Food storage list must haves

[patandchickens]

Thankfully in Vermont there is not many natural disasters.

Ice storms can knock your power out for a good long time -- like a week or more, as folks a little W and NW of you found out about ten years ago. Also general power-grid failures, which evidently can last for days and days as per five yrs ago or whenever it was

Pat

 

[ticks]

Thankfully in Vermont there is not many natural disasters.

Ice storms can knock your power out for a good long time -- like a week or more, as folks a little W and NW of you found out about ten years ago. Also general power-grid failures, which evidently can last for days and days as per five yrs ago or whenever it was

Pat

Well it's a good thing we have E-food isn't it. I said we don't have many disasters. I never said I didn't have food.

 

[hoosier]

It does take a bit of effort, but we use a hand cranked grinder for wheat. My husband is supposed to eat whole grain stone ground flour, but if you read the labels, even the ones that say whole grain usually start with enriched white flour followed shortly by high fructose corn syrup.

 

[ticks]

It does take a bit of effort, but we use a hand cranked grinder for wheat. My husband is supposed to eat whole grain stone ground flour, but if you read the labels, even the ones that say whole grain usually start with enriched white flour followed shortly by high fructose corn syrup.

I don't see how they can say whole grain.

 

[enjoy the ride]

I think that if they even have a small part of some ingredient, the label can say it. So you have to try to check the order of the ingredient list too- but even then I'm not sure that it would be clear. There are so many "clever" people oput there trying to sell stuff.

 

[hoosier]

I think that if they even have a small part of some ingredient, the label can say it.

Exactly! And what is odd is that sometimes the same company has a bread which starts with whole grain flour, but they call it by a name that doesn't reflect that.

 

[Beekissed]

Dated a guy that worked at a bakery...the wheat bread has very little wheat, but a whole lot of caramel coloring! That stuff stains so badly that they can't get it out of flooring or clothing once it touches it. Now, imagine what it does to the inside of you....

 

[hoosier]

I wonder what else we are eating that we wouldn't if we only knew...?

 

[the simple life]

pretty much everything that you don't make or grow yourself at home.:/

 

[the simple life]

Any thoughts on dehydrated fruits and vegetables? I do that now anyway but it seems like it would be a good way to add some variety to your stock. If you have dried tomatoes, strawberries,zuchini, meat etc. you can do alot with it. The fruits and veggies plump back up after being put in liquid and they take up so little space when dried and last for at least a year.