What will you be stocking up on 'Just in case ' ?

newlywed

London_1 said:

newlywed enough and a little more sounds about right This was a general list really of stuff that may become useful for the 'just in case scenario.I'm in no way suggesting rushing out and stacking the house from floor to rafters with food apart from the cost it would be just daft  

Ah fair enough. I have refilled the adaptable things that I know I can make into a cheap veggie meal, and a few things I know we could eat without electricity:

Risotto rice
basmati rice
pasta
spaghetti
bread flour
plain flour
oats

have a few tins of fish
one tin of beans (don’t eat them often)
a pack of falafel mix

tea

i always have at least one squash in the side as well (crown prince at the moment but often a butternut) as they last for ages

have also stocked up on some chocolate chips for baking - as when life is miserable, biscuits and cake can give temporary enjoyment

Toonie

Growing up with not quite enough food has made me more cautious as an adult and so I try to have a well stocked cupboard. Nothing crazy as I don't have the space (or currently the funds) but I'd be rather grumpy if I didn't have tea and DP would be miserable without coffee. As you say, herbs, spices, and salt are all useful things to have a hold of as they can vastly improve an otherwise plain dish. Flour is a mainstay and some sort of fat (butter/lard/veg oil). I usually have honey and a bottle of lemon juice knocking around (for those scratchy throats) and in the past a jar of jam has definitely help when I was down to the end of the month with just homemade soda bread for breakfast and lunch.

tooldle

@London_1 I remember you saying previously about living in London and this is partly what struck me. My folks are from a big naval port on the south coast of England. A big mix of people and a large cargo port just a few miles down the road, but yet very different tastes or availabilities and even perhaps budgets it would seem, despite being geographically close to your patch. 

bellabella

For me Yorkshire tea bags and bovril i always take both on holiday and use every day

Siebrie

I have just bought 2 bags of mixed dried spice and veg (for nasi goreng and bami goreng), and dried fried onions. We have the rest already in stock, and could last about a month.

I have also picked up extra fruit teas (while visiting parents in the Netherlands), which they don't sell in Belgium. DD1 (13) has just started drinking tea and prefers the red fruity teas. It's a cheap warming drink.

The one thing I will pick up from my pharmacy are the free iodine (?) tablets, 'just in case'.

mandy47

Went to aldi this morning and was shocked to see the empty shelves. Tinned goods and long life milk in particular. I couldn't get my normal weeks supply. I'll try elsewhere tomorrow. I really don't want to stock up but I may find myself unable to get my normal shop. 

comeandgo

I’m a bit of a hoarder and have oils and herbs and spices and large bags basmati rice, oats, pasta, dried fruit, nuts.  Need to get tinned tomatoes as my stock is down to 4 cans and have been waiting until some on offer.  Toilet roll I buy once a year online and have plenty.  I think I’ll buy the catering size tea bags from supermarket on my next trip, coffee I can live without.  
I would also look at cat food. My cats usual pack of tinned food has increased quite a bit and I need to persuade her to eat a lower brand, wonder how I’ll succeed at that.

Rosa_Damascena

Siebrie said:

I have just bought 2 bags of mixed dried spice and veg (for nasi goreng and bami goreng), and dried fried onions. We have the rest already in stock, and could last about a month.

I have also picked up extra fruit teas (while visiting parents in the Netherlands), which they don't sell in Belgium. DD1 (13) has just started drinking tea and prefers the red fruity teas. It's a cheap warming drink.

The one thing I will pick up from my pharmacy are the free iodine (?) tablets, 'just in case'.

Imodium (loperamide) and supply w/o charge is only for active illness, not the store cupboard.

maisie_cat

Rosa_Damascena said:

Siebrie said:

I have just bought 2 bags of mixed dried spice and veg (for nasi goreng and bami goreng), and dried fried onions. We have the rest already in stock, and could last about a month.

I have also picked up extra fruit teas (while visiting parents in the Netherlands), which they don't sell in Belgium. DD1 (13) has just started drinking tea and prefers the red fruity teas. It's a cheap warming drink.

The one thing I will pick up from my pharmacy are the free iodine (?) tablets, 'just in case'.

Imodium (loperamide) and supply w/o charge is only for active illness, not the store cupboard.

I read that Siebre lives in Belgium so possibly different there

maisie_cat

Rosa_Damascena said:

Nothing! Stocking up might save money in the short-term but is a supremely selfish act. We all need to buy enough and no more.

There is going to be a lot of craziness in the world this year and I think it will probably do some of us good to do without for a bit.

Interesting, what is enough? a days worth, a weeks worth, just enough to replenish existing cupboards.
The latter is what I do, we are rural so I do already have pantry stores and we always have UHT milk, running low now might have to get fresh and freeze.
But I can see that people who operate a just in time or weekly kitchen might be anxious given the known fragility of the supply chain, as demonstrated in 2020.