Jacob and I have been meaning to get out to the cannery. We really like being prepared, and although I love our Sam’s membership, they don’t sell beans or wheat. I talked Jacob into a short 3 month supply because I really didn’t want to move a year’s supply of food (like he wanted), and we have a lot of food stored, stuff we regulary rotate, that could probably help us last for 6 months. Anyway, Jacob was very excited about the idea that professionals packed our storage so it could actually last the 30 years that is claimed. I personally do not want to haul around these boxes for 30 years but I think it is wise to have some emergency food.
So we bought all this for ~$250:
The boxes constitute the minimum food necessary for 2 people for 3 months, the flour is just an add-on we needed. I must admit, I’m happy we have them. But I am also excited to start stocking up on some things that will make life pleasant for those three months, not just bearable. I mean we do have things to make bread, necessity but also yummy, and cookies, 72+ oz of chocolate chips, I think some more tomatos and sauce to go with our pasta, and some variety in vegetables, past canned peas, corn and green beans, but it’s a good start, eh?
It was a cost that was hard to swallow but it was definitely cheaper that we spend on even 2 months of food, and it gives a feeling of preparation. And although we did jump in with food storage, it was not our first time near the “water”, we’ve been buying extras of canned goods since before we were married and we did not go into debt just to gather these things we came to feel were necessities.
Although they were a bit too tall to fit under our bed, we found a home for them under my hugely tall craft table, yay! We use the half gallon mason jars to store the flour we got from Sam’s. It is perfect for our bread flour because the jar holds exactly what I use to make bread, amazing.
I’m really working hard to incorporate beans into our every day diet. Yesterday we put a can of kidney beans, warmed, on our taco salads. Oh they were so yummy! I’m really struggling with trying to figure out what to do with beans! I love chili and I have enjoyed making Cajun Red Beans Lite (I’m not the hugest fan of spicy). But what else to do with them? I still need to do some research. Everyone talks about puting them on salads but beans cold, that does not sound appealing to Jacob and I. I don’t mind cooking them with some meat and onions, maybe making a bit of soup. But I’ll have to see if I can find some more ideas. I loved the warm beans on the salad though!
Oh and btw, popped wheatberries do not equal popped corn kernals. >.<