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That is what I meant. It is basically rice, grain, milk, legumes, honey and oil. By lacking I meant it is not very diverse.
These items for a year would make you go insane. There are no proteins, no MRE, no freeze dried fruits. That is more of what I meant by lacking.
I haven't seen the stage set up, only the basic.
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Rice and beans.. make a complete protein.. TVP.. keeps forever near as I can tell.. I am not a great fan, but have chicken, beef, and pork "crumbles" on the shelf.. will be fine to augment with. We also can a deer or two every year.
Wheat makes bread/rolls/tortillas/etc etc..
The plan is, to first be prepared, THEN, be comfortable. If you go to their (LDS) online store, you can see the basics, and then the fill ins and add-ons.. availability right now.. I can't say.
But we have fruits, berries, onions, peppers, taters, egg powder, milk powder, cheeses, butters, corn, etc, etc, in #10 cans, from them, all ordered online. We are not LDS.
But.. back in the day, 25 years ago, we started with.. Honey, oil/fats, wheat, rice, and beans. Started our journey to self reliance when we realized how bad slimy white slice is for you.. Started grinding our own wheat and making bread.. Just that decision started us to where we are now.. and on that note.. buy a GOOD mill from the start, the "cry once buy once" phrase is a solid bit of advice when it comes to a grain mill.
BTW, stored properly, fats last a lot longer then the label says. BUT the key to ALL of it is, rotate and use.
and don't forget, paper goods, soaps, etc etc all fall in this category at some point.