Archive for ' Food Storage'

Ask The Survival Mom: Re-using glass jars, food storage brands, budget camping gear, and dehydrating dairy and eggs Posted:January 09, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

Ask The Survival Mom: Re-using glass jars, food storage brands, budget camping gear, and dehydrating dairy and eggs

From Stacey:  Hi! I have been following you for several months now and planning, planning, planning. I have done as you suggested and saved 2liter bottles and glass jars for cheaper storage of dry goods, but [...]

The Mountain House Bug Out Bucket: A must-have for any emergency Posted:December 26, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

The Mountain House Bug Out Bucket: A must-have for any emergency

Mountain House foods have consistently ranked at the top of every consumer taste test I’ve read. Two nights ago I fed their Beef Stroganoff with Noodles to my husband for dinner, and he was perfectly happy. [...]

Every nook & cranny: Using empty spaces to maximize your food storage Posted:December 22, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

Every nook & cranny: Using empty spaces to maximize your food storage

This creative prepper, a single guy, ladies!, has come up with an ingenious method for packing food and other supplies in a cardboard box, using every extra nook and cranny. He had noticed all the empty [...]

Can a Whole Foods Mom make peace with food storage? Posted:December 16, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

Can a Whole Foods Mom make peace with food storage?

From the archives! Sometimes I could throttle my friend Diana.  She is also married to a Paranoid Dad, who is actually further off the paranoia scale than my husband. She talks about stocking up on food [...]

Here’s a honey of a post! 17 things you probably didn’t know about honey, but should! Posted:December 10, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

Here’s a honey of a post! 17 things you probably didn’t know about honey, but should!

To replace sugar with honey in a recipe, substitute 2/3 to 3/4 cup of honey per cup of sugar, and decrease the amount of liquids by 1/4 cup per cup of  honey used.  Stir the mixture [...]

Survival Survey: Tell us about your ‘survival’ food purchases Posted:November 22, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

Survival Survey: Tell us about your ‘survival’ food purchases

I get tons of questions about so-called “survival” food. People want to know which brands taste best, which companies are most reputable, and what they should buy. I own food from numerous different companies, from Mountain [...]

The nutrient-dense food storage pantry Posted:November 14, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

The nutrient-dense food storage pantry

A few weeks ago, one of my readers sent me a link to an article on Survival Blog, “Let’s Talk About Calories Per Dollar.” I’m a fan of James Rawles’ site, so I was interested in [...]

Ask The Survival Mom: Pasta storage, prepping in foreign countries, putting together a Get Home Bag for winter weather Posted:October 29, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

Ask The Survival Mom: Pasta storage, prepping in foreign countries, putting together a Get Home Bag for winter weather

Jamie asks: How long will pasta last? I find conflicting info about this. Some sources say virtually forever, as long as it’s kept dry, dark, and bug free. How would you know if it’s bad? Is [...]

Common sense advice for buying, “survival food” Posted:October 12, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

Common sense advice for buying, “survival food”

Bob from Kansas asked, “A question for you: what is your thought on buying X-Brand 25 year food storage? Is this the way to go to have extra food on hand?” My answer to Bob’s email [...]

Healhty food storage for special diets Posted:October 10, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

Healhty food storage for special diets

When I was growing up, I don’t remember there being any kids at school with peanut allergies, or tree nut allergies or gluten allergies. No mom had to hover over their child with an Epi-pen, fearful [...]