37 critical food items to hoard

[Survivalcookie]

Let me start by saying this is my opinion and may not work for everyone and I am a guy.

I am so tired of seeing people say they need formula for their infant. My wife nursed our children and so have generations upon generations of other women. Why stock formula, your wife has the ability to make all the food your child will ever need and it won't cost anything and you don't have to store it.

Let us what if for one minute...
S has HTF, "your" wife gets pregnant, "you" have no formula stored because "your" child is now 5 and all that "you" did have was bartered off or went bad, there are no formula manufactureres and "you" don't own a milk producing animal and can't barter for milk from one.... what are "you" going to do then?

God forbid something happens to the mother...she is separated from her baby for some reason, her milk dries up...stress and illness, not eating right and just mother nature can cause that to happen...there is the option of freeze dried milk...with Karo syrup and vitamins added if you want... cheaper than storing formula. We all drank that when we were babies...especially over 6 months. In a very bad SHTF hopefully you could find a wet nurse.

 

[WyldeShot]

6 month shelf life.

One small pound bag for $4.00 can make enough bleach to make 10,000 gallons of drinking water. Store it carefully.

What is the best way to store Shock? How long will it last when stored properly?

 

[mrjarrell]

Looked around a bit and finally found the list published at the Prepared Society.com forums. Apparently, the book/DVD are really just a marketing scam for this guy to sell you other products. The list is pretty basic and something most here have already made up in their lists. Nothing surprising at all and nothing anyone with even a modicum of forethought wouldn't have come up with on their own. Hell, he didn't even have Pop Tarts on the list and, during natural disasters, they're one of the first things off the shelves. Just ask Walmart.

Here is the list for the 37 items from the book in order:

1. Water
2. Pasta
3. Rice
4. Canned Soups
5. Canned Meats
6. Canned Veggies
7. Canned Fruit
8. Popcorn
9. Salt
10. Milk
11. Cereal
12. Beef jerky
13. Grains
14. Cooking Oil
15. Sports Drinks
16. Nuts
17. Pickles
18. Dried Fruits
19. Spices
20. Honey
21. Crackers
22. Baking essentials
23. Power Bars
24. Instant Rice
25. Coffee
26. Alcohol
27. Hard Candies
28. Dehydrated Canned Entrees
29. Juice Powders
30. Protein Drinks
31. Peanut Butter
32. Long Lasting Treats
33. Salsa
34. Ramen Noodles
35. Fresh Fruit
36. Baby Food
37. Pet Food

The book then gives you the top 10 non-food essentials.

1. Sources of Light
2. Means of Cooking
3. First Aid
4. Garden Seeds
5. Personal Hygiene Items
6. Weapons and Ammo
7. Baby/Elder Care Items
8. Bleach
9. Water Filtration System
10. Energy Source

He also made the rookie mistake of including ramen noodles. Nuh-uh. They're fried in oil and retain oil, therefore they're not good for long term storage. They WILL go rancid. You're much better off with stock cubes, dashi or soup and regular asian noodles.

 

[TK312]

He also made the rookie mistake of including ramen noodles. Nuh-uh. They're fried in oil and retain oil, therefore they're not good for long term storage. They WILL go rancid. You're much better off with stock cubes, dashi or soup and regular asian noodles.

You are referring to products like Top Ramen? The dry block of noodles?

 

[mrjarrell]

You are referring to products like Top Ramen? The dry block of noodles?

Yep.

 

[TK312]

Yep.

Wow I didn't know that. Thanks for the info. +1

 

[NathanJefferson]

FWIW I've eaten many ~2 year old ramen noodles and never had one go bad, and most of the oldest ones were stored in a non-climate controlled garage.

Will they go bad for LTS? I'm sure they will, but for the price/convenience I still like them for a MTS. (medium term storage). Though I am trying to get away from anything that needs to be replaced any less than 5-7 years.

 

[stanleyspring]

37 Crtical Food Items - Save your money common sense

Here's the list (two of same)
Water
Pasta
Rice
Canned soups
Meats
Veggies
Fruit
Popcorn
Salt
milk (condensed or powdered)
cereal
beef jerky
grains.
Cooking oil
sports drinks
nuts
pickles
dried fruits
spices
honey
crackers.
Baking essentials
power bars
instant rice
coffee
alcohol
Hard candies
dehydrated canned entrees
juice powders
protein drinks
peanut butter
Long lasting treats ( twinkies, etc.)
Salsa
Ramen noodles
fresh fruit
baby food
pet food

37 critical food items.
1.Vegetable oil
2.honey
3.sugar
4.rice
5.beans
6.wheat
7.powdered milk
8.canned tuna fish
9.canned chicken
10.canned fruit
11.canned vegetables
12.canned tomatoes
13.canned beans
14.chicken broth
15.canned soup
16.canned stew
17.baking supplies(they didn't say what kind
18.peanut butter
19.popcorn
20.nuts
21.soy sauce
22.apple cider vinegar
23.bouillon
24.tea
25.coffee
26.salt
27.baby food
29.vitamins
30.hot cocoa
31.garlic
32.freeze dried onions
33.spices
34.yeast
35.pet food
36.flour
37.chewing gum/candy

 

[stormynites]

Here is a FREE survival link you have my permission to copy and use that I created years before Y2K - Stormynites™ Emergency Survival Planning & Checklist

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

Stormy,

Realizing that the document is dated, are the short wave frequencies still valid?

TYIA.

 

[Cozy439]

FWIW I've eaten many ~2 year old ramen noodles and never had one go bad, and most of the oldest ones were stored in a non-climate controlled garage.

Will they go bad for LTS? I'm sure they will, but for the price/convenience I still like them for a MTS. (medium term storage). Though I am trying to get away from anything that needs to be replaced any less than 5-7 years.

Could we see a list of those foods you are stockpiling that have that 5-7 yr shelf life?