Use beans to make other foods last longer
Vukovic explains that beans are one of the most popular “disaster foods” for a good reason, they have a very long shelf life, so you don’t have to worry about them expiring soon.
Beans can also help make other products in your stash, like meat, last longer. It also helps make meals more filling and ultimately helps you eat less. “I’ll often blend beans up with tomato sauce to serve over pasta. I even hide black beans in brownies for my family to sneak in a bit of protein,” Vukovic says.
Additionally, cooking beans in that way makes one can last a lot longer than when you simply serve it as a side dish. The good news is that this concept also applies to other overstocked foods that you may have in your pantry and you’re not sure what to do with them.
For instance, if you have 10 cans of peas, you could put them into pasta sauce, blend them into a dip for crackers, or make soup.
