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Protective Diet Class #258

Pandemic Pantry

This class calms and confirms that you have what it takes to survive a pandemic mandated shelter-in-place well-fed, healthy, and finding joy in the experience. See what’s left in Julie’s PD pantry after 12 days in quarantine and realize just how independent you are.

Announcements

• Engage in our official support group, Protective Diet Living (PDL). Join Live Chats & Coaching Hour for personal assistance.
• Shop www.protectivediet.com/azure, an independent source for low-cost, high-quality PD staples in bulk.

Vocabulary

Pantry Staples	Freezer Staples	Backstock	Autophagy	Wonderful Why
Fresh Staples	Lifestyle Staples	Par Shelf	Pandemic	Independence

Action Steps for Pandemic Peace of Mind

• Maintain a Fully Stocked PD Pantry
• Most people live totally dependent on the grocery store as their pantry.
• PD kitchen systems combine to create an extensive long term food storage w/everything needed to make 500+ recipes.
• Begin by deeply stocking staples for your favorite PD recipes when those items are on sale. Buy in bulk for a discount.
• Continue adding more staples as you learn each kitchen system and discover more recipes you don’t want to live without.
• Rest assured you can exist a long time with your starchy PD pantry and a few fermented, frozen or fresh additions.

Storage Life of PD Staples	Year(s)	Staples for making All Purpose Cleaner, Laundry Detergent, Pit Paste, Toothpaste, Mouthwash Bulk Dried Beans, Grains, Flours, Spices, Nutritional Yeast, Baking Staples, Sprouting Seeds
		Cases of Soymilk, Tamari, Applesauce, Tomato Paste
		Multiples of Pasta, Canned Goods, Vinegars, Liquid Smoke, Mustards, Ethnic Ingredients
		Dried Protective Beverage Starters & DIY Cracker and Cake Mixes
		Fermented fresh fruits, vegetables, sauces & condiments
	Month(s)	Frozen fruits, vegetables, tofu, yeast, roots (ginger/turmeric/horseradish)
		Cool Storage Staples: Potatoes, Onions, Garlic, Citrus, Apples, Tomatoes, Eggplant, Kiwi
		Jerry’s Organic Plant Based Yogurt (+perpetual production as long as you have soymilk)
	Week(s)	Hearty Fresh Staples: Carrots, Celery, Cabbage, Kale, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Peppers, Tofu
		Fresh Herb Storage Box: Parsley, Cilantro, Green Onion

• Make a variety of fermented foods to add a stable, ultra-protective, fresh component to your long term storage.
• Keep an organized refrigerator so you can quickly inventory yogurt, ferments, your herb box, and fresh staples.
• Use a variety of ways to manage your fresh staples and preserve them for longer than 2 weeks:

– Freeze to extend their life for months—bananas, peppers & chilies, tomatoes, garlic cloves (separated w/skin on).

– Ferment to preserve them for months to years—onions, peppers/chilies, tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, cabbage, etc.

• Stock staples to make PD Lifestyle recipes for cleaning, laundry and body care product independence.
• Relish independence. Your pantry will reward you during this experience. No need for take-out, or the grocery store. You will come out of this extended stay at home with food cost savings and an opportunity to rotate through your staples. Emptied stores will stock a completely fresh inventory allowing you to refresh anything that has aged in your pantry.

• Work With What You Have
• Stay home—it is unnecessary to put yourself at risk by going to the store. Your PD pantry is full of meal possibilities.
• When you are out of your favorite fresh ingredients, work with what you have.
• Get creative. Make it a game. See how long you can go. Realize how self-sufficient you are.
• Mix it up. Instead of the usual chips, use pantry staples (cornmeal, rice, lentils) to make crackers full of protective spices.
• Ration fresh produce. You can make it last for weeks: ferment it, freeze it, cook/bake & freeze it, move it to cooler place.
• Plan meals according to fresh items you have on hand that need to be used next.
• Start some broccoli sprouts to get plenty of protective sulforaphane in your diet long after your fresh greens are gone.

• Protect Your Immunity: Reduce Stress & Find Joy
• Adjust–most people don’t know what it’s like to be home except to eat, drink wine, watch the news, and sleep.
• Ignore the news. News is designed to excite you and keep you on the edge of your seat. It will increase your stress.

Julie’s Quarantine “Wonderful Whys” I’m not going to go hungryI have hot waterI have electricityI have internetI have phone serviceWaking up alarm-freeFamily timePantry inventory turnoverGrocery store independenceCare products self-sufficiencyReduced spending & wasteForced self-check inFinding joy inside ourselves

• Focus on the goal–our job is to stay home and reduce stress.
• Stress is like eating burgers and fries to our endothelium and microbiome.
• Destress. Breathe deep. Meditate. Find a way to feel peace. You are well.
• Live in the moment to reduce stress. Make it joyful rather than focusing on the worst and fearing the unknown. Find the “Wonderful Whys” in your experience.
• Prioritize your health. Take action every day to protect yourself.
• Stick to your Protective Diet and rest assured that you are doing absolutely everything you can to overcome the virus as if it were a common cold.
• Treat yourself as if you had the virus. Rest, make sure you have plenty of fluids, sleep properly and do breathing exercises.
• Drink warm protective beverages for antioxidants and comfort.
• Autophagy that occurs during day fasting can detoxify viruses out of the body.
• Do self-checks—food is not going to satisfy the comfort you want. Bingeing will leave you feeling worse than if you addressed your feelings.
• Be patient with others whose interactions are based on fear. Deal with differences by listening. Get off of Facebook.

Cooking Tips

• Make 2 cans worth of chickpeas in the pressure cooker using 1¼ c. dry chickpeas and 3 cups water. 50 min. w/natural release.
• Cooked chickpeas, stored in the refrigerator, will go bad quickly. You could freeze them–best to cook them as you use them.
• Roast tired, wrinkled bell peppers & chilies and blend with chickpeas into a hummus.

Student Q&A

Q: Did they stop selling 20oz. Low Sodium Tamari? (47:33)

Q: What did you have to restock when you went to the store? (59:00)

Encouragement

• If you are medication-free, at a healthy weight, getting adequate sleep, have good blood pressure, not drinking alcohol, not smoking, at a low stress level, getting sunshine & eating a Protective Diet, you are going to be fine.
• The generally poor state of health of most people in the world is what is making this a state of emergency.
• Most people are not in the position you are–taking care of yourself and spending an evening with me growing your understanding of nutritional science so you can apply it on a daily basis. You are advanced. Feel confident.
• Make every bite count. Get your pantry set up so you feel confident during this time. This is your experience. Make it joyful.

“Being quarantined with a PD pantry is like a princess quarantine. We can make some soup, bake some bread and be all fit and happy eating our Protective Diet.”

Recommended Recipes

Quarantine Crackers	Yogi Bowl	Pasta w/Garlic & Lemon	Mojos
Probowl	Soups and Stews	Kids Spaghetti	Spices & Herbs Crackers
Plant Based Prosciutto	Brine Bread	Banana Health Bread	Julie’s Beans
Pasta Arrabbiata	Flatbread Pizza	Baba Ganoush	Hoppin John
Buffalo Cauliflower	Sushi Roll Bowl	Pad Thai	Chop Suey Salad
Tapioca Pudding	Tamales	Pozole Rojo	Asian Style Spice Nut Vinaigrette
Falafel	Baba-Ga Hummus	Buffalo Ranch Hummus	Pressure Cooked Chickpeas

Recommended Classes

#087 Pantry Par Stocking System	#187 The PD Groove	#148 Sulforaphane Protections: Sprouts
#231 Enjoying Fermented Food	#158 Be the Boss of Your Body	#278 Winter 2020  Fresh Restock
#028 Inner Child Frame of Mind	#261 Eliminate Produce Waste	#254 Living in the Moment to Reduce Stress

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Class Description:

This class calms and confirms that you have what it takes to survive a pandemic mandated shelter-in-place well-fed, healthy, and finding joy in the experience. See what’s left in Julie’s PD pantry after 12 days in quarantine and realize just how independent you are.

Class URL: https://protectivediet.com/courses/protective-diet-education/lessons/class-258-pandemic-pantry/