If you ask my husband, it is always having backup of staples.
We always have rice, pasta, beans (dried and canned), canned tomatoes (along with other canned vegetables), variety of canned soups and sauces, dried spices of all sorts.
Naturally, fresh or frozen is healthier for you (sodium levels vs canned).
Can pretty much take a combination of the above, throw in some protein, add in some fresh elements, and you have a full meal.
Completely agree. I enjoy canned tuna, and canned chicken will work in a pinch if I don’t have chicken tenderloins in my freezer. The husband also keeps spam in the pantry. Not my favorite, but still not horrible either.