Anyone suggestions on good places to buy them?
Emergency food bars
In the first hours/days of an emergency situation, using your stockpile of food may not be a practical/possible thing to do. It might be hard to cook, you might be in shock or injured, etc.
To prepare for just such an instance, we have bought a few cases of 1200 and 2400 calorie emergency food bars (we got a mix to add variety and help with rationing the calories).
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After things "settle down" a bit, then we can dig into our emergency supplies and live off of them. Just not sure that immediately after an "incident" the first thing on our minds will be breaking into our food supply...
Also in the event that something forces us to leave, whether it's destruction of our house for some reason, or government mandated evacuation/relocation, emergency foodbars are light and easy to carry with you in your "go bag/BOB".
So, does anyone else stock emergency food bars? Considering it?
To prepare for just such an instance, we have bought a few cases of 1200 and 2400 calorie emergency food bars (we got a mix to add variety and help with rationing the calories).
After things "settle down" a bit, then we can dig into our emergency supplies and live off of them. Just not sure that immediately after an "incident" the first thing on our minds will be breaking into our food supply...
Also in the event that something forces us to leave, whether it's destruction of our house for some reason, or government mandated evacuation/relocation, emergency foodbars are light and easy to carry with you in your "go bag/BOB".
So, does anyone else stock emergency food bars? Considering it?
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Mine came from good 'ol Amazon!
http://www.amazon.com/Mayday-Calori...e=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1224028971&sr=8-3 (1200 calorie bars)
http://www.amazon.com/Mayday-Calori...e=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1224028971&sr=8-1 (2400 calorie bars)
http://www.amazon.com/Mayday-Calori...e=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1224028971&sr=8-2 (3600 calorie bars)
My case was made this month (Oct 08) and expires in 5 years (see the package picture in my 1st post).
Every year I make fruitcake, not the kind with the citron fruit, just dry fruits, and nuts, lots of them. Its a real dense cake and as nutritious as you would like. When done you wrap them in white gauze or cheese cloth, soak numerous times with brandy, then pack in powdered sugar, lots of it. These will keep for decades, yes I said decades, I have one in the refer that is at least 20 years old, no signs of aging or deterioration. Why buy, when you can make your own the way you 'like' it, personalized nutritional food.
, just dry fruits, and nuts, lots of them. Its a real dense cake and as nutritious as you would like. When done you wrap them in white gauze or cheese cloth, soak numerous times with brandy, then pack in powdered sugar, lots of it. These will keep for decades, yes I said decades, I have one in the refer that is at least 20 years old, no signs of aging or deterioration. Why buy, when you can make your own the way you 'like' it, personalized nutritional food.
I LOVE FRUITCAKE!!!Every year I make fruitcake, not the kind with the citron fruit
My in-laws were just razzing me because I was the only one in the room who actually enjoys it. lol
The food bars are a good idea to have as 'part' of your emergency food storage but you do need to have your essential storage.
It is NEVER good idea to only dig into your food storage when a disaster occurs. Food storage should be something that is used as part of your regular diet. It is a misconception to wait until an emergency occurs because then have to figure out how to use your storage. At Shelf Reliance . We say 'eat what you store and store what you eat'.
THRIVE,freeze dried foods can be reconstituted without cooking. They can be revived in hot or cold water so no need to be concerned for how to prepare. Because they have no additives or preservatives they also are great to crush to make baby food. We cannot forget the babies in these emergencies because they cannot eat food bars or the like.
www.thepantryshelf.shelfreliance.com
It is NEVER good idea to only dig into your food storage when a disaster occurs. Food storage should be something that is used as part of your regular diet. It is a misconception to wait until an emergency occurs because then have to figure out how to use your storage. At Shelf Reliance . We say 'eat what you store and store what you eat'.
THRIVE,freeze dried foods can be reconstituted without cooking. They can be revived in hot or cold water so no need to be concerned for how to prepare. Because they have no additives or preservatives they also are great to crush to make baby food. We cannot forget the babies in these emergencies because they cannot eat food bars or the like.
www.thepantryshelf.shelfreliance.com
In the first hours/days of an emergency situation, using your stockpile of food may not be a practical/possible thing to do. It might be hard to cook, you might be in shock or injured, etc.
To prepare for just such an instance, we have bought a few cases of 1200 and 2400 calorie emergency food bars (we got a mix to add variety and help with rationing the calories).
![]()
After things "settle down" a bit, then we can dig into our emergency supplies and live off of them. Just not sure that immediately after an "incident" the first thing on our minds will be breaking into our food supply...
Also in the event that something forces us to leave, whether it's destruction of our house for some reason, or government mandated evacuation/relocation, emergency foodbars are light and easy to carry with you in your "go bag/BOB".
So, does anyone else stock emergency food bars? Considering it?
For me, this is a guaranteed migraine headache!
I visited with a headache doctor (his specialty) and learned that migraines can be caused by foods that are prepared using an aging process. Even though you can't see it, many foods have a mold component and mold is the primary cause of migraines for most people. Guilty foods can include preserved meats, nuts, dried fruits, some cheeses, chocolates (especially those made with the mold process--soak cocoa beans for long periods of time in water which gets a mold on top), some pickled products, food that was cooked more than 3 day ago or not properly stored, red wines, for me--beer, cantaloupe, and more. Migraines can begin up to 24 hours after ingesting the guilty food, sometimes sooner. I am just super careful about what I eat. Sometimes, chocolate will give me a doozy of a headache. Other times, nothing. It has to do with how the chocolate was processed.
Migraines can be caused by other things, such as a gluten intolerance, but we are talking about aged food here, as in the fruitcake.
I know some people love fruitcake. I just cannot do it. Bunkerbob, no offense meant.
I had my very first migraine headache as a teenager after eating fruitcake. I was sick as a dog.Every year I make fruitcake, not the kind with the citron fruit
I visited with a headache doctor (his specialty) and learned that migraines can be caused by foods that are prepared using an aging process. Even though you can't see it, many foods have a mold component and mold is the primary cause of migraines for most people. Guilty foods can include preserved meats, nuts, dried fruits, some cheeses, chocolates (especially those made with the mold process--soak cocoa beans for long periods of time in water which gets a mold on top), some pickled products, food that was cooked more than 3 day ago or not properly stored, red wines, for me--beer, cantaloupe, and more. Migraines can begin up to 24 hours after ingesting the guilty food, sometimes sooner. I am just super careful about what I eat. Sometimes, chocolate will give me a doozy of a headache. Other times, nothing. It has to do with how the chocolate was processed.
Migraines can be caused by other things, such as a gluten intolerance, but we are talking about aged food here, as in the fruitcake.
I know some people love fruitcake. I just cannot do it. Bunkerbob, no offense meant.
Would you share the recipe?Every year I make fruitcake, not the kind with the citron fruit
The original survival bar?
and you have a nice meal that fills you up and mellows you out at the same time! :2thumb:
If a fruitcake were cut up into smaller portions and vacuum sealed, you would have a decent survival bar that should last for years!
Despite all the jokes about fruitcake, if you stop to think about it, fruitcake is the first survival bar. Before the advent of refrigeration and modern supermarkets, when people grew their own food, and were often isolated out on the farm by poor roads, blizzards, etc., the fruit cake was an excellent way to preserve the harvest of fruits, grains, nuts, etc. in an easily accessible form that required no special storage methods. Cook up a bunch of fruitcakes during the harvest season and have something to eat when you are stuck on the homestead during those long, cold winters! Loaded with calories, and a bit of booze
and you have a nice meal that fills you up and mellows you out at the same time! :2thumb:If a fruitcake were cut up into smaller portions and vacuum sealed, you would have a decent survival bar that should last for years!
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