Food storage: potatoes

potatoes for food storage

Potatoes in your food storage
Sliced, diced and shredded potatoes for long term storage

Got potatoes in your food storage?
Preppers often have ample amounts of rice and beans in their
preps and yet they often overlook potatoes in the pantry.
Potatoes can be among the longest lasting foods in your
storage (. Potatoes are an almost perfect food and an important
starch. There is every reason to stock potatoes in the pantry.

Potatoes are an almost perfect food when you eat the skin.
They are high in vitamin C and potassium, Vitamin B6, plus
manganese, phosphorus, niacin and have loads of fiber and
amino acids. When paired with butter you'll even get the
Vitamin A. They are a cancer-fighting food, too.

Reasons to stock potatoes in the pantry
Even if you don't have a root cellar, you can stock potatoes in
the pantry. Here are more reasons why...

Potatoes are high in Vitamin C and Vitamin A. Who knew
potatoes could help pirates? Preppers are often surprised
to hear of the amazing benefits of potatoes, but one
medium potato contains 70% of the recommended Vitamin
C! As for Vitamin A, potatoes we lied just a bit. Potatoes
are incredibly nutritious, but the Vitamin A content is only
when you add butter. That's good news because butter is
available in a can.

Potatoes are high in potassium. And you thought it was
only bananas.

Potatoes are rich in minerals. Potatoes are rich source of
minerals, including iron, copper, manganese and tryptophan.

Potatoes can be shelf stable. Augason Farms has a line of
potato products that are dehydrated and ready for your
long term storage needs, including potatoes that are
sliced, diced, shredded and gems for making easy mashed
potatoes. See also their popular creamy potato soup mix!
Pictured immediate left is a bucket of potatoes from
Augason Farms that will certainly rival any rice in bucket in
your food storage. Imagine the possiblities.

Buckets on the patio or in the back yard. Potatoes are
cheap, can grow in poor soil and are abundant. You have
every reason to g row potatoes! Come on "Yukon" do it!

Potatoes are excellent for a preventative cancer diet.
Potatoes can even help you cure cancer as part of the
Gerson therapy. Though they don't recommend butter for
cancer patients.

Potato Food storage ideas
Here are some great dehydrated and freeze dried varieties to
add to your meal plan:

Dehydrated sliced potatoes by Augason Farms. You get
a hearty 10-pounds of thick cut sliced potatoes in the
bucket of Augason Farms Potatoes. These dehydrated
potatoes are excellent for making scalloped potatoes,
breakfast skillet, or just about any side dish or casserole.
There are no preservatives added and you get a 25-year
shelf life if unopened. Try making bite sized appetizers.
Cover potatoes with water and let stand for 10-15 minutes.
Sprinkle with Yoder's canned bacon and cheese and bake
until they melt. Then garnish with a dab of sour cream and
chives.

Dehydrated diced potatoes by Augason Farms. Your cast
iron skillet will love the Augason Farms diced potatoes.
Serve mouth watering skillet potatoes with your favorite
egg and bacon dishes. The dices are also excellent for
soups and stews.

Dehydrated shredded potatoes by Augason Farms. A
must have for your breakfast lineup, these shredded
potatoes are ideal for hash browns, but use them also to
make cheesy potato casseroles.

Dehydrated potato gems by Augason Farms. Ideal for
long term storage you'll make plenty of mashed potatoes
and savor the flavor. Use these gems for shepherd's pie,
potato dumpling soups, and more. See also the Augason
Farms creamy potato soup mix, below.

Growing your Own Potatoes.
There's a reason the Irish love potatoes: that's because
potatoes grow easily and is an almost complete food! The
people of Ireland relied on potatoes, but had a famine largely
because they grew a single variety: the Irish Lumper.
Essentially, the pasture lands were devoured by cattle when the
Irish developed a taste for beef. This pushed the best land off
and potato plots got smaller and smaller. When all was said
and done in the mass starvation, a million people died.

Lessons on the Potato Famine? Preppers should always
have a contingency plan. If you decide to grow potatoes,
you should also consider growing oats!

A healthy diet of potatoes supplemented only with milk or
butter, which have the two vitamins not in potatoes, (vitamins
A and D) is all a human body needs to sustain proper nutrition.
That's reason enough to grow potatoes. But did you know that
growing potatoes pack more energy per square foot than just
about anything else you could grow? And best of all, home
grown potatoes are tastier than anything you could buy at the
store.

Learn how easy it is to grow potatoes at home.

Sure, many preppers have boxes of mashed potatoes, filled with
unhealthy hydrogenated oils, but it's not necessary when you
can add the goodness of real potatoes to your long term
storage needs.

Make sure you have enough dehydrated potatoes for your long
term storage needs to make quality and varied meals. Potatoes
not only provide good nutrition, but the variety of textures
available from Augason Farms will help you provide savory and
delicious meals to avoid burnout and boredom. In uncertain
times, you will be not only proving a meal, but a boost in
morale. Happy prepping!

Red Lady Organic Seed Potatoes

Dehydrated Potato Slices

Augason Farms Potato

Yukon Gold Seed Potatoes

Potato Planter

Gourmet Reseves potatoes

Gourmet Reserves freeze dried Diced potatoes

Potato Deck-Patio Grow Planter Bag

Potatoes! Food storage ideas for preppers

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Happy endings...
The first Monday of April is officially Tater Day. Tater day began
in Benton, Kentucky in 1842. It was a market day to buy potato
shoots for the next growing season. Pretty son there was a
carnival and all sorts of fun surrounding the day. This year is the
173rd annual Tater Day (2016) and in Benton, Kentucky it's
celebrated from Thursday, March 31st through Monday, April 4th!

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