Preparedness Pro’s SUPER Monthly Giveaway for 2011

How would you like a chance to win a Global Sun Oven, a pressure cooker, a hand grinder and many other amazing prizes this year?

At least once a month in 2011 we will be promoting a special giveaway drawing. There are four ways to win:

1)      Join our Preparedness Pro Facebook Group

2)      Make a comment on the Facebook Group page

3)      Make a comment on our blog on any of the articles

4)      “Friend me” on Facebook (www.facebook.com/kellene)

Food Part II—Some Kernels of Truth about Corn

by Kellene

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Did you know that batteries, diapers, cheese, peanut butter, Coco-cola, Motrin, vanilla extract, baking powder, white vinegar, saccharin, Sweet and Low, charcoal, a slew of household cleaners, drinking alcohol, condiments, toothpaste, dental floss, toilet paper, iodide salt, finger paint, crayons,  and margarine all have corn products in them? This list is in addition to the obvious corn products that you are already no doubt familiar with.  Corn is in a slew of food additives as well such as maltodextrin, pumaric acid, di-glycerides, Ethel acetate, xanathan gum, semolina, absorbic acid, gluten, citrus cloud emulsion, saccharin, calcium stearate, xylitol, and sorbitol as well as a litany of other “ides, ites, and tols.”  Did you also know that

Beans Under Pressure

kuhn-rikon-pressure-cookerSince I know that anyone who is serious about having an emergency preparedness supply of food is bound to have beans, I thought that this would be a vital article today.

Besides, I was craving yummy beans today, so I decided to share with you yet another e-z p-z pressure cooker recipe.