I've spent a lot of time looking over "preppers lists". Boxed macaroni and cheese, pounds of bleached flours and gmo sugars are at the top of the list. Aside from the fact that those foods are terrible for you, and completely unhealthy; what about the fact that I would get terribly sick from eating some of those foods?
I put together a list of foods that would be the bare necessities to have on hand in the event that you needed to be able to provide food and water for your family for 3 months. Some other things that you would need to have is: a non electric way to cook, vitamins, medications that you would need, extra soap for washing, toilet paper, etc. This list contains no gluten, dairy, soy or peanuts. Be sure to adjust it as your allergies need. I also added coffee, which I don't drink. But I would not want to be around my hubby in a survival scenario where he had no caffeine!
With this list we would be eating a lot of beans and rice (well, no rice for me, just beans), oatmeal and biscuits. Nothing glamorous, but you would still be alive! The baking soda, baking powder, yeast and oils are for baking breads and biscuits. (I would highly suggest learning how to make a "rocket stove" so that you can use it for cooking. One can easily be made from your #10 can of dehydrated potato slices).
The idea with this list is also that one a year has passed, you start over at week 1 and start rotating your supplies. At that point you can either add to your stockpile (ie have 6 months of prep at the end of 2 years) or add the food from the previous year into your normal eating. Be sure to CHECK YOUR DATES when you are buying foods to ensure that they are dated out at least one year!
Here is a pdf file of the list that you can download and print.
Let me know if you have any suggestions for this list as I am always looking to improve it!
1 Year for a 3 Month Food and Water Supply
No gluten, dairy, soy or peanuts
Week #1
5 bags
of dried beans
2 gallons of water
Week #2
2, 16
ounce boxes of baking soda
2, 10
ounce cans of aluminum free baking powder
2
gallons of water
Week #3
5, 5 ounce
cans of tuna
1, 26
ounce canister of iodized salt
2
gallons of water
Week #4
1, 26
ounce bottle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1
canister of salt
1
gallon of water
Week #5
2, 2
pound packages of brown rice
1, 3
pound package of yeast (Costco or Winco)
1
gallon of water
Week #6
3
gallons of water
Save $4
towards next week
Week #7
1, 10
pound bag of organic sugar (Costco)
5 cans
of tuna
2 pound
package of rice
3
gallons of water
Week #9
1 box
of Emergen-C packets
Week #10
10
pound box of rolled oats (Costco)
Week #11
5
pounds of dried beans
2
gallons of water
Week #12
1
container of Spectrum brand organic palm shortening
Week #13
1 pound
raw almonds
2
gallons of water
Week #14
16
ounce container of raw, organic apple cider vinegar
1, 22
ounce package of All Purpose Gluten Free Flour (Bob’s Red Mill brand)
Week #15
3
gallons of water
Save $4
towards next week
Week #16
10
pounds of organic sugar (Costco)
Week #17
5
pounds of rice flour
2
gallons of water
Olive Oil
1
gallon of water
Week #19
16
ounce jar of almond butter
Week #20
2 bags
of sorghum flour (22 ounces each)
1
gallon of water
Week #21
1 pound
quinoa
2
pounds of dried beans
Week #22
7 cans
of peaches in 100% juice (no sugar or Splenda)
Week #23
7 cans
of veggies
Week #24
10
pounds of rolled oats
Week #25
1
canister of salt
5 cans
of tuna
Week #26
Spectrum
Shortening
Week #27
7 cans
of precooked beans (whole beans or refried)
Week #28
#10 can
of Dehydrated Potato Slices (from Walmart, contains 28 servings)
Week #29
7 cans
of peaches
7
gallons of water
Week #31
$1
container of mustard
5
pounds dried beans
1
gallon of water
Week #32
Canister
of salt
5 cans
of tuna
1 can
precooked beans
Week #33
10
pounds of dried oats
Week #34
7
pounds of rice flour
Week #35
Canister
of salt
6 cans
of peaches
Week #36
Olive
Oil
1 can
of veggies
Week #37
2 bags of sorghum flour
Week #38
10
pounds dry oats
Week #39
2 bags
of sorghum flour
Week #40
8 cans
diced organic tomatoes (comes in one box from Costco)
1
gallon of water
Week #41
7 gallons of water
Week #42
#10 can
of dehydrated potato slices
Week #43
Coffee
Week #44
7
pounds of dried beans
Week #45
7 cans
of veggies
1
gallon of water
Week #46
2 bags
of sorghum flour
Week #47
16
ounce jar of almond butter
Week #48
7
gallons of water
Week #49
Spectrum
Shortening
Week #50
1 box
of Emergen-C packets
Week #51
7 cans
of fruit
Week #52
5 cans
of tuna
4
gallons of water
wow. that is cool. thank you for sharing.
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