The old prepper adage is "two is one, one is none". If you know you need a can of tuna for tuna salad, buy two. If you only have one in your pantry, get a seco

The old prepper adage is "two is one, one is none". If you know you need a can of tuna for tuna salad, buy two. If you only have one in your pantry, get a second one the next time you go shopping. Just having a backup bottle of ketchup is amazing, because you always notice you've got a mostly empty bottle of it when the pasta is already cooked an everyone is hungry. Plant proteins are good for storage, beans, chickpeas and even soy in different forms store well and are easy to use in day to day cooking. You can only take so much canned tuna and other canned meats are either crazy expensive or just plain gross. Just remember to ONLY stock up on food you actually use. Don't buy a massive box of dried camping food unless you go camping and actually eat it. It's not exactly gourmet even when it's fresh - even less so when it expired in 2015. Ask me how I know :D