" I've also thrown in the cracked wheat into chili and soups. I'll post some recipes tomorrow and ping you."
Please ping me also with the wheat ideas. Thank you.
Just checking on this thread = bulgur is really better than cracked wheat as far as speed of cooking. Bulgur wheat (in case anyone doesn't know) is cracked wheat (whole grain) what has been steamed and dried, it's a traditional middle eastern way of eating wheat. Most natural food stores have it. It takes about 15-20 minutes to cook, whereas cracked wheat takes a much longer time. Bulgur is also totally edible if soaked for some time in either hot or cold water (one is more chewy, one less chewy). That's how tabouli is made - soak it in cold water, drain (if there's extra water), then add chopped tomoatoes, cucumber, minced mint, olive oil and lemon, chopped onion, maybe basil (can't remember).
Bulgur is an excellent emergency food, and it can be cooked with vegetables in it like rice, too.
I should check back on this thread, I've cooked a lot of flat breads and they're good emergency foods too. Whole wheat is an amazingly sustaining food.