Comments on: Alternatives to Wheat for Food Storage

By: Jolene

Jolene — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:32:00 +0000

I am gluten intolerant and sensitive to oats and corn. The Xanthum gum in most all purpose gf flour mixes irritates my gut also. I lean towards, rices, millet, amaranth, buckwheat etc. Spending the extra money on smaller containers with a good shelf life makes sense as these grains go rancid quickly. I have an old extra fridge to preserve all of my special ingredients. It is costly to store the types of food I eat for the whole family. They don’t consider hardly any of it comfort food. I eat it because my body won’t allow any me to break the gf rules. I cook two separate meals most of the time. I have gotten them use to alternative grain soaked pancakes, gf quick breads even 5 min artesian gf bread . From now on I will just make theirs with regular wheat flour as I can’t do yeast any more either. Over the years I have fed them more and more rice. I soak all of our grains and legumes before processing. Sprouted grains flours are available but expensive. I need to store some sealed then open at a later date to see if it will keep. Does any one know if sprouts and garden seeds will germinate properly if sealed? When putting together your survival kit, spend the extra effort including food that will be nutritious that is on your safe menu, as the majority of survival food that loved ones or friends might share is almost always off limits for those of us with restricted diets.

By: Jodi - Food Storage Made Easy

Jodi - Food Storage Made Easy — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 03:42:00 +0000

Flour has a much shorter shelf life than wheat. If you plan to rotate
through your storage very quickly then flour is a suitable replacement
for the wheat. However, wheat will last a MUCH longer time and also
has more uses than just flour. You can make a lot of things out of it
including sprouting it to add different nutrition and variety to your
diet.

By: J-wo

J-wo — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 01:30:00 +0000

I have purchased a long-term food storage package which includes no wheat. I have lots of white & wheat flour, and other grains, but I noticed on the long term food storage calculator, the wheat makes up a substantial amount of the standard. Is it sufficient to have the flours, or should I look into purchasing some wheat too?

By: Jodi - Food Storage Made Easy

Jodi - Food Storage Made Easy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:21:00 +0000

You can use any beans!

By: Jodi - Food Storage Made Easy

Jodi - Food Storage Made Easy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:21:00 +0000

You can use any beans!

By: Jodi - Food Storage Made Easy

Jodi - Food Storage Made Easy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:21:00 +0000

You can use any beans!

By: Jodi - Food Storage Made Easy

Jodi - Food Storage Made Easy — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:34:00 +0000

Yes you can make it from any bean. The flavors will vary slightly but it will work. We tend to use whatever color of bean matches the food we are making.

By: Jodi - Food Storage Made Easy

Jodi - Food Storage Made Easy — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:34:51 +0000

Yes you can make it from any bean. The flavors will vary slightly but it will work. We tend to use whatever color of bean matches the food we are making.

By: Mercedes Riley

Mercedes Riley — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:46:00 +0000

does the bean flour have to be made of white or navy beans? what i mean is can i make flour from black beans, etc…?

By: Mercedes Riley

Mercedes Riley — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:46:53 +0000

does the bean flour have to be made of white or navy beans? what i mean is can i make flour from black beans, etc…?