How to Stockpile Food for a Year: Basic Foods & How Much You Need
You’ve read about it and seen it on TV, and now you’re ready to start prepping on your own. But, you really don’t know where to start. With so many options, it can feel overwhelming at times and actually discourage you from building the prepper’s pantry of your dreams.
Luckily, AlaskaGranny is an expert on all things prepping. And she’s here to show you how to stockpile food for a year or more.
Wondering how to start a one-year stockpile of food when you have literally nothing at home yet? No worries!
AlaskaGranny suggests starting out with the most basic food items on your list and following the recommended guidelines for how much of each product one should save per person in your home.
When you’re ready to stockpile food for a year, the best food to stockpile out the gate is grains. The amount of grains you need to feed one person per year is 400 pounds.
And while that may seem like a lot, if you didn’t have enough of the other items in your pantry, these grains can really get you through a tough year.
AlaskaGranny says that adding 10 percent of additional stockpiled grains per person is always a good idea too, just in case things get broken, spilled, or wasted in any way.
After grains, AlaskaGranny encourages you to start stocking up on beans, rice, and pasta. All of these items can last on your shelf for up to 30 years. They are highly nutritious. And they can be converted into many different recipes so you’re not stuck eating the same things over and over again.
Speaking of monotony when learning how to stockpile food for a year, AlaskaGranny recommends buying different varieties of all the food items in your pantry. That way you can enjoy different flavors and ingest different nutrients at each meal.
How to stockpile food for a year
For more stockpiling tips, discover what to stockpile from Dollar Tree or how to beat food shortages in 2023.
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