Oct 2015 Bulk Food Order Page

What Bulk Foods Can Be Ordered in October ?

The bulk food items being offered for sale via the Orange Stake Bulk Food Program website during the October 10-19, 2015 order window are #10 cans of regular oats, quick rolled oats, sugar, and dehydrated apple slices.

Also being offered is a food storage starter kit containing recipes, instructional pamphlets, visual aids for teaching family home storage principles, and one #10 can each of flour, red wheat, white wheat, rice, pinto beans, and oats. A case contains 28 lbs. of product. Maximum shelf life is 30 years for all these products, except 10 years for flour. The starter kits make excellent gifts to neighbors, friends, or extended family members.

Cans of regular and quick oats contain 2.8 and 2.4 pounds of product respectively.  Cans of granulated sugar contain 5.8 pounds of product. Packages of apple slices contain 1.0 pounds of product. The maximum recommended storage life for these products are 30 years, with proper packaging and storage in a dry place at or below 75 degrees F.

Brief Overview of Quick Rolled Oats
Quick rolled oats are oats that have been cleaned, hulled, heated to stabilize the enzymes for long term storage, and then rolled into extra thin flakes so that they will cook in less than 5 minutes. According to Wikipedia,  "Milled oats are an excellent source of thiamine, iron, and dietary fiber. Oat products also contain beta-glucan, which may help people with Type 2 diabetes control their blood glucose level, and might also help stimulate the immune system to fight off bacterial infections." (Click on thumbnail image to view larger version)

 

Brief Overview of Dehydrated Apple Slices
Dehydrated apple slices can be reconstituted with water in about 15 minutes and used in cooking or baking, or (our family's favorite) just eaten dry as a tasty and healthy snack.

 






 



Below find the Nutrition Label for Quick Rolled Oats and Dehydrated Apple Slices.

 

Brief Overview of Sugar

Approximately 2,000 years ago in India, the end product of sugar cane evolved from an extracted juice to dry granules. Sugar was an expensive and fine spice that was traded to an ever increasing market throughout the Eastern Hemisphere. Due to improved production methods, additional cultivation in the Western Hemisphere, and other sources such as sugar beets, during the 16th and 17th centuries, sugar gradually became the bulk commodity it is today.  

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Below find the Nutrition Label for Sugar. The good news is that sugar, the #1 sweetener in the world, is very low in saturated fats, sodium, and cholesterol and it tastes good. The bad news is that sugar has no vitamins, minerals, or protein. All of its calories come from carbohydrates. While canned sugar is an excellent long term storage sweetener for improving the taste of many other food storage items, it should be used in careful moderation, especially by those with diabetes.

 

An Add to Cart button will be available on this page during the ordering window. The per can cost for both Regular and Quick Rolled Oats is $3.25 and $9.90 for Dehydrated Apple Slices. Cans of granulated sugar are priced at $4.25 each.
The price for the Starter Kits is $22.50.

Please be certain to select your unit from the pull down menu so we can make sure your product gets routed to the correct unit.  If you would like to purchase more than one type of product, select "continue shopping" when you reach the cart.  You may need to reselect your unit a second time if you elect to purchase additional products. Make sure that you update the quantities before checking out. You will have an opportunity to confirm the totals before buying.

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