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bl96S5eu | 12-01-2006 01:40 AM
One Month Food in a Box [23" x 21" x 10"] Looked interesting, no excuse not to have a months worth by EOB Friday. Just need to get recipes and portions figured out but thought it would offer some a starting point. Quote:
One 20 quart size powdered milk (4 pounds) One 10 lb bag rice Two 4 lb bags beans Two 3 lb bags of macaroni Three 13 ounce quick oats Two 5 lb bags flour One 8 ounce baking cocoa One 4 lb bag of sugar One 10 oz baking powder One 8 oz baking soda One 4 lb jar of peanut butter One 1 qt bottle of syrup 30 miscellaneous cans (soups, vegetables, chili, etc.) One bottle hot sauce One bottle soy sauce 9 miscellaneous spice bottles 2 vitamin bottles One 4 ounce bottle of vanilla extract One 4 ounce bottle of yeast One 16 oz bottle of jalapeño peppers One copy Better Times Cookbook and Almanac of Useful Information for Poor People I found a 23 inches by 21 inches by 10 inches computer box, and all of above food fit into the box, with the lid folding flat and would fit underneath a bed or table. . The above would provide the following daily servings: (for one person) 2-1/2 cups milk 1-1/2 cups cooked rice 1-1/2 cups cooked beans 1-1/2 cups cooked macaroni 1 cup cooked oats 1 cup flour 4 Tbs. peanut butter 1 miscellaneous can of food Plus daily sugar and spice I am not in the business of giving nutritional advice, but it seems that if a half gallon or so of cooking oil, another can per day and a serving of fruit juice (equivalent of another can) are added, which wouldn't fit in this space, you'd be all right for a month. Depending on the assortment of cans, a variety of stuff can be made from these ingredients, including cinnamon rolls, oatmeal cookies, peanut butter cookies, tuna casserole, etc. This box would fit under my bed. - Robert Waldrop

Merlin | 12-01-2006 07:26 AM
Re: One Month Food in a Box [23" x 21" x 10"] I have the utmost respect for Robert Waldrop. He not only talks the talk; he walks the walk as well. Something that should be evident from his list of groceries for one month, however, is that you'd better be able to cook. Now I know from Robert's posts that he is a fine cook. But how about the average poster here on GIM? Just what would you folks do with those rice, beans, flour and jalopeno peppers? I might rather die than eat wallpaper paste. Can you guys cook with basic ingredients?

Maddie | 12-01-2006 09:44 AM
Re: One Month Food in a Box [23" x 21" x 10"] I'd throw out the jalapenos to make room for coffee. The rice and beans wouldn't be a problem. We practically live on them already. We're not big wheat-eaters, though. If one is only talking about a month's worth of food, there are probably more space-efficient and fuel-efficient ways to cover it than storing baking staples. I'd consider foods that require less cooking time and fuel and foods that are compact enough that a little will go a long way, such as pancake mix, popcorn, dehydrated mashed potatoes, Bisquick, spaghetti (better use of storage space than macaroni). And I'd add some coffee, canned butter, and sauces for pasta (pesto or even just those little tiny cans of tomato sauce). I'd also toss in fewer cans of soup and more cans of meat.

AMforPM | 12-01-2006 09:47 AM
Re: One Month Food in a Box [23" x 21" x 10"] Beans and rice and oats fall in the 'Can you boil water' category. Bread is skilled, however. Skip the flour and yeast and the unskilled can do fine. Or get a box of Bisquick instead. Instructions on the box.

AMforPM | 12-01-2006 09:48 AM
Re: One Month Food in a Box [23" x 21" x 10"] Posting at the same time I guess, Maddie!:D Yes! Ragu and spaghetti is a great idea too. And easy.

Goldhedge | 12-01-2006 09:51 AM
Re: One Month Food in a Box [23" x 21" x 10"] I'm lactose intolerant. I like milk, it doesn't like me. Soy isn't much better. Rice milk is ok. Water would be the best substitute. Thank for posting this.

CityBoy | 12-03-2006 03:57 PM
Re: One Month Food in a Box [23" x 21" x 10"] Hi all, first post. Will start introduction thread after this post. The jalapenos are not only for spice, they are your source of vit. C. Keep 'em. Find more room for coffee. I'm surprised very few people list multivitamins in their emergency stash. They will keep you much healthier if you do have to subsist on rice/beans and pasta for a month, not to mention keep you feeling better. They fit the philosiphy of, "Stock your emergency stash with things you can use anyway. No one wants to eat near-expired food pellets." I don't have an emergency stash per-se anymore, I married a girl who shops like she's stocking a small grocery store. Build her a pantry and watch her go! When I was a bachelor I wouldn't think of going without one. I shop like I need to eat TODAY ;) My favorite, "OK, you might not be employed next month" stash dinner was always lipton brand "Cajun Rice and Beans". One of them will feed a very hungry me and it's easy. I do tend to get sick of them about halfway through the case but it's still food. My favorite stash breakfast? Power Bar Harvest brand food bars. Those original power bars are horrible and taste like something from the early space program but the Harvest version are quite tasty. Lots of carbs to get ya goin'. Whenever I'd move to a new place or rotate my stash into the cupboard I'd always start over with the rice and beans and the power bars.

bl96S5eu | 12-04-2006 12:25 AM
Re: One Month Food in a Box [23" x 21" x 10"] Quote:
Originally Posted by CityBoy (Post 433625) Hi all, first post. Will start introduction thread after this post.
CityBoy welcome to GIM. Quote:
Originally Posted by CityBoy (Post 433625) I'm surprised very few people list multivitamins in their emergency stash. They will keep you much healthier if you do have to subsist on rice/beans and pasta for a month, not to mention keep you feeling better. They fit the philosiphy of, "Stock your emergency stash with things you can use anyway. No one wants to eat near-expired food pellets."
We strengthen our current eating with a whole food 'supplement' called JuicePlus (J+), great stuff and has taken care of some small aches and pains I've had for years. It took awhile to get the benefit but to me it is cheap insurance. J+ is actually an MLM that is part of NSA (the water filter people, not the goobermint agency) but we just ignore the MLM portion of the business.

AMforPM | 12-05-2006 01:09 AM
Re: One Month Food in a Box [23" x 21" x 10"] Welcome, City boy. We keep extra herbals, vitamins and sprout seeds. But I was just commenting on the box. I married a woman from hurricane country with a serious idea of 'full pantry' too! :haha: Even if I had not put away extra long storage foods, we could probably eat 3 months on her normal idea of what a pantry should hold.

CityBoy | 12-05-2006 01:22 AM
Re: One Month Food in a Box [23" x 21" x 10"] Quote:
Originally Posted by AMforPM (Post 435092) Even if I had not put away extra long storage foods, we could probably eat 3 months on her normal idea of what a pantry should hold.
Ain't it great? I'm ending a 2 month period eating through the pantry so we don't have to move so many foodstuffs in our household move and although some of the recepies were "interesting", we maintained a good dietary intake. Hopefully the "interesting" recepies will sink in subliminally to my wife and she'll make some modifications to her shopping. She's not a planner, she's all instinct. Of course, I could just look in the pantry and then stockpile things she might not... hmmm.

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