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Food Storage, Preparing Our Food and Water

5 “Inexpensive” Food Storage Proteins AND Recipes

When I teach people how to set up their short-term food storage menu, I tell them to have each family member write down their 5 favorite meals.  Once they have that list of meals, I teach people to look at each meal’s recipe.  Does the recipe require ingredients that are […]

Preparing Our Vehicles

The Prepared Vehicle – Sanitation – Keeping Clean, Uncluttered, and Prepared for Emergencies

When we talk about sanitation in our homes, normally we think of keeping things clean, having running water, and working plumbing.  While having a decently clean car may somewhat parallel sanitation in a house, the rest of the concept flies out the window! Did you miss the first three articles […]

Preparing Our Vehicles

The Prepared Vehicle – Stay Well Fed and Hydrated Even in an Emergency

When my youngest was about six, he and I would be out in town without his siblings.  I’d often hear, “Mom, I’m thirsty.”  Translated:  “Mom, can we swing by McDonald’s and get a soda?”  Ninety-five percent of the time, I would say, “No.  I don’t think we should.”  Then he’ll […]

Bugging Out, Preparing Our Strategy

Bug-Out Bag Lunches and Dinners for Diabetics

People with diabetes and insulin resistance can struggle to find the right foods for their diets when everything is going smoothly.  I have a close family member who has diabetes, and I’ve watched her as she has worked to adjust her diet.  I see her struggle as she looks for […]

Preparing Our Vehicles

Six Preparedness Systems for Every Vehicle

How much time do you spend in your vehicle?  For most of us, it’s a lot less time than we normally spent in our vehicles last year.  But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t days that I feel like I live in my car. Since I spend more time in […]

Bugging Out, Preparing Our Strategy

Bug-Out Bag Breakfasts for Diabetics

As I was going through my e-mail recently, I received an excellent question from one of my readers.  Anne-Marie wrote in and asked me this, “Over the last couple of years I’ve gotten more into having an emergency car bag ( I live in South Dakota) and grab and go […]

Preparing Our Vehicles

Preparing Your Vehicle for Everyday Emergencies

For as long as I can remember, I have understood the concept that emergencies can easily happen while I’m out and about.  Because of that, I started preparing my backpack for everyday emergencies. As it is, my mom already calls my backpack a suitcase.  Yea, it can be that heavy.  […]

Bugging Out, Preparing Our Strategy

5 Tips for Setting Up Your Family’s Bug-Out Food Menu

After most weddings and funerals, we eat a meal.  When a couple is celebrating an anniversary, going out to eat is oftentimes part of the celebration.  I don’t know about at your house, but at our house, the entire family goes out to eat for birthdays.  Mother’s Day and Father’s […]

Cooking from Scratch, Preparing Our Food and Water

Get Ready for Summer with Homemade Barbeque Sauce!

We are one week from officially being in summer.  One of my favorite things about summer in the outdoor cooking, and what condiment goes better with summer than Barbeque Sauce!  So today, I’m going to share a super simple recipe with you that we’ve used in the past and plan […]

Bugging Out, Preparing Our Strategy

3 Purposes of Bug-Out Bag Food – 2 of Which You Likely Never Considered

It’s easy to look at the food in our bug-out bags and think that its only purpose is to keep our stomachs from grumbling for three days.  But our bug-out bag food serves a higher purpose than simply keeping our stomachs from reminding us we haven’t eaten in a few […]