More Food

  Flour, sugar, salt, and spices. Flour is harder to store. I did package some in 5 gallon buckets with trash bag and oxygen absorbers. I have a good amount of pancake mixes and Bis-quick. I shrink wrapped these and put them in the freezer. One advantage to these is they are pre-mixed. All you do is add water. In the same manner, I packaged some powered milk. Sugar and salt packaged in 5 gallon buckets . I believe you need a good amount of both. I probably have 250 # of sugar. And 150 # of salt. I may buy some more . I bought these bulk, in 50 # sacks. A lot cheaper.  Remember to package these to protect from moisture.  
    Pasta stores fairly well. It does have some oils in it so if possible , shrink wrap and keep in a cool dry place. Spaghetti is one that stacks well in the freezer. Romain noodles are cheap. 
   Remember breakfast foods. Oats, grits, Cream of Wheat, or Malt-o-Meal. We used to eat mush which is boiled cornmeal. You should try to store some cornmeal any way.
     Instant potatoes. Freeze dried foods ( expensive). MREs ( also expensive but store long term very well ). MREs are available online from 4-5 companies. They give you a breakdown on calories and price per meal. These are great and well balanced to keep you alive. If you can afford them. Also , you don`t have to worry so much about rotation. So, probably cost effective. If I was starting over, I would probably invest more on these and less on canned and packaged foods. 
    Spices, I bought at Sams. They have larger containers available. I shrink wrapped these just to add protection from the elements. Give good consideration to these additives. When you are eating a steady diet of something, a little change in taste can make a big difference. Maybe some Rotel in the beans. Or some chili powder. Mrs. Dash, Cajun season, powered garlic, and you use regularly. I have some powered Nestles Quick to add to powered milk, another way to make powered milk more palatable. Don`t overlook these "feel good foods".
   Honey stores pretty well. If it is kept long term, it might turn back into sugar. You can look at it and see that it has. Not a big problem. Put container in a pan of warm water , it will return to it`s natural state. Do not overheat. Overheating will destroy the enzymes in it. 
   Jelly last for a while, but not what I would consider long-term. It will last beyond the expiration date. Depending on the environment you keep the in ( temperature ? ).  Expiration dates are put on by manufacturers to protect them from liability. 
   Look around your pantry and see what you use now, and how you might embellish it . 
   Staples are very important, but you are going to get tired of rice and beans / beans and rice.
   Again, this is getting long.