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Shelf food for young kids?

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RealReginaPhalange · 23/10/2026 11:23

What would you consider as non perishable/shelf food for picky 5 and 2 year old? Easy when it comes to snacks but anything more nutritious?

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IVeryMuchDoNotThinkSo · 23/10/2026 16:50

This thread should be in preppers.

MrsBananaman · 25/10/2026 17:08

RealReginaPhalange · 23/10/2026 15:11

@cuckoolodger @AtleastitsnotMonday some good ideas. I was mainly thinking what am i going to feed them if there is power outage and i cant cook/warm up anything.

So it is a stockpiling thing again.

No shade but it’s just a very common topic at the moment.

Shelf stable things like breadsticks and flapjacks for little ones plus Ella’s kitchen pouches.

User573359 · 26/10/2026 00:04

Tinned sweetcorn/tinned carrots/jarred olives
Tinned fish/corned beef/spam
Tinned beef stew
Instant mash (Idahoan brand is edible!)
Baked beans/spaghetti/ravioli/tomato soup
Jars of pesto
Pasta/noodles/rice
Dry pasta and sauce packets
Peanut butter/jam
Crackers/rice cakes/bread sticks
Seaweed (bit random but my fussy eater loves it)
Tinned fruit
Tinned custard
Packets of jelly, angel delight
Cake/cookie/pancake mixes that already contain egg
UHT or powdered milk
Porridge oats/weetabix/readybrek
Dried falafel mixes
Shelf stable cartons of houmous
These are all things I've bought for festivals with no electric hook up.

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