This way of thinking is often in my mind.
I'm very much aware that if the transports don't come in, there won't be much in the store anyways and we are kinda at the end of the line, so even as it is we don't get the best pickings anyways.
We do bulk shopping in the city when I go in, one a month to have a visit with my granddaughter.
When we had dairy and were buying such things as bread and such we were making more trips to town to buy it fresh. We thought that was ridiculous so we switched over to coconut milk (we could buy the packs of creamed coconut that would make a litter of milk for under $2 and it stores really well) and we got a Vitamix with the grain grinder for making our own flour and would make it real simple for making chapatis which we preferred. Then we switched to Keto diet with the low carbs, so the bread isn't an issue the same anymore.
One other step we took was to start our indoor garden, investing in some lights so we could have our fresh food over our long winters. That has especially been a good investment for this winter when we've had such a long spell of extreme cold, not only good for having fresh goods but also for having that extra light to beat the S.A.D. syndrome!
You've done a marvelous job of preserving your food, with such a full pantry.
It really is good to know that you'll be fine if it ever became necessary to hunker down on the homestead - good for you!
Thanks for this little reminder of how much of what we eat are really indulgences, not necessities!
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