Healthy Food on a Budget!

Getting involved in emergency preparedness and storage doesn't mean you go through life afraid, but that you face life on life's terms and embrace the fact that obstacles come to all of us and chose to face them head on by being prepared and using what you already have to provide for today and tomorrow.

Anyone who watches the news or even just goes grocery shopping knows that over the last year prices at the market have skyrocketted and from the way things look it's not getting better anytime soon. Just like we would buy stock, or a home, or a car when the price is low and we know the prices are going up, it's a great idea to buy foods that are healthy , nutritous and storable! Freeze dried produce is picked ripe and flash frozen, before it's vacuum dried. It retains about 98% of it's nutritional value. It is a good investment in your health and your family's health to stock up on some freeze dried foods, as well as whole grains in a wide variety. We use it daily for snacks, desert, soups, casseroles, smoothies, etc. I'm so happy with it that I talk about it all the time, which is why I started this blog, then I decided to become a consultant to help others get the foods they need to Thrive! :)  (I still shop at different places, I like a good price for a good product.)

In addition, when you make more from scratch and learn to utilize the power of sprouting, your beans and grains, etc. can become more like a vegetable PACKED with nutrients and energy.  (See the "Sprouting Basics" tab for more.)

Garbanzo Beans (Chick Peas)

I was just looking into garbanzo beans (chick peas) nutritional info.
A) great fiber,
B) helps to regulate blood sugar/insulin secretions,
C)lowers LDL cholesterol, overall cholesterol, and triglycerides,
D) more satisfaction, less hunger/cravings for snacks,
E) can lower risk of colon problems and colon cancer,
F) contain free-radical fighting anti-oxidants,
find out more here:  I was just looking into garbanzo beans (chick peas) nutritional info. A) great fiber, B) helps to regulate blood sugar/insulin secretions, C)lowers LDL cholesterol, overall cholesterol, and triglycerides, D) more satisfaction, less hunger/cravings for snacks, E) can lower risk of colon problems and colon cancer, F) contain free-radical fighting anti-oxidants, find out more here:   They are calorie and carbohydrate dense so they are great for survival and can still be beneficial in everyday use in moderate amounts. 1 C=269 Calories/45 g carbs (12g dietary fiber, 8g sugar)/15g Protein/4G fat/11 mg sodium when boiled without salt (check can if you're buying it canned.  OH!  The other thing I learned is that unlike canned vegetables, chick peas (garbanzo beans) retain almost all of their nutritional value when canned. Another good reason to store them.  Although I think the dry ones are a better option for space and weight effectiveness (If you're military and watching your household goods weight limit the dry beans are a better option) {Soak overnight [1 part beans to 2 parts water], cook on medium [1-2] heat for several hours.}I was just looking into garbanzo beans (chick peas) nutritional info. A) great fiber, B) helps to regulate blood sugar/insulin secretions, C)lowers LDL cholesterol, overall cholesterol, and triglycerides, D) more satisfaction, less hunger/cravings for snacks, E) can lower risk of colon problems and colon cancer, F) contain free-radical fighting anti-oxidants, find out more here: http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=58 

They are calorie and carbohydrate dense so they are great for survival and can still be beneficial in everyday use in moderate amounts. 1 C=269 Calories/45 g carbs (12g dietary fiber, 8g sugar)/15g Protein/4G fat/11 mg sodium when boiled without salt (Check the label if you're buying them canned.)

OH!  The other thing I learned is that unlike canned vegetables, chick peas (garbanzo beans) retain almost all of their nutritional value when canned. Another good reason to store them.  Although I think the dry ones are a better option for space and weight effectiveness (If you're military and watching your household goods weight limit the dry beans are a better option)

{Soak overnight [1 part beans to 2 parts water], cook on medium [1part beans-2 parts water] heat for several hours.}