The one food you always stock?

[dirtfarmerz]

Peanut Butter is one thing you will always find here. I like to keep a flat on the shelf

Peanut butter is good, but the best stuff won't last very long. Most peanut butter has partially hydrogenated soybean oil in it to make it creamy. That is bad for you. I was talking to an engineer on a job awhile ago and he told me his two year old son had high cholesterol. The first thing out of my mouth was "does he eat a lot of peanut butter?". The guy told me "he eats it every day". The peanut butter he was feeding his two year old contained partially hydrogenated soybean oil.

I eat peanut butter all the time, but it is the good stuff with just peanuts. Peanuts with salt isn't so bad, but the salt is just regular salt. The "no stir" stuff with palm oil is okay and it is creamier than plain peanut butter.

What Are The Benefits Of Peanut Butter With Palm Oil? | LIVESTRONG.COM -- Palm Oil; okay if you really need creamy

http://www.westonaprice.org/soy-alert -- an article on why you should not consume most soy products

http://mywholefoodlife.com/2013/02/07/peter-pan-peanut-butter-exposed/ -- Soybean Oil = Bad

(Unopened)	Pantry	Refrigerator
	Past Printed Date	Past Printed Date
Smooth Peanut Butter lasts for	1 Year	1 Year
Crunchy Peanut Butter lasts for	1 Year	1 Year
Natural Peanut Butter lasts for	2-3 Months	3-6 Months
(Opened)	Pantry	Refrigerator
Natural Peanut Butter lasts for	–	5-6 Months
Smooth Peanut Butter lasts for	3-4 Months	6-8 Months
Crunchy Peanut Butter lasts for	3-4 Months	6-8 Months

 

[BigMatt]

Well, if the SHTF, I am not really worried about cholesterol. Most of the things that you buy with much shelf life has a lot of sodium anyway.

We keep and rotate a large variety of canned soup here - the premium store brand kind. It tastes good, has a lot of calories, is easy to eat and you can have a good variety of flavors so you don't get tired of it. We stock up about every 3 months when it is a $1.00/can.

 

[rhino]

Unopened peanut butter lasts a lot longer than the expiration date on the label.

 

[EricG]

Lots of beans.

 

[mdmayo]

Canned and dried hot peppers and spices are a must for me. Not only can I make Ramen noodles enjoyable and have some nutritional value, but it's a great barter item. Ghost Chili can be a weapon if needed and some peppers do have medicinal benefit for some conditions. It's all about the peppers and spices.

He says, with some uncertainty....

 

[irishfan]

Ok, we eat way more peanut butter then there is an issue for expiration issues. Also, it is the perfect staple food if you are rotating and eating what you store. I may be a novice compared to many here but my theory is to have at LEAST a couple months of regular canned food on the shelf to supplement the long term buckets or freeze dried you may have. The reason for that is you know you will like the canned goods if it is stuff you eat anyway and it can be eaten right from the can or usually warmed on a fire or stove with little issue. I'd rather be adding peanut butter or maybe a can of ravioli to a meal in three months then wolfing Mountain House or rice and beans day after day. Just me perspective

 

[mohrpork]

Spam

 

[metaldog]

Cats! The more, the better. WOOF!

 

[kman1977]

peanut butter --- straight up on spoon
many a dinner for myself
its quick and no cleanup in the kitchen
of course its chased by a couple of beers

 

[Hotdoger]

Expiration dates on products have nothing to do with the quality of the consumable product.

 

[rhino]

Expiration dates on products have nothing to do with the quality of the consumable product.

I agree for items that are canned/jarred in an essentially sterile condition.

Maybe not so much for other things packaged in less forgiving ways. A bag of potato chips or a box of crackers can get pretty nasty after a few years (don't ask me how I know).

 

[10mmfan]

Beer. Lol seriously peanut butter, canned tuna, and canned corn and green beans. Bottled water and coffee as well.

 

[Cpl. Klinger]

Thanks to this thread, I have been on PB kick this week, Jif Extra Crunchy on Home Pride Wheat. Going to have to start putting more of that back now.

 

[308offate]

Valveeta and oreo's

 

[foxxie02]

Twinkies!! I hate freaking snow balls....

 

[BigMatt]

Twinkies!! I hate freaking snow balls....

But, they're bitesize! - One of the funniest moments from Cheers.

 

[IndyGunSafety]

Tuna. It's good for years, great source of protein. I buy it weekly and change out the packs in the stash so we always have a fresh stash.

 

[teddy12b]

Tuna. It's good for years, great source of protein. I buy it weekly and change out the packs in the stash so we always have a fresh stash.

The only problem with Tuna is that there are reports coming out now that all the tuna caught off of California's coast are loaded with radiation courtesy of Fukishema and all of Japans other nuke plants that were destroyed. My wife and I were talking about it the other night and we're going to be staying away from Tuna for the next several years just to make sure we don't gobble up a nice bowl of radioactive tuna.

 

[IndyGunSafety]

I don't find much validity in the "tuna panic". There are zillions of stories like this one: Fukushima Radiation In Pacific Tuna Is Equal To One Twentieth Of A Banana - Forbes

I'd be more worried about Mercury. The chuck light tuna in pouches sold by Walmart is yellow fin and big eye tuna, not bluefin. So mercury is a more realistic problem. We also stock canned chicken for meat.

 

[Expat]

I don't store anything that I don't eat regularly. So we have no dried/storage foods. We have lots of canned meats, vegetable, fruit, dried pasta, beans, etc.