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Food supply 101: Minimum calories needed for survival
starvation.news ^ | 10/8/21 | Davina Ramirez

Posted on 10/11/2021 7:15:54 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal

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1 posted on 10/11/2021 7:15:54 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Here’s one I ran across awhile ago. Don’t know how long they stay fresh and edible:

Survival Logs Recipe
1 cup peanut, almond, cashew or other “nut butter”
1/2 to 3/4 cup honey, corn syrup, maple syrup, or homemade sugar syrup
2-3 cups crushed corn flakes, granola, crispy rice cereal, cookie, dry bread, pretzel, cracker or cake crumbs
Optional flavorings—dried milk powder, chopped dried fruits, sunflower seeds, chocolate chips, gumdrops, m&ms, candy sprinkles, chopped nuts, coconut

1 .In a saucepan, heat syrup to boiling, remove from heat.
2. Add nut butter, stir until melted and blend well.
3. Stir in enough cereal or crumbs to form a stiff dry dough
4. Knead in optional flavorings; form into candy bar size logs.
5. Roll in additional crumbs, coconut or sprinkles as desired. Wrap individually in wax paper or foil for travel or hiking food. Makes 10 logs.


2 posted on 10/11/2021 7:20:07 PM PDT by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Stacey Abrams: “Oh, no. I knew I picked the wrong week to diet. And to quit drinking. And to....”


3 posted on 10/11/2021 7:20:29 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
If you ever want to know what too few calories will do to you watch "Alone". Any season.

You get weaker and weaker and more and more mentally foggy.

Your heart begins to beat oddly, your circulation slows, your muscles cramp and shake.

No one has taken it beyond 100 days.

4 posted on 10/11/2021 7:24:56 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (I had my emotional DNA done. Turns out I am a reincarnation of Subadar Prag Tewarri.)
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To: dynachrome

Not going to work for me. I don’t eat sugar, syrup or other sugary products, no wheat, no chocolate. Recipe looks uber yuk to me.

Calories are relative. I’m a very small person, do not need “average” anything.

Also, I detest pizza, beer, chocolate and football. They rescinded my citizenship last year :). Drink red wine with dinner. Have yogurt for dessert.

My doc says I’m super healthy and will definitely live to be 100. I may need a few more years to see my uber-bitchy kitty through her life, because no-one else would put up with her.

I do eat beef, chicken, salmon, eggs, drink a little milk, just a wee bit of fruit and lots of organic veggies. Potatoes are my main starch. Love tiny red potatoes, steamed, and sliced into omelets, and with dinner. I have two meals/day. Who needs more when you get up late?


5 posted on 10/11/2021 7:37:45 PM PDT by Veto! (Political Correctness Offends Me)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

It’s not calories that count, but which foods you eat. A vegetarian diet of 2000 calories will lead to starvation while a 2000 calorie diet of meat and fat is plentiful and healthy.


6 posted on 10/11/2021 7:38:19 PM PDT by cpt_dave
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To: Veto!

Remember, this is for when you are up against it, hiking a 20 mile trail or on the run for some reason.


7 posted on 10/11/2021 7:39:52 PM PDT by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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To: cpt_dave

My Nutrisystem diet was 1200 calories/day.


8 posted on 10/11/2021 7:40:32 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: dynachrome

Sounds yummy - maybe add some protein powder? My dad has four or five gallon size containers of it; one scoop of it has 30 grams of protein.


9 posted on 10/11/2021 7:43:42 PM PDT by SkyDancer (If at first you don't succeed, so much for skydiving)
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To: dynachrome

Don’t put a ‘best use date’ on it - should last couple of years if you vacuum seal it.


10 posted on 10/11/2021 7:44:47 PM PDT by SkyDancer (If at first you don't succeed, so much for skydiving)
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To: dynachrome

How To Make Survival Ration Bars At Home

https://www.askaprepper.com/how-to-make-survival-ration-bars-at-home/


11 posted on 10/11/2021 8:04:27 PM PDT by Kartographer
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To: Taxman

Ping


12 posted on 10/11/2021 8:07:29 PM PDT by Taxman (SAVE AMERICA!)
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To: Kartographer

I haven’t share this in some time, but here is my Preparedness Manual I put together some time ago

https://www.mediafire.com/file/nita0e562aytg1b/Preparedness_1j.pdf/file

I know media Fire is not the best host but its free. I am looking into other services, but MediaFire will have to work for now.


13 posted on 10/11/2021 8:07:57 PM PDT by Kartographer
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To: Kartographer

Good recipe. The drier it can be made, the longer it will probably last.


14 posted on 10/11/2021 8:08:13 PM PDT by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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To: cpt_dave
It’s not calories that count, but which foods you eat. A vegetarian diet of 2000 calories will lead to starvation while a 2000 calorie diet of meat and fat is plentiful and healthy.

It is both.

For an active, large male, in a cold climate, 2000 calories a day of meat and fat is a starvation diet.

15 posted on 10/11/2021 8:09:19 PM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries. )
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To: Nailbiter

flr


16 posted on 10/11/2021 8:16:25 PM PDT by Nailbiter
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

bkmk


17 posted on 10/11/2021 8:25:53 PM PDT by sauropod
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To: dynachrome

Some Scot fasted for a year monitored by a hospital. I’ll find one of the articles later.


18 posted on 10/11/2021 8:30:46 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
Dried meat (deer, elk or beef) made into a powder, beef or elk tallow not deer, dried berries made into powder, salt to taste.

Mix 50% meat powder, 45% tallow, 5% berry powder by weight.

Make into five ounce logs.

Each log is about 1000 calories.

Lasts pretty much forever if you use a food saver.

19 posted on 10/11/2021 8:35:46 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (I had my emotional DNA done. Turns out I am a reincarnation of Subadar Prag Tewarri.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

If you have fat reserves, you’re good to go for energy. You don’t need to eat large quantities of fat, protein, or carbs. You do need vitamins, minerals, and essential amino and fatty acids — five hundred calories a day of the right stuff would easily supply those.

If you don’t have fat reserves, you’ll need to add a thousand calories or so, of anything. Your body will turn it into energy. If you’re big or active, you’ll need more than a thousand calories. Skinny is not a good survival tactic.


20 posted on 10/11/2021 8:55:19 PM PDT by Born to Conserve
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