I have been dehydrating fruits and veggies to preserve. My 2yr old daughter LOVES the dried fruits over non-dehydrated. They seem to taste sweeter once dried but have no added sugar.
The veggies I have been dehydrating then go into canning jars to make premade soups that only need hot water to rehydrate and eat. Eventually I will add in freeze dried meats to make them into complete meals. This will make it easier to use down the road. Pop in a packet of oxygen absorbers and then seal the can. These do not last as long as something actually canned but you can keep changing out the oxygen packets.
I will be ordering canning equipment within the next week so I can start canning foods since I did not have room in my car to bring my grandfathers canning equipment back home with me after visiting him over the holidays. I decided to move my office to the unused dining room in our rental so that I can start storing more food in one of the bedrooms.
Every time I go shopping I pick up a few cans to add to my stash when they are on sale. I used to be big on couponing but over the last year it became harder since I moved and was not getting the same amount of coupons. I have started back thinking about couponing so I can get more foods. Nothing like on the fake tv show, Extreme Couponers. I am hoping to get back into it to be able to get more fruits and veggies to be able to use when prepping.
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