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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So what foods are you mostly buying now? I was very stocked 10 days ago but obviously a lot has been eaten. Should I try to buy more meat? Potatoes?[/quote]

Try to buy food that will last you as long as possible between trips. So fresh fruits and veg, and frozen and canned and dried. Beans, rice, stuff that will last a while. 
Think about meat etc options that you could store for 2+ weeks... eggs, cheese, beans, canned soups. It may not be gourmet.m but the fewer times you go to the store the better[/quote]

We are trying to go to the store as little as possible - 10-14 days is our current target. Mostly to pick up meats & fresh foods. Also replenish any non-perishables you have eaten. We are eating less and wasting less and generally buying less than normal though for the same time period. 
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Is anyone thinking that the food supply issues could get worse in a month? I'm not sure if to use our frozen/dried stash now, or to keep buying fresh and maintain that store for a time when stores shut down due to worker illness.
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Yes, it is likely.
Estimates see the peak of illnesses and deaths in the US at May, don't they?

I can't make up my mind about how much to get started on the non-perishable stocks rather than buying more fresh food. Had another grocery delivery yesterday, all perishables. Emptied a quart-size spray bottle's worth of diluted hydrogen peroxide on every box, bag, carton, thick skin fruit (mangoes, oranges, apples). Still not sure I did it right. Should we be eating definitely virus-free canned fruit and powdered milk now instead, and not be spending money we don't have (all went into stocking the pantry 6 weeks ago)? Or should we eat produce and fresh dairy while it's still available/affordable and learn decon as we go? Or should we eat the pantry food while we wait until supply goes back up once everyone's done stocking up? I don't know.[/quote]

Our pediatrician suggested feeding DD as much fresh food especially high nutrient foods now as we can manage. Then frozen. And to save canned or reconstituted for last. It does require extra sanitizing for me and my hands are sandpaper, but I remember that I had nutritional diseases as a poor teen who rarely saw produce. We have almost zero food waste right now. I threw away salmon skin, egg shells, tea bags, the green and white parts of strawberries, and a bone.[/quote]

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