Favorite Preparedness Foods

[sjj]

What are some of your favorite "preparedness" foods that can be eaten as they are or only need heating up?

[Pal334]

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

[Stairman]

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.

[Rick]

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.......

[sjj]

Who sells canned cheese/butter?

[Rick]

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.

[Stairman]

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

[LowKey]

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?

[Stairman]

Someday were all going back to the land thats for sure.

[LowKey]

yeah, well, I hope I got a few years in me before I feed the daisies.

[Winnie]

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.

[LowKey]

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.)

[Ken]

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

[Ken]

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

[Ken]

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.

[Winnie]

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.

[Ken]

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."

I grind my coffee beans once in a while, but prefer to keep the ground version in stock.

[nell67]

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.)

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.

[Ken]

Winnie, check this thread out.

http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...ead.php?t=6134

[Winnie]

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."

I grind my coffee beans once in a while, but prefer to keep the ground version in stock.

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.
#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.