{"id":872,"date":"2019-01-30T02:41:22","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T02:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/survivaljar.com\/?p=872"},"modified":"2019-01-30T02:41:26","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T02:41:26","slug":"how-to-store-1-year-food-supply-for-family-of-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/survivaljar.com\/how-to-store-1-year-food-supply-for-family-of-4\/","title":{"rendered":"How to store 1 year food supply for family of 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As a survivalist, we have to be prepared for any disasters. This may mean being without food, water, and electrical power for days, weeks, or even months. This is why its very important to have some emergency food and water stored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its all well and good to store food but what most people don’t realize are that most foods have a limited shelf life. This is due to the way the foods are packaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Modern day long shelf life foods have been specifically treated by a number of conditions such as, vacuum sealing, freeze dried, salting, and
Drying\/Dehydrating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 3 companies that do 25 year<\/g> expiry food storage<\/h2>\n\n\n

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Augason Farms<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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Wise Company<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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Mountain House<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Food storage bucket.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/a>\"\"<\/td>\n<\/a>\"\"<\/td>\n<\/a>\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shelf Life<\/strong><\/td>\nUp to 25 Years\u00a0<\/td>\nUp to 25 Years<\/td>\nUp to 30 Years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bucket Size<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

29 lb 4.37 oz 7 Gallon Pail<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u00a07.5 lb<\/td>\n3.45 lb (1.56kg)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Servings<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

307 Servings<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

104 Servings<\/td>\n29 Servings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Calories Per Day<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\n

1822\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Approx 2000<\/td>\nApprox 2000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Calories<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n54,670<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 Person supply<\/strong><\/td>\n30 Days<\/td>\n16 Days supply for 1 person. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.<\/td>\n12 total meals with enough food to feed a person for 3.5 days.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Selection of food contained.<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
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  • Cheesy Broccoli Rice<\/li>\n
  • Creamy Chicken Flavored Rice<\/li>\n
  • Mac & Cheese<\/li>\n
  • Vegetable Chicken Soup & Creamy Potato Soup.<\/li>\n
  • Maple brown sugar oatmeal.<\/li>\n
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    Morning Moo\u2019s Low Fat Milk Alternative<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  • Instant potatoes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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  • Creamy pasta and vegetable rotini (4 servings each)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • A pouch of pasta alfredo (4 servings each)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Savory Stroganoff (4 servings each)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Creamy tomato basil soup (4 servings each)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Freeze-dried peas and corn (8 servings each)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Apple cinnamon cereal (4 servings each) and Pouch of brown sugar and maple multi-grain (4 servings each)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Butter sauce (8 servings each)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Vanilla pudding (8 servings each)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Creamy yogurt (8 servings each) 2 Pouches of whey milk (12 servings each)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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  • Contains 12 total pouches, two each Beef Stroganoff with Noodles,<\/li>\n
  • Chicken Teriyaki with Rice, Beef Stew<\/li>\n
  • Lasagna with Meat Sauce.<\/li>\n
  • Noodles & Chicken.<\/li>\n
  • Granola cereal with Milk & Blueberries.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Container Type<\/strong><\/td>\nBucket stackable, watertight, airtight, pest-proof and heavy duty<\/td>\nStackable buckets to ensure quality and convenience.<\/td>\nStackable buckets with individually wrapped food pouches.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
More Information<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

How they taste<\/h2>\n

Out of the 3 companies tested here, the best tasting was from Mountain House. They guarantee\u00a0their\u00a0taste for 30 years which is saying something. You will pay more for a 3.5 day supply but they really are a full meal replacement. The\u00a0Beef Stroganoff with Noodles is my favorite.<\/p>\n

As these are for food storage we don’t\u00a0eat them a lot. Keeping a\u00a01 year food supply for a\u00a0family of 4 is very easy with these kits.<\/p>\n

Augason Farms is the best value if you buy in bulk. I like that they do a 1-month food bucket for one person. I did find their food surprisingly tasty. Their calorie count is around 1822 which is close to the national recommended 2000 calorie daily intake.<\/p>\n

If you are buying for family members take into account the age of the person. A 5-year-old\u00a0child will eat less than a 30-year-old man. But if you just divide\u00a0the ration pack by the number of people in your household you will work out the food supply in days.<\/p>\n

Wise came in second for taste and value. Their large long life food storage buckets are handy to pack in pantries and cupboards.<\/p>\n