How to Stock Your Prepper Pantry with Real Food

Hi Sweet Friends,Today, I am continuing a THREE-PART SERIES that you won't want to miss! Part 1 covered What is a Prepper Pantry which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/HfT36M7PjeM Now in Part 2 I’m covering How to Stock a Prepper Pantry with Real Food, and tomorrow in Part 3 I’ll be covering How to Do this on $5 a Week. I have received so may emails from folks who were caught totally off-guard when this pandemic quarantine hit. They were in the process of transitioning from a processed foods kitchen to a traditional foods kitchen but never thought of creating a plan for stocking their “extended pantry”. (The 4th “corner” of the Four Corners Pantry where we keep our back-up food supply.) They shared with me that they NEVER want to be in that position again where they have so little food on hand! So, in response to those emails - and to help all of you who may have been in the same boat - but now want to implement a plan to create a “Prepper Pantry”, I have put together this Three Part Series starting today and running through Sunday. If you subscribe to my YouTube channel but have not clicked the notification bell, be sure to do so, if you want to be notified when each of these videos is released. I really hope this series helps those of you who are knew to “Prepping” and extended pantry and hopefully I share a few helpful tips and ideas even for us more experienced preppers! ➡️Be sure to head over to my YouTube channel’s Home Page where I share lots of organized playlists of videos that I think you will enjoy. Here is the link: youtube.com/MarysNest ➡️FREE 36 PAGE ESSENTIAL TRADITIONAL FOODS PANTRY LIST (Printable): https://youtu.be/-N8Vy2aL7CQ Perfect for adding to your Kitchen Journal. ➡️SUBSCRIBE: youtube.com/MarysNest ➡️TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 7:24 How to Stock a Prepper Pantry with Real Food ➡️RELATED VIDEOS: • 10 Best FOREVER Foods: https://youtu.be/ld5D44-1R9o • Easy Pantry Meals Using Pantry Staples or Food Storage: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkRuW3pBo2U0v39SvD5v7P2… • Canned Sardines Recipe: https://youtu.be/6lj2CauDLs0 • How to Stock the Traditional Foods Kitchen Pantry: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkRuW3pBo2U1MqC3YAw7ZRY… • How to Soak and Sprout Grains: https://youtu.be/ljlZ8ThQOZg • How to Make Fermented Condiments: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkRuW3pBo2U0hCKYoMMBeVD… • How to Make Homemade Apple Cider Vinegar: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkRuW3pBo2U1QPA95O2-oOv… • How to Make Homemade Bouillon: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkRuW3pBo2U3msGZzFDH0HN… • How to Make Homemade Vanilla Extract: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkRuW3pBo2U387AVvMfGAPb… • The Complete Sourdough Starter Guide: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkRuW3pBo2U3NKN0GHvGCpi… • Super Soft No Knead Sandwich Bread: https://youtu.be/NvnQemlD_5c • Homemade Cream Cheese: https://youtu.be/oIVRzfYPEW0 • Water Bath Canning Basics: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkRuW3pBo2U3HJRCmwVAvBN… • Mastering the Basics of Traditional "Nutrient Dense" Foods Cooking: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkRuW3pBo2U3b4eu0QraZRe… ➡️FOR PRINTABLE RECIPES: When watching any of my cooking videos, don’t forget to open the description under the video and scroll down till you see “RECIPE”. There will be a link there that will take you directly to the RECIPE on my website (MarysNest DOT com) that accompanies this video. Depending on what type of device you are watching the video on…To open the description under video, click the words “SHOW MORE”, or the title of the video, or the small downward pointing triangle arrow to the right of the video title. All of these should open the description. For those videos where there is no recipe, look for the words “BLOG POST” and you can head over to my website where I share more information than in the video. And for more in-depth info...➡️JOIN THE TRADITIONAL FOODS KITCHEN ACADEMY (Optional Membership Community): youtube.com/marysnest/join This is where I share in-depth “Vodcasts” (like a podcast but you can watch and listen or just listen) all about Traditional “nutrient dense” foods, plus 1 monthly LIVE STREAM. This is for those who are interested in delving into all these Traditional “Nutrient Dense” Foods topics in greater detail. BUT DON’T WORRY…this is completely optional, and I will continue to produce all of my free public videos too. I’ve got lots of great public videos coming up here on my channel, so stay tuned. 😉 Thanks for watching! Love, Mar

I used to think it was odd that Granny kept food in closets and dressers. She had been through the Great Depression and learned that you must always be prepared. Now I'm storing food in closets and dressers too.

i have been learning to be a "prepper" for 11 years. our extended pantry has saved us 3 times. the first was when i got sick and was in the hospital for a month. my husband was home for 2 weeks so no income. my oldest son was 22 so he took care of his 3 youngest siblings. that pantry meant there was food so we good weather the low income and andy didn't have to try and take an 18 month, 5 years and 9 year old out to shop. it was all there he just needed fresh fruit and veggies and milk. 2 yrs later my husband got laid off. it took a month to get unemployment going good. not spending money on food meant we had money to pay bills and for him to job hunt. 4 years later he got severely hurt at work and fighting workers comp is a joke. that food pantry did the same. let us spend money on paying off loans and bills so we didn't loose anything. it also got us through having to move to a less expensive house. i won't be without my emergency pantry. it has also allowed us to help others in need.

My grandmother bought me a 10 gal. Aluminum trash can when I had my first apartment. It was filled with 20 lbs. sugar, And 20 lbs. flour. Also alongside was a 50# bag of new potatoes. She said , as long as you have these 3 things, you can survive. Very wise and true.

I started my pantry after hurricane Rita left us without food or water for a very long time. In the years since then I have taken a great deal of crap for all sides for my garden and canning and time spent making sure to rotate things in the pantry. I notice now after the recent lockdowns followed up by Hurricane Laura hitting us worse than Rita did years ago, No one is saying anything to me about it. We have food, we have water and we have ways to cook it all.

Thank you, Mary. Someone left a wooden diaper changing station out for trash. Was in perfect condition with three shelves so I hauled it to our apartment and is my extra-extra pantry. It holds a lot of foods! At first I had it in the bedroom but I realized with winter coming the radiators steam heat would affect the foods. So recently I moved it to a far away closet. Had to take everything out/off to set aside, then shelve again. With that said... A shout out to you for hauling all the foods out for this video. It's a lot of work but a labor of love! Much appreciated.

Mary- you hit this one outta the park! A big pet peeve of mine are the huge numbers of so-called preppers on YouTube who promote highly processed factory food in their survival pantry. With many Americans suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes the cheap chemical-based foods will exacerbate our problems when and if we are confronted with a catastrophic weather event, power outages etc

When I go shopping I take my list of what I actually need but I also go down every aisle and look for sale and clearance items to go into my back up pantry. I have noticed since the pandemic that the sales aren’t as good as they used to be.

Wow! I can't imagine the labor that went into making this video! Great job wonderful information.

Don’t forget to store food and water for your pets.

Don't forget to include seasonings and flavorings when stocking your pantry. Bottles of Tabasco sauce, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce and real vanilla extract will all store for years in your pantry. Even when a bottle of one of these is opened, you can store it in a kitchen cabinet instead of refrigerating it. Other good seasonings that will store in the pantry for several years without loss of strength include granulated garlic, onion flakes, onion powder and sea salt. Bottles of maple syrup should be refrigerated after opening, but unopened bottles or jugs of maple syrup can store for years in the pantry. Opened bottles of molasses do not need to be refrigerated and molasses is a good ingredient (thin with a little hot water) to add to oatmeal cookie dough to give the cookies a brown sugar flavor.

Yes! Pets are family! Plus, when you have pets you have the responsibility to meet their needs.

I highly recommend everyone adding a botane campstove to their preps. This stove works on botane gas canisters, so if you lose power you can still cook.

I come home with food, and think, where can i put this stuff? Sometimes, its days before I get in there and manhandle my pantry. The prep longer term is down in the storeroom and I have zero room left. Hiding things is getting tough. I have rice everywhere but the roof. If i continue to lose my mind, i might use head space to store it.

This is like a college semester in one video. So much great information Mary. Thank you so much for your channel

And ..: thanks so much for helping people learn how to do this right from their grocery store .. those prepackaged emergency buckets can get very pricy and the food they supply for breakfast is just stuff like instant oatmeal ... I have found I can build my food supply much cheaper on my own ...

Hello Mary, thank you for this series. I am learning so much--I knew some but not THIS much. You have created (are creating) the 'gold standard' of pantry preparedness. Your way of presenting is so clear and so easy to understand, from novice to experienced, everyone can learn how to create the pantry that will work for them. Love and compassion shines thru your entire presentation. Truly, this series should be required watching. Stay safe and well.

Yes for GHEE! I make my own and we prefer it! So delicious and lasts forever!

Your videos are CRAZY GOOD!!! I’m a homemaker at heart but RN by profession so I follow things well, but so many videos are scattered making them difficult to implement ideas. You give solid and useful information that enables growth. So blessed to have found you! As I am about to retire from nursing I look forward to making some major changes in my kitchen. I will be looking up all of your videos and info as time allows. Thank you SO much for the outstanding work you are doing❤️

My kids have always joked with me that I have enough food to last forever. It was no laughing matter, however when a year ago, just as things were opening up a little here, we were devastated by not one, but two, major hurricanes. Laura and Delta hit us full force here in Southwest Louisiana. Fortunately we had purchased a generator. We learned our lesson 15 years ago when Rita hit us and we lost a lot of what we couldn't give away from our freezer. This time, my canned goods, back up supplies, and 3 small chest freezers kept us well fed.