When buying food to stock up your household's food pantry... buy foods that your household member eat, and make sure they are healthy food choices that you are stocking up on.
Items to stock up on for your food pantries: canned veggies, canned soups, beans, rice, canned meat, canned broths, bottled water, oatmeal, jams/jellies, and so forth.
Set a household hall closet aside and stock it up with hygiene items; like some extra bath towels, extra wash clothes, bath soaps, shampoo, toothbrushes/tooth paste, hand soap refill bottles, some extra toilet paper, feminine hygiene supplies, q-tips, first aid items, and so forth.
Buy the items as you see them on sale, and if you do not have some of those items stocked up... start stocking up a few extras each time you go shopping.
Also remember to rotate your pantries food items and anything with an "expiration" date on it, keep rotating your items as you add to your pantries.
This way is Wintery weather hits your area unexpectedly or what ever disaster hits your area, you household can sustain itself. (Look at hurricane Helene, and the devastation that caused... have some extra food supplies, hygiene items, and cleaning items are always a blessing to have on hand for various emergencies.)
