{"id":38203,"date":"2018-09-24T06:05:34","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T11:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=38203"},"modified":"2018-09-24T06:05:34","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T11:05:34","slug":"food-prepping-why-you-should-store-wheat-and-how-to-use-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=38203","title":{"rendered":"Food Prepping: Why You Should Store Wheat And How To Use It"},"content":{"rendered":"

Food Prepping: Why You Should Store Wheat And How To Use It<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Although wheat is the cornerstone of a prepper\u2019s food storage, many don\u2019t understand\u00a0why they should have a bunch on hand, or even how to use it if the SHTF. It certainly feels like every single preparedness author out there recommends the storage of hundreds of pounds of wheat, but why? And what can you use it for?<\/p>\n

The first reason and maybe the most obvious one as to why many suggest storing wheat is because it has a long shelf life. Hard grains, (which include more than just wheat) such as buckwheat, corn, flax, mullet, Kamut, spelt, and triticale, if stored properly, have an average shelf life of 10 to 12 years, however, this can be increased to 30 years or longer. Not to mention wheat is fairly inexpensive and storage isn\u2019t all that difficult.\u00a0 It\u2019s actually pretty easy to add to your food storage, as many have discovered. To ensure the proper long-term storage of grains<\/a>, use the following:<\/p>\n