Consider The Little Things

Survival Blog ^ | 11/13 | RP

[Kartographer]

I don’t sweat the big things, I’m sure there are a million articles on them already and you have read them all, but I hope there are a few little things here that will give you food for though, and that might just save your life some day.

[Kartographer]

A good article to remind you it's the little things that often make the biggest difference in most situations.

[Kartographer]

Preppers’ PING!!

[Redcitizen]

“Don’t ever forget the old adage, variety is the spice of life. You have an unlimited supply of spirulina, meal worms, rabbits or even wheat. I don’t care what it is. You better have a lot of something to go with it because you’re going to get sick of it really fast. “

It’s a true saying. It’s Human Nature to complain of the same food day after day. An example would be the Israelites in the desert eating manna for forty years.
A more modern example: Those same 12 MRE menu choices in the Middle East got old fast after a few weeks. It was food but no fun.

Food needs variety. Stock up on Mrs. Dash,spices, bouillon cubes, gravy, salt, black peppers, tabasco, etc. Just my two cents.

[Kartographer]

Johnny says the same thing about food when he worked the hash line.

[JRandomFreeper]

It's called menu fatigue.

There are actually 24 MREs in 2 groups of 12. Good luck getting a unit to pay attention to what they order. I always did, but I cared, since I had to eat the stuff myself.

/johnny

[Carriage Hill]

Is http://www.mredepot.com/servlet/StoreFront a good source for variety?

Any recommendations?

[Redcitizen]

So that’s the term. It was back in 1991. This was when the MREs came in the dark brown packages.

Four comments:
Beef and Rice in BBQ sauce. Good stuff.

Spaghetti and meat sauce. Also good.

Chicken ala King. Kill it with Tabasco sauce, cheese and crushed crackers and eat it fast. Personal preference; I didn’t like it.

Dehydrated Pork patty: Weird but somewhat edible.

[gattaca]

I’ve actually been stocking up on protein powder and dehydrated foods.

[3D-JOY]

Interesting read...the one thing I have worried about is staying alone in place. I seem to have no other choice. The only local group I knew about had an age limit and I am way over it.

I would make out OK for a long time, but the comment about holding off a gang of 10 hit me right between the eyes!

[jocon307]

“It’s called menu fatigue.”

I always think it was very bad design that we have to eat 3 times a day (and then some say 6 times a day!).

I only want to eat twice a day, that’s it. Or maybe 2 meals and a snack.

And hubby and I always get into these discussions: what do you want to eat? I don’t know. Hamburgers? No, we just had those. Chicken? Not tonight. Etc.

BUT - somethings are great and I can eat them everyday and enjoy them each time. Peanut Butter sandwiches; tuna fish; one fried egg on a buttered roll (one egg only, bread must have butter); creme cheese.

Maybe I should just focus on eating what I like.

Not a prepper, just chiming in.

[Ellendra]

I think some people are more resistant to menu fatigue than others, and I think that sometimes (not always) menu fatigue might be the body saying it needs a different mix of nutrients than what it’s getting.

There’s that guy who developed his own nutrient drink, which he claims he’s been living on for several months. (I still think I can make a better one, but every time I’ve tried to make a batch lately, someone hijacks the kitchen.)

Menu fatigue might be a learned behavior to a certain extent, too. Ever notice how kids are fine with eating the same thing for days on end? The exact item varies by kid, but when I was little it was canned chicken noodle soup.

Just some random ramblings while I wait for my sleepytime meds to kick in :)

[goodnesswins]

I do interval fasting...which means I generally eat only 2 times a day...helps keep calories lower..plus easier

[greeneyes]

There’s some really interesting links from the list on the left. Good site for more reading perhaps. I haven’t had a hobo meal for a long time.

We used to take a hamburger patty seasonings, and potatoes and veggies wrapped in aluminum foil. I think I’ll have to do this with my grand daughter. Don’t think that she has ever seen it.

We have cooked out on an open fire. We have a fire pit in the middle of some huge rocks in the back yard that we can sit on. We call it the tribal fire pit.LOL Thanks for the ping.

[greeneyes]

I absolutely have the habit of eating the same thing for lunch or supper for days on end. It's like nothing else even sounds as good.

Eventually, I hit the wall. That's it don't want any more for a long long time. Sometimes it's a weekly thing. I ate blue hake every week for 2 years. That was it. Don't want any more. I am now into clam chowder once a week.

One time I ate tacos every night for a month. My kids and grand kids seem to go through cycles too. Love pizza eat it daily, then boom oh I don't like it anymore.

I do think sometimes food cravings are related to missing nutrients.

[Kartographer]

Chopped steak, chopped onions and bell peppers and sliced potatoes I sprinkle brown gravy mix over the potatoes mix them up with the bell peppers and then place them over the meat.

[jocon307]

When I was single I used to have a nice wee breakfast, just a roll or my egg on a roll and then eat my main meal at lunchtime.

In NYC coffee shops, Irish bars, etc. you could get a great meal at lunch for not too much money. Meat, potatoes, veg, bread, the whole nine yards.

Then, for supper again just a wee bite.

I was very happy and never fat at all. OK, I was fat when I worked in the donut shop, because if you eat 3 donuts a day you get fat.

[Kartographer]

Have you considered getting a skill like say paramedic training? That could make you vaulable to any group!

[greeneyes]

That’s a good combo too. That’s one of my crock pot recipes for roast - served over rice or noodles sometimes and sometimes not. Everything is better with gravy. LOL

[Marcella]

Joy, you can sign up to take ECA (Emergency Care Assistant)or EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) training and when you pass the state test, get the patches to sew on your clothes, a white jacket is best and a white shirt is second. If you have that on, a group who would come in your house would likely leave you alone except to ask you to look at someone’s wound or someone who was sick. Killing a medical person would be really stupid for any group to do, but have that medical clothing on you so they can readily see what you are.

I've got a whole medical arsenal to fix most any hurt part of a body including antibiotics and splints for arms and legs and ways to stop bleeding fast. I was going to throw out some old sheets and didn't because I can cut them up to make slings for arms or for outer bandages or to bind the rib cage in case of bruised ribs.

HOW TO HAVE RUNNING WATER WHEN YOU HAVE NO RUNNING WATER
I've been able to have running water if I have no running water since 1998. I have camp showers that have a tube running from the bag and there is a cut off switch. The newer ones have a temperature gauge on them and you put them in the sun and take them in when the temp is where you want it. It will become extremely hot water enough to burn you. I hang one at the kitchen sink, at each bathroom sink, and in the shower. You can have a hot shower and wash your hair anytime you want. If there is no sun that day, put off the shower and hair wash until the next time the sun is out or take a cold shower.

[Eagles6]

Start your own group.