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HERE IS LEISA LIST: 1.) Canning supplies: a.) Lids: Wide mouth and regular b.) Jars: Quarts, pints, half pints, gallons if you can get them c.) Kosher or pickling Salt d.) Pectin e.) Clear gel 2.) Baking Supplies: a.) Flour 1.) All-purpose 2.) Self Rising 3.) Bread Flour 4.) Cake flour 5.) Other grain flours such as Buckwheat, Whole Wheat, Gluten-free flour, Almond flour, Corn flour, 00 flour, White whole wheat flour, pastry flour, Amaranth flour, Coconut flour, etc. . . (There is 26 types in all) (There is a difference in the above types of flour. Sometimes you can find cake mix on sale as well as bread flour. Get what you need and use the most of.) 3.) Sweeteners: a.) White sugar b.) Brown Sugar (You can make your own brown sugar with white sugar and molasses.) c.) Molasses d.) Artificial sugars/sweeteners like Splinda e.) Stevia f.) Honey g.) Agave h.) Maple i.) Corn sugar k.) Karo l.) Confectioners sugar m.) Cane n.) Beet sugar (There are more but these are the most common.) 4.) Oils: a.) Vegetable oil b.) Canola Oil c.) Corn oil d.) Coconut oil e.) Peanut Oil f.) Sunflower oil g.) Olive Oil h.) Avocado i.) Lard j.) Crisco (There are 22 types of cooking oils.) 5.) Leavening Agents - There are three main types of leavening agents: biological, chemical, and steam. a.) Yeast - Biological b.) Baking Powder - Chemical c.) Baking soda - Chemical d.) Steam - Steam is produced when the water in your dough reaches 212 F and vaporizes. Steam may seem boring when compared with the fascinating processes described above, but it is a powerful force. When water becomes steam, its volume increases by some 1,500 times. The force with which this expansion takes place is increased by higher temperatures. Puff pastry and choux pastry are two examples of pastry that use only steam as their leavening agent, and when prepared properly are superbly airy and flaky. 6.) Starches a.) Corn Starch b.) Potato Starch c.) Oat Starch d.) Rice Starch (There are other starches, but, these are the most common.) 7.) Salt a.) Kosher salt or pickling salt b.) Iodize salt - commonly known as table salt c.) Sea salt - various types 8.) Powder items: a.) Powdered milk b.) Powdered Butter Milk c.) Powdered eggs d.) Freeze dried items (to numerous to mention here.) 9.) Baking Mixes: a.) Pre-made pancake mix b.) Corn meal/bread mixes (ie. Jiffy mix) c.) Bisquick mix d.) Packages that have pre-mixes in the already 10.) Spices & Herbs a.) Check and see what you have verses what you will need. Spices do have a shelf life for freshness and potency. Look for what you may need in a 6 month period. b.) Herbs are like spices, they are best when fresh. (It is better for you to try and grow your own and store them in your freezer.) 11.) Coco Powder, baking chocolate, chocolate chips, etc... 12.) Dried Fruit a.) Raisins b.) Apricots c.) Dates e.) Any other dried fruits that you may want or like. 13.) Grains: a.) Rice b.) Oatmeal c.) Cereals (Make certain to remove from the packaging and re-seal in a closed container to maintain freshness and prevent insects or rodents from eating your food.) d.) pasta(s) - of all kinds and types 14.) Peanutbutter & Jelly a.) You can usually make your own jelly, but, you may wish to get the type of jelly you like the best. 15.) Can Meats a.) Fish 1.) Tuna 2.) Sardines 3.) Salmon 4.) Kippers 5.) Other types of canned fish b.) Can Beef c.) Can Chicken d.) Can ham (ie. Spam) e.) There are other can meats 16.) Canned fruits and vegetables (We all know what is out there and available.) (Sometimes you can get a #10 can and break it down into smaller /usable size amounts you just have to either store them in the fridge for a quick turn around or re-can them.) 17.) Can ready to eat meals a.) Chunky Soup b.) Progresso Soup c.) Spaghetti O's d.) Ravioli (which can be considered canned meat) e.) There are others to numerous to mention here. 18.) Bouillon - an instant boosts to your meals, soups, or canning a.) Beef b.) Chicken 19.) Condiments - There are a lot of condiments that are to numerous to write down; but, here are a few of the most common: a.) Ketchup - (I buy #10 cans of Ketchup. It is cheaper and I can refill my 64 oz bottle 3 times and it is cheaper to purchase.) b.) Mustard - (I purchase a gallon jug of my favorite mustard, Gordon's. It is cheaper than purchasing the little bottles plus it will keep without refrigeration.) c.) Pickles d.) Relish c.) Olives d.) Salad Dressing/ Salad dressing mix - You can make your own e.) Gravy Mix f.) Mayo - You can make your own. g.) Soy sauce h.) Worcestershire sauce/ steak sauce i.) Bar-B-Que sauce j.) Hot sauce k.) Horseradish 20.) Dehydrated foods a.) Instant potatoes b.) stew mixes c.) soup mixes d.) onion e.) peppers f.) garlic g.) various dehydrated foods to numerous to mention. 21.) Beverages a.) Soda - You get the common kind like Coke or Pepsi or you can get a soda stream. b.) Kool Aid c.) Flavor boosters - the kind you can add by squirting into your water d.) Gator Aid e.) Tang f.) Flavour packets g.) Teas - to numerous to mention h.) Coffee - pre-ground or in the bean (Remember, in the bean it can go rancid due to the oil.) i.) Hot Chocolate mix (comes in Strawberry too) j.) Chrystal lite 22.) Alcohol a.) To be used in making other baking goods like Vanilla or bourbon cherries b.) For consumption c.) For barter or trading d.) Medical purposes 23.) Pop corn 24.) Gelatin/Jello 25.) Candy & Chewing gum 26.) Supplements: a.) Vitamins b.) Cold/Flu Remedies c.) Hay Fever/ runny nose remedy d.) Pedialyte - good for everyone e.) Tum or Alka-seltzer f.) What ever you may need 27.) Paper products a.) Toilet paper b.) Paper towels c.) Napkins d.) Paper plates e.) Parchment paper f.) Cups and Straws 28.) Crackers a.) Saltine b.) Ritz c.) Graham d.) Cookies 29.) Aluminum foil - The bigger amount you can get the better. 30.) Plastic wrap 31.) Plastic baggies - The size depends on what you use the most. a.) Freezer baggies - The size depends on what you use the most. This concludes the list that Leisa suggested. I added a few things and I am sure that you can add more. :-)

Bought 200 bales of horse and cow hay today. Humans aren’t the only ones to stock up for....

We all need to stay prayed up 💖

One thing I still need to do is print out recipes, canning instructions, conversion charts, nutritional charts, gardening guides, first aid guides, all that critical information that is important to have in hand if power or internet is down

If you got lard, you got gold. My grandmother said during the great depression that people would come from miles away to trade for lard with my great pawpaw. She said that saved them because people would bring eggs and fruit and all kinds of stuff to trade with them. They used lard for everything.. same thing on honey. My great pawpaw raised pigs and honey bees.

I've been telling my hubby for years now that my bit of extra weight will serve me well if the 'unthinkable' were to happen. You skinny guys might have a problem. Then again, you can probably run faster than me. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Lack Storage??? Get rid of the junk you no longer use, wear, etc. I had storage I had no idea I had. Thx Leisa

Storing enough water

You are not a fear monger. I have seen videos from fear mongers and they make me mad. You are a good person who tries to help people that's why we love you.

A word of caution... be realistic! I went to an estate sale recently. The people had a storage container (the kind you see big trucks transporting) in their yard packed floor to ceiling with foods that were 25 years old. Many of the canned goods had ruptured. Yes some of it was still viable. I walked out with a box full of killer deals but most of what I saw I would not even feed to animals. Personally I think learning to cook from scratch, and only stocking up on ingredients is the way to go.

WHERE TO STORE • Dehydrated foods under your bed • Rolling metal shelves (great selection of sizes) • Buckets behind your couch • At the bottom of closets • Broken freezers in the basement • Freestanding wardrobes • Old filing cabinets • Tubs made into coffee tables with a tablecloth

I've seen so many people suggest the purchase of disposable plates, utensils, etc. in the event of a lack of water for whatever reason. I'd like to recommend something something better. Heavy plastic wrap. Walmart has a "professional" style of plastic wrap that's so much better than the regular stuff, even better than brand names, or if you're a member of Sam's Club or Costco, or if you have a restaurant supply place like GFS, get yourself a restaurant sized roll of very heavy plastic wrap. For most people, one roll will be a lifetime supply, but you can use your regular dishes, put some plastic wrap over a plate, like a bowl or a cup (cold drinks only), eat, drink, then peel it off and throw it away and put the clean dish back in the cabinet. You can even keep from having to wash silverware as much, chopsticks. If you can use them, great, all you need to do is give them a wipe and you're good. I'm watching this on my TV while writing this on my tablet so I can keep up. I'm so proud of myself because every box you're listing, I've checked off. I do have a small cat that I have to prep for as well (who happens to love rice pudding) - I was married to a Cuban man, and got used to buying rice in 50-lb bags for a family of 3. But in planning out my larder I decided that my money is better spent on my food than my cat's when it comes to her treat. So last night I looked up recipes for homemade cat treats. I have flour & coconut flour, and I can make oat flour and rice flour, then all you need is tuna or salmon, some catnip, and you're done. I have a feeling that I'm not going be buying treats anymore.. I'm watching this on my TV while writing this on my tablet so I can keep up. I'm so proud of myself because every box you're listing, I've checked off. But I've got a couple of other things to go with your list,. The flavorings for water, - don't discount Kool-aid, it has lots of flavor and you can add as much or as little sweetener as you choose, and don't forget that you can add it to simple syrup.. Cereal - For those who like instant oatmeal, those big containers that are called "quick oats" is just instant oatmeal that aren't in packets. A container of store brand oats, in my area I pay 3¢ an ounce. Look up the cost on instant oatmeal in your favorite store app. The price per ounce is staggering comparitively. The two most popular flavors of instant oatmeal are apple cinnamon and maple brown sugar. This is apple season, grab a bunch crush them up and dry them. They're awesome for oatmeal, but they're also great to make pancakes wiht, and if you use a little powdered sugar and water to make a glaze, those pancakes will taste just like the apple fritters at the donut shop. Maple brown sugar is the one that a lot of people have a hard time with. The secret here is maple extract with the brown sugar, not maple syrup. And trust me if you make your oatmeal with maple extract and brown sugar, you'll never go back to those little envelopes. I prefer rolled oats for a better texture than the instant or quick oats, that being said, a lot of people are intimidated by cooking oats, just as many people are with cooking rice. And with both of them, they can turn into wallpaper glue quite easily. Here's the key to an amazing bowl of oatmeal. Forget the directions, just use equal amounts of water and oats. Bring the water to a boil, pour in the oats, you want to stir it well in make sure that all of the oats are wet, do this with the burner on for 30 seconds, then take it off the burner and let it sit for a couple of minutes so it can absorb the water, and you'ore good, put it in your bowl and enjoy. While I'm waiting on water to boil, I fix my bowl with the extract, brown sugar, and butter, when the oats are ready, in the bowl they go and I'm a happy camper. FYI I buy my vanilla and maple extracts on Amazon in 16oz bottles, it's much more cost effective. Which brings me to brown sugar and powdered sugar. How much to prep? Well you don't know how much you'll need, and even if you don't use much regularly now, chances are if there's an issue and you're (hypothetically speaking of course) stuck at home because of a pandemic perhaps (it could happen LOL) chances are that you're going to bake more, so then you really don't know how much of it to buy. Here's my advice, don't. Just get white sugar, that's all you need. If you need powdered sugar, all you need is white sugar, a little cornstarch and a blender or food processor. The same goes for brown sugar, don't buy it. Take white sugar and mix in molasses. That's it. You can get white sugar cheap, i buy mine at Walmart and get a 25-lb bag fro $7.60 USD, which is a whole lot less expensive than buying brown or powdered sugar. The cost of the cornstarch you'll use is a couple of pennines. A jar of molasses is only a couple of dollars, can make a WHOLE LOT of brown sugar, will last a long time, and take up much less room in your pantry. Stock up with a couple of bottles of lemon juice. It can be used to flavor water or mixed with sugar to make lemonade, used with powdered sugar to make a glaze for cakes, donuts, etc, to mix with milk or cream to make buttermilk, can be used in canning and cooking. Also get yourself some extra baking cocoa, not only for the reasons you listed Liesa, but because you can also use it to make hot cocoa. If you're a Bisquick lover, stock up Crisco if it's something your don't normally keep it on hand. If you need to make your own. Google "The New Missouri Mix" from the University of Missouri Extension office. It's a great recipe, comparable to Bisquick, and there are plenty of recipes to use it. Also that Crisco can be turned into a candle as simply as inserting a wooden shish kebab skewer or one of those long fireplace matches. In an emergency, put a spoonful in a shot glass and stick in a wooden match or or even a toothpick to use as a wick. And last but not least, for those of use who drink almond or soy milk, powdered milk isn't an option. You can buy shelf stable plant milk, but it's expensive. And nuts are pricey, although the almonds used to make milk can be turned into almond flour. Viable alternatives you can make at home and stock up on is oat milk or rice milk, perfect since oats and rice are inexpensive, it can be made on demand as needed, and you can even make rice milk with leftover cooked rice. If this is something you want to do, you will need a nut milk bag. I've found a nylon one online, but you could also go old school and use (clean) panty hose. There are plenty of recipes out there for both oat & rice milk online. And like most things, practice before you need. Make sure that this is a good fit for you before you plan on it as your back up. I love almond milk best, but I'm backing up extra oats to use for my backup, it's trial and error, but I'm not planning on it as a my plan b unless I find the right recipe for my taste. Also, the oats that are strained out, called oat pulp, can be added to anything you put oats in or dried and ground into flour or use them to replace bread crumbs in meatloaf and meatballs. The same is true for the rice. Anyway, enjoy! ETA: Grape juice - Stock it. If you wind up with an intestinal virus, grape juice will shut it down, QUICK.

Yes!! It feels like it is never enough! I'm super fortunate that my husband has FINALLY jumped on board with me on this journey! I woke up this morning, and he had went to Aldi's while I was still sleeping. He bought a bunch of can goods to add to our pantry! I was pretty impressed with not only his selections, but that he has actulally been listening to me!!

The best phrase I’ve heard for preppers is 👍🏼 one means none, two means one, so prepare accordingly. I now have three of everything.

I just wanted to let you know, I have been listening to other female preppers and you have a very nice voice. It might sound weird but it is important to me.

I'm a long time canner for over thirty years. Also, I am a vegetable gardener as well. I do grow a lot of our food. Right now I feel the urgency to organize my recipes and record them on paper taking them off of my computer. My husband & I have been preparing for food shortages since we married 32 years ago. My 87 yo father lives with us. He lived through the Great Depression. We are from the Deep South where all of our parents and grandparents passed down so much knowledge and skills to us. All this preparation has got to be so much stress for new beginners. I pray for everyone's safety and well being. I see so many very young families raising little children. My heart goes out to them. Currently, I am canning pears from our tree and harvesting pecans, too.

Not to brag🤪but...I got four cases of pints wide mouth yesterday 🙌🏼

Canned chili is good on a cheese omelet and I have, in the past, thickened canned soups and poured them over mashed potatoes. I’ve even put canned soup in the blender and made gravy out of it.

This IS an idea from Pinterest but it’s a great idea. I did it 4 years ago and am so glad I did. Get a good quality hanging shoe rack, the sturdy fabric kind with big pockets. Hang it on the inside of your pantry door. BAM! Just got yourself a shelf worth of previously wasted free space.

I am a single senior citizen in a small apartment. If I can find $5-10 a month for preps anyone can!

I'm so glad that you mentioned that the feeling to stock up never goes away.

Besides medications I will get me another pair of reading glasses. Denture adhesive is also important if you rely on it. Can’t read recipes without glasses and can’t eat without dentures. I know it sounds funny...

If you have elderly in your family and are their caregiver dont forget them. Incontinence pads, skin ointments, pedilite, meds and their favorite snacks that others dont use.

Since no one else in my family is prepping, I'm trying to prep for everyone. Wish my husband would get on board. I feel a lot of weight on my shoulders. As for all the things you mentioned, I've got them. Leisa, thank you for always putting out a great video! It feels good to know there are others who are doing the same things I am. :) We're not nutz. We're Preppers!

Don't forget the rice and dehydrated bananas to use for Bratt Diet. If children have been sick and need a bland diet recuperating, also buy peaches in natural syrup use the syrup stop throwing up. It works start small 1tsp. child, or 1 Tbsp. if adult. Granddaughter always asks for it when this happens. Nurse told my daughter about this

ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO I WENT INTO PRAYER AND WAS ASKING THE ALMIGHTY IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT I NEED TO GET AND I THINK HE SHOWED ME LIGHTERS AND MAYBE SOME OTHER THINGS BECAUSE YOU DON'TKNOW IF YOU MIGHT NEED SOME WAY TO COOK OUTSIDE OR SOMETHING LIKE LIGHTING A CANDLE. IT'S GOOD TO PRAY AND ASK THE ALMIGHTY WHAT ELSE YOU MAY NEED TO GET.

Why stock salad dressings, why not just the ingredients. They are basic and it is VERY easy to make up a dressing as you needed it. Oils (olive or avocado or other preferred / available oil), Vinegars (balsamic, apple cider, rice etc) and spices (garlic powder, rosemary, basil, etc) The commercially made products just add (and charge extra for)stabilizers and preservatives you don't need. I get the ingredients and make it as I go. Cheaper and easier to store long term.

Over door shoe pockets do great, got them everywhere

I bought 8 27 gallon black with yellow top totes and I am going to put stuff that could be frozen ( rice, beans, noodles, flour, etc) to freeze over the Winter outside. I live in Wisconsin.

I would rather go into debt now to buy food for the next 3-4 months than not to have enough. Take care of the debt issue when the panic has died now, if it ever does. I have 7 in my family and have been stockpiling since about March (couldn't find toilet paper back then); and I am really glad I have a good supply of things now. However, just as you mentioned --- is it ever enough.

I would like to share something that we did and still do for some things. I keep a sheet of paper on my frige and I made a list of some things we use every day. I write the date that the product is opened and the date when it is used up. After a few months I figure the average number of days the product lasted. This is how I know that we have enough coffee for a year, enough yeast for 3 years, dog food for 6 months and toilet paper for at least 4 years. I just thought this might be helpful if you're worried if you have enough of something for an extended period of time.

With all the extra food we are all buying, the most important thing I got last week with a freezer alarm. I have an extra fridge and chest freezer in the basement, and I'm not in them daily. Got the alarm for under $20 on Amazon and it has sensors for 2 appliances and a control box that goes upstairs. Did spring for lithium batteries for the sensors since they will last better in the cold. Most of the comments/reviews on Amazon were from people whose freezers died and they lost a lot of food, so were getting the alarm so it wouldn't happen again. Decided to be proactive instead of reactive.

Under the bed yes. Behind bedroom doors. Shelves put in livingroom too......so much for pretty.....functional and necessary took over.

I have a major hurricane coming my way. I'm afraid I will lose everything. Say a prayer for Florida, please.

Melt peanut butter and choc chips and pour it over popcorn - happy kids (and me lol)

Concentrated juices so that if you cant get bottled juice you can gave them.

Aluminum Foil, plastic wrap, parchment paper and waxed paper. They are on the list...

Don't forget about your lawn equipment and other power tools. My husband has at least 2 years worth of oil, filters, spark plugs, chain saw blades, gas stabilizer, etc... Even if we can buy them in the future the cost may be much higher.

I started prepping following "the great blizzard of 1978." We were not prepared, but found out very quickly how handy some camping equipment could be. My experience with emergencies has been mostly long-term power outages (hurricanes, ice storms), where "normal" living and food prep is not possible. I also do not have a freezer, so I concentrate on shelf-stable items, and think in terms of things that don't need electricity. Foods that can be heated on a camp stove over sterno, home dehydrated food that can be re-hydrated, that sort of thing. To translate to long-term social unrest, just store more of it? Baking mixes, such as Jiffy, that contain leavening agents such as baking powder, don't store very long, especially if you don't have air conditioning, because the baking powder 'dies.' I make my own baking powder with baking soda and cream of tartar. Kept separate, they each last indefinitely. Combine as needed for baking. I would probably lean toward an Irish soda bread, rather than yeast, just because of my own circumstances. I know this is primarily a food/canning site, but...there are other things we should store (you mentioned some). Mentally walking down the aisles of my store... Vitamins (multi-vitamin) and supplements First aid items (needs a whole video) but even some bandaids, anti-bacterial ointment. Anti-itch (cortisone), and rub-on pain relief Allergy meds, cold and flu meds. KIDS meds, if you have them. Eye drops, contact lens solutions. OTC pain meds and sleep aids Antacids Upset stomach and diarrhea meds. Stool softeners (think "stop and go"), hemorrhoid creams, fiber supplements. Shaving supplies - razors, blades, shaving cream Deoderant Toothbrushes - cheap, plastic, and they come from China. Future scarcity? Toothpaste, floss, mouthwash, denture items if you need them. Shampoo Body wash - I never use it. I use bar soap on principle, but it is time to think about the HUGE amount of products we use because marketing people tell us they are necessary. Do we really need 8 different types of hair "products," and a separate soap for each body part? Is it time to streamline, at least in terms of storage items? Lotion and creams for dry skin. (my niece spent a year in Belarus, and these were not available. One of the most appreciated gifts you could give a woman was some lotion). Vaseline - multiple uses, besides a skin soother. Tampons, pads, and panty liners Condoms and birth control products, if used Incontinence items/pads Q-tips, cotton balls or other cotton products Batteries - all the regular sizes (LOTS. They last up to 10 years unopened now) but also any specialty batteries - hearing aid, watches, car keys (to open the car door) Have some spare keys made You mentioned alcohol - it is beyond the scope of this site, but I keep alcohol, especially vodka, on hand, for making herbal tinctures (medicines and auto immune support) with herbs from my garden.

I would also suggest keeping cream of tartar. Because if you don't have baking powder you can make it by combining cream of tartar and baking soda. When I was in culinary school I learned how baking powder is made. If you go online you can learn to get the exact amount to make baking powder. Cream of tartar is good for whipping in egg whites to make meringue. Hope this helps.

I got the Folgers coffee singles and the big pouches too. If there’s no power and you’re cooking outside with fire you can just heat your water for the single or I drop the big pouch in my Cowboy coffee pot and cook over the fire. I cook outside over an open fire just for fun a lot of weekends even in the snow lol. My husband thinks I’m nuts until I put that big ol plate of food in front of him 😂🤣

Buy some staples to donate to your local Food Bank. Love thy neighbor.

Empty nester here---and we have a full sized, unfinished basement (doesn't leak). Used to be the main "rec room" set up for our teens to crash around in. Over the past two years I've put in a couple shelf units and bought a small freezer. We're lucky! But my main obstacle is my husband who more than likely thinks I've gone nuts because I've created food storage for us, first aid kits, and bug out bags. I felt I hadn't put enough by and needed a more secretive storage area---back corner of the clothes closet in one of our small bedrooms. I have a big rubbermaid tub with lid in there for some extra things.

This going to sound crazy but if you don't enjoy water add a pinch of pink salt to your water it makes it easier to drink.

Guest room/pantry: Ordered an 18" high bed frame and skirt that easily store/hide many 5 gallon buckets and cases of water. Also, it's a good time to have propane tanks filled and ready.

For folks storing stuff under the bed...I got "bedrisers" at local hardware store for $6.00, it adds six inches...another layer of can goods...good luck...

We stock batteries, solar powered lights and things of that nature in the pantry with everything else

Good quality pinto beans (the light ones), yeast, and cleaning supplies - pine sol, even a mop. Totally ridiculous. My fear is cheese. How will I survive without cheese. We use it in everything.

Went to a thrift store, and found a whole Rubbermaid tote filled with canning jars....cost ? Free 99. What a blessing. Good luck everyone

I buy 5lbs of rice at a time, freeze for a week, thaw for 2 days then pack in a 1 gallon mylar bag with O2 observer. Then I pack rice, pasta and oatmeal in a box and tape it shut. Plastic bin works too under the bed

My son, his precious wife and 3 little ones will be moving here in May. He is not into prepping. When he sees my little stockpile, he will not be happy with me. But I do this for them, because they are so not prepared. He will be upset, but hopefully he will understand that I do this for them.

We'll be fine. Might not have all we want, but we'll eat. It breaks my heart that there are some people that won't be ok.

No fat dry milk is VILE. My mother used to use it in the '60's when times were tough. STILL can't get used to it. Someone mentioned getting Nestle Nido (Dry whole milk). I found it in the Hispanic foods aisle. Wally World had a few cans on sale for $10.00 so I snagged 4 more cans. Easy to use and I tried a batch (by the glass) and it is GREAT. I live in a one bedroom apartment in a Senior/tardo complex. My hall closet is packed, I have cases of canned vegetables and fruit stacked in my living room. Under my bed I have cases of soup. I have a BUNCH of Pasta Roni, dry potatoes, oatmeal and rice. I have cases of water stacked in my bedroom. My only thorn is I live on the third floor and we don't have patios, so having a generator is very problematic as is having a small charcoal grill and trying not to be a jerk, but NO ONE in my complex has any kind of backup foods. They blow their money on cigarettes, beer and lottery tickets. I am set and as secured as I can be. Be safe everyone.

Don't forget batteries, pet supplies, feminine products, shampoo, soaps, deodorants, shaving cream, razor blades, cleaning products, laundry supplies, dishwashing supplies, OTC medications.

The thing I forgot was light bulbs

Someone mentioned cornmeal. If you have a wheat grinder you can store plain popcorn and grind it for the best cornbread ever! It stores a very long time in half gallon jars with an oxygen absorber.

Our Wal-Mart has canned black and dark red kidney beans for .25 a can! They’re not name brand but this is the second time in 2 different stores I have found this. I bought 4 cases the first time ( stored in my bedroom) and I bought 4 more cases that are stored behind my recliner in the corner! The best by date are 2023 so I hope to make some fiesta beans in the future.

About Baking Powder - I use so little of it that it always goes flat before I can use it up, no matter how small the container. Instead, I keep on hand both Baking Soda and Cream of Tartar. 1 Tsp of Baking Soda plus a 1/2 Teaspoon of Cream of Tartar has the same leavening power as 2 Teaspoons of Baking Powder. It makes for some funny math, some people add Arrowroot powder as a filler to make the math easy, I don't. Neither one of those things goes bad, they are inert when kept separate, but they react together, so you don't make it up ahead of time, because it will do what baking powder does, react together beforehand and then not leaven anything later.

Pour the hot chunky soups over a hot boiled potato. Best powdered milk is the Nido Fortificada, the yellow cannister with blue writing. Tastes closest to real milk.

I went to the Salvation Army second hand store looking for canning jars, or any glass containers that would work for food storage. No luck with the food storage, but there was a dehydrator right next to the coffee makers for five bucks. I have been running that thing almost nonstop for days now.

A good basic cookbook with from scratch recipes. My favorite is the 1950 era Betty Crocker Cookbook, but any basic cookbook will work. In this virus crisis we still had access to the internet, but no one knows what the next crisis will bring so hard copies of recipes and good how-to books should be part of preparations. Also, if you aren't used to scratch cooking and baking, you need to check that you have the proper pans and other equipment on-hand.

I decided to buy a Berkey. I hadn't planned to but with what I'm seeing and feeling I decided to just do it. I use a Britta anyways so this is a big step up and maybe a smart move in the long run. I have a 5 gallon bucket that has a label on it, it reads "end of the world". It's full of cookies and candy. If my world is going down I'm going to need all the comfort I can get. I dumped my quart jars that were full of beans, rice and sugar into buckets since I can't get jars anywhere. I've been canning meat like crazy, since that's what we couldn't get any of in March and April. Pork butt on sale at Meijers tomorrow for .99 an lb. here in MI. I bought 4 pkg of the razors my husband likes to use, a 50 count box of tea lite candles and a lantern flashlight. I bought 4 cartons of eggs, beat them and threw them in the freezer. I hope to God I'm set for what's to come. Good video, please, keep them coming.

Protien drink powder,great to have on hand if you are doing a lot of strenuous work around the homestead or if you are just cutting down on meals.

Leisa I appreciate your calm delivery. I’ve seen too many videos that have put me in a tizzy. Thanks to you I have everything you mentioned.

I know y'all wont like this, but I smoke. I stock up cigarettes.....also drink soda...stock that also. I'm just crazy bad !

Animal food. My dog, chickens and quail... ran into our small independent grocery store after work, had plenty dry cat food on shelf, 95% dog food was gone. That concerned me. Went chain grocery store next day bought biggest bag they had..keep buying extra bags chicken n quail food...dont have huge amt of birds, but they still need eat too

Went thru all your comments and made a note of all the thing I need . Added them to my notebook that I take shopping with me. Thanks again to all your subscribers.

I ask myself, “What can’t I grow?” I can grow berries, tree fruits, and most vegetables. I can raise chickens, pork, and beef and their products like eggs and milk/cheese. Where I live I cannot grow rice. I cannot grow citrus fruits or spices like cinnamon or cocoa. I cannot grow olives for olive oil or coffee beans.

Don’t forget your garden seeds. After last years “seedpocalypse” I’m ordering now.

Bulgar wheat is wonderful

Got all my jars and lids at Walmart 2 weeks ago

My entire basement is my prepper pantry.

Drink flavoring. 1 pk Kool-aid. 1c sugar. 1c water. Mix sugar & koolaid. Stir. Add water & stir. Microwave 1-3 min until sugar dissolved. Cool. Put in condiment or re-purposed salad bottle. Refrigerate & squirt in water to your taste. Lasts 2-3 months in fridge.

Don't forget cleaning supplies. We are stocking up this month. Planning on a no spend November (including Thanksgiving). We are going to lay low in November but will be sure to vote.

Don't forget female hygiene products and things to be able to do an enema or Smooth Move Medicinal tea for irregularity ( which can be life threatening.) First aid products...a wound could use a lot of gauze with the need of multiple dressing changes. Maluka (sp?) honey is great for infection prevention. Medical supply places have honey impregnated gauze pads even. Antibiotic ointment, alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, etc. These things were hard to find a few months ago.

Nestle Nido is powered milk. Yellow cans in the Spanish area at Walmart. Better than no fat dry milk powder. Also, consider the meal replacement drinks and the meal replacement bars for emergency kits and go bags.

Lived in Miami Florida over 40 years. I always made a batch of chocolate chip cookies as we waited on a hurricane to arrive. It is a boost for the family. ..snacking and chatting as the storm approaches.

Water! I can not seem to keep it in the house. Also things like potatoes, cabbage, things that will last in cool storage. Tonight we will be moving my desk back to my bedroom so I can move a blue cabinet into the spot where my desk is and put a metal shelf in the kitchen for food storage. Its a lot of work but it will come together over the next couple weeks. Be Blessed

flour, coconut oil, corn meal, canned fruit, can carrots, can cokes, tortilla chips, coffee, creamers :-)

Excellent information. I'm actually pleased at how much I didn't forget! I would add things like rubbing alcohol and hydrogen peroxide, and cold/flu meds.

I'm using both my guest rooms for storage as well. LOL

Another reason why you are seeing empty shelves may be because most of the items are imported from China and with border closures the stock can't come in.

I have been printing recipes out and making a notebook . I have a few cook book but I have printed out recipes for making salves, tinctures etc. Internet goes down I hope I have what I need to get by for certain things . Instant potato flakes works good for certain dishes as a thickener. Hadn’t even thought about eggs ......thanks for reminder .

Years ago when schools still had home-ec classes, we learned that if you make a simple syrup and add about a teaspoon of maple flavoring, you have instant waffle and pancake syrup.

Just checked my long term storage and found I am shamefully low on food storage bags, trash bags, & mouse traps etc. Going shopping tomorrow! Thank you for such a timely video!

I stock up on solar lites so I dnt hve to use up my candles to fast,take them out in the day then bring them in at night they lite up room very well

I am so very appreciative of your taking time to help everyone out with these types of videos. Thank you so much for doing this.

Tang, which has a good amount of vitamin C.

garden seeds and fruit trees

Sitting here making my grocery pick up with your list of things I forgot about.

Thanksgiving is next month. I'm getting the ingredients for the special things I make for Thanksgiving and Christmas and candy making. Also, when we first got locked down for Covid, the bread was gone - except for the Rhodes frozen dinner rolls. I picked up a 72 count bag for less than $10 and threw them in the freezer. They are the ones you have to let rise, so they take up very little space and we have a bread supply, dinner rolls for the holidays, and bread to make monkey bread if I can't find the canned biscuits.

Yes, my Husband says "Where are we going to put it?" - my reply is "I will find room". Judi

I am getting rid of all my collectables to free up space in my partial basement. Scary times ahead.

Very concerned about water if there are any interruptions to power supply. Here in the high desert of New Mexico we’ve only gotten 2 to 3 inches of rain this year. Wish I had a well with a hand pump. All this food storage will not help if there’s no water.

Canned pumpkin is great for dogs when they are sick. You can make buttermilk by adding vinegar to regular milk.

Not good with veggies? Stock up on powdered greens and reds Amazon still has plenty of canning jars if you can get them delivered to or near you or to someone you know who you can drive to. Canning machines in amazon as well. Thank you as well for posting this informative video. God bless you. I pray if anyone doesn’t have Jesus that they would be able to come to know Him. He is light in this dark time.

Don't forget a few bottles of wine.

Not food or essentials but i have stocked up on board games, jigsaw puzzles, books, cards, coloring books & crayons. I crochet & quilt so i'm thrifting sheets & blankets & yarn. Batteries are another biggie.

I was gifted with old canning jars from the barn of my ex. rings included! Just needed cleaning woohoo!!

Don't forget extra light bulbs. Include ,oven bulbs, cooker hood bulbs.