Shop the Shrader Family: Real Food, Great Deals Today

We’re excited to introduce our new family channel: Shop With The Shraders. This second YouTube channel complements my Mary’s Nest channel and follows our family as we hunt for real food and great deals while building a traditional pantry on any budget.

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At A Glance: What You’ll See On Shop With The Shraders
A New Family Adventure
Budget-Friendly Pantry Building
Stores We Visit (And the Secrets We Share!)
What Is the Four Corners Pantry?
It’s All About Real Food
From Our Home to Yours
Start Your Journey with Us
And For Even More…
The Modern Pioneer Pantry
The Modern Pioneer Cookbook
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At A Glance: What You’ll See On Shop With The Shraders

Shop With The Shraders features me, my husband Ted, and our son Benjamin. If you enjoy Mary’s Nest, you’ll love this family-centered channel where we shop together, share tips, and demonstrate how to stock a nourishing pantry thoughtfully and affordably.

Join us at stores like Aldi, Costco, Trader Joe’s, Walmart, Whole Foods, and more.
Learn practical tips for finding real food at real deals, including a Whole Foods markdown trick we often use.
See how we organize our Four Corners Pantry: Working Pantry, Refrigerator, Freezer, and Extended Pantry (the Prepper Pantry).
All advice centers on traditional foods and budget-friendly strategies, plus supplies to help you handle life’s surprises.
Whether you’re starting out or refining your approach, we’ll show how to build a well-stocked pantry step by step.

This is a family project and we’re thrilled to share it with you.

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A New Family Adventure

We’ve officially launched Shop With The Shraders. After a soft start, we’re now sharing regular videos of our family shopping trips and pantry routines. Ted, Benjamin, and I invite you along as we search aisles for wholesome foods and the best deals—our tagline is “real food, real deals,” and we stand by it.

Budget-Friendly Pantry Building

This channel is about more than shopping; it’s about building a nourishing pantry on a budget. We show how we stock our home, and you’ll watch Ben learn the ropes as he fills his first shelves. We also cover non-food essentials to help you stay prepared for weather events, illness, job changes, or tight finances.

Our goal is to help you put nourishing meals on the table while protecting your family through thoughtful planning and simple, effective systems.

Stores We Visit (And the Secrets We Share!)

Each episode blends practical tips with family moments. We shop at:

Aldi for everyday staples
Costco for bulk buys
Trader Joe’s for unique real-food finds
Walmart for convenience and deals
Whole Foods—we’ll show ways to find significant markdowns
BONUS: occasional surprise outlets for preparedness supplies

We’ll cover markdowns, clearance strategies, and seasonal specials so you can stretch your budget without giving up nutrition or quality.

What Is the Four Corners Pantry?

Our pantry system is more than a single cupboard. The Four Corners Pantry includes:

🧺 The Working Pantry – daily dry goods and essentials.

🧊 The Refrigerator – fresh produce, dairy, ferments, and perishables.

❄️ The Freezer – frozen meals, meats, stocks, and baked goods.

📦 The Extended Pantry – long-term storage and preparedness supplies, often called the Prepper Pantry.

A Closer Look at the Extended Pantry

The Extended Pantry is a layered preparedness system that brings peace of mind. We organize it into:

📦 The Backup Pantry – extra non-perishables for everyday use; when staples run low, we restock from here.

🚨 The Emergency Pantry – at least two weeks of no-prep, shelf-stable foods that require minimal or no electricity and little clean water.

🛡️ The Survival Pantry – items with very long shelf life (10–25 years) such as vacuum-sealed dehydrated foods and bulk grains stored for long-term emergencies.

🌿 The Healing Pantry – home remedies and non-perishable herbal supplies like dried herbs, tinctures, teas, and the tools to make them.

Organizing the Extended Pantry this way helps us stay calm, prepared, and practical—building each section over time without stress.

It’s All About Real Food

We focus on nourishing, traditional foods—bulk ingredients, ferments, whole-grain baking, and simple preparations that support family health on a budget. Along the way we include household essentials, seasonal finds, and a few fun surprises to make homemaking joyful and sustainable.

From Our Home to Yours

This channel is a family effort. Ben brings fresh enthusiasm as he builds his first home pantry, while Ted and I share experience and practical know-how. We’re learning and growing with you as we turn kitchens into comforting, well-stocked homes.

Start Your Journey with Us

Grab a notepad or your phone and build a shopping list—come along as we shop, plan, and stock a pantry that supports your family. Whether you’re new to traditional foods or refining your system, we hope Shop With The Shraders offers helpful ideas and a bit of family fun with every video.

We’re just getting started and can’t wait to take you along.

And For Even More…

The Modern Pioneer Pantry is available for preorder and is a complete guide to preserving food and filling your Four Corners Pantry. For a limited time you can request a free signed bookplate.

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The Modern Pioneer Pantry

Simple ingredients and timeless techniques: discover recipes and preserving methods to turn pantry staples into homemade meals. Build a wholesome, traditional pantry like a modern pioneer.

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If you missed the first book in the Modern Pioneer Series, check out The Modern Pioneer Cookbook, a practical manual for creating a Traditional Foods Kitchen.