15 Survival Foods Every Prepper Should Stockpile - Most Bang for your Buck 

*What Survival Food Do You feel Are a Staple for your Prepper Pantry?!*

I am a former biscientist and have been prepping for 40 years. I also have a lot of ideas from missionary friends: There is a big difference in prepping for a week's emergency or long term needs. Be sure to differentiate. There is usually no time for a garden, but do get seeds for broccoli sprouts or other sprouts as they will only take a few days to grow and supply your need for fresh vegetables. Celery, garlic, onions, etc will regrow in water so check the ref and see if you have something on hand. Internet has good videos on this idea. Careful on the Spam, etc., due to high sodium content. Your blood pressure will be high enough in a crisis. Potassium sources are low without fresh veg, so Instant Potatoes are good for Potassium and need no cooking - only hot water. Apricots are your best fruit as they are super high in Potassium also. Beans are great but take forever to cook if you have no fuel...Also, you need to combine them with corn or rice to make a complete protein. Thin spaghetti is best pasta as it takes less time to cook and less room to store. (See warning below on common pasta bugs) Ramen is cheap and quick also. Nuts and peanut butter are also high nutrition. Get nuts in cans for longer life and so they are not rancid. Sterno cans are safe indoors and you can heat water for instant foods. Other items that are needed are hygiene products...one UTI could knock you out ladies..and there will be nobody to give you antibiotics. Buy some Cystex to keep on hand and get a ton of panty liners so you can keep cleaner when you have no laundry or washing facilities. Don't store bath towels- they are impossible to wash by hand. Get bar mops or thin hand towels-they work and are easier to wash. Get lots of clorox or bleach tabs also. Baby wipes are helpful. Paper plates and cups, straws, and plastic cutlery are important when you have no water for washing dishes. Aluminum foil is also essential for cooking in such a case. Most insurance companies will let you get a two week "Vacation" supply of prescription meds. Be sure you have extra prescriptions on hand. Electrolyte powder or Gatorade, Pedialite, etc are critical as are anti-diarrhea meds and laxatives. All this new weird food could really get to you...Get vitamins also and especially vit C. Pets gotta eat too, so get their food and store it. You won't be able to give them your own food and a hungry or sick pet can really stress you out. Get lots of garbage bags and get pest control products...A bag of lime like they used to use in the outhouse is good for for garbage and biological waste if there is no pick-up or no toilet. Moth traps for your pantry are essential. Pasta gets bugs easily. If you see any moths around your pantry, check your pasta and other carbs for larvae. I only use cans and vacuum sealed products now. Freeze your pasta for a few days and then pkg in vacuum seal bags or jars but check it often so you don't have a bad surprise when you need it. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. Have a day or two and try out your system. Consider different scenarios such as No heat, no lights, no roof, no toilet, no medical facilities available, etc....Very enlightening.

For long term survival, find yourself an OLD person. Seriously, they probably still know how to garden, farm, can, and store foods and know all the home remedies for sickness, colds, injuries, etc.

My wife is a country girl that grew up poor. She can make food out of anything. She knows more about hunting and dressing out animals than most men. So we live country with gardens and animals. So the best prep you can have is a true country girl.

ive been homeless for a few months in my life and the #1 thing i could not go without was salty flavourings and bullion. you can get rice or oats wherever whenever for dirt cheap its the flavorings that are most important above ALL else. I mean humanity has fought many many WARS over salt.

Something you missed when talking about beans is that most dried beans and lentils you buy at the grocery store can be planted to grow more beans. We have done this with many varieties of dry beans and lentils from the store, even the bags containing 15 kinds of beans for soup. BUT if you heat them before long term storage they probably won’t sprout.

This isn’t a food but I’m going to share anyway. Keep empty jars, milk jugs. Buy solar lights for outside. These can be brought in at night to provide light out them in the jars and jugs to give more light. stick them back out during the day. In the event you lose power for any reason.

Baking soda another really important item. It can be used in so many ways.

"rice and beans are boring" said no one from the Caribbean ever.

If your getting rice, look for jasmine rice from Thailand. They have strict pesticide and gmo regulations.

Be careful where you buy your honey. New testing in 2019 tested 70 brands and found more than half of them were diluted with corn or rice syrup sometimes by 2/3. I get mine direct from a neighbor beekeeper.

Something I would suggest people buy is candy. Chocolate for one and hard candies also. Not only will candy be scarce, diabetics need them on occasion. I realize in a SHTF situation, diabetics will be the first to be in a bad way, but in general it’s good to plan for this.

I would add salt to your list. Not only does salt flavor food but you can use it to preserve food, as well. And, it will help prevent dehydration. There have been tribal wars fought over salt so it's important to have enough on hand.

Cast iron pan is a must!! Can literally be used anywhere/over an open fire and its a great weapon 😊

Peanut Butter for fast protein. Chicken broth cubes for bean soups. Canned tomato sauce for lentils or navy beans/great northern beans.

I think bullion cubes/powder is a great way to add flavor to an meal,I buy the ones in the hispanic section of the store,they have beef, chicken, tomato and herb flavors that are delicious and store for a long time.

15? i counted 14? lol 1. 0:41 oatmeal 2. 1:18 honey 3. 2:02 alcohol 4. 3:03 apple cider vinegar 5. 3:44 powdered milk 6. 4:24 canned meat 7. 5:30 protein powders 8. 6:17 water/water filtration 9. 7:10 beans 10. 8:20 rice 11. 10:19 pasta 12. 10:49 instant mash 13. 11:38 herbs/spices 14. 12:05 vitamins bonus items 12:55 > 13:01 avocado oil 13:15 ghee 13:35 coffee 13:55 beef jerky

God has not given us the spirit of fear.... but we should be on the preparation side for our families.... god bless you all

I keep a rubbermaid full of hard candy. Jolly Rancher, rootbeer barrels, werthers, etc. I have a serious sweet tooth. I'll need my fix before fighting off any zombies. ..dont judge me

This was a pretty good list. You did a quick, not too much talking in between I did the prepping two years ago. Nothing happened but I wanted to be prepared. I’m starting again today. I watched your video right before going into Costco, thank you for your helpful pointers. I think we’re getting closer to truly needing to have all these things at home

Instant coffee is a good thing to store as is powdered eggs. Also it's a good idea to have a Coleman propane camp stove and a good supply of propane bottles.

Im not a prepper but at the start of the stay at hime orders I started having a sinking feeling that things were going to change dramatically. I am a little proud of my tiny 5 shelf prep stock but I know it isn’t anywhere near enough like all the preppers have. But hey I’m trying. I have my son who is 15 so I am buying a box of instant pancake mix and a bottle is syrup every time I’m out and I see it and also peanut butter, of course rice beans pasta, canned goods jelly, juice coffee flour sugar and yeast although I can’t seem to find that anymore. I don’t have a water filtration device but I know I should try to get one. I’m scared but I’m trying to be brave And not get overwhelmed. Doing the best I can Praying God will do the rest

I’d add stock cubes - makes rice and beans a little tastier.

A bullion cube goes a long way for flavor and salt. They are inexpensive, easily stored, and add flavor. You can get chicken, beef, or vegetable. Good seasoning for beans or rice.

I have one that your beans will love is Molasses. It has very long life, doesnt require refridgeration after opening and has great nutritional properties

White Vinegar can be used for cleaning, disinfecting and preserving.

Something I’m surprised that I haven’t seen addressed on any “prep” list, is to make sure your stored food packaging is critter proof. Especially rodents and ants.

Ignore the expirations dates on most of your non-perishable's. I recently cooked a Kraft and Macaroni Cheese boxed item that was three years past expiration date. It came out fine and was still very tasty!

I know it isnt quite a food but storing seeds for gardening is a really smart idea. I even took seeds from store bell peppers and got them to grow new plants the following spring. Also peanut powder is very similar to the protein powder with just less random ingredients thrown in.

Always consider the shelf life of the packaging for honey. Remember supermarket honey is frequently diluted with corn syrup etc. ALWAYS buy honey raw and direct from the beekeepers :)

12:05 I don't think people realize how CRITICAL it is to have a pharmacy kit of essential vitamins & minerals.

Don't forget about soy sauce it keeps forever because of the salt content. You're definitely going to need it with all that rice as well. I also want to suggest wheat berries along with a hand grinder. Wheat berries will keep for 25 years in mylar bags and you can grind it into flour

A guy I work with cans his lunch and it's very healthy. It has long shelf life. He's 90+ so he obviously knows what he's doing . Shout out to Stanley 🎉

I'm surprised no one added dried fruits and nuts. They are nutrient dense and delicious! Also, probably has a very long shelf life. I would also add jars of peanut butter, good source of protein and calories and needs no refrigeration. Don't forget a couple good can openers!!! Best of luck and say your prayers everyone. God Bless!

Dont store what you dont like to eat. At some point you will have to rotate.

If you stockpile canned foods or packages in one area as opposed to a kitchen cabinet plus closet or bins, it would be easier to rotate items by best dates. They are pretty safe anywhere. Using kitchen cabinets for only non-food kitchen appliances etc. will help clear off counter surfaces esp my tiny kitchen.

While you’re at the warehouse store, DO NOT forget a pack of canned evaporated milk! It goes GREAT with mashed potatoes, and can sub for heavy cream in things like your morning coffee or shrimp and grits. It can also just be milk for your cereal or oatmeal! So versatile, with pretty decent shelf life!

Excellent video & comments. I am 82, hubby & I did a lot of this when we lived in AK & MT, he is now gone & I am alone but still in rural setting, with today's world situation it is time I get back to the survival days & get my food storage going again. Thanks everyone.

Dried minced onion will last a long time and spice up everything.

My favorite prepping meal is a pack of ramen+can of Campbell chunky soup (match up chicken or beef) and add in a can of veggies. It makes enough food for a few people and it’s super easy.

Sorry but Real Honey has infinite Shelf Life 🤷‍♂

Baking soda great for heartburn especially if in a situation you're unable to get antacids. Mix about a teaspoon to about 11/2oz of water and drink it quick, like a shot; you'll feel much better in about 10 minutes.

Dried seaweed will add a lot of minerals to your meal if you put a few pieces in the put while your cooking your food.

I like that you are mentioning foods that will help people with chronic diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, etc…. Thank you for your videos.

Instant Breakfast (like Carnation). Definitely an essential in my prep stockpile. Also, evaporated milk to mix it with.

On the subject of Lard: Turned 74 last Monday, Last year I came in contact with Poison Sumac (like severe poison ivy) and was forced to seek a medical doctor. Had a rough time because I have never had health issues although I do go for dental cleanings I had a thorough physical and passed with flying colors. i want to mention that I have monitored my blood pressure through the years I have eaten Lard , Olive Oil and butter my entire life. I have no health issues. I render lard, and buy it in bulk. I have read that pork lard is actually easier to digest than the ultra processed hydrogenated oils and actually better for your body. Like all common sense, use everything in moderation. just wanted to reassure you the effects of lard are not what many people think.

#1. Canned vegetables are packed with water. Don't just dump water. Drink, use to make your rice with, mashed potatoes with etc. #2. Chow mein canned meal kits. Top can has your meat sauce, Large bottom can has the vegetables packed with lots of water!. Again don't toss water, drink it or make minute rice with it. Or mashed potatoes. For 1 person, can last three to four days if rationed. #4. Canned fruits, dehydrated fruits. I prefer canned as again packed in water. #5. Bisquick and pancake mix. Add dumplings to soups. And if going out to forage throw canned vegetables into your pancake mixture and have a lightweight meal to eat while away from base camp and drink the water out of veggies can for hydration while hiking around. #6. Have heavy duty industrial garbage bags. Make a head slit and 2 side arm slits for great rain poncho and wind breaker. Use one as sleeping bag just crawl into one and cinch open end over your head. And use one to carry home your forged items. #7. Start planting any fruit bushes trees potato plants anything food related. Rose hip bushes. Google how good a food source the rose hip is out of this mature plant for a good source of vitamins and most people don't know that their edible so will likely not eat it out of your yard.

Apple cider vinegar is great for fevers too. Soak your feet in it about 15 mins. My moms allergic to it but it works for me. You can use it for a cough and and sore throat too.

Gotta say ghee is actually delicious and I wish more people knew how to use it. I worked in a burger restaurant who used melted clarified ghee to toast the buns and it melts in, crisps the bread better and I dare say tastes better than regular butter.

The fact that you START with rolled oats as the first thing shows me its worth it sitting through your 15 minute video. The importance and utility of rolled oats cannot be overstated. Any drinkable liquid + rolled oats = meal. And: you can make portable solid foods with it for on the go. Lazy no good RU-vidr: if you won't do ANYTHING preppy, spend $10 on the cheapest rolled oats, store it well and you will make it through the first month.

Apple Cider Vinegar can also treat Ringworm in Animals and Humans when applied topically to the spots. Also can treat ear Mites in Cats and Dogs when applied inside the ears (a couple drops per ear).

Flour or baking mix like Bisquick if that's your bag b/c my friend you're gonna sit down to a fine meal of chicken & gravy over rice...oh, but wai. You really need the flour to make the roux for the gravy & besides *no bread!?!* Have you lost reason my prepper guru? LOL. But srsly flour. It's 2 yrs after this video 1st went up! Prices are quite a bit higher. The world is tense w/ war & rumors of nuclear use by foreign combatants. It's...not a relaxing time to be alive but it sure is time to revisit old but valuable advice & to prep like there's no tomorrow b/c there may not be! Peace for the world & Blessings for all .

Very good video! I love following the good advice for preppers and will just add baking powder that can be added to flour. A dough is made from milk powder, flour and baking powder, a little cooking oil, clean water. The dough is rolled out thinly to a thickness of a few centimetres, and then baked on a pan over a gas burner. You may miss the smell and taste of freshly baked bread at a time when many foods are in short supply! 😊😊❤

With the Covid, the rioting, unstable weather, etc., I'm striving to acquire a TWO YEAR food supply for my famil.

Beets are a good source of iron and are shelf-stable in a can or jar. You can also buy pickled beets. Saurkraut etc. Is good for you too, and will last a good while.

Just subscribed due to your non-waffle, non-repetitive, non-doom & gloom, information rich approach severely lacking in other major prepping (sales) channels. Excellent, thank you brother

I love your prep stash. ❤️ I would add some dehydrated or freeze dried fruits. Organic raisins are great for all those rolled oats!

Thanks! I would add teabags, couscous, dried onion flakes, salt, ketchup, jams, stock cubes and maizena to my prepping list.

Salsa! It can be used as a base for things like chili or chili mac, and it adds flavor and nutrients as a garnish.

Excellent list ! I’m going to go through my pantry!

Dude this was amazing!! There were some items that I didn't even think of. Thank you very much for sharing this with us!!!! My planning list just grew a little bit more!!!!

I had all of the items that I eat on this list. I would add nuts too.

Awesome. I mix vanilla whey protein with oatmeal. That and a multivitamin. When I didn’t have a lot of money I survived like that for months

Great suggestions from every one; thanks. I have many of these on my list. Baking products (all the ingredients for breads; start practicing now if you haven't baked bread - it fills the stomach too) and in that category making your own extract (wothwhile to make a batch now with the current price of vanilla extract). It it sooo simple buy vanilla beans (a little pricey but the volume of extract it produces makes up for it) and vodka. Cheap vodka is just fine! The longer it is stored, the stronger it gets; yeah!

I just made a list of the prep items you suggested. Going to shop tomorrow. Thank you!!!!

Books. If you haven’t been cooking with Grandma since childhood & you can’t make bread or tortillas or whatever from memory, that 75# of flour won’t help you.

Since you're including medical uses, activated charcoal might be a good item to stockpile. It keeps forever and it can be very useful in many situations.

Please consider helping your elderly parents, family and/or friends. Spend some time listening to them. they are a walking survival guide.

Great list! We used pint jars to can a bean/rice soup.mix from our grocery store bulk area. We add boullion powder & dried veggies. 1 pint makes enough soup for 4-6 people

All sounds good but one BIG underestimation concerning shelf life. I had dropped a can of Spam behind our pantry shelving and it had layed down in that spot for about 15 years. The can was not ruptured, rusty or bloated so I figured we are good so far. After opening it looked and smelled just fine and so we ate it and had no problems at all. Research elsewhere and learn that most canned foods will last for decades if stored in a cool dry place with little temp. variation. Happy prepping folks!

Coconut oil and olive oil, flour and sugar, baking powder and soda and yeast.

Im half Puerto rican and they eat rice and beans everyday. Rarely do you go a day without them. They're so good I don't mind. Alot of different ways to make them

Nice sharing and great stock..... We are just making sure that we have not left out any important Items in our preps 👍

coconut oil is really good!! you can use for cooking, hair, lotion and help with heal minor cuts and skin irritations. it is also safe to use on your dog

True about honey. In 1961 they salvaged the ship Wasa which sunk outside Stockholm in 1628 and the honey found in undamaged jars was just perfectly fine.

I think mung beans are very beneficial to stock. They store for a very long time, and are so easy to grow a child can do it. They are wonderful microgreens. Your list of survival foods is great. I think I'd add complete pancake mix, although I know it's not healthy. :) What you have listed is awesome, but I'd like to give a hint to people who say that beans take too long to cook. If you soak them, this is not so. People all over the world soak their beans, some even soak them until they sprout, and then cook them. Regarding personal favorite foods, I'd have to add apple butter or something of that sort. :D Life is good!

Thank you, glad I found your channel. 🤗God bless you

GRITS - You can get a 2 to 3 pound box for about $1. They are often overlooked. They are calorie rich and can be added to multiple dishes for breakfast, lunch or dinner to add Flavor, Texture, Protein, Fat, Carbs, Fiber, Folate, Thiamine, Niacin and caloric intake. While rice and other food items are currently restricted to a limited quantity, (usually 1 bag) grits are not. ALSO POPCORN, not instant but the bags of popcorn seeds. It's super cheap and you can make it in a pot with a little oil over the fire pit if the power goes out, or on the grill or a camping stove or air popper. It adds calories and makes a great inexpensive filling snack. The kernels are easy to carry if you have to bug out and easy to store if your sheltering in place.

I remember when the initial hysteria of covid took place and I thought the world was going to end so I go to the grocery store and stock up on cans and i look at the carts passing me and it's nothing but snacks. People would be so screwed if it actually happened lol

Just for calcium if you have chickens or access to eggs you can grind the shells into a powder for extra calcium in your diet if absolutely necessary. Be sure to dry the shell first either in the over or any other method

Excellent ideas, Some of which I have not heard before.

ultimate simple essential food list: 1. white rice (CARB macro nutrient, lasts longer than brown) 2. 10 bean mix (PROTEIN macro nutrient, best nutrition variety) 3. himalayan salt (has sodium, potassium, zinc, etc that you NEED to function) 4. raw coconut oil (FAT macro nutrient, many medicinal uses, very shelf stable, can safely cook with it using high heat) 5. variety of flavor herbs/spices in powder form which also have medicinal properties like black pepper, garlic, tumeric, onion, and cilantro. 6. pure raw honey (Quick digesting sugars, indefinite shelf life, sweetener, probiotic, medicinal uses) 7. bulk ground coffee (caffeine is a hell of a drug) 8. everclear (sterilize things, fuel source, barter, industrial solvent and cleaner, get drunk, molotov, etc)

I freeze my rice and beans for a week to kill any bugs that might have been in there. Improves the shelf life.

EXCELLENT INFO!!! THANK YOU ! GOD BLESS YOU!!!

I would also include salt to your list. It helps water boil faster and adds flavor to food. Good for mouth rinse.

One thing certain in life: if someone starts talking about food..it won't be long till you're feeling hungry 😛 ...now excuse me while the fridge gets raided 🏃🏻‍♂️

Something to consider with dry beans; If your situation will be grid-down and depending on limited propane or butane fuel on a camp/hiking stove, then consider the required boil time for these hard beans....often 4 hours (after soaking for half a day). I don't plan on having enough fuel to daily boil beans for 4 hours. In my case, I'm stocking up on canned wet beans or canned dehydrated lentils.

Someone needs to have a channel for survival cuisine.. I have most of the raw ingredients but could use some help with recipes..

This is excellently done. It's full of good advice. Thank you.

I live in a hurricane zone and started adding "prepper" foods to my list...over the past month I have accumulated enough food to fill two pantry cabinets so my family call it the family 7-11!

I'd like to add that things like Beef/Chicken Bouillon or Furikake Rice Seasoning has made a world of difference in making rice more flavorful for us. Watching from Oregon.

Saved this video 📹 in my archives, so I may come back to this... Thanks 😊!!!

Lentils are also really great, beyond a survival situation it's a good cheap way to pack out your food. They also have a decent amount of calories, vitamin b and zinc. Also get medical supplies!

Peanuts. Salted, honey roasted, caramel coated, roasted, unroasted, there's so many options. Whole lot of nutrients. Split into 100g packets for 600 calories of high fat, high protein food when you need it most.

I’m not a prepper but I’m here to learn!

Thank you for your advice and helpful information! A welt of wisdom! Thank you! Blessings ❤️

Pasta and beans isn't weird. It's a thing in Italy. They eat a lot of vegetarian stuff and some chicken and fish and upon occasion red meat. Mediterranean diet, very healthy.

Concerned about fuel or attracting attention by scent: cook food 10 minutes covered at a boil, then place on towels or blankets well wrapped and covered. It retains heat and is ready by next meal OR by supper. Heaviest pots work best.

Great list I would add low sodium chicken broth. It allows you to cook things that require water without using your drinking water and adds some flavor to the food.

I stockpile charcoal and sterno. Even though I'm not a camper, I have a small camping stove that works with sterno, and I can always use my charcoal grill to cook. We've had several power outages that lasted more than a day, and I can't tell you how convenient it is to open up a can of sterno and heat up some food! Along with that, actual matches and not just lighters. I have camping matches that can get wet and still work!