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Understand Best By Dates

Stop throwing away perfectly good food! Here's your cheat sheet to what's still good—and what needs to go.

Confused by “best by,” “sell by,” and “use by”? You’re not alone. In fact, a Harvard University study found that more than 90 percent of Americans throw away perfectly good food due to label confusion—resulting in 398,000 tons of food waste each year. Because, as it turns out, those eggs with a sell-by date don’t suddenly turn rotten at midnight.

Understand what those labels really mean. “Sell by,” “use by,” and “best by” are actually all dates determined by the food manufacturers, and they’re the manufacturers’ best guess as to food quality—not food safety. Basically, they indicate how long a food producer will guarantee their product will still be at peak quality to enjoy.

And there’s no governmental authority policing how those dates are used—though Congress has tried (and failed) to pass legislation in recent years to try to standardize this labeling and clear up the confusion. Depending on the product and how it’s been handled, it is likely perfectly safe to eat for days or weeks after that sell-by, use-by or best-by date has passed. Check out which foods you might be throwing away too soon.

Ignore the sell-by date. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, “the sell-by date is literally just for the stores themselves,” so the manufacturer can let them know when a product may be past its prime and need to be taken off of store shelves. (Again, it may still be perfectly tasty and perfectly safe for long past that date.)

Inspect your food. You can usually tell quickly when a product’s gone bad—there’s mold on the bread, or the milk smells sour. “Check the quality of the specific product by smell, taste, if it’s visually okay, if there’s no mold or discoloration,” says Stacey Antine, MS, RDN, founder of HealthBarn USA. Keep in mind that bad things can “happen even before the use-by or sell-by date,” especially if it’s a perishable food that may have spent time at an unsafe temperature. See which foods you should definitely toss by the expiration date.

Stop the clock. Have food that you know you won’t finish before it might go bad? Just chill. “If you are getting close to the indicated date…put it in the freezer,” Antine suggests. “It sustains the product, extends its life, and reduces food waste.” Next, read on for 50 more secrets food manufacturers won’t tell you.

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Sustainable Meal Planning - Calories

For a healthy Prepper Sustainable meal plan, you must have the right amount of Calories & Nutrition. Below is a table showing how many calories you would normally need. However, living a Sustainable life style would have everyone working much harder, so use one column higher than normal. I left the size intentionally large to make this easy to read.

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Saturday, April 13, 2019

Severe Storm Preparations

In the event of a severe storm, seek shelter in an interior room on the first floor.

Ideally you should have the following:

Have a plan
Wear pants and closed toe shoes
Bottled water but no food, or only light snacks
Flashlight, batteries for power outage
Walkie Talkies, chargers
Cell Phone and charger; Save your phone calls for emergencies
Listen to EAS, NOAA Weather Radio, or local alerting systems for current emergency information and instructions.
Emergency Whistle
Games can make passing the time more bearable

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Tuesday, April 9, 2019

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Sunday, April 7, 2019

Knowledge is FREE

We can't afford to go out and buy everything we need at once, so we must develop a Step by Step Prepper Plan that can be used by anyone. This requires saving and spending money. Sure we start with the Beginners basic needs, but still spending money.

This post is a collection of Prepper Knowledge that is effectively FREE. While there may be a few items you can purchase referenced in the article, it is primarily FREE knowledge.

The Rule of 3 (set priorities by this);
Red flag warnings its time to Bug Out

Edible Wild Plants
Survival Fishing
3 Odd Techniques for Primitive Fishing
How to catch your own live bait

Noodling

Urban Survival Plan
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Delivering Babies
EDC Survival (Every Day Carry)
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Home Invasion Response Plan

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Vegetable Days to Harvest
Understand BEST BY Dates

Wilderness Survival TEST
Archery
Handgun Introduction

Prepper Handbook Recommendations (low cost/must have)

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Prepper Handbook Recommendations

Over the course of time, we identify some key Prepper items that are very affordable and which we believe every family should have. We call these our Prepper Handbook Recommendations.

A good example would be a Solar Powered Light that can also be used as an AA Solar Battery Charger for $4 - $8. Make sure to only get the ones that use AA or AAA batteries.

Another example is a 300 watt DC - AC Inverter that will provide 120 Volt electricity while your vehicle is running for $30 to $50.

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Power Outage Preps
Power Outage Heater
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Budget Garden Preparations
Practice Garden
Seeds for Survival
Prepper Savings Plan

Backup Power Supply

Communications

Intruder Detection

Edible Wild Plants (knowledge is free)

Salvaging Supplies (plan now)

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Sunday, March 17, 2019

Vaccination

Modern Science has brought about significant medical advances during our life time, with many more being studied. While our scientific knowledge is at the highest level in history, we also realize, that so is our level of ignorance. The more we learn, the more we realize how much we don't know. For every question answered, many more are raised.

Today, Flu Vaccines are becoming mandatory in public schools, for hospital workers and many other places. Often however, these people still get the flu. So why is it so critical to force everyone to take the vaccine? They are the ones who will feel bad, so it should be their decision. If the vaccine works, then they won't infect those who do get vaccinated, so what business is it of theirs.

This is usually the time people start preaching about the poor children who get the flu and suffer because of their parents choice and the CDC Estimates that somewhere between 37 to 172 children die each year from the flu.

IF mothers loose their choice on flu vaccines, should pregnant women also loose their choice on abortion?

Should it be required for women seeking abortion or on welfare having children to get sterilized so it doesn't happen again?

How far does it go?

But we haven't gotten to the worst part yet. What happens when everyone is taking the vaccine and it gets contaminated with something bad like AIDS, intentionally or accidentally?

Would a radical Islamic suicide bomber contaminate our vaccine intentionally? Of course they would.

What happens when the flu vaccine mutates like in the show I am Legend? where the measles virus was used to create a cure for cancer, but mutated causing deadly & highly contagious side effects.

According to the World Health Organization, AIDS is the worst Pandemic in modern history, with over 70 million deaths. This is far less than abortion which has claimed over 1.72 Billion. The problem with AIDS, is that the patient can be infected for 5-10 years before they even realize they have it, while infecting others.

What would the AIDS fatalities soon become if the MANDATORY flu vaccine was contaminated for 5-10 years? NOW we are getting to the bad part when Americans begin to die from AIDS at record numbers.

But the survival rate of AIDS is improving. So instead of AIDS, suppose the Flu Vaccine is infected with something worse, that kills people after 2-3 years when everyone would have taken it.

Americans have just become extinct to save 37 to 172 children per year. Low probability, yes, but extremely high severity.

In a country where the citizens are supposed to be free, we should educate the public as to the benefits of vaccines AND to the risk of getting and not getting the vaccine. The risk will be shocking. We must present both sides accurately and let informed people make up their own mind.

If you have been vaccinated, and it works, why should you care?

Being exposed to common illness and developing our own natural immunity will enable us to over come disease and help our species to survive. Granted there are things like Polio and Small Pox that may require a vaccination, but these were rare exceptions that everyone was eager to get treated for.

God Bless America, land of the free, home of the brave. Lets keep it that way.

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Friday, March 15, 2019

Homeschool 101

HOMESCHOOL 101 - FOR BEGINNERS

It's decision time! You already know that your desire is to stay at home and homeschool your kids. How do you pull everything together and actually do it?

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Here is a simple step-by-step guide and checklist to assist families who are planning to homeschool. The order may vary depending on your family's circumstances. We encourage you to print this page and put a check mark as you complete each step. Homeschool 101 was born out of our nine (9) years of homeschooling experience. May this be of help to you! God Bless you in your homeschooling endeavor!

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HOMESCHOOL 101 - FOR THOSE PLANNING TO HOMESCHOOL

1) Pray for God's guidance and wisdom. Read the Bible for direction. Some passages to meditate on (below) are Deutoronomy 6:4-9, Proverbs 22:6, Ephesians 6:4 and Luke 2:52. A suggested daily reading/devotion is the book of Proverbs. There are 31 Chapters, 1 for each day of the month. Proverbs is God's instruction book for daily living, including parenting! "A proverb a day keeps the devil away!"

2) Husband and wife, discuss and agree together on homeschooling.

3) Sit down with your children and discuss your decision to homeschool.

4) Get your house in order. Establish routines, chores, and consistent discipline. Limit time spent on TV and computer games. Recommended parenting resources are available at Growing Families International, Focus On The Family, or DoorPosts. We highly recommend Growing Kids God's Way Parenting Class and the book For Instructions in Righteousness by DoorPosts.

5) Get your marriage in order. The primary support for your homeschool is the husband and wife relationship. If there are unresolved issues between you and your spouse, it is more likely that your homeschool will be unstable, distracted and disorganized. Suggested resources to strengthen your marriage and family are available through Family Life and Gary Smalley. Try to go to a Family Life Marriage Conference. Also read the following books by Gary Smalley - "For Better or Best" and "If Only He Knew."

6) Read books on homeschooling (i.e. Homeschool - The Right Choice by Christopher Klicka). See Below for Recommended Books.

7) Talk to experienced homeschooling families, ask lots of questions! Join homeschoolingonline message boards and forums.

8) Investigate your local homeschooling laws. Great resource is HSLDA - Homeschool Legal DefenseAssociation or your local State Department of Education.

9) To protect your right to homeschool, join HSLDA. Without any legal plan in place, it can cost you thousands of dollars to defend your legal rights. Bad things can happen to good people! Homeschoolers are not immune to legal troubles.

10) Join HomeschoolSupport Groups for great ideas and support from other local homeschoolers.

11) Subscribe to a homeschooling magazine or publication.

12) Research and order your curriculum materials. Check out Satellite/Correspondence Schools for full curriculum package and services. For independent curriculum and record-keeping, visit Curriculum Publishers and Suppliers. Request the most current printed catalogs available and read them.

13) Plan your school year. Set up lesson plans and daily schedule.

14) Set up your classroom or homeschooling corner with proper furnishing, supplies and record keeping materials.

15) If applicable, send your Letter of Intent To Homeschool to the local public school. This letter is in accordance to your state's homeschooling laws.

16) Lastly, praise God for all the many wonderful and memorable homeschooling days that you will spend at home with your children!

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JUST A FEW OF MANY BIBLE VERSES TO MEDITATE ON:

Deuteronomy 6:4-9

Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Ephesians 6:4

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Luke 2:52

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

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