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Preppers

Good prepper food

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Sideorderofchips · 11/04/2021 14:07

Hi all

Thought I would start a thread thst people can add their good prepper foods to.

In an teotwawki situation you are looking for high calories per 100g

For none end of the world, whst is your best food prep

I'll start with
Cous cous - compact, easy to make
Jam- high calorie, sweet treat

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floppybit · 11/04/2021 14:11

Well, I just had to look up teotwawki so I've learned a new word. Every day's a school day.

Nancylovesthecock · 11/04/2021 14:12

Pork scratchings
Beef jerky
Dried fruit
Dried potato flakes

Sideorderofchips · 11/04/2021 14:38

Yes jerky is something we like as well as pork scratchings

Spaghetti - takes up less space
Museli/granola
Nuts

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BlackeyedSusan · 11/04/2021 18:44

Dried beans. Last years.

Spaghetti as mentioned. Much denser than fusilli etc. Also lasts well past sell by date. Also couscous.

Shit hits fan?

Instant sachets of couscous/custard taped to back/ underside of furniture. (In a houses raided for food stores scenario) (unlikely but hey)

Ladybookreader · 12/04/2021 01:15

Dark chocolate, raisins, nuts /nut butters black bread, spaghetti aged chedder, dried meats/salamis

ConeHat · 12/04/2021 01:21

Dried pasta, chopped tomatoes, pasatta, tomatoe puree and pasta sauces. Rice. Dried quorn mince to bulk out meals

They was the everyday basics that was like gold dust at the start of the pandemic.

Sideorderofchips · 12/04/2021 09:10

Dried veg that can be added to pasta sauces, stew etc

Casserole mixes etc that can be used as flavouring

Noodles

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TheHoneyFactory · 20/04/2021 12:25

@floppybit

Well, I just had to look up teotwawki so I've learned a new word. Every day's a school day.
i had to do the same!

so not necessarily EOTW but for a prolonged period of house boundness (ie few months).

dried spaghetti/risoni/orzo/cous cous
soup packets
noodles
rice
various tins (tin toms, apples/peaches, baked beans, soups)
pasta sauce/jarred pesto
that dry shelf stable parmesan
whole egg mayo
vac packed gnocchi
coconut oil (long shelf life, handy it goes solid (no spillage), high temp so good on wood fire cooking)
packet pancake/cake mixes
peanut butter
jams
chocolate
powdered milk
UHT milk/custard
wine/spirits

if I had a dehydrator (on the list) jerky and would make own mixed veg packets/soup

Fnib · 01/05/2021 07:12

Tinned sardines in my house.

DogInATent · 01/05/2021 09:49

Interesting question on HIGNFY last night about products having a boom during the pandemic. Apparently tinned corned beef sales are up. The reason given was 'nostalgia'. So apparently the increase in tinned meat sales isn't associated with household prepping...

Fnib · 02/05/2021 07:16

That is interesting. I bought corned beef for the first time last summer when I prepped a bit. It definitely wasn't nostalgia. I have learnt that we quite like corned beef hash with tinned potatoes and baked beans.

Sideorderofchips · 03/05/2021 21:49

Instant mash is a big hit in my house with my teenager and easy to store

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BiddyPop · 04/05/2021 14:49

I have a tin of cooked ham in my stash now (very hard to find tinned meats here unless it's a fray bentos pie).

DD has become a big fan of powdered (dehydrated) peanut butter for health/sports nutrition reasons - but that is very good once you have a small bit of water to rehydrate. And I think would last longer than actual peanut butter or other nut butters(I like almond butter in a few things) if necessary, and much lighter to carry.

She also likes the instant mash (as my version includes butter and milk - way too unhealthy!) so we'd have that. And coconut oil.

Couscous, spaghetti/capalletti (as well as various other shapes of pasta, requiring varying cooking times), rice (again, at least 5 types in the cupboard), lentils (need water and cooking time but good and relatively light and long lasting dried), dried beans, various tinned veggies (tomatoes, beans, corn, etc) and tinned fish (tuna, prawns, crab, sardines, clams) etc. I have a lot of dried mushrooms for risottos. Actually, a lot of my general stores would be good in that situation, and last a long while or capable of relatively straightforward prep if necessary.

We also like jerky of various kinds.

While many are from the regular supermarkets, there are a good few things we get from various health food shops, and also the Asian supermarket in the city is very good for dried veg/herbs & spices/rice/tins etc. that are long-life and not necessarily available in normal supermarkets around us.

BiddyPop · 04/05/2021 14:55

Oh, and as well as couscous - other grains like polenta and bulgar wheat are also useful - as while they need some water, they don't need that much cooking (and lots can be done passively with boiling water and an insulated pot/haybox cooker etc).

Sideorderofchips · 04/05/2021 20:03

Couscous is one of the best prepper foods. Good on calories, small on space

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