What are some of your favorite "preparedness" foods that can be eaten as they are or only need heating up?
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What are some of your favorite "preparedness" foods that can be eaten as they are or only need heating up?
That is a good example. Store what you eat. A crisis is certainly not the time to get used to new and or "exotic" foods.
Is that Stag Chili packaged in those "cradboard" juice box looking containers? We did get it once at one of the big boxplaces and have not seen it around here since. I did like it
I agree on everything except the instant coffee. I got a pot and dont mind waiting for the real stuff to perk. Otherwise IMO good list.
Canned tuna is a staple. Just about anything can be added to it.
Werlings canned beef
Werlings canned chicken
Werlings canned BBQ
Werlings canned Turkey
Yoders canned bacon
canned sardines (me only)
smoked kippers (me only)
Canned cheese
Canned B&M Bread
Ramon Noodles
Canned Butter
Spam (me only...ain't I lucky?)
Coffee and tea
canned veggies
walnuts and almonds
peanut butter
home canned pickles and peppers
home canned tomatoes
fresh and canned winter squash
dehydrated strawberries
dehydrated onions
dehydrated celery
Now I'm hungry.......
Who sells canned cheese/butter?
I buy mine from MREDepot. They have sales all the time so don't go out and start buying. Get on their mailing list and take advantage of the sales. The cheese is really quite good. We really like it and being canned it will last a long time. The butter is real butter and tastes like butter. I buy the canned bacon from them too. Werlings meats I buy directly from Werlings unless I catch it on sale at MREDepot. They sell it, too.
Just add water means simplicity. Adding milk means I have to break into my powder mix. I like the Betty Crocker blueberry muffin mix you just add water too and its only a buck per package. Also the Knorr side items[formerly Lipton] are a buck each and are very good also for a buck each from Walmart. With many varietys and simplicity. I especially like the hot muffins after dinner:drool:
Canned B&M Bread. Mmmmmm.....Love that stuff.
Canned Tuna
Canned mackerel
King Oscar 2-layer sardines in oil with bones and guts
Dried Pasta - all kinds
Canned Tomato Paste
Canned Diced Tomatoes
Coffee (real, not instant)
Various Teas (Echinacea, Raspberry and Earl Gray vanish quickly)
Oatmeal
Home canned pickles
Home canned grape jelly
Home canned cranberry sauce
Dried garlic
Dried onions
Other Spices (bought in bulk variety packs)
Dried apples
Dried pears
I'm really just starting on this journey in real time (or rather re-starting without the advice of my parents, who did the Back to the Land thing when I was a kid, but they're gone now).
I only keep enough for 2 people for about a month off-grid at this point. What do you guys keep on hand?
Someday were all going back to the land thats for sure.
yeah, well, I hope I got a few years in me before I feed the daisies. :)
I'm about where you are too, Lowkey.
My biggest problem is I cook everything from scratch and Winnie jnr and me don't like much in the tinned food department. Especially veggies bleughhh! closely followed by tinned ready to eat meat meals and Tuna. Although we do like Spam, Corned Beef and tinned Salmon, Sardines and Herring. This is one of the reasons I got a dehydrator. We like dehydrated veg and I think we'll like dehydrated meat. We eat a lot of pasta, some of which I make myself, dry and store.
There's a very limited range of tinned meats over here and some are so high in salt, they're inedible! (I've tried them).
This summer should see the veg garden take off and the store cupboard filled more to our taste.
I'm not big on canned veggies either. Corn is ok in cans.
I'm really checking into one of those small solar freezer units mentioned in another thread though cuz right now I blanch and freeze quite a large number of yellow beans, broccoli and summer squash. It would suck if I lost power again any time before the end of February (that's when the electric freezer starts getting a little lean.)
Here are a few things on my list:
CANNED MEATS
Hormel Premium Chunk Breast of Chicken
Hormel Roast Beef in Gravy
HormelCorned Beef
Hormel Chunk Breast of Chicken
Hormel Chunk Ham
Hormel Chunk Turkey
Libby’s Roast Beef with Gravy
Libby’s Corned Beef
Swanson Premium White Chunk Chicken Breast in Water
Swanson Premium White & Dark Chunk Chicken in Water
Valley Fresh Brand Premium Chunk White Chicken
Valley Fresh Brand White and Dark Chunk Chicken
Valley Fresh Brand Premium Chunk White Turkey
Valley Fresh Brand Chunk Ham
Valley Fresh Brand Chunk White and Dark Chicken
Valley Fresh Brand Chunk White and Dark Turkey
Valley Fresh Brand Premium Chunk White Turkey
Valley Fresh Brand No Added Salt Breast of Chicken
Yoder’s Canned Bacon
Yoder’s Real Canned Beef Chunks
Yoder’s Real Canned Hamburger/Ground Beef
Yoder’s Real Canned Chicken Chunks
Yoder’s Real Canned Turkey Chunks
Yoder’s Real Canned Pork Chunks
Yoder’s Real Canned Pork Sausage
Grandma Werling's Beef in Gravy
Grandma Werling's Barbeque Pork
Pleasant Hill Grain Canned Beef Chunks
Pleasant Hill Grain Canned Ground Beef
Pleasant Hill Grain Canned Pork Chunks
Pleasant Hill Grain Canned Chicken Chunks
Pleasant Hill Grain Canned Turkey Chunks
CANNED MEAT PRODUCTS
Hormel Corned Beef Hash
Hormel Roast Beef Hash
Libby’s Corned Beef Hash
SPAM
SPAMOven Roasted Turkey
Underwood Spreads
Swanson Chicken A La King
CANNED STEWS
Dinty Moore Beef Stew
Dinty Moore Chicken & Dumplings
Dinty Moore Chicken Noodle
Dinty Moore Chicken Stew
Dinty Moore Meatball Stew
Dinty Moore Turkey Stew
Swanson Chicken & Dumplings
Sweet Sue Chicken & Dumplings
CANNED FISH
Bumble Bee Pink Salmon
Bumble Bee Tuna
Sardines
Anchovies
Herring
Mackerel
Octopus
CANNED PREPARED FOODS
Yoder’s Canned Taco Beef Filling
Hormel Beef Tamales
CANNED PASTAS
Chef Boyardee Pasta - Asst. 14.5 oz 2 x 250 500
Beef Ravioli
Beef Ravioli In Meat Sauce
Beefaroni
Big Beefaroni
Cheese Ravioli
Jumbo Spaghetti & Meatballs
Junior Mini Beef Ravioli
Lasagna
Mini Bites Beef Ravioli
Mini Bites Ravioli
Overstuffed Beef Ravioli
Sauce with Meat
Spaghetti & Meatballs
CANNED BEANS
Canned Baked Beans
Pork & Beans
CANNED CHILI
Hormel Chili No Beans
Hormel Chili with Beans
Hormel Less Sodium Chili No Beans
Hormel Chunky Chili with Beans
Hormel Turkey Chili No Beans
Hormel Turkey Chili with Beans
Hormel Vegetarian Chili with Beans
Stagg Chunkero chili with beans
Stagg Classic® chili with beans
Stagg Country Brand® chili with beans
Stagg Dynamite Hot® chili with beans
Stagg Fiesta Grille® chili with beans
Stagg Laredo® chili with beans
Stagg Ranch House® chicken chili with beans
Stagg Rio Blanco® chicken chili with beans
Stagg Silverado® chili with beans
Stagg Steak House® chili no beans
Stagg Turkey Ranchero® chili with beans
Stagg Vegetable Garden® chili with beans
CANNED VEGATABLES
Asparagus
Beets
Carrots
Chick Peas
Corn
Green Beans
Kidney Beans
Lima Beans
Mushrooms
Peas
Potatoes - Whole
Potatoes – Sliced
Red Cabbage
Sauerkraut
Spinach
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Veg-All
Yams
TOMATO SAUCES
Tomato Sauce
Tomato Paste
CANNED FRUIT
Apples
Apricots
Blueberries
Cherries
Peaches
Pears
Pineapple
Mixed Fruit
SOUPS
Progresso Soups
Lipton Soup Envelopes
Valley Fresh Brand Clear Chicken Broth
Valley Fresh Brand 30 Percent Less Sodium Chicken Broth
GRAINS
Oats
Flour
Rice
Pasta
Potato Flakes
And a few more..........
SHORTENINGS & OIL
Assorted
PASTA
Assorted
VINEGAR
Assorted
BREAD PRODUCTS
B&M Brown Bread
Pilot Bread
PIE FILLING
Apple
Blueberry
Strawberry
Pumpkin
DEHYDRATED
Mountain House Assorted
SYRUPS, HONEY, & MOLASSES
Assorted
SUGAR
Sugar - Assorted
CANNED NUTS
Assorted
PEANUT BUTTER
Skippy Smooth - 5 cases
COFFEE, TEA & DRINK MIXES
Folgers Coffee (33.9 oz.) - 60
SALT & SPICES
Assorted
DAIRY
Powdered Eggs
Red Feather Real Butter
Ghee
Canned Butter
Canned Cheese
Bega / Red Feather Real Australian Canned Cheddar Cheese
CEREALS
Oatmeal
Cream of Wheat
Grits
PET FOOD
500 lbs. dry
72 cans
MISC.
Potato Sticks
Campbell's Gravies
Just a heads-up on storage.............
I've posted a thread or two about the shelf-life of canned foods, and the gist is that many will last 10 years or more if properly stored in a cool place.
The last time I checked my stock, I had three cans of Del Monte fruit - one fruit cocktail and two canned peaches - that had ruptured. All were purchased in 2007, and 48 cans were dumped last year. I don't think I'll be adding any more of that brand to my long-term stocks.
That's a big problem over here, Ken. Tinned goods just aren't made for long term storage! I had 2 tins of Bobcats food rupture a couple of months ago. The main reason is a lot of foods now come in ring pull type cans, and that seal I'm sure won't last long term. I'm loath to store much for this reason. I'll just have to get inventive with home storage solutions.
Winnie, one thing that burns me is the fact that Folgers is no longer using metal cans for coffee. I've opened a 10 year old can and it was about as fresh as a new one. I'm convinced that the plastic ones won't stay fresh nearly as long. And now, some companies are converting to cardboard "cans." :sneaky2:
I grind my coffee beans once in a while, but prefer to keep the ground version in stock.
Try storing your freezer in an unheated outbuilding,if the power goes out during a cold snap,your freezer wont thaw out unless temps start to climb,then you will have roughly 48 hours with a full freezer to get a generator hooked into it,the power to come back on,or use up what is in there.Quote:
Originally Posted by LowKey
Winnie, check this thread out.
http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...ead.php?t=6134
Oh don't get me started on those cardboard thingies! I've come to 2 conclusions about these things. #1 food companies like to be seen as being "green" less packaging, tree hugging, hair shirt wearing, holier than thou saving the planet, "we've done a survey and our customers want this" conglomorates.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken
#2 If they use packaging other than a good solid tin/can. you can't store the blasted things and if you do it spoils! either way we the consumer have to buy more of their "green" packaged food!
So MY conclusion is #1 they've seen a market opportunity to hit us with a double whammy.#2 They've put the price up,(you go and check, recyclable packaging is more expensive) and make us buy more because the stuff won't store properly!
OK blood pressure up, rant over.
Nice list Ken. Thanks.
Do you eat all that stuff on a regular basis to rotate it out?
I've found that a lot of the Dinty Moore and Hormel stuff has way too much salt.
Curious about the other brands of canned meat you list though. Meat is my downfall as I'm not a competent hunter.
Like Winnie, I'm way too much into scratch home cooked to have too much processed food around. Afraid of throwing too much of it away.
I use quite a bit of it for late night snacks - not regular meals - and I enjoy pretty much all of it.
The kids will also grab a can (except my health food nut oldest son) once in a while. I often dig in to the stock to donate to food drives before it gets old and replace as necessary and when things go on sale.
I've been searching for a thread I posted a while back about making dry ice from carbon dioxide. There's a nifty gadget out there that may ease your concerns about losing power and your freezers. This is the second time I've hunted for that thread - the first time took me quite a while to find it - and for whatever reason, the search function ain't doing it for me. :sneaky2:
LowKey, here it is:
http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...ight=ice+maker
Two of my favorites, that I eat fairly often, are...
1. Hormel chili (w/beans) and Ritz crackers.
2. Ramen noodle soup (Beef flavor). I've gotten addicted to it. I'll fix a bowl of it, when I get home....as a snack! LOL
Thanks for digging up that link Ken.
My pleasure! I really wanna' get one of them. Just another addition to the "when I get enough room to store it" wish list. :blushing:
Me and the boy's love them things. I always cook two packs drain the water and then add only one pack of the seasoning to the noodles. Then I save the other one for soups,roast and such.yummmmmmmmmmmmmmm!Quote:
Originally Posted by 2dumb2kwit
LOL...That stuff is better than any bouillon cubes I've ever tried! :drool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ted
2dumb's favorite restaurant..........:innocent:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._Shankbone.jpg
My, that's a big picture. Over compensating again, Ken???:innocent:
Oh good....you've resized it already.:innocent:
What are you babbling about now, 2dumb? :sneaky2:Quote:
Originally Posted by 2dumb2kwit
Another one of my favorites, is Tony Chachere's Jambalya mix. Just add water and a half a pound of smoked sausage, and it's some kind of good. It wouldn't be as good without the sausage, but it would be better than plain rice....by a long shot!:drool:
WOW what a great date!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by 2dumb2kwit
You must be beating them off with a stick, 2D.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5zQG...eature=relatedQuote:
Originally Posted by BENESSE
Well now...can't go wrong with Louis Prima anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2dumb2kwit
You sure know how to dig yousef out of a ditch, 2D!
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