Jan 21 2008
Emergency Food Options
Emergency Food - What are the options?
Emergency Food Option 1) Buy the can goods, grains, and bottled water as many government agencies recommend. Store in your house or apartment.
- Good, can be done in 2 hours or less
- Bad, most will forget or not store it properly so it will be useless when it is needed
- Bad, Goods are heavy, space is often limited people will not be able to store much
- Bad, grains need a lot of water to cook to eat and water may be unavailable or scarce.
- Bad, you will need to spend a lot of time preparing food
- Bad, can goods can destroy appetites after awhile
Emergency Food Option 2) Same as 1 except be more careful in storing and ‘cycle’ inventory of goods buying new food so that food store is always edible.
- Good, food will not be bad when you need it
- Bad, most people do not have the time, space, or inclination to do this
- Bad, grains need a lot of water to cook to eat and water may be unavailable or scarce.
- Bad, you will need to spend a lot of time preparing food
-Bad, can goods can destroy appetites after awhile
Emergency Food Option 3) Buy MRE’s (military style - Meals Ready to Eat)
- Good, easy to store and lasts upto 5-7 years in a cool dry place.
- Good, fastest preparation time possible and can be heated fast with “MRE heaters”
- Good, can be ordered online in minutes, delivered to your house. You will only have to spend less than 30 minutes storing it.
- Bad, relatively expensive per meal and for extended reserve of 6 weeks, 3 months, or a year a lot space required to store.
- Bad, lasts only 5-7 years so you will need to buy a replacement reserve
- Bad, tastes like can food which can destroy appetites after awhile
Emergency Food Option 4) Buy Freeze Dried Food
- Good, easy to store and lasts up to 30 years.
- Good, fast simple preparation - just add water. But only water that is needed to hydrate the food, much less than cooking.
- Good, once hydrated, freeze dried food taste is very close to original food taste.
- Good, light weight easy to store large qty (Mountain house #10 cans) of food for reserves of 6 weeks, 3 months, or a year. A 6 week food reserve can fit under a bed!
- Good, can be ordered online in minutes, delivered to your house. You will only have to spend less than 30 minutes storing it.
Published under Emergency Food, Emergency Preparedness Advice, Freeze Dried Food, MRE, MRE star, Mountain House, Survival Food, meals ready to eat
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