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Having been in long term survival situations I can make some sound suggestions as to minimalized diet. Number one on the list is CLEAN WATER. With clean water you can survive just about any other lack. Without clean water you die. So take care of the water issue any way you can; i.e., as to source then filtration. Atmospheric Water Generators are the way to go if you don't have a natural and secure water source. http://www.dmoz.org/Business/Food_and_Related_Products/Beverages/Water/Tools_and_Equipment/Atmospheric_Water_Generators// Rice and beans in bulk are ok but they are susceptible to insects, require proper storage and require fuel and facilities to prepare. They are good trade items. Suggestion is to store them in many smaller containers as opposed to one large container. Rice and beans over time can be a bland diet and cost a lot in terms of fuel to prepare them. Store bouillon of diverse types as flavoring. Your diet must have some form of fat. Different kinds of cooking oils can be stored long term. Things that are prime items: coffee, sugar, tobacco (for trade), salt, fish hooks and line, baking powder, matches, SOAP, durable cooking equipment and playing cards or board games (for boredom as without TV and www life can get quite tedious), non-electrical musical instruments. Did I mention HARD BAR SOAP? A sewing kit will come in handy too. Having said all that I recently learned of and used an optimum diet that would be better than any survival diet I've seen, used or heard of. It requires very little in terms of bulk items. Nutrition is paramount in all situations. Therefore a well rounded source of good nutrition that can be stored and used at will is essential. Recently I used these products which fulfill all the prerequisites and then some: http://dalesvp.isagenix.com/us/en/home.dhtml While this may appear as a blatant sales pitch it is not. I am most sincere in what I'm presenting here. Having been there (survival mode) and done that I can say this is the survival food of choice I will be packing away. It is economical, easily stored, easily prepared (just add water), is healthy and my body and mind thrived on it while using it. To supplement these items as main diet items one needs only one pack of dehydrated Knorr Rice Sides per two people per day and a green salad of whatever is handy. Some days a bowl of soup and a bit of salad is all the additional food one would want with this diet. I was amazed at how little bulk of food one needs when on a high nutrition diet like this one. Of course having food items to supplement and/or vary this diet would be quite doable and affordable. In a pinch or no fire situation one could do without the added items. It is easily overlooked in these situations how costly and detrimental poor nutrition can be over extended time. Don't let poor nutrition diseases happen to you or your family. You can survive and eat well too. Some Additional Thoughts If it is not too late learn a trade, craft or skill that PRODUCES some thing or a service to yourself and your neighbors. When the credit system goes down the corporations will all cease production of whatever it is they produce, transport or market. In a survival society you will be valued in direct proportion to the value you can deliver to that society. Your new production talents should be manual (non-electrical) skills such as making and repairing of clothes and linens; wood working, leather tooling, making and repairing hand tools, sharpening, food production and preservation, metal working, pottery, gun smithing, home level pharmacology, forestry, lumbering, fishing and hunting and (I thought I'd never say this but) basket weaving too. If the credit system doesn't go down at least you can be proud of your new skills. The Amish thrive and will continue to thrive no matter what the credit system does not because of their religion (everyone has a belief system) but because they 1) never gave up their means of production and 2) never became dependent on someone else's means of production. We can learn from their example (assuming it is not too late). |
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