Prepper food preferences.

Tonywaite · Nov 29, 2024

Hey folks, looking to see what everybody likes for long-term food, storage prepping foods, etc.. what brands do you like and hows the flavor and nutrition.

Nwcid · Nov 29, 2024

If you are serious about long term food prep, make friends with some active Mormons, they have been doing it a long time.

The problem with long term food storage is at some point it still goes bad or needs rotated. The other issue is that in an emergency situation a sudden change in diet can be tough on the body. Typically a better option is to buy more of what you eat on a regular basis and rotate it.

Buy things that you will already eat when they are on sale in larger quantities. This keeps you eating the food you are use to, keeps it in rotation so it is always fresh and saves a lot of money.

Certaindeaf · Nov 29, 2024

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albin25 · Nov 29, 2024

My biggest problem with the survival foods sold by places like Auguson Farms and others, that have a 25 year shelf life, is they only sell it in huge cans. Why don't they have the option of smaller sized cans?

Jay Walk · Nov 29, 2024

Stockpile what you normally eat and rotate it out (as stated above) we started this a few years ago and I can count on one hand the number of items that went out of date on us. If you watch the dates, nothing gets wasted.

Angie · Nov 29, 2024

I've found most of the freeze-dried foods have a LOT of sodium in them. The MH is pretty good, though. I have some of that, and the Auguson Farms stored for long term, but don't really plan to eat it unless I have to. I have some meals, like the lasagne and mexican chicken and rice for example. But mostly stocked up on diced chicken, ground beef, grated cheese, and fruit. These are all things I can use as ingredients rather than the whole meal. Next, I began storing things we regularly eat: rice, beans, flour, sugar, oatmeal, etc in mylar bags. Some pasta also. Hot chocolate powder. I just opened a mylar bag of brown sugar from 8 years ago. Still soft. I purchase spices in the 16 oz containers (Watkins is much better quality than McCormick). I have some canned butter for long term storage and keep my lard, olive oil, avocado oil, butter, and tallow in the refrigerator or freezer so that it keeps longer. Every time I make a Costco run, I get a stack of tuna or canned shredded chicken or beef and put it away. But these are all things we will eat at some point. I also mark it all with a sharpie when I get home so that I can rotate it.

I've recently discovered an electric pressure canner and it has changed my world. I've also recently discovered that canning meat is one of the easiest things to do. So I've begun to can my homemade chili and BBQ beans also. Spaghetti meat sauce is next. Canned foods take up a lot more room than freeze-dried, of course. I can vegetables from the garden, and have done it with a regular canner for years, but the electric one makes it so much easier. The key is to store what you like to eat. If you don't like beef stroganoff, don't buy it freeze dried. Even if it's on sale.

Good luck with your journey.

Ben B. · Nov 29, 2024

Rice, beans, wheat berries keep a long time. We use the rice and beans a lot and keep a reserve, the wheat is just sitting there. A supply of freeze dried food is good for taking on backpack or some camping or hunting trips. I suppose freeze dried could be useful in case of some catastrophe and it's more portable. I keep some supply in case of the big earthquake or other major disaster, and could feed the family for long enough in most situations, but I expect it to be wasted money in the end. Sure hope so.

TTSX · Nov 29, 2024

Your neighbors are already storing it for you and they gotta sleep at some point. High risk, high reward

oremike · Nov 29, 2024

I''m old so don't know what I'd be prepping for other than the great whatever is next and I think I've got that handled. We've had the power go out for a week or two and did just fine with our regular food supplies. We've got ample supplies of wood, kerosene and propane to use as needed. We keep our cell phones charged with our car chargers.

Debra · Dec 4, 2024

I like Thrive Life freeze dried foods. They have quite a varity. I do not get the meals. I have tried them and not to our taste. I do use my freeze dried foods all the time and rotate. I tend to store mostly what I know I will use. They sell large and small cans. I got tired of fruits and veggies spoiling the day after I bought them at the store, so things like onions, celery, potatoes etc are really a staple around here. It is expensive but I just get a little at a time..
I also have a small garden and can what I grow and have an electric canner so I pressure can elk and deer and also smoked salmon.
LIke everyone says, only store what you like to eat..so get out that older stuff on your shelf and start tasting it. If you have stuff you do not like you can always barter

64MercurysRule · Dec 4, 2024

oremike said:
I''m old so don't know what I'd be prepping for other than the great whatever is next and I think I've got that handled. We've had the power go out for a week or two and did just fine with our regular food supplies. We've got ample supplies of wood, kerosene and propane to use as needed. We keep our cell phones charged with our car chargers.

Mike you're not old just well seasoned like firewood or a fine red wine .

As long as you're not well pickled you good to go .

titsonritz · Dec 4, 2024

Mountain House is the best I've tried.

OrPackrat · Dec 4, 2024

Tonywaite said:
Hey folks, looking to see what everybody likes for long-term food, storage prepping foods, etc.. what brands do you like and hows the flavor and nutrition.

Mountain House is good.

Personally, I get some mountain house here and there plus some oats and other things.

I have my own freeze dryer, make my own meals.. stocking protien powders and baby rice cereal...

steve_in_wa · Dec 5, 2024

The bigger problem I have with Mountain House is that it's pretty low calorie considering how much it costs. It's great for short-term because you just need to add hot water.

One good place to buy from is the LDS, they have reasonable prices and will even ship to you if there isn't a pantry nearby. Their web site is here.

You can buy cans and still eat what you buy - easy to find dehydrated hash browns in #10 cans, and who doesn't like hash browns?

rexposeidon · Dec 8, 2024

Nwcid said:
If you are serious about long term food prep, make friends with some active Mormons, they have been doing it a long time.

but seriously tho, follow the link below. They are very generous with their info, and you can use their links and buy some of their products too. Not cheap, but an investment due to their guaranteed shelf life of 25 yrs on most products.