Top 10 Foods to Hoard for "The End of the World as We Know It" 

To learn more about the foods that you should consider hoarding go to The Provident Prepper: Top 10 Foods to Hoard for “The End of the World as We Know It” theprovidentprepper.org/top-10-foods-to-hoard-for-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it/ Other posts that may be of interest to you may include: 3 Months Supply of Food: Great Peace of Mind theprovidentprepper.org/3-months-supply-of-food-amazing-peace-of-mind/ Long Term Food Storage: Creative Solutions to Build a Critical Asset theprovidentprepper.org/long-term-food-storage-creative-solutions-to-build-a-critical-asset/ How to Create a Survival Food Forest in Your Own Back Yard theprovidentprepper.org/how-to-create-a-survival-food-forest-in-your-own-backyard/ How to Store Water for Emergency Preparedness theprovidentprepper.org/how-to-store-water-for-emergency-preparedness/ ****We hope that you will get busy and make some progress to build your survival food storage. You may be interested in exploring some of these links. There is something that is even more important than food and that is water. We recommend that you have a high-quality water filter that is designed to remove both biological and chemical contaminants. USA Berkey Water Filters bit.ly/3Q7VZXY - Use promo code PROVIDENT10 for a 10% discount on your purchase. ****The least expensive, quality, long-term basic food storage can be purchased at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Home Storage Centers. They have just a few basics but the prices are less expensive than anywhere else. You do not need to be a member to purchase food storage. To find one near you go to: providentliving.churchofjesuschrist.org/food-storage/home-storage-center-locations-map?lang=eng Once you have the basics we recommend purchasing from Augason Farms at www.augasonfarms.com/?avad=243073_f1900a3b5. They have a wide variety of foods packaged for long-term storage. ***Thanks for being part of the solution!

When a private citizen does it, it is called hoarding. When the government does it, it's called stockpiling.😉

Growing up in the mountains, we stored part of our crops every year. We never had any money ,but we never starved either.

Tip: keep your stores secret. "Having things can make you a victim. Having knowledge can make you an asset".

Hoarding is going out during an emergency situation and buying up as much mass quantities as possible. Preparing is building up extra supplies overtime to avoid a hoarding situation. Preparing does not upset supply lines like hoarding does.

Years ago we thought these people were crazy but, here we are 2021.🌹

I was going to tell my neighbor lady to prepare. The I looked around her yard with chickens goats ducks .Bags of corn in her little store. The village Mexicans have always been prepared.

We've planted many fruit trees, veg garden, chickens for eggs and going to get meat chickens soon. Stored dry beans , rice. Canned foods and bug out bags w prepping supply's , we been preparing for years for famines of some sort. Prayers for Gods mercy and protection ....God Bless America and her peoples

Sauerkraut has 750 g of vitamin C in every tablespoon just FYI

I think you should have mentioned seeds for next season growing, that would definitely be in my top 10!

We're on dissability and saw this coming so started collecting food from any church or food bank that would give and now have at least 3-4 months worth for my wife and I and constantly collecting more . We're blessed 🙏😇💓 love y'all .

I've collected ALL of your top 10. Cheese cloth, pariffin or beeswax, canning jars & Lids & seeds were also important to have to preserve food, make deodorant and the ability to keep producing more food after a year. We just have no idea how long our journey into the past may last into our future. I always say Prepping is AN INVESTMENT into yourself & all should do it. Folks have forgotten the history, luckily during the depression many had the knowledge to grow their own "GROCERY STORE" in their backyard. As we see today only 2% of the folks on the planet grow their own food. 2 out of 100 is not healthy. Be Safe Stay Well The Lord is with us.

Oats are even more valuable than wheat or rice. Rolled oats can be used as a grain with your meal, added to ground meats to stretch the volume, ground into flour for baking, soaked and blended into oat milk, and, of course, made into breakfast oatmeal! Bonus, they don't have gluten of their own, so if processed in a gluten-free facility, they're safe for family members with celiac disease or gluten intolerance.

I store my foods in smaller containers, use them on regular bases, but replace it on regular bases, dated and make sure, to always use the “oldest” container. store extra Baking soda to be used instead of toothpaste. Dry mixed vegetables and store them in portions to make a big pot of soup. Cocoa powder is a must for me. I use it in sooo many ways and it keeps indefinitely…

Pay for your food in cash not credit cards or debit cards so it can't be tracked if you buy large amounts of it.

Bulk items store tip: If your storing bulk items (powdered, grains, etc), Instead of storing them all in one 5 gallon Mylar bag, store them in smaller bags, so when you need them you only open one of the bags instead it all. presuming in long term WROL period you may not have the means to re-seal the bag after opening. Which opens the possibility of your stored item spoiling or getting contaminated before you consume it all. Plus if the container is breached you will lose the entire contents. If you store in smaller containers (Mylar bags) and one of them is damaged, you only lose the contents of that one smaller container. Vacuum packaging tip: If your vacuum packing in Mylar bags or Canning jars, You can further protect your stored items by applying a dry nitrogen flush before sealing. You can purchase compressed dry nitrogen from welding gas supply stores, and modify your vacuum sealer with a Tee in the plastic tubing to add nitrogen to the item your sealing. I typically pump out the air and then back fill with nitrogen 2 or 3 times, which will displace most of the oxygen & surface moisture in the container.

It is not hoarding when you are stocking up in times of plenty, just as God ordained Joseph to do in Egypt during the 7 years of plenty as a preparation for the 7 years of famine. We are to prepare during times of plenty so that our families are safe during times of trouble.

THIS. THIS is the video I have been looking for for a very long time. THANK YOU! 🇺🇸

I started prepping about 10 years ago. I started by buying an extra of my regularly purchased items. Each trip I'd add one thing that was not necessarily in my list but was a comfort type of food.

Coffee and tea

Flat leaf pine needles for tea, is a great source of Vitamin C.

From all The Comments I Read. ...All I Can Say Do The Best You Can ...save What You can .. Learn From Advise ...if You Have To Bug Out Prepare For That Too......We Don't Know What's Coming Next .....God Bless.....

I am storing raw honey in glass from a local bee keeper. Also real maple syrup will last forever. I am storing beans and seeds gir sprouting. If things go bad, it is good to have fresh greens.

I said this on another site, but if the grid goes down there will be many children roaming the streets because the foster homes don't want them anymore, elderly unable to pay for assisted living or other arrangements. People who can't pay for Section 8 or elderly apartments. Think of the weak and vulnerable of our society, who's going to take care of them? I hope it will be those of us who care no matter our religion. God bless you.

Water Grains(whole) White rice Corn Beans Potato flakes Dried onions, celery, carrots White sugar Honey Salt Baking soda Vinegar Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) A manual grain mill for processing grains

Gardening is my passion, literally! I've saved seeds in the past, now it's full on! Water, food, shelter and self defense! That's where I'm at. Nice to touch bases with others of like mind !

Totally different approach is perennial or at least bi annual vegetables, fruits, teas, and herbs interspersed in your landscape. Routinely harvest seeds, and scatter some of the seeds to grow naturally .For example I have lettuce sprouting at least 5 different places in my yard right now. And easily 30 swiss chard at least 8-10 inches high already as it grows through the harsh winter. Parsley growing like weeds from scattering seeds years ago. ( & I'm in Colorado) I can harvest them where they sprouted or wherever they came up too thick I just transplant the excess. I grow malabar spinach at my sliding glass door in my dining room on tomato cages all winter and spring. (Yes I have thick waterproofing under a 1' x1' by 2' planter box sold for raising tomatoes, found at an estate sale. And a several gallon ceramic pot)) Fresh greens all winter! Good in stir fries , in omelets and casseroles, in Chinese food, in ramen noodles and in salads. Try swiss chard, garlic, Egyptian walking onion, regular onion, scallions, chives, garlic chives, peppermint, spearmint, lemon balm, parsley, carrots, beets, comfrey(young leaves for tea, excellent animal feed, though I don't have any farm animals), rhubarb, fruit trees, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, grapes. Most all of these are on my about 70 by 110 ft lot. All mixed in with my flowers, plantain, feverfew, larkspur and dandelions., etc These supplement food storage of the basics.

I dont wanna live thru that anyways!! Come on Jesus!!

I would add peppers and cabbage to the list of vegetables. Great additions to soups and many other dishes.

sugar does not need to be stored in mylar and should not be stored with oxygen absorbers. in colonial times, sugar came in a hard loaf and you grated off what you needed.

A few days ago I went to the cupboard for some beef bouillon, and I was out. I went down to my preps, and I was lucky to find a pantry can of beef bouillon that needs to be used by the end of next year. It's wonderful to have necessities stored. Many times I have relied on my preps for things like onions. celery, mushrooms, tomato powder, etc...

I just put up 50 lbs of Wheat Montana Prairie Gold 100% whole wheat flour non gmo all natural. I bought it from the Mennonites and they told me to put bay leaves across the top which I did. I stored it in 2, 5 gallon food grade buckets with sealed lids. I also did the same minus the bay leaves with 50 lbs of sugar. The sugar had an oder and apparently it was beet sugar and has the slightest pink hue to it. Next thing will be oats.Most important however is going to be working on collecting rain water. I live on a mountain top and have a deep well, I am vulnerable in this area and find it paramount to begin this as the most important step going forward. Thanks for posting these videos I am learning so much.

White rice Whole grains Wheat Oats / Salt Sugar Spices in bulk jellies jams pure syrup & honey dried beans / Lard Oils / freeze dried foods / canned meats / ghee / baking soda / vinegar / mylar w oxygen absorb

In the spirit of, "Give a man a fish and he eats for a day, but teach a man how to fish and he eats for a lifetime," I would suggest that you acquire seeds and gardening supplies, including fertilizer, in order to grow your own food. And, of course, be sure to have fishing supplies. Then, make sure you have enough stored food to keep you and your family fed until you can establish your garden and start farming animals. Aquaponics is also a good method to use, as it provides you with both fish and fertilizer for growing plants.

One of my storage items is a .22 rifle with a scope and lots of ammunition. Thousands of rounds of .22 ammunition don’t take up a lot of space. The small caliber works well on small game. If a person shot a large animal such as a deer the lack of refrigeration could be a problem. So my thinking is that a small caliber rifle might be more beneficial in a survival situation.

tuna, canned fish, etc.

I throw away (in recycle) so many containers; I see how you reused yours and organized the grains. This is so helpful. I would add Olive oil, lots of dried herbs for spicing food. Also, powdered milk or canned milk is very useful . Dried fruits too. Thx so much!!

For anyone living in the Nashville Tn area there is a LDS cannery in Hendersonville Tn.

To add. Chocolate in powder form , hydrogen peroxide, cooking oil, garden seeds, and duct tape ( you can fix anything with duct tape). This video is an excellent list. God bless you and all who will receive the message.

I have a very lovely soup that I make and eat almost every day as one of my meals. It is a barley lentil soup with a spice packet and lots of canned or frozen vegetables. The dehydrated veggies would be perfect for long term storage. I suggest you eat what you store on a regular basis so that if you need to live on food storage so your system doesn't have problems getting used to the new foods.

I totally agree. Amen. God said to gather your provisions.

For the most desperate of crises, I would recommend foods which do not require cooking. Even if one has the equipment, fuel, ventilation, and time to cook, the odor of cooking food will eventually attract starving, armed, dangerous visitors who will stop at nothing to get something to eat.

Don't forget a few chickens and a rooster...and a fishing rod. Good luck.

Add powdered milk cornstarch and Knorr boullion powerded eggs and cocoa alot can be made with these for extra calories and pudding great list to get

Reading glasses in different strengths and a repair kit, extra gaskets for canners, cast iron cookware for cooking over a fire. Start a medicinal herb garden and get a carpet sweeper that requires no electricity such as Bissell.

5:17 It's also worth noting that freeze dried food maintains significantly more nutrients than dehydrated food. For me, freeze dried is worth the difference in bulk.

Thank you for the useful information. Tuna fish ,Oreos, peanut butter,jelly,crackers,chocolate milk,tea,coffee,orange juice,butter.

One of the items on my list is a variety of oils and caustic soda to make soap with. Especially coconut oil, castor oil and olive oil is valuable for this. I can make anything from dish-washing soap to face purification bars and shampoo bars to general purpose household cleaner (safe and biodegradable b.t.w.). I also keep a good supply of jams and coffee beans because it can make your life more pleasant when you're under siege. I keep a huge variety of seeds, plant some of them yearly and when they become older, I plant some just to get fresh seed again. I have at least 20 different tomato variety seeds and 20 different pepper/chilli seed. If need be I'd like to grow at least enough fresh vegetables and fruit for my family to use. I stock up on tea, dried medicinal herbs and essential oils for their medicinal value too. Also blankets, toilet paper and pet food. Imagine how sad you'll be if you can't feed your cat (who are obligate carnivores and will not survive on rice and beans) if it can't find food to hunt? Keep several bags of cat kibble. Dogs will survive on human food, cats and birds won't.

I suggest not eating too well on your hoard pile after "the world ends." If you look really healthy compared to everyone around you, they'll know you have a stash and try to raid it.

Chocolate! Can't make your own chocolate.

Here remembering the story of the prepper who lost his house to mortgage debt. Shared his stuff with neighbors. Now he is a well loved guy, who'll survive any apocalyptic event by having learnt to cooperate with others.

Whiskey or alcohol, for medical and barter purposes.

Things I learned about food storage when I was sailing... if you suspect your canned goods might be exposed to moisture, remove the labels and write the contents on the can with a Sharpie - then coat the cans with varnish. To make fruit stay fresh longer, wrap each piece in tissue paper and store in a small barrel. To make your eggs last longer, coat each one with Vaseline. Onions and peppers... make them into hanging braids after picking... they’ll last a good long while. You can also store onions in the cut off legs of panty hose. Tie a knot between each onion and hang. Then just snip off as you use them.

I’d have to suggest herbs too, both for medicinal and culinary purposes. Also vacuum pack any long term meds you may need. Learn to grow plants that will amply substitute for every day things - like mullein leaves for toilet paper. Store a few reams of paper and pencils until you learn how to make your own charcoal. You can’t make either of these easily. Store plentiful yarn and cotton thread for mending and sewing. You can’t make these easily either. Get some citrus trees in pots. They can move with you. You’ll learn about looking after plants. And you won’t get ‘scurvy’ when others do! Also great for medicinal and flavouring purposes.

I love watching your channel. Thank you for all you do.

I have just had your channel pop up as a suggestion. I am so glad it did as I have enjoyed your video and subscribed. Your info was shared in a way that makes it useful to those just starting out and those of us who have prepped in different ways for some time. Thank you! Having grown up in a small State that spent weeks at a time with so much snow that no one could get in or out, often without running water or electricity, it was vital to be prepared for anything Mother Nature would hit us with. I don’t see it as hoarding, you are right it has awful connotation that word. For me, hoarding means you are grabbing everything so no one else can have any. For an emergency prep, this is not the case. We bulk buy, there are not many in our family, so extra gets canned, frozen, dehydrated, freeze dried, fermented, etc. We grow most of our own produce, and I can the majority. It was how I grew up. Hubby is a city boy and a foreigner, and had never canned or preserved for emergencies. He would tease me and say I was canning for the 5thousand. Although I am American, we live in Scotland. When covid hit and we were all in lockdown, food in the shops was pretty scarce to start until they began rationing it, limiting how much you could purchase of any given item. We live in a very small community (14 households) and we were able to help friends and neighbours wi thought really dipping into our real storage. Because we do not use single use plastic if we can avoid it, we buy our toilet paper by the case, individually wrapped in paper. When the tp hoarding began, we were once again safe and able to share when needed. Hubby, for the first time, realised just how important my prepping was. He has bought me a new pressure canner, cases upon cases of jars and lids, and a second dehydrator. And we have just got our freeze dryer up and running. He has had a scare and is going a little frantic but knowing what a hard time could be coming, I am not complaining at all. I would add herb seeds to the list of essentials. When eating beans and grains constantly, while a variety is great as they have different flavors, they can get old quickly, day in, day out for a year or more. Herb seeds take up such little space and yet provide such intense flavor when grown they are worth the effort. We have been members of a seed group that keeps the old fashioned seeds that are no longer viable for sellers but are ideal for growing and preserving. The seeds our ancestors used. We are caretakers trying to build up stock if the seeds for everyone in the group to have a decent amount to not only grow and use but to dry for future crops and generations. I was gifted 5 bean seeds that were more than 400 years old, as were 4 other members. It was amazing to think how long ago that bean plant has grown and produced those little beans. I did not think they would germinate but gave it a try. All 5 sprouted! They had not been kept in the best possible conditions, and those little miracle bean seeds grew. It has taken several years to have enough to try them fresh and to try them dried and then cooked up. I am now working on other experiments with growing them in less than ideal conditions, the kind we might find ourselves in unexpectedly. It has made me truly appreciate how important our seeds are and storing them properly for future use for emergencies. I look forward to watching the rest of your videos and learning new things. As Hubby is starting to see how vulnerable the food system can be in an emergency situation, I am trying to gather up info and make a Prep checklist for long term storage for when the shtf. I am sure your videos will be a comfort to him. Thank you again!

Powdered rose hips lasts long in Mylar and is considerably higher in vitamin C than citrus fruit. Also dried elderberries are a great source of vitamin C

This is a video everyone needs to watch ,share and save for reference. Just my opinion. ❤

When it comes to being prepared for emergencies I've done pretty well. I've always thought, however, that the apocalyptic mindset of a lot of preppers was quite over-the-top and melodramatic. During the current COVID crisis, though, the mindset doesn't sound as crazy to me as it used to.

Well, I always try to Stock Up. Came in Handy more than Once. 1, Beans a variety 2, Rice a variety 3, Flours Regularl and Gluten Free 4, Sugars Granulated, Powdered and Brown, I rotate the The Brown and Powdered Sugar out. 5, Corn Meal, Grits... 6, Canned Meats. 7, Honey. 8, Dehydrated Sliced Potato and Flakes. 9, Vinegar 10, Dried Spices and Veggies

Got to say your videos have helped me to get serious about prepping and food storage. At 55 years old I had never baked a thing in my life. I the last 3 months I've learned to bake bread(4 different recipes I now use) and even baked cookies. My wife says don't stop lol. We now go through more flour in a month than what we used to go through in a year.

Gotta love the LDS Church for having their parishoners grow gardens, fruit trees, keep chickens, can, dehydrate and always insure a filled pantry, either in their home basement or in a shed on their property. Seeing The Provident Prepper here with that same awareness of always staying on top and being safe. :)

Chic pease and lentils Mung beans great for sprouting Dry pasta Canned tomatoes Olive oil

I can't thank you enough for all this amazing information!!! Keep up the good work!!

Hoarding is getting more than your share when everyone is desperately looking for the item. Stocking and preparing is buying bulk while everyone else is mentally asleep and carelessly believing the supply will always be there.Good ideas. Thank you.Often 'hoarding' is a crime as soon as the situation goes bad. Having a well stocked pantry is not illegal. Read One Second After. I just did. Then I went shopping and starting talking to others. Blessings.

First of all, hoarding means others go without any while you have an over-abundance. If you intend to share what you are stocking up on then bless you. If you are hoarding to save only your own skin(and maybe your family) you are feeding into the system that would have you fall flat on your face. My friend take a breath. Stock up sensibly and plan to share if need be. We will prosper in whatever comes to be by staying healthy calm and loving. Not by every man for himself.

Can you please do a long term storage for pets please?

I didn't think to store ascobic acid o r vinegar. I will correct that. A person could collect rose hips. I stored 500 lbs.each of salt and sugar for barter. (cane sugar to avoid GMO modification) I also stored 150 lbs. of whole powdered milk. I have a Berkery water filter for my water needs with extra filters. That was a bit spendy for me but I felt it was personally worth it

The one thing about all these dry grains and etc. Its going to take a lot of water to cook them. So stock up on tons of water

You won't need to "hoard" anything if it is "the end of the world"!

Oh yes. Totes to store things in.

Drop an egg size piece of dry ice into a 5 gallon bucket of grain {rice,corn or beans] and the co2 will drive out the o2 because co2 is heavier and will displace the o2. After the dry ice is gone, seal up the tiny vent hole.

I'm Not Concerned About Food But Our Souls

Fascinating to know to difference between dehydrated and freeze dried. Thanks

On the subject of salt, I like to keep pure salts (last forever), as well as iodized table salt...the iodized supplies critical iodine, but only has (as I recall) a 3-5 year shelf life. Store it, then 5 years later pull it out and use it, or donate to a food bank and resupply. You also didn't mention spices...eating for a year with only salt would be...boring. All manner of spices should be stored in a bucket in original containers, and are good for at least 5 years...rotate them out or donate to a food bank and resupply when they expire. Maple Syrup, Soy Sauce also on my list...they pretty much last forever as well. I also like to layer my food types. Buckets for LONG term, dehydrated meals (1-2 months worth) for short term, and MREs (1 month's worth) for immediate use or for use while moving...no cooking required. Great vid, on my saved list for a reference. Thanks!

Grits!!! Tiny bit goes long way!

I agree with most of your vision. But I would look for alternative means to PRODUCE what we could need, like ascorbic acid. I lived through the worst years of the Venezuelan collapse. I had supplies, but not enough for anything like what happened. Hoarding is not going to take you much further. You need to PRODUCE in a SUSTAINABLE WAY if you want to make it. I´m now expatriated in a foreign country, broke and having a harsh time.

Very good list. I have most of these things but I need more. I would like to boost my 3 month supply to a year as soon as possible. Things are getting weird out there.

From what I have been told for years is that around 70% of preppers will have been preparing for someone else instead, meaning not everyone will survive what's coming to America.

We are not far from our long term prepps, but we have somewhat compensated the shortages with vitamins/minerals, which are needed for the girls and boys in our family. By no means is that a substitute for the prepps, merely a survival resource if we need to ration more than expected. TY for all your videos and your book, huge advantage to be able to rely on your sharing of info through the years of prepping. Stay safe, God bless.

BTW- wife and I truly appreciate all the information you share with all of us 🏆

If you can find un-hydrogenated lard I'd suggest picking up some small containers. As long as you don't open them they'll last forever. Also, tabasco sauce and Worcestershire sauce; buy a few extras and keep them in rotation.

Large quantities of ascorbic acid are also very good as a chelating agent in the event of radioactive exposure or ingestion of radioactive nucleides. In a study done of children who had been in the contamination zone around Chernobyl in 1986 when the reactor exploded and they were exposed to large doses of radioactive particles they were given 2 tbsps of ascorbic acid in a large glass of orange juice twice a day for three months. At the end of the study, their exposure levels had dropped 66%. .

Wow, looks like you made this JUST BEFORE the shit really did hit the fan! Bet you've gotten a ton more subscribers in the past couple of months!!! Thanks for all your tips.

I take the salt out of the original containers and vacuum seal it in a food saver bag before putting it in a 5 gallon bucket. While it is good to store vinegar, it is better to learn how to make your own.

Thanks for the tips this will help with me going off grid living and I will look up your website and I found this helpful with information regarding food supply

Find safety house with large pantry facing sunset side for storage. Homestead near a river for fishing and crabbing. Never go hungry.

I NEVER store anything in plastic bottles. Glass, and canning jars are the best options.

Some great ideas on this list. Just to add to the conversation: If you live near the coast, you probably don't need to hoard salt. Sea Salt is very easy to make. I make, and use it all the time.

Thank you so much. I'm glad I found your page.

If you want highly concentrated Vitamin C, grow Rosa rugosa -- pretty flowers and makes a great hedge. You eat the fruit, nicknamed "sea tomato".

Just found your channel. Your video is amazing! Thank you for all the information you have given. 🌸🌼

Great Advise, thank you!

So enjoyable and educational that I subscribed! Audio quality MehMoh! God Bless!

Excellent work! Thank you for the valuable data.

Cocoa powder- cuz chocolate bars don’t store long term...❤️ chocolate 🍫

Great informative video...great list and ideas! Thanks!

I store popcorn to grind for corn meal as it is usually non-GMO & it is frugal.

Well done video with tons of info for the preppier just starting out.

Thanks so much! Bless you!💜🙋🏻