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I was wondering what food can I purchase at the grocery store that lasts the longest if I was to store it?
Longest Lasting Foods
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Pound-for-pound:
I am going to guess rice.
I am going to guess rice.
Beans last several years and longer if properly packaged and stored. Wheat lasts darn near forever, properly pack and treat to kill bug eggs. To treat your wheat, put a mylar bag in a 5 gallon bucket or get a food grade 5 gallon bucket. Fill your container about 1/4 of the way and put a chunk of dry ice in the container. Fill the container the rest of the way and put the lid on, but do not seal it tight. Wait about 6 hours then seal your container. The gases from the dry ice will kill the bug eggs so they will not hatch and eat your stored food.
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Freeze dried food will last the longest. Make sure you taste test the food before you go buy a whole lot of it. My wife and I did a taste test of various types of camping, M.R.E., and regular freeze dried foods and we didn't like the way they tasted. We decided we'd just keep the normal canned foods we live and rotate them out more often. Remember you will have to eat the stuff for a long time. You might as well like it.
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Check out the following link:
http://www.providentliving.org/pfw/m...JUL_08_pdf.pdf
I can all my food storage at the LDS Church cannery. If you have an LDS friend or neighbor, ask if you can tag along sometime. In about 2 hours I usually can dry pack 48 gallon cans of dehydrated foods. For planning purposes, I consider 48 cans to be a six month supply of food for one (supplemented with hunting, foraging, gardening, etc). It costs me less than $200. It is a lean amount, but definitely would work. The cans last 5-30 years depending on the product.
It tastes great and there is no markup, just the cost of materials which they provide (you can't BYO). Some areas are "wet" canneries (veggies, meats, fruits). I know the Spokane unit is dry pack. When I was in Idaho we also had a portable unit for infusing nitrogen in cans and would sign it out to use in our home or at church. Not a religious post, but we don't bite!
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Fossil Shell Flour(Food grade DE) absorbs moisture on contact, which is how it kills bugs physically. It cuts the bugs outer shell, then drains its fluids.
It also will de-worm you and your dogs(firsthand experience).
Many folks have used it in grain storage to keep it from clumping and to keep the bugs out.
Maybe not 100% fool proof, but it's better than nothing.
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That's a great idea. It sure would be unfortunate to have to bug out, get there, and realize that you can't barely choke down the food you have brought. Although, after a day or two, you might just find yourself woofing down just about anything!
Taste tests are exceptional idea!!
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Look at dates on packages. I just bought some cans of tuna with "best is used by" dates of 2012.
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This is off the LDS website:
Longer-Term Storage-30 Years or More
Longer-Term Supply--30 Years or More
Properly packaged, low-moisture foods stored at room temperature or cooler (75°F/24°C or lower) remain nutritious and edible much longer than previously thought according to findings of recent scientific studies. Estimated shelf life for many products has increased to 30 years or more (see chart for new estimates of shelf life). Previous estimates of longevity were based on "best-if-used-by" recommendations and experience. Though not studied, sugar, salt, baking soda (essential for soaking beans), and vitamin C in tablet form also store well long-term. Some basic foods do need more frequent rotation, such as vegetable oil every 1 to 2 years.
While there is a decline in nutritional quality and taste over time, depending on the original quality of food and how it was processed, packaged, and stored, the studies show that even after being stored long-term, the food will help sustain life in an emergency.
For tips on how to best preserve longer-term food storage products, see Longer-Term Supply.
Food New "Life Sustaining" Shelf-Life
Estimates (In Years)
Wheat 30+
White rice 30+
Corn 30+
Sugar 30+
Pinto beans 30
Apple slices 30
Macaroni 30
Rolled oats 30
Potato flakes 30
Powdered milk 20
Carrots 20
These items are packed in our own canneries. We fill #10 cans, place an oxygen absorber on top and seal the lid. Dry packed, no nitrogen, no additives, no heat or cold processing, no vacuuming.
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For me two of the most important commodities to store would be salt and sugar, both of which (if kept dry) will last indefinitely. Both salt and sugar are important for preserving food such as meat and fruits. Also a little salt can be good for your health and add flavour to an otherwise dull meal. I know we have been advised to keep our salt and sugar levels down but that does not mean we take them out of our diets completely. Mind you if you keep bees for honey or stock up on honey it could take the place of sugar.
Like most people I do not live near a source of salt or sugar canefields so I would be hard pressed if those items became scarce. As they are so easy to store I have a large stock of both items.
Like most people I do not live near a source of salt or sugar canefields so I would be hard pressed if those items became scarce. As they are so easy to store I have a large stock of both items.
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people have been asking about this, so I thought it was worth a :bump:
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