It’s that time of year and everyone’s gearing up for Black Friday – all the best sales on electronics, toys, and other must-haves, but what about what everyone really must have? FOOD!
How in the world do you build up enough food storage that’s, oh yeah, gluten free so that you can actually shop from your own pantry? I’ve found a way to start stocking up on certified gluten free food storage AND cut grocery bill costs by actually building a home store of food to use everyday through THRIVE. Do it all during the best time of the year to get the best deals – Black Friday! Follow this link to start stocking up. Wait! Don’t go yet, keep reading to learn more…
I’ve never considered myself a “prepper”, but I’ve always been taught to store enough water and food that my family could survive for at least 6 months to a year on our food storage – just in case. In case, a natural disaster occurs and we’re cut off from clean food and water supplies, sickness/epidemic, or just a loss of income. All these far-fetched “what if’s” kept me moderately concerned enough that I occasionally bought a #10 can of granola or dehydrated soup mixes. Once I had about 9 or 10 assorted cans of sealed food with the claim that they would last 20 years (hopefully I’d never have to open them), I checked it off my list of do-to’s and went about my business.
Then my little girl was diagnosed with Celiac Disease. In frustration and disbelief I went through my fridge and pantry after the diagnosis only to realize that a large majority of the food in my home contained or was contaminated with gluten. It all had to go. I cleaned and disinfected, replaced toasters and did everything necessary to create a safe, gluten free kitchen. Finally, I came to my food storage. My heart dropped.
“This product has been processed in a facility that also processes tree nuts, eggs, soy, wheat…” I didn’t need to read further.
Suddenly all those “what if’s” came rushing back into my mind…and I was terrified. What if we don’t have work, there’s an earthquake, epidemic, war, plaque of man-eating tomato bugs?! It didn’t matter what the emergency was, because at that moment I was only capable of feeding 2/3 of my children. There just wasn’t any economically plausible long term food storage options that were certified gluten free. Needless to say this realization left me with a constant nagging anxiety.
Fast forward a couple years and one more child and my anxiety over food storage still hadn’t ebbed any. I had taken some steps to try alleviate my worry and stock up on things like rice, dried beans, and canned food, but in all probability if one of those “what if’s” ever actually happened I wouldn’t have been able to feed my family for more than a month or two. To be honest, I couldn’t do much more to stock up. Thanks to our gluten free, clean eating diet our monthly food bill had shot through the roof.
Then I heard about THRIVE! Alex had called from work jabbering about freeze dried food that tastes amazing and “comes alive” in your mouth. I had no idea what he was talking about. Then he said the words I’d been needing to hear for the past two years, “Its certified gluten free!”
Certified Gluten Free Food Storage
You had me at “certified gluten free”. Really I would have been happy to just see the stamp of approval from a third party stating that this product is closely regulated and approved to be gluten free, but once I tasted it I was even more impressed. Real, fresh fruits and vegetables are picked when they’re ripe and flash frozen, removing the water, leaving long lasting, nutritious, and flavorful food. Sealed, THRIVE food can last just as long as any other #10 can of food storage, but I was amazed to learn that I didn’t just have to buy a dozen cans and check it off my list – hopefully never to be opened for 20+ years. I learned that I could stock up on food storage as well as use THRIVE food in my daily cooking to save money and still be following a gluten free, clean eating diet.
Here is a complete list of all the gluten free products available through THRIVE . Certified Gluten Free List
Food delivered to your door without going over your monthly grocery bill was such a phenomenal concept to me. Not only can I build my emergency food storage, but by simply reallocating a portion of my monthly grocery bill and putting it toward THRIVE, I could shop online having healthy food delivered each month. Toss freeze dried corn, black beans, even salsa into my taco soup and cut out a ton of time spent soaking, chopping, and preparing while still enjoying all the same healthy benefits AND flavor! Yes, once THRIVE food is reconstituted (water added back in) it actually does “come alive” and tastes just as fresh as it did when it was first picked.
I’ll post more with recipes and helpful tips for using THRIVE so check back soon!
Enjoy!
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