12 THINGS YOU WILL NEED TO SURVIVE....

What Will You Need? With that out of the way, what foods should you store? I’ll just restrict myself to food here. Many of the grocery chains and big box stores limit buying a long list of items they currently run shortages on. This means that part of our buying strategy must be to make sure we buy those items when we can; banking them for the day when we can’t get them, but need them. We don’t need to go overboard, but we want to make sure we have what we need. Although I might buy food worth six months, I’m not. I’m limited to what I need to do next month or two. But we are constantly re-evaluating the situation and can make adjustments as we see fit. •Meat, Poultry & Fish – Protein is an essential macronutrient primarily from animals. Buy what you can, freeze it. If I can buy big “family packs” and then repack them for freezing. •Fresh Fruits & Vegetables – Stick to hardy ones, which won’t go bad in the fridge. Apples last longer than bananas, cabbage and celery last longer than lettuce. •Rice Cakes – Bread flies off shelves, but every time I went to the store, I saw rice cakes. They ‘re a good replacement for that bread once you ‘re used to them. •Soup Base & Bouillon – You can make anything into a soup that’s especially useful if you have picky eaters who don’t like the rest. Oatmeal – makes a heartier breakfast and doesn’t go stale like breakfast cereals. •Dried Fruit – it hasn’t flown off the shelves, although canned has. The dried is just good for snacking, cooking or desert. •Frozen vegetables – a staple in your family ‘s diet. •Pasta & Rice – Decent staples, hard to find. •Dried beans – depending on their role of your usual diet. If you don’t normally eat them, you don’t have to start this crisis. •Canned Vegetables & Fruit – There’s no need if you already have these in your stockpile; but if you don’t have them, they ‘re a perfect backup to your fresh food options. •Milk & Eggs – Get while you can. Milk won’t last long, but eggs will. You’ll probably go through more with everyone at home. •Powdered milk – Most people don’t like powdered milk, but it can be cooked, especially baking. It can also be used to extend your milk supply, mixing half-and-half with whole milk to enhance the flavor. Related: TheBiggest Stockpiling Mistakes What Not to Stockpile There are a few items I wouldn’t bother storing, more than your normal use: •Water – If you have water filtration, you don’t need to store water. •Junk Food – This may be an ideal opportunity to make your family eat healthier. Make sure you have plenty for snacks. •Frozen Breakfast Products – It’s not hard to cook these, so why bother? •Frozen bread items – they ‘re terribly expensive to get. •Frozen Pizza – I ‘d rather support my local small business than buy pizza from a pizzeria. •Food In Your Stockpile – If you already have things in your food supply, there’s no need to buy more now. Related: Year-LongGuide to Stockpiling Whatever you do, it’s time to think through. You have had the luxury of time to mentally prepare for a crisis, unlike other people out there. We don’t need to panic or follow the herd instinct. Instead, we ‘re the ones marching to another drum ‘s beat; that of the prepared. VISIT: PROPHECY WATCHER WEEKLY NEWS: HTTP://PROPHECY-WATCHER-WEEKLY-NEWS.BLOGSPOT.COM