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Jul 06, 2008 by Pecos.Saddles | Posted in Other - Food & Drink

I want to know what food storage food has the best taste and the longest shelf life?
When in the service we had C rations and later MRE's. I have heard about freeze dried food and dehiderated food but do know much about it.
Any information will be greatly appreciated and sources to buy it from also.

Several years back I ran across cases and cases of one gallon (?) cans of dehydrated foods at a yard sale. I bought them dirt cheap. They were expired that or the next year but I ate them off and on for another four years. They were nitrogen packed and just fine.
Dried peanut butter was fine for cooking
peas and carrots were a little on the sweet side, but okay
the tomato paste powder was nasty, pured those cans out in the garden :)
scrambled egg powder was great, especially used as an extender with fresh eggs
chocolate pudding sucked
threw away or gave away the powdered milk.. off color off taste even when mixed with fresh
Remember - these were all expired - the food hoarders had replaced their stock and more or less gave the stuff to me at a yard sale.
I just remembered the brand name - rainyday foods - walton feed carries them, see link below.

Flour, salt, coffee, rice, beans, hardtack, side of bacon, and dried greens... I think that's what the settlers insisted on... maybe not the dried greens, but what the hey ? :p

edit: looking at that page I remeber my two favorites; there were cans of dehydrated potatoes and big cans of dried cheese that made exceelent augratin potatoes.

edit:2 http://waltonfeed.com/cart/all.html#2 look for the sample pack at this link... it's about $12 and then youd know if it's palatable food :p
K075-Sample Pack-15 items 32 oz #10 can $12.60 sweet corn, peas, vegetable stew, potato dices, tomato powder, apple slices, strawberry flakes, bananas, fruit mix, whole egg powder, cheese, margarine powder, instant milk, peach drink and taco meat substitute

I got a heck of a deal, I paid less than $1 a can at the yard sale. The chesse is over $50 now.

added: Freeze dried foods are superior in flavor to dehydrated, btw, but much more expensive.

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Wheat is something that could be stored as long as needed under proper conditions. So, wheat is the main part of your emergency food storage. Wheat could also become a source of vitamins if you sprout it even in winter. About four hundred pounds of wheat should be stored for each adult.

Salt is a vital nutrient even though it is not literally a food. Salt is required to stay healthy. It could also be used to preserve food products. So make sure you have about twenty pounds of salt for each person. And you need to know that salt also has as indefinite shelf life.

Honey should also become a part of your food storage. It contains so many important nutrients that could hardly be overestimated. Honey is known as a great source of energy. Aside from that it includes plenty vitamins, minerals and other important nutrients required to stay healthy. It is also a natural sweetener and it is really great to have something sweet during hard times. As well as wheat and salt, honey could be stored for an unlimited period of time. It is recommended to have 10 pounds of honey for each person.

Powdered milk is another great product to have in your emergency food storage. Even though it does not taste exactly the same way whole milk does, people could easily get used to drinking it. And powdered milk also has a very long shelf life which makes it a perfect choice for emergency storage. Studies have shown that low fat powdered milk could be stored for over fifteen years without any changes in its nutritional value. About sixty pounds of powdered milk is recommended to have per each person.

These basic four food products form the center part of your food storage. As soon as you get them, you could add other food products to your storage according to your budget. Beans, soy beans, rice, corn, dried meat, canned fruit and vegetables are the ones to increase your food storage. The more products you have the better variety you will be able to get. You should also store pepper, spices, baking soda, yeast, oil, and dried eggs. Some multi vitamins and vitamin C caplets are also important to have in your emergency storage. Most food products could be stored in food grade plastic containers or buckets. Not everyone knows how to tell if a plastic bucket is food grade. Check if there is number 2 in a triangle on the bottom of the bucket. Finding this sign means the bucket is made of food grade plastic.

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