeping within the budget.

I love your show! I could listen to you talk all day!:) Your voice is so calming and full of so much knowledge and advice. So thankful for the time you spend in making such helpful videos!

You will never know how much I appreciate all the work you do for us to help us keep within our food budgets. I have learned to shop long term pantry items from sale flyers as well as regular weekly groceries. I used to shop groceries once a month but have started to shop weekly since prices are fluctuating week to week.

So many great ideas to help us when feeding ourselves and our families. When you were talking toward the end about using any chicken still on the bones, it reminded me of a ham bone I used just this week. I had frozen the bone left from a ham we had a few months ago. This week I used it in a pot of pinto beans. My favorite way to cook pintos starts in my pressure cooker. I simply put in the unsoaked beans and a few seasonings, added the still frozen ham bone, covered them all with water and pressure cooked them on high for the recommended 22 minutes. Once they were done, I put everything into my slow cooker, added more water, and continued cooking them on low for about 5 hours. It is amazing how much creamier that extra time in the slow cooker makes them. Anyway, back to my ham bone! As I was removing the bone from the beans, meat began falling off of it. I used a fork and began to scrape off the remaining ham. I originally meant to just use the bone as flavoring since I thought I had cut off all of the meat before I froze the bone, but I ended up with almost 2 cups of delicious ham to add to my beans. What a wonderful surprise.

I have been doing this for years and I have been laughed at!

Dear Mary, I just wanted to say thank you, for your educational videos and website, and not charging money from the downloads. Especially in times like these. When I can, I will support your work. You are amazing. All my best wishes. Inger from Norway. 🇳🇴

Hello Mary- You are amazing! I am so grateful to have found your channel. As a farm wife, I can follow along with your whole foods videos and refresh my memory regarding the skills my grandmother taught me. You helped me round out my cook book library. I have some pantry items put away by your suggestion. Items I hadn't thought of. Thank you for all the dedication, love and hard work you put into your channel ~ Diane

Hey Mary, I didn't know I had the makings of a traditional foods kitchen, but I'm happy I was well on my way. I have a freeze dryer so that has helped me a great deal. I have learned so much and shared your videos. I've saved on space too. Growing my own herbs from an old carriage wheel has been my latest fun project. Many thanks for you gentle teaching mannner. Grace and peace to you!

Sometimes transitioning to a traditional kitchen can be a challenge for me because organizing is not my forte 🙂. That being ,said I find your videos inspiring and full of great information. It helps me to not give up on my goal to have a traditional kitchen. Thank you for sharing with us 🙏🙂

Yay I was just thinking about you and awaiting a new video! You did not disappoint! Great video!

Before even watching your video, I LOVED getting the email pop up (since YT notifications don't work) AND having the topic being so relevant.

Some of the most economical foods, like pork, turkey, potatoes and oatmeal, either my husband or I cannot eat, so I really have to use the pepper pantry to have enough foods in stock so that we can always buy everything we can eat on sale. Thank you and your followers for all the great tips and encouragement.❤

I’m sure you didn’t realize what a Devine appointment your channel would become when you started it but God knew! Your wisdom and teachers heart are a blessing to so many. Thank you!

One little tidbit I’d like to point out on the picture of the shelf label at Walmart. Pay attention to the number in that bright orange square in the upper right hand corner. That’s the “unit price” ( cost per ounce or cost per pound etc.) and will help you determine the most cost effective brand and size. Most people just look at the larger printed overall cost of the product. When I first found that out years ago it really did change how I shopped.

I have been watching and using so many of your tips and knowledge in the last year since. I started watching you to help feed economically and nutritiously my 4 kids. Feeding 3 teenage boys and a little one can be a struggle on the budget. I grew up an only child who ate mostly processed foods and fast food. Learning to cook good homecooked food has become a necessity but, turned into a huge joy! I love knowing I have fed my kids, family and sometimes friends something that was economical and really good for them! What a wonderful resource you are! Thank you so much!! In these struggling times, I find it soooooo encouraging to know I have Mary in my back pocket of tools to figure out a way to make things work! Just the other day I stretched 1 lb of meat over 6 people and everyone was full and satisfied! For pennies!

I am sure that gratitude comments are overwhelming yet normal for you. But Mary, your videos got me water bath canning and now I am pressure canning at 60! I want to rely on multiple streams too 😊

Hi Mary, it was one of the best days of my life when I found your channel! Thank you and God bless you for being you and sharing your knowledge with us.

Mary, I tried growing vegetables scraps and it didn’t work to produce any fruit. However, I would like to say, the scraps did produce seeds. I just let the carrots 🥕 grow and grow until it went to seed!! I had tons and tons of seeds!!!!

I love the knowledge you share & I worked so hard to stock my freezer in preparation & my fridge broke in middle of night woke up to a mess everything ruined so much money, time & effort gone .All the meals I prepped for upcoming surgery as well several months of meat ,veggies etc . It's impossible to restock now between high cost & limited availability . Being disabled with higher medical cost on top of food & gas this is truly devastating.

Mary, in your teachings and sharing your wisdom it is so apparent that you truly want to help people learn and that your beautiful heart truly wants the best for others !!!! So many people just don’t know these things and with your gentle kind nonjudgmental spirit you are able to teach those willing to learn, much needed survival skills !!! May our Lord continue to bring blessings upon you !

What great, inspirational teaching, Mary! Thank you so much! God bless you and your family!

Thank you for all you do Mary!! You are a wonderful teacher and help me from being overwhelmed. I greatly appreciate you!!

I might suggest that homesteaders like us have a fifth corner, and that is our root cellar. This is more challenging, as we are constantly trying to manage humidity, temperature, and rotation. Some years are better than others, and we might have to combat vermin, etc. I appreciate your videos and knowledge! I wish I had someone like you to talk to when I first starting homesteading decades ago. Back then it was all word of mouth and scouring the library and bookstore for ancient knowledge long forgotten, and of course Storey's publishing was the main contemporary source. Thank you.

Love Rocky’s sweet face and his gentle nature. Brought me smiles and smiles. ❤️

Hi Sweet Mary! I always put you on when I'm having trouble and you always make me feel better. 🥰 You have very reasonable ideas that a "doable" for many, many people! We love you and wish you and your family the best of good health and happiness! ❤

Thanks Mary this is a great video. Lately it seems harder and harder with gas prices on the rise and food prices as well. I find meal planning works great to save money. I also pick up any food thats on sale and a great buy to stock up. I try to make everything from scratch as well. You have taught me a lot Mary . God bless you🌺

Back in the day, my momma would wait for specials and buy extra for our "stash". 🤣

Mary, you are a plethora of information. Thank you so much. I've followed your advice many times and so enjoy your videos.

Hi, Mary…I enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing! 👍🏻❤️ Regarding saving grocery receipts…I have saved them for years. Every year is a new file for that year…everything from food to medicines, etc. Especially prescriptions, or anything medical per their lists…our medical insurance will reimburse up to $1K a year. The reason why I save grocery receipts, our family has gone through a major earthquake here in California…and once, a freezer that went out caused by contract workers replacing our wooden floors, etc. Regarding the loss of our freezer goods…because I had receipts of the contents, we were reimbursed $600 at that time. Our homeowners insurance company will replace these things of loss. A lot of people do not realize this if you are a homeowner or apartment dweller if you have insurance for your house valuables.

❤️ your video topics!

I love how you always smile it bring joy to watch despite the inflation topic, God bless you Mary.

You are unbelievably helpful and kind Mary. Thank you so much, so very much. 💜

Love your channel. Thank you for all your hard work putting this together for us.

Mary, you helped me a lot!!! I read several comments that stated they too were so so impressed and helped with the information you share. I’m in agreement with them too. You are a blessing and a breath of fresh air!

This is the first video of yours that I've watched. For a video that's almost an hour this was really informative and at no point did it feel like I was watching a video for that long.

I appreciate that you share all the details we need to know! Things like keeping grocery receipts and looking at prices over time - that helps us determine what is REALLY happening with grocery prices. Love your printables - forms are so handy for getting info out of my head and down on paper so I'm not trying to remember so much. Bless you for making this valuable video. ~Michele

Thank you Mary- you provide so much information on nutrition as well as budget and pantry supplies. As always, I'm sharing this with my daughters. Also, I have just started my first batch of pineapple scrap vinegar! 🍍🥰

Thank you!! Once again a great video. It was a reminder for me but a great one to share with my grown children and their children!!

Thank you so much Mary! This is really helpful. We are hopeful things improve in the world soon but preparing for the opposite just to be safe. Have a blessed weekend.

Listening to you makes me think of something I have done for years. I do what’s called a price diary. I only buy when it’s at the absolutely the lowest price I can purchase a product for. This is how I know I’m buying at the best price possible while stocking my pantries. Thanks for your content.

I purchase a few things each week, and I have been stocking up since 2021, that way I only buy what I run low on, don’t run out, I also buy materials to make, my own foods using your videos, and freeze. Also found videos on depression cooking, to extend food. I’m a diabetic so I stock up on sugar substitutes.

This is so generous of you to share your great ideas and inventory lists with us. Thank you.

Mary I have learned so much from you! My favorite thing is bone broth - I have become a weekly bone broth maker - I just love the process. Most of all, I have such admiration for you - the amount of excellent content is just mind boggling and you provide it with such love. To dedicate all your time and care in teaching us how to become traditional foods cooks is just the work of an angel. Thank you so much🙏🏻. Lucky world that you’re in it❣️

Somehow this came through my youtube suggestions. You are so friendly and I love listening to how you can work with your kitchen in saving money, buy, these are interesting videos and I have already learned a good bit, thank you. By the way, I too am from NYC. Thanks very much.

Thank you, Mary! Super-helpful, as always. I am buying cabbage and trying out your homemade sauerkraut for the first time, using the apple method you recommended. I hope I have your magic touch!

I would love to create an inventory system. However, with 4 others in the house that refuse to help and take items without telling me, keeping accurate inventory lists is impossible. How do you get the rest of the family to help with this effort?

Thank you for this video. You are such a joy and blessing to me! God bless you💕

Mary, thank you for your knowledge and wisdom! We certainly love your channel. ❤

Love your video’s, thank you for sharing..💕

It blows my mind how informative you are....Can you do a video for a variety of homemade salad dressings?

I cannot think of a better way of hedging against inflation than to be a prepper, even if nothing happens, one is still ahead of the game. And, it doesn't take long before one can easily live without having to make trips to the floor, especially if one has been mindful in keeping a wide variety of items in stock. To me, it is just being practical and almost everything in my stash has been bought for rock bottom prices, which is important when one lives on a fixed income. Shopping Grocery Outlets and the bulk bins at Winco, saves me a fortune.

You are such a blessing! You should write a book!!!! I'm working on these things. Hearing you go over the list makes me feel good-- like I am making progress. I'm going to check out your playlist on storing food. That is something I still need to learn so as not to waste food. I agree with everything you said in this video!!

Thank you Mary, for sharing all your wisdom and ideas for home management. So many great ideas!

Fantastic! So timely and packed full of excellent info! Thank you for putting it all in one place!

Amazing amount of helpful and much needed info. Thank you so much!

There are also "damaged" box stores that specialize in selling food items that may have minor damage to the box or can or are not salable in a regular grocery store for whatever reason. These are still perfectly good and safe foods and are sold at a much reduced price.

I LOVED this video, Mary. I gleaned some wonderful tips from you today, though I consider myself a very thrifty shopper and home cook. Thank you. I think it's especially helpful to those who are just beginning to become more thrifty and less wasteful. It is skills like those you presented today that will be so very helpful and possibly necessary with the way things seem to be headed. I know that this video will be a huge blessing to many. Again, thank you! 💗

Dear Mary, thank you so much for your wisdom. These tips are really helpful! Love from Tunisia ❤

Excellent video Sweet Mary! You wrapped up everything in this one. Thanks for challenging us.💖

Another excellent video. Your detail and presentation is very easy and enjoyable, even those of us that have been preserving for years. What a wonderful teacher. ❤️

Wow! You are preaching! Back in the olde days this is what both my grannies and their friends used to do.

I have told a BUNCH of people at the grocery and dollar stores about your channel. I have learned so much from your videos. I changed how I list my pantries from your idea - I started out with categories such as vegetables, canned meat, beans and then created a code for the different places where I store my foods. So under beans, I may have 2 or 3 locations (kitchen pantry is 1.a, under the bed is 2.b) depending on space and how they are stored. Some may be home canned, some purchased cans and another place for dried beans. My problem is answering, " now where did I put that?" Now I look in my pantry book and see where it can be. Also, my one dog just got over a severe liver infection, so he is now on homemade food. Since my other 75 lb dog is a goat guardian and could have the same problem, they are getting the same foods. I purchased another wall cabinet for their no salt added vegetables and canned beans that I use to supplement their commercial dog food. I will start using dried beans soon because it should be cheaper than the canned beans. I also developed a different marinate for the vegetables for pickling, using some of your spices and adding fresh ginger and garlic for stir fried Oriental rice and vegetables! Thank you for all the knowledge and great ideas!

This is an excellent list, and I think we're on the same wave length. I think the months to come are really going to be interesting, but we're ready.

Stone soup is good

Thank you! I am learning so much.

This video has inspired me to learn and stretch my food even more. It’s challenging as someone who lives in a small apartment and limited storage, but some of your tips are definitely doable for me, and I can’t wait to work on improving my meal prep and grocery shopping habits.