Must-Haves for an Emergency Food Storage Supply

For a long time I dreaded building my stockpile of food storage for survival. If I’d ever had to live off the nasty stuff my parents had I think I’d rather starve. Then I learned about all the great food available today. Now I don’t know how I survived this long without it.

The reason the idea of an emergency food supply caused so much anxiety for me was probably the uninspired fare my parents had. Theirs consisted of several barrels of unprocessed wheat, a wheat grinder, dry milk, and stacks of cans of mushy vegetables.

Eventually my conscience got the better of me and I started looking into freeze dried food storage for my family. I didn’t have many expectations. I knew they used to have some pretty good dried apple chips so I could stock up on those at least. I found a lot more than I ever imagined.

Modern food storage for survival kits include energy bars, a huge variety of prepackaged dried meals, desserts, spices, freeze dried fruit and vegetables, and tons of just-add-water soups and cereals. This wasn’t survival food; this was a bachelor’s paradise.

Freeze dried food storage prepackaged meals are as simple to prepare as ramen noodles but so much better. I can’t get enough beef stroganoff. My kids love it too. Their favorites are the dried fruits. There’s also plenty of options for unprepared food that my wife likes to use to make dinner. She’s already an expert at rehydrating food. I feel OK about eating my food storage because they tell you to rotate it anyway. At least that’s what I tell myself I’m doing.

So if you had the same traumatic experience I did with emergency food storage as a child, you need to check out what’s available now. You’ll join me in saying, “Bring on the zombie apocalypse!”