Kmcolo is right. They do, however they have long shelf lives which can be extended with proper storage.. And you should buy what you think you will use over a certain period of time and buy more later to add in a dollar-cost-averaging sort of way. Surprise, surprise. I've actually been stocking some food for quite some time. Yep...

Things like pasta, canned vegetables, sauce mixes, tuna fish, canned salmon, cake and cookie mixes, canned sauces, flour are just a few good items to store. Food prices are likely to rise short term and there could be some serious problems long-term. The thing is to buy in bulk quantities on a rotational basis. You don't have to buy all at once. You can just keep...

Kmcolo is right. They do, however they have long shelf lives which can be extended with proper storage.. And you should buy what you think you will use over a certain period of time and buy more later to add in a dollar-cost-averaging sort of way. Surprise, surprise. I've actually been stocking some food for quite some time. Yep...

Things like pasta, canned vegetables, sauce mixes, tuna fish, canned salmon, cake and cookie mixes, canned sauces, flour are just a few good items to store. Food prices are likely to rise short term and there could be some serious problems long-term. The thing is to buy in bulk quantities on a rotational basis. You don't have to buy all at once. You can just keep adding things over time.

This is really a good thing to do if you have the money and the space because food is likely to be among the most inflated items over the next few years, especially given shipment costs. So, when you think about the best ways to invest your money, food stocking happens to be a very promising way to invest.

Also, food isn't the only thing. Other good things to stock up on are soap, shampoo, shaving cream, clothes for kids to grow into, all those types of necessities.