Posted on 07/22/2010 3:39:45 PM PDT by Kartographer
Natural disasters--such as a flood, hurricane, or blizzard--often come without warning. Stocking non-perishable food items ahead of time (and choosing wisely what you include) will help you weather the storm with less stress.
By: Vanessa DiMaggio
Fueling your body during an emergency is very different from your everyday diet. Because you’ll probably expend more energy than you normally would, you should eat high-energy, high-protein foods. And because you have a limited supply, the higher-quality foods you eat--and the less of them--the better. “In a disaster or an emergency you want those calories,” says Barry Swanson, a food scientist at Washington State University . “You want some nutrients and some fiber—something to keep your diet normal.”
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Rule #1: Store what you eat, and eat what you store.
Every now and then I read some prepper who has a huge supply of wheat (boring and incomplete nutrition) or MREs (boring and expensive) that they are holding onto until TSHTF. For those of us who don’t want to live on a diet of wheat or MREs, and aren’t rich, the more sane strategy is to stock up on stuff we eat, and replace it as we go. For me that means two categories, dry and canned. Below, in no particular order are my personal top 20 survival foods to keep in my pantry. Yours can (and should) be different, since it all depends on what you like to eat. I prefer to buy smaller containers so I can replace them more often as I use them.
01. Rice
02. Flour
03. Dried beans
04. Oatmeal
05. Corn meal
06. Pasta
07. Salt
08. Sugar/honey
09. Drink mix
10. Coffee and tea
11. Pickles and olives
12. Pork and beans or baked beans
13. Chili
14. Corned beef hash
15. Spam, corned beef and canned ham
16. Tuna
17. Canned veggies
18. Canned Soup
19. Condiments
20. Homemade Jerky
Have you tried it in ice cream?
This is not a good list. To start with, get rid of the silly sports drinks.
If it is extremely hot out, or there is a likelihood of people in shock, or with diarrhea, the best bet is to take a quart of clean water, and add to it one teaspoon each of sugar, salt and baking soda. If you are making up ampules to mix with water ahead of time, add half a crushed OTC potassium pill to each one as well. When mixed with a quart of water, it will quickly absorb through the stomach and balance the body’s electrolytes.
Not having to carry a lot of potable water is also a very good reason to have water filters with you.
The next recommendation is enriched dry spaghetti. 81% carbs, 14% protein, and 5% fat. In a sealed container, along with a few dry Bay leaves. Bay leaves are a natural weevil deterrent. If you have time, dehydrated spaghetti sauce powder that has been acid reduced with a little bit of baking soda will last for some time, and oregano is a potent antibacterial agent preservative. Have a small container of other Italian spice to add during rehydration.
Raisins, dried apricots, cranberries and figs, candied papaya and ginger. Peanut butter is also good.
Salt packed homemade beef jerky lasts as long as vacuum packed, and the extra salt has many uses.
50# each bags of dried beans and rice. 10# of dried grits and flour. 5# sugar and instant coffee. A big tub of Morrell Snow Cap lard.
A bottle of grain alcohol (food disinfectant) and Tabasco (also has antibacterial properties).
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No, have you?
If so what are your impressions? Good or Bad? Grabill's
I recently tried Nido and I thought it was HORRIBLE! In fact I need to get rid of the can I have. Made one gallon and I couldn;t stand it. I much rath have Sam’s no-fat dry milk. Just goes to show everyone has different tatse.
No, but I’ll give anything a try LoL
This list is designed for female Obama voters...
My fav is peanuts, raisins, M&M’s.
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That’s probably true...
I try to keep stocked up on chocolate, but I keep eating it.
Exactly so.
Just because the past bunch of decades have been relatively peaceful, doesn’t mean the future is but a continuation of the same.
In fact, guaranteed it won’t be. Just the precise details and timing are not known.
They will bind you up like an MRE too!
Au contraire, one should eat thru, and replace, the stockpile on a regular basis! Gotta keep thatnstuff fresh and you used to eating it!
YAY!
*opening can of bacon*
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Seriously though, you are right!
Lipsmackin' Good LoL!
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