Brexit food cupboard?

[TheMamaYo]

Ok, I know I might get some negativity around this, but I think I’ll rather be silly than sorry!

I am starting to gather a few things for ‘in case’, and wondered what you have in your Brexit food cupboard?

So far I only have some tins of food, extra cleaning and toiletry products,a couple of bottles of juice, long life milk and cereal. Not very impressive!

Please tell me what’s in yours, so I can add to my list before going shopping?

there are lots of useful threads on the brexit topic. start with a 3 day meal plan.

Porridge, fray bentos pies lol, beans, bread in freezer, pasta and sauce packets, dry pasta and rice, stock cubes, cordial, tons of soup, tinned veg, frozen veg...

Lots of heinz tins-beans&sausage, spag&saus, soups
Tinned peas / potatoes
Tins tuna & salmon
Corned beef
Dry pasta in sauce
'savoury' rice
Rice / pasta / noodles
Lots of porridge / cereals for DC
Long life milk - I have no idea what it tastes like
Cereal bars /choc /biscuits / popcorn
Crackers
Bake in oven bread rolls
Flour / sugar /coffee / juices /bottled water.
Freezer full to bursting.

Then basic hygiene products /household goods
And a well stocked first aid box / medicine cupboard.

If we don't need it, a lot will be going to the food bank.
Have a look at bellini on preppers board, she has lots of excellent advice

Paracetamol, ibuprofen and antihistamine.
Says a lot about my priorities doesn't it.

Thanks so much, that’s a lot of help already!

Nothing. I don't know anyone in real life who is actually doing this.

I've just started off a cupboard with tins and some dried fruit.

I've been stockpiling inhalers for ages.

@arethere I thought so too! Although admittedly I didn’t ask around. It came up in conversation yesterday whilst at a party, and several of the guests were doing this.

In fact, they seemed a little perplexed that I wasn’t! I guess it won’t really hurt to do it. It’ll all get used one way or another!

I'm probably being really dense here but surely there will be UK made products still available? I understand there may be issues importing but am I missing something here- why would we not be able to get toiletries, canned goods etc?

I'm contemplating buying a chest freezer. We have wanted one for a while and this may be the kick I needed. We can then fill it up.

I wouldn't openly admit it to my friends for fear of being laughed at. But I can't help but be a little worried.

I also feel very bad stock piling as if everyone did go out and stock pile, those that didn't may well not eat - even if there would be ample food to go around.

We are lucky in that we don't take any medication.

I bought a normal week’s shopping and worked through the labels, to see what is made abroad and what in the UK.

So tinned tomatoes, beans, fruit, pasta, stock cubes, rice, honey, coffee. Tea Tomato purée, peppercorns. Plus some UHT milk.
We are rural so eggs, meat, flour, oil and veg should be ok.

Nothing. I don't know anyone in real life who is actually doing this.

You think you don't. actually lots of people are now so that probably includes people you know. They're just not telling you about it in case you expect to share their stuff.

In all honestly, I think the shops will only empty - if people stock pile.

And yes, I will still do it.

Choosing chilli, a lot of British made products still rely on important ingredients/packaging. Flour from Canada for bread as an example. And a lot of the Bristish food chain relies on immigration (abbatoir/harvesting).
If we crash out, we not only have no deal with the EU, but also with the countries that have deals with the EU. So food coming through customs will drastically drop as we no longer have the ability to independently process the required documents at the speed needed.
And the food that isn't affected, will suddenly be needed by many more people who can't get imported food. So demand will rise, but it's a limited amount.

It is irrelevant whether something is made in the UK. Heinz beans are made in the uK. Except for the fact that the beans come from overseas and the tomato sauce comes from overseas and the paper to make the labels on the tins comes from overseas, - so disruption to the supply chain leading to issues gettign goods into the country will also impact on UK produced foods.

Plus the UK only produces enough food to feed half of the country. And at this time of year its a lot less than that. So we would all be after the same stuff...

Gah, imported ingredients - although they are important as well

stocking up now is good responsible behaviour. Leaving it and doing nothing and then trying to grab loads of stuff at the end of march is selfish behaviour.

Porridge oats are mostly from UK, as are flour, frozen peas, vinegar, salt, eggs, milk, butter.
UK produces plenty of lamb, chicken, fish, beef, pork and if there are import issues, there will be export issues too so I guess farmers will try to sell locally first.
UK has plenty of beer & whisky, definitely low on wine.

Ah cloud and just thanks that does make sense (and is also very worrying)

Oh and it's already been decided that importing food is less than a priority than medicine (quite rightly). Unless we abandoned all controls on all shipments to the UK (and lose billions in tax), accepting that it might be what it says on the tin and damaging food exports (contaminated supply chain) as the price to pay to keep the shelves stocked

Cloudtree has made an important point. Say there are only homegrown vegetables available: everyone will be wanting those to eat, because that's all there are available. So all the people who would normally eat aubergines and courgettes will be after the cabbages and carrots AS WELL AS the people who would normally be eating the cabbages and carrots.

But if everyone who can, builds up a stock, lots of cheap proteins like lentils etc that should help cushion the blow.
For me, it's coffee and wine, Calpol and milk formula as well as food.

UK has plenty of beer & whisky

Nope. Owner of a distillery in Scotland was on breakfast news last week saying that although their product is made from uk ingredients it cant be bottled without items from europe.

And most of our hops come from europe.

flour - Nope - you're not harvesting UK wheat at this time of the year (or oats for that matter)
frozen peas - likewise - peas are not grown in the UK in March
eggs - well yes we potentially have a lot of eggs but you have to be able to feed the hens, that is why eggs were rationed in the war
milk - not even nearly enough to make milk butter and cheese for the whole country.

But if everyone who can, builds up a stock, lots of cheap proteins like lentils etc that should help cushion the blow.
For me, it's coffee and wine
That reads to me as if everyone else should be buying lentils while you shun the lentils in favour of coffee and wine