Survival Food

Hi.
Ok, I am soooo poor. I'm vegan as well. I was wondering if anyone has any tips on cheap, essential food that I can survive on for a while. I have been eating a lot of the same old stuff now I want some ideas on cheap food but food that still tastes good and things that I will still get my vitamins and nutrients from. I'd appreciate your tips.
Thanks!
I've been vegan a while. I know what foods are and arent vegan. I'm just looking to mix it up best I can while still staying very very very cheap.
Thanks! :)

i'm so sorry, capee. we're in the same boat. we went to the walmart (ick!) the other day with a $13 food budget. we normally shop at a health foods store, but we're sooooo broke :(

first and foremost, it's important that you get all your nutrients from fruits and veggies. opt for the more nutritient-abundant veggies, such as broccoli, kale, spinach, baby romaine, or a baby lettuce mix.

get a box of cereal, some oatmeal, and various nuts. also get some brown rice, some pasta, and serve those with your veggies.

how about some beans and tortillas? you'd be surprised how satisfying some mashed pinto beans and corn tortillas can be when you're hungry :)

you can whip up a pasta salad with some fresh veggies, salt, and pepper. or you can make a simple quiche with tofu. vegweb.com has a ton of recipes that are both inexpensive and easy to make.

do you have a trader joe's near you? you can get some pretty good stuff at a decent price there.

hope i helped :)
best wishes!!

EDIT: i forgot to mention... if you ever want a super easy, super cheap way of preparing kale, just mix 2 tbsp. flax (or olive or any salad dressing-type) oil, 2 tbsp. soy sauce, 2 tbsp. lemon juice, and 2 tbsp. toasted sesame seeds. steam the kale until it's bright green (but don't overcook) and pour the mixture on. now, devour the whole thing!

2007-09-10 15:36:25 by Capee

Yoders bacon rocks as a long term storage food for many reasons like.. It is Heat pasteurized in a sealed can 100% USDA Bacon, Packed in the US No ...

based on price, taste and how long they last what is the best survival food brands. im looking to stock up on a years supply of food just in case. feel fee to give me any additional details and information please. thanks in advance.

Deciding on survival foods, you do not just have to look at the price, taste and how long they will last, you also have to look at the amount of fuel it will take to reconstitute them. If you are in a survival situation, fuel will be at a premium. Do not focus just on Mountain House dehydrated foods or MREs. Just ordinary canned foods would do well and would also be a great deal cheaper. Canned stews, chilis, cans of tuna and corned beef, Milkman packages and comparable foods would be more practical as they carry calories and nutrition per ounce rather than buying light soups and broths. If you do stock up on cans, do not forget to also stock several can openers. Also, it would be good to include vitamin-mineral tabs and plenty of bottles of water. As for taste, I would not concern myself with that. In a survival situation, you would be concerned with more important issues.

For me, when I backpack, I like the Alpine Air dehydrated products rather than the Mountain House brand because they have considerably less salt and taste fine, but I usually bring in a lot of regular groceries as they taste better and are much cheaper. You can do lots with a box of macaroni and cheese or seasoned rice mix, but that is just me.

2009-04-30 21:29:34 by Josh W

Price: $16.81 $9.40

(Pack of 2) These food bars have a great coconut flavor.
They have a 5 year shelf life and are approved by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Each package contains 18 individually wrapped bars containing 200 calories each -- this prevents the loss of food by not having to break pieces off

based on price, taste and how long they last what is the best survival food brands. im looking to stock up on a years supply of food just in case. feel fee to give me any additional details and information please. so whats the best brand include other brands too not just MREs and mountainhouse. thanks in advance.

wrong category

2009-05-01 10:49:47 by Josh W

Easy to Prepare.Up to a 20 Year Shelf Life*.Must have water and heat source.275 servings - 55 pouches per kit (5 servings each pouch).
The Date of Manufacturing is printed on each individual packet, The Expiration Date for all the food is printed on a sticker located on the outside of the pail.For best taste and nutritional value, use product before:20 years of manufacturing date when stored at 60° F (16.6° C).10 years of manufacturing date when stored at 70° F (21.1° C).
25 Servings of Cheesy Broccoli Rice.30 Servings of Vegetable Rice.35 Servings of Creamy Potato Soup.25 Servings of Italian Tomato Pasta.25 Servings of Tuscan Butter Pasta.

I want to start stocking up on survival foods (freeze dried, vaccuum packed, stuff like that). I would like to make it home made, I have a dehydrator, or food I can buy at the grocery store. Thanks.

They have found grains hundreds and even thousands of years old that were stored in a dry dark environment that still germinated and grew. The key here is a cool dry place devoid of light. In such a place grains and plant seeds can be kept for decades. Dry beans, rice and corn kept very well some nuts do however some nuts do not.
I keep food grade 30 gallon barrels full of rice, beans, corn, flour, powdered milk and 5 gallon buckets with many other dried foods. All are in sealed containers kept in a root cellar.

Canned good can be kept for a few years but dried foods keep much longer.
Meat can be jerked with a high salt content and vacuumed sealed for several years.
Unopened vinegar, maple syrup, cooking oil, and other such things will last for years in the unopened factory container.

Links with info;
http://www.survival-center.com/guide/foo d.htm

http://stealthsurvival.blogspot.com/2008 /12/storing-food-for-long-term-survival. html


http://www.greatdreams.com/basic.htm

2009-01-22 19:20:51 by John M

I have seen several sites that say to stay away from eating caterpillars in a survival situation, but none seem to have an explanation as to why not?

It's a bit like wild mushrooms; if you're an expert you can eat this sort of thing. Many caterpillars defend their otherwise defenseless bodies with harsh chemicals. They may either taste terrible or make you sick. Different species often look similar.

Grubs are safer because they're defended by the surrounding wood or soil and so they have had less pressure to evolve inedibility.

2009-04-03 11:22:42 by Biddy