Shelf Stable Food for the Prepper's Pantry

Best Shelf-stable Foods

Shelf Stable Foods
Stock up on shelf-stable pantry items

Shelf stable foods to try:
The prepper's pantry is stocked with shelf stable, commercially
sealed foods that can sit for one to three years at room
temperature with no refrigeration needed. The best shelf-stable
foods for your prepper's pantry are familiar foods.

Foods with a good shelf life included powdered milk, baking
mixes, peanut butter, potato flakes and canned meats. Add
canned meats to shelf-stable side dishes and you can serve
dinner from the pantry very quickly. Below are some of the best
shelf-stable foods to try...

Best Shelf Stable Foods to Try
The best shelf stable foods to stock up on are foods your family
eats regularly. Add new favorites to your list, but stock up only
when you know it's a family favorite. Experiment with shelf table
dinners, like Ready Meals Chicken Chow Mein, pictured right, from
K.J. Poultry.

It's good to have shelf-stable pantry items in addition to a long
term larder of freeze dried emergency foods, dehydrated foods
and buckets of beans, rice, grains and pasta in your food storage.

Here are the best shelf-stable foods for preppers:

#1: Baking Mixes.
There are a variety of classic and new shelf-stable pancake,
biscuit, bread, muffin and scone mixes to try.

Bisquick Original Pancake & Baking Mix. The iconic Bisquick
pancake and baking mix box is a pantry staple of American
homes. It's a quick and easy weekend breakfast. Just add
water and pour onto griddle. Bisquick pancake & baking mix
is easy to personalize with fruits, nuts or chocolate chips.
Remember the maple syrup and serve with canned bacon on
the side. Real maple syrup has an almost indefinite shelf-
life. This classic pancake mix makes fluffy, mouth-watering
pancakes, waffles, and more.

Chebe Bread Original Cheese Bread Mix, Gluten Free,
grain free. Based on the wildly addictive Brazilian cheese
bread this delicious lunch or dinner roll is naturally gluten-
free, yeast-free and grain free. Chebe Bread Mix is made of
Manioc a topioca flour. Make bread sticks, tortilla wraps,
sandwich buns, rolls, calzones, turnovers, pierogies, pizza
crust from this mix.

Augason Farms Honey Cornbread muffin mix. With
Augason Farms Honey Cornbread Muffin Mix, downhome
cooking has never been easier. Just add water to this mix
and bake according to the directions to get delicious
cornbread muffins full of honey flavor. They are perfect to
serve with soup, chili, beans and other hearty entrees, but
can also be used as a base for cornbread stuffing. This
muffin mix has up to a 10 Year Shelf Life!

#2: Shelf-stable Whole Milk.
Milk is great to have in the prepper's pantry even if you don't
have kids. Shelf-stable milk is good to have on hand for cereals,
sauce making and more. Powdered milk is an essential dry
ingredient for meals in a jar. Below are some of the best shelf-
stable milk to try:

Peak powdered milk. Peak Instant Dry Whole Milk Powder is
made from high quality fresh milk in Holland. It dissolves
instantly in cold or hot water. Use Peak Whole Milk various
purposes – drinking, cooking, baking, and, in its powder
form, as a coffee / tea creamer for a delicious rich taste.
Take a peak at the stellar ratings from more than 2700
online customers.

Maple Hill Shelf-Stable 100% Grass-Fed Whole Milk. Great
milk for coffee, smoothies, cooking baking and lunch boxes.
Maple Hill's shelf stable grass-fed organic milk is made to
move. Perfect for snack time on the go, our 8 fl oz milk box
fits perfectly into a lunchbox, travel tote, or gym bag. Use as
a frothy creamer for coffee or a velvety and delectable
addition to smoothies. Grass-fed milk has a higher fat
content for a creamier, delicious texture. The original 100%
grass-fed organic milk brand in America, Maple Hill is
committed to sustainable practices and the ethical treatment
of animals.

Horizon Organic Low fat milk. Packed with 8 grams of
protein per serving, and an excellent source of calcium,
Horizon Organic Low Fat Milk is 18 single-serve cartons.

Shelf-stable half and half. Just as good for the break rooms
as they are for the pantry Land O Lakes half & half c reamer
singles are shelf stable and made of real milk and cream.
Never run out of cream for your coffee!

#3: Canned applesauce and fruits.
Preppers often neglect adding fruit to their food storage thinking
of it perhaps as a luxury or a dessert. Many want to avoid the
sugars, but one way to reduce the sugar is to drain and rinse the
fruit. Look for canned fruits packed in natural juices and avoid the
corn syrups. Fruit is essential in a well-rounded food storage
system. Start incorporating canned fruits into your everyday diet!

How to use canned fruit:
Try different canned fruit like Oregon canned blueberries. Canned
blueberries are perfect for pies and muffins or Blueberry sauces
for pancakes, cheesecakes and all kinds of cakes. Below are more
ideas on how to use canned furit

Canned fruit of all kinds is delicious on waffles or pancakes.
Drain the fruit and mix into Jello before chilling.
Use canned fruit as a topping for plain yogurt, cottage
cheese, or oatmeal.
Make fruit parfaits from canned fruit.
Try fruit salsas! A vocados with canned pineapple is a
refreshing side dish to pork.
Remember that tomatoes are a fruit and not a vegetable.

Canned fruit pantry staples include:

Canned apricot halves. Del M onte Canned apricot halves
have 30% of the recommended daily Vitamin A. Here are
creative ways to serve c anned apricot halves.

Canned sliced peaches. DelMonte s liced canned peaches are
usually packed in a heavy syrup, but they're a shelf-stable
food packed with Vitamin A and Vitamin C, plus have the
calcium and iron you and your family needs. Use canned
peaches for all types of dishes, salads, Smoothies, and
desserts.

Canned pineapple. Dole c anned pineapple chunks are 100%
fruit that's rich in Vitamin C, have no added sugar, and are
made from all natural fruit and non-GMO ingredients. Try the
canned, sliced pineapples for a pinapple upsidedown cake.
Remember the Marachino cherries.

Canned mandarin oranges. Dole Mandarin oranges are
packed with sweet Satsuma mandarin oranges,

Tropical Fruit salad. Dole Tropical Fruit Salad is a delicious
combination of pineapple with red and yellow papaya chunks
in a light syrup with passion fruit juice.

#4: Canned vegetables.
Veggies in a can to include in your prepper's pantry include:

Canned asparagus. Del Monte Asparagus Spears are the
perfect way to enjoy your favorite seasonal dishes all year
long. Canned asparagus spears are idea for a Scandinavian
style open-faced sandwich. Try Pumpernickle with Havarti
cheese and a few asparagus spears, or sliced sourdough with
lox and a few asparagus spears. It's simple and delicious.

Canned Sweet Peas. The organic peas from Del Monte
contain just three simple ingredients: peas, water, and
sugar. Warm and serve with fresh ground pepper or mix with
spaghetti, grilled chicken, or add to your favorite seafood
dish.

Canned Sliced beets. Sliced beets are ideal with a potato
salad. Made of four simple ingredients: beets, water, salt
and sugar,Del Monte fresh cut sliced beets cook in minutes
or you can eat them straight from the can.

#5: Nut butters.
Community food pantries rely on donations of peanut butter
because it's a shelf-staple American favorite that's loaded with
protein. Peanut butter has allergens and the cheap brands add
hydrogenated oils. Be a label reader and ensure your nut butters
are packed in oil. Also, think beyond peanut butter and add
different nut butters to your prepper's pantry including:

#6: Canned and prepared soups.
Soup is good food and good to have on hand to avoid soup
kitchens. For your pantry, stock up on our favorite shelf-stable
soups also for cooking. Here are some of our favorites:

Campbell's Cream of mushroom soup helps put savory dinner
casseroles on the table. Campbell's Condensed Soups are
your secret ingredient in the kitchen for sauces. What's
more, it's a low sodium soup for sodium restricted diets.
Check out the recipes for Shepherd's pie made with
Condensed Cream of Mushroom soup and more.

Campbell's Condensed Tomato Soup. Get a full serving of
vegetables and no high fructose corn syrup in this classic
soup that pairs nicely with a grilled cheese sandwich for an
economical meal. Add versatility to your tomato soup by
adding croutons and Parmesan shavings.

Annie Chun's Miso Soup Bowl. With just a cup of water you
can enjoy Fresh cooked Japanese style Udon noodles with
tofu and scallions for lunch. It's 100% natural, vegan and
has no preservatives or MSG. Sometimes it's best not to
follow the directions, as with this product which require you
to drain the water from the noodles. Preppers know the
importance of saving precious water and nutrients. Just use
just a cup of water, mix the ingredients and let the bowl
stand covered for a couple of minutes. Comes in a
convenient bowl, which means there's no wash up required.

Progresso's Chicken Noodle soup and Progresso's New
England Clam Chowder, are among the most popular items at
the food banks. The chowder is so popular that Amazon
won't even allow us to link to it!

More soups to try:

#7: Canned Stews.
Canned stews are among the recommended foods to donate to
food banks according to FeedingAmerica.org. The organization
recommends "Basically, any food that is 'shelf-stable' or
nonperishable – you can keep it in your pantry and it won’t go
bad."

Dinty Moore beef stew. Dinty Moore stew satisfies hearty
appetites and has no preservatives. It's so popular that
Amazon has a hefty price on it (around $6.87 for 28 ounces).
Get it locally if you can. This stew gets a perfect 5-star
rating and it has 10 grams of protein, which is important for
your preppers pantry.

Swanson's Chicken & Dumplings is a good source of protein
and fiber with lean, juicy chicken with chewy dumplings. This
delicious meal for the whole family sold out quickly during
the Coronavirus pandemic. The recipe comes from Carl A.
Swanson, a Swedish immigrant who moved to Omaha,
Nebraska, in 1896.

Campbells Chunky Beef & Been RoadHouse Chili is a
powerhouse. You’ll give hunger a total beatdown with spice-
driven spoonfuls of beans, seasoned beef and pork and red
and green peppers.

Hormel Mary Kitchen Corned Beef H ash. Corned beef hash
traditionally was Monday's dinner after the Sunday supper of
roast beef. This popular meal during the great depression, is
a simple meat and potatoes meal. Sauté in a frying pan with
eggs on the side and you have a complete breakfast.

#8: Canned meats.
Canned meat is one of the best prepper proteins. The food banks
are used to receiving donations of canned tuna, but there are so
many other shelf-stable canned meats to pack in your pantry.

Canned Road Beef. Packed in a savory beef broth, not
starchy gravy, Kirkland's Canned Roast Beef has a nice, clean
roast beef flavor and the meat chunks are very lean.

Canned bacon. Yoder's canned bacon is a wonderful shelf-
stable food, though you won't find it at your local grocery
store. Each can is 9 ounces of fully cooked and drained
bacon. Between 2-3/4 and 3-1/4 pounds (pre-cooked weight)
of bacon go into each can.

Canned chicken. For comfort food casseroles canned chicken
is economical and easy to prepare.

Canned hamburger. Keystone canned g round beef sales
skyrocketed at the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, and
quickly gained popularity thereafter.

Pouches Shredded beef. Sampco shredded beef is the start
of an easy dinner if you have tortillas. Tortillas are easy to
make!

Cans or pouches of pulled pork. Another quick and easy
dinner from meat in a can or pouch is pulled pork. Just add a
bun and some chips for lunch or dinner.

Canned salmon. Canned fish has omega-3 fatty acids and is
a good protein source. With Wild Planet canned salmon
there's no need to drain the can. The all-natural flavorful
juices only add to the exquisite flavor of the fresh Alaskan
salmon.

Tuna salad kits. A good item for the pantry is a ready to eat
Bumble Bee c anned t una salad with crackers. Ideal to serve
with a can of soup, or just to have on hand when the
electricity goes out or the stores are closed.

#9: Shelf-stable side dishes.
When shopping the grocery stores, be sure to check for shelf-
stable side dishes to add to your pantry.

Some prepper favorite side dishes include:

Potato gems and flakes. Potato Gems and flakes are good
to have in the prepper's pantry for convenience, but they're
also asource of comfort. Edward & Sons Home Style Organic
Mashed Potatoes are gluten free, vegan and absolutely
delicious! They are incredibly easy and quick to prepare.
Edward & Sons™ Home Style Organic Mashed Potatoes
deliver the rich, comforting taste of fluffy mashed potatoes
in about 4 minutes. This is true "convenience without
compromise."

Mac and Cheese. A box of kid pleasing Mac and Cheese is a
side dish that can become a family meal when you add a can
of tuna. Blend canned hamburger into your instant recipe for
a cheese-burger kind of meal.

Pouched or boxed rice. Making rice dishes from scratch is
super easy, but in an emergency or when you're too tired to
cook, it's nice to have boxed rice as a side dish, like Knorr
rice sides (chicken flavor), Zatarains Spanish Rice, near East
rice pilaf, Uncle Bens butter and Garlic or Goya Spanish style
yellow rice. The list goes on with boxed couscous or whole
grain wild rice.

Boxed stuffing mixes. Stove Top Chicken Stuffing Mix is the
easy way to quickly make great tasting stuffing or to use as
a bulk ingredient for many different recipes.

#10: Ready Made Shelf-stable Meals.
Every prepper's pantry has a supply of ready to eat meals. Just
open the can and heat. Commercially canned meals are ready to
eat straight from the can if need be.

Canned Taco Meat. One can of Pace Taco C omplete is
enough to make 7 tacos and needs only the taco shells.
Making tacos has never been so easy. This ready to eat meal
is the perfect complement to a taco kit. Scratch the prep!
Just heat the taco meat filling packed with corn, red peppers,
and black beans and stuff your tortilla or taco shell. Dinner is
served! Incidentally, pantries also request other shelf-stable
complete meals and ready to eat soup, stews and chili.

Canned hamburger. Canned hamburger is the start of many
meals from spaghetti to sloppy Joes or tacos, Shepherd's pie
or your favorite casserole.

Canned Ravioli. You'll love the taste of Chef Boyardee
Overstuffed Italian Sausage Ravioli, a delicious and
convenient meal that's ready to eat in minutes. Pictured
right, real Italian sausage and enriched pasta in a hearty
tomato sauce give Chef Boyardee Overstuffed Italian
Sausage Ravioli the timeless flavor everyone loves.

Canned Sausage gravy. Libby's Country Sausage Canned
Gravy makes it quick and easy to serve up delicious comfort
food for your family. Chunks of tasty country sausage give
this traditional country gravy a mild, spicy flavor that can be
served any time. This canned sausage gravy is perfect to
spoon over warm biscuits, mashed potatoes, rice, pasta or
cornbread for that extra touch you love.

Annie Chun's Miso Soup

Taco Dinner Kit

Yoders Ground Beef (12)

Organic Mashed Potatoes

Sausage Ravioli

Bumble Bee Tuna Salad Kits - 9/3.5oz

Stove Top Stuffing Mix (12-pack)

Corned Beef Hash

Roadhouse Chili (12)

Chicken and Dumplings (12)

Roast Beef (4)

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