Unless it's wild rice, I'd go with quinoa/couscous
jars of Better Than Bullion brothes - chicken/beef. One small jar of this paste will give you gallons of soup broth.
Use that with dried soup vegetables - Bob's Red Mill - one bag will give you gallons of soup.
GREENS. (Green are just as vital as fruits for staying healthy) - spinach is the one vegetable that is more nutritious cooked than raw - and is PACKED with nutrition: High in Vit K - and all the regular vitamins; minerals include iron, magnesium, potassium, zinc, calcium etc -
VINEGER - raw (packed with minerals and good for gut health...to go on spinach.
I wouldn't worry too much about fruit juices - they are a lot of bulk and weight. Dried fruits is the way I'd go. You can't beat water for drinking. But if you don't have access to natural water - store SPRING water, NOT ‘purified’ water, which is filtered sewer water from large cities - and not everything is filtered out. Iodine - for water safety, if needed - and for cuts, scrapes
It would truly would be SHTF to get me to eat spinach!
Agree with the dried vs. canned fruits if you're having to backpack it. At home, canned is fine and you can add the juice to other dishes or drink it watered down because of the sugar content.
The article speaks to sodium content but most times you would drain the product so you'd have somewhat less sodium per serving. Don't throw out the liquid because it's vegetable stock so add it to a soup, rice or pasta dish. Of course, when adding this liquid adjust for the salt.
I've heard that adding a couple spoons of vinegar when boiling down a chicken or turkey carcass will help leach out calcium from the bones. I don't know if that's true. I've tried it and you can't taste the vinegar in the stock.
I'll pass on Jillian Michaels ultimate shakes due to her lifestyle.
Good alternatives Bump
Thanks, and may God guide us.
Tatt