Beans & Rice

A critical part of any food storage system is to eat what you store. If you do that, your supplies will rotate and you'll be fine. Plus if you suddenly start eating beans and rice and other food storage goods, it can have uncomfortable effects like gas. Then you have indigestion along with the problems you're dealing with due to the disaster or economic collapse. If you get used to eating your survival supplies however, you'll be fine when everyone else is having trouble adapting. On top of that, eating a more simple diet with less overly processed garbage and more whole grains and beans, you'll be healthier and you'll save a lot of money. I'm lucky enough to have a job that pays well that I also enjoy. I have massive extra cash each month but I eat beans and rice, and whole wheat bread nearly every day. Don't wait to adapt is my motto!

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• economic
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• and
• rice
• cooking

[buckstarchaser]

I tried using freshly ground flour in my bread machine and it turned out like a brick. What do you do to make it come out right?

[vention4wh]

@buckstarchaser

I throw in a little organic wheat gluten, (2tbs) and I run the bread machine on the dough cycle. Then I set a timer and give it an extra half hour to rise. Once it fills the machine I hit the bake only function and the break comes out great. I had to figure it out for myself since when I use the bread machine's default whole wheat bread cycle, the loaf only fills 2/3 of the pan and (as you said) it's a brick.

[pianomary1]

i love your posts. Can you please tell me how do you freeze your beans so that they come out in individual clumps like that?? THanks!

[vention4wh]

@pianomary1

Thanks!

After I cook the beans I throw them on a towel for a few minutes then I roll them onto a cookie sheet and pop it in the freezer. After 20 or so they're frozen on the outside but not so hard that they won't come off the cookie sheet. Then I use a pancake flipper to break them loose from the sheet and then roll them into the container. Then it's back into the freezer until I need them. That dramatically increases the shelf life since in the fridge they only last about 4 days.

[lorax2013]

Great topic - thanks. I never thought to use bouillon and cheese and a mix of rice types but it sounds good if I can find healthy bouillon. The only thing I'd mention is that you can soak the rice first just as you mention doing with the beans. That helps make the rice more digestible and shortens the cooking time.

[vention4wh]

lorax2013

Thanks, I'll try soaking my rice next time.

I stock a lot of powdered bouillon. None of it has MSG unless they disguised the name. I have a lot of Organic bouillon as well.

I'm buying things like it's going out of style (which it is). As I walk through stores or cruise the offerings on all these internet stores, I have the feeling that I may never see such a huge selection at such affordable prices again. So if it might be useful, I buy it and stash it. Not going into debt though.

[ItomeVader]

Looks like a great lunch. A very functional kitchen...I can't keep the wife out of ours. Have all manner of decorative junk to get in the way of cooking. Who the heck needs a towel no one can use cuz it's cute?

[goedeck1]

I used to try to pour the rice out of the bag in to that little cup for the rice maker, but found it neater to dip the cup in the bag :)

[TancySunshine]

uh um uh uh um uh.....ugh.

[enigmascape]

I saw this video about a year or 2 ago and it really got me into storing and eating lots of different beans and rice. I managed to stockpile a few hundred pounds, and then lost my job about 6 months later (as I predicted I would just due to the nature of my job and the company I worked for). I have been living on this stuff every since! People need to seriously start stockpiling while they can. This TRUELY is good food, and good for you too!

[pianomary1]

thanks... this worked great.. and I am a vegetarian... so this is perfect... thanks for the tips.. you can always come and cook for me down in the swamp of louisiana.... Idk...

[pianomary1]

@vention4wh that works perfectly... thanks for the tip.. and I'm vegetarian so this is perfect... thanks a bunch... do you have a facebook page??? :-)

[pianomary1]

@vention4wh wow... I would have never thought to do this.. I cook beans in the crockpot all the time..an old new orleans tradition we eat beans and rice every monday. I will definitely have to try this although it seems like a lot of work..I'll see if it works out...