Oatmeal

of all the preps I have seen everyone post..I have not seen oatmeal on the list..I have amnaged to acquire about 30 packages of the instant oatmeal..but have also gone to the bulk foos store and bought bulk bags of oatmeal...and uses of oatmeal..and what made me think of this is I have to bath the puppy and she has oatmeal shampoo...

oats can be put in water and applied as a paste for wounds or sunburns...

and also vinegar..i only have one jug of that...

Oatmeal was big on my list of preps. Have stored several 6 gal. buckets of oats, and also the instant oatmeal packets. Doesn't take much oatmeal to fill the tummy! All kinds of ways to doctor it up, dehydrated apples, raisins, brown sugar, cinnamon, maple syrup, almonds, etc. Easy on the budget too!

I have also put up alot of instant potatoes, and buckets potato dices. Costco has the best Hormel real bacon. I have vacuum sealed dozens of smaller bags of it to add flavor to scrambled egg powder, add some dehydrated red and green peppers, yum.

I was raised on Oat Meal.... love it to this day.  It is in my preps in copious amounts. 

It also makes a great "filler" for ground meats.  Plus I have 50 lbs of oat groats.

FYI, shelf life of oatmeal is 4-5 years if stored in airtight containers and treated (oxy absorbers, etc.) to eliminate bugs. 

Also to make your own "instant" oatmeal packets.   Plut 1/2 cup of oats in your blender until powdery.   Then add the following to 10 individual ziplock bags:

1/4 cup unpowdered oats

2 Tb powdered oats

1/8 tsp salt

1 tsp sugar (optional)

Microwave:  Add 2/3 cup water or milk and microwave on high for about 1 1/2 min. & stir

Conventional:  Add 1/2 cup boiling water; cook and stir over heat until thickened.

You can also make homemade granola with: 4 C oats, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 cup any type nuts and/or 1 cup dried fruit if available, 1/4 C canola oil, 1/2 C any type sweetener (sugar, syrup, honey) and 1 tsp vanilla baked at 350 for about 20 min stirring once.