Grocery prices are running about thirty-two percent higher than just a few years ago, and this video walks through the twelve pantry staples grandma always kept on hand before winter, with today's real prices and true shelf lives for each. You'll learn Grandma's Rule for spotting shrinkflation before it fools you, why a box of baking soda doesn't belong in the trash after thirty days, and how rice, honey, salt and vinegar can outlast almost anything else in the kitchen. Along the way we look back at the 2008 rice shortage, WWII coffee and sugar rationing, and the Depression-era habits that turned a few simple ingredients into a family's safety net. No fear, no hype, just plain prices, plain history, and a simple Sunday habit to keep your own shelves rotated and ready.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:08 Grandma's Rule Explained
2:24 Rice and Beans
4:35 Oats and Powdered Milk
7:05 Honey Peanut Butter Tuna
10:35 Salt Vinegar Coffee Habits

SOURCES
USDA FoodKeeper App — U.S. Department of Agriculture
BYU Food Storage — Provident Living Research, Brigham Young University
Bureau of Labor Statistics — Consumer Price Index, Food at Home