Emergency Food

Barney · 05-06-2010, 04:40 PM

I know it's not much of a recipe

but do you use emergency food high protein bars and such. Do you stash cases in case of emergency conditions?

Gondor · 05-07-2010, 01:37 PM

Beside standard protein bars for the road I keep a pack or two of Quake Kare Emergency Food rations that can satisfy daily needs for one adult person. Comes in handy, but it's not exactly delicious.

GPER · 05-14-2010, 05:35 AM

I keep my homemade beef jerky on hand.

southerngal · 05-14-2010, 08:43 AM

We keep jerky and power bars in the vehicles and we have some at home. We are planning to get a couple of cases of MRE's and the 2500 calories food bars as well. GPER I would love to know how to make my own jerky if you care to share!

GPER · 05-19-2010, 07:59 PM

The beef I use is whatever that is on sale and very lean. Some people cut the meat along the grain, I cut mine across the grain it crumbles easier that way.

I use one cup soy sauce, one cup worcestershire sauce and one cup water. I'll use some onion salt, pepper and what ever flavors you like. I marinate for at least a couple of hours and rotate the meat in the marinade. Then on the dehydrator it goes and then I get in trouble with my wife for stinking up the house. She gets over it.

I'm thinking about trying my smoker on some to see how it turns out.

OpenAir · 05-21-2010, 08:08 AM

I have a variety of things that we carry as emergency food and we rotate them regularly so that nothing goes bad. We wouldn't leave home without them because I think it is a risk.

Adventurelover · 05-22-2010, 10:07 PM

I don't go to too many remote places just campgrounds and stuff like that so no I don't carry emergency food. If I was going to go hiking somewhere I didn't know good I would definitely take some though.

southerngal · 05-31-2010, 09:57 AM

Thanks GPER I am going to have to give that a try. We have been trying some different ways to dehydrate food in case we are ever in a situation and need to do it but have no electricity.

hummingbird · 06-01-2010, 10:10 PM

We have quite a bit of food in the house but if we had to pack up and leave with food it would be a problem. We have some peanut butter and crackers and a few protein bars and packaged cookies but it would be slim. We always have peanut butter and crackers around though.

Grady · 06-02-2010, 10:08 AM

I only keep emergency food on hand during hurricane season, but from June to November I am stocked up on canned foods that we can eat cold. The protein bars are a good idea that I will look into for this year. I do like to stock up before we get a storm because there is nothing worse than battling the lines at the grocery store three days before a hurricane.