[Reason]

Have lots of veggies & soups. Is this the best move? I can't afford freeze dried food & would prefer to stockpile foods that I will eat on a regular basis so I can cycle them out over time to keep them relatively "fresh".

 

[Runeback]

Chili is good too, lots of protein and essential fats, same with peanut butter.

 

[yappat]

I think you are really smart to stock what you eat and eat what you stock. Saves wasting a lot of money when you realize that all your stored food is outdated - and having taste bud shock when SHTF DOES happen and you have to dig into your stores.

 

[cranky1950]

Have lots of veggies & soups. Is this the best move? I can't afford freeze dried food & would prefer to stockpile foods that I will eat on a regular basis so I can cycle them out over time to keep them relatively "fresh".

You ought to stock dried lentils and various beans. They are extremely cheap and you can throw together good soup with beans and veggies. That will give you a protein source. Canned tuna and salmon if you eat fish.

 

[OhioMan]

What I stock in can's

-Beef
-Chicken
-Tuna
-Salmon
-Hamburger
-Sausages
-Hams
-Bacon
-Spam lite/reg/bacon spam

-Green beans
-Corn (cream and regular)
-Black beans
-Red Beans
-Potatoes
-Onions
-Beets
-Mixed Veg's
-Carrots


-Mixed fruit
-pears
-peaches
-strawberries

-Chili
-Pasta sause
-Powered milk
-pudding (choc/van)
-assorted soups in size and types
-powdered eggs

http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu15/CinciJeff09/DSC_0002.jpg?t=1271079954

 

[SigDude]

We stock a lot of Country ham, if taken care of it lasts longer then most people live, canned meats like roast beef, canned Ham, I try and stay away from those canned meats that taste like dog food.

 

[Kansas Terri]

There are just not many calories in vegetables and soup

I am going store canned chicken because it can be used in a lot of different ways, and also canned salmon.

Chicken salad sandwiches, chicken 'n dumplings, chicken noodle soup, and I BET I can fry it if I am carefull! I am mostly waiting for it to go on sale.

 

[Sedoy]

Chili, corned hash, chief Boyardee cans of ravioli and spaghetti, spam. Cheap, high protein food.

By the way. Safeway has Naleys chili 10 for $10. Grabbed me couple of cases right off the pallet at 10 pm before night crew got around to put them on the shelf.

 

[olddog]

One of my favorite canned items is Raviolis.

Stocking what you eat is good, but if it is all you use, you really have to be on top of that rotation. I use canned items for shorter-term stocks but most canned items aren't as healthy as the alternatives due to all of the sodium they have to put into it. I'd highly recommend buying some wheat, yeast, sugar, and a grinder for making your own bread.

 

[Ryn]

I was sick for 2 months 3 of those weeks I lived on canned soup and I got to feeling like I never wanted to eat another can of soup. I also felt kinda meat deprived. I would consider other food types to rotate out.

 

[cleatis]

What I stock in can's

-Beef
-Chicken
-Tuna
-Salmon
-Hamburger
-Sausages
-Hams
-Bacon
-Spam lite/reg/bacon spam

-Green beans
-Corn (cream and regular)
-Black beans
-Red Beans
-Potatoes
-Onions
-Beets
-Mixed Veg's
-Carrots


-Mixed fruit
-pears
-peaches
-strawberries

-Chili
-Pasta sause
-Powered milk
-pudding (choc/van)
-assorted soups in size and types
-powdered eggs

http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu15/CinciJeff09/DSC_0002.jpg?t=1271079954

Please tell me where you find canned hamburger at.

 

[ChapNelson]

I figured canned is for stuff I can't get dried (like beans & soup). Meat will be scarce, so canned meats & jarred peanut butter. I don't live on a farm so I don't jar fruits and vegetables for myself, so canned fruits and veggies will have to do for vitamins & fiber. Plus I happen to like them. Canned coffee - I'm betting it'll be up there with ammo on the barter system.

 

[z man]

Get some S.P.A.M.

 

[Swordbearer]

I keep canned chilli, spam, ravioli and spaghetti and meatballs, tuna, soup, peanut butter, and and then an equal number of various kinds of vegetables. I also keep five or six boxes of fortified cerial in the fridge so the mice cant get at it.

 

[cleatis]

I figured canned is for stuff I can't get dried (like beans & soup). Meat will be scarce, so canned meats & jarred peanut butter. I don't live on a farm so I don't jar fruits and vegetables for myself, so canned fruits and veggies will have to do for vitamins & fiber. Plus I happen to like them. Canned coffee - I'm betting it'll be up there with ammo on the barter system.

And coffe is going to become harder to get real soon.

 

[bltjr1951]

Love Hormel roast beef and gravy.
Over toast, biscuits, mashed taters or fries.
Pampa beef & gravy, not too bad.
Dinty Moore beef stew, yum.

 

[Hick Industries]

I very often eat canned or frozen goods at work. Saves me from driving out into town and paying 4x the price for a sandwich.
This means that I rotate my canned goods often, but that also means I buy stuff the I can heat up in a microwave.
Most of what I have are soups, chilli, stew, hash, ramen and cup of noodles, canned meats, and leftovers.
I see nothing wrong with 20 cases of chilli and stew.

 

[Janie]

Chicken and tuna
Veggies
tomatoes and sauce
fruit
beans
soup
olives

 

[Sedoy]

Chicken and tuna
Veggies
tomatoes and sauce
fruit
beans
soup
olives

Sounds like you are prepping for diet of some sort. Trust me, when you are hungry you do not think “healthy food”. You dream about meat, fat, greasy stuff that will fill you up nicely. But then… you probably do not even know what it is like to be hungry.

 

[TRYME]

Go to youtube and type canning hamberger
i started canning own meat
onceyou learn how to do it, you can save money when it is on sale
so last weekend i canned 36 pint jars of roast which was on sale
chicken is also easy
i have a 921 all american pressure cooker 17 pints
every weekend i can something...better learn how your going to need it
haven't tryied deer meat yet but i will
also look for canning butter
rotate stock annd you will have food for least a year or 2