Category Archive: Food Storage

Jun 14

Cycling through your Storage Food

Storage Food 1

We preach it all the time in the prepping community, you must store what you plan on eating and actually cycle through that food in order to keep things as fresh as possible.  While not a huge deal for long term freeze dried items with a shelf life of 20-30 years, canned food items with …

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Apr 29

Canned Food Expiration Date MYTH

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If you are like me your food storage is quite diverse, with canned foods integrated into the rotation cycle.  Unfortunately there might not be a way to get through all of your canned food stock prior to hitting a few of those expiration dates, so what then?  Do you assume the food magically turned poisonous …

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Apr 08

Freeze Dried vs Dehydrated Storage Food (Infographic)

Freeze-Dried-Food--vs-Dehydrated-Food-Infographic

Chett from FoodInsurance.com sent over this awesome Infographic which I wanted to share.  Post comments or questions as necessary and I’ll see if he can answer them. Print PDF

Feb 21

Why Buy Freeze Dried Food?

Freeze Dried Food Info

By AJ Why should the average consumer choose to buy freeze dried foods? 1. Long Shelf Life – Freeze dried food has a much longer shelf life, making it ideal for emergency situations. These foods can be easily stored almost anywhere and at room temperature. Freezing or refrigeration is not necessary. 2. Easily Prepared – …

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Feb 18

Food Storage: The Solution to Food Shortage

By Adeline We humans need food for proper nutrition. In times of crisis, access to a stable food supply is the key to continued survival. In the presence of natural disasters, human conflicts, climate change, and overpopulation, the threat of food shortages and total famine is not as far-fetched as it seems. Preparing long-term food supplies …

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Jan 28

Hardtack: step by step instructions

Hardtack Ingredients

Hardtack:  The survival food cleverly disguised as a brick, wheel chock, or overly thick bathroom tile.  Whenever I think of hardtack images come to mind of a sailor gnawing away on a piece 500 years ago in the middle of the ocean, or more recently a Civil War era Infantryman chewing on a piece while …

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