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uksurvival |
Cheapest stocking up food?
Sep 9 2010, 11:28 AM EDT
Thinking of stocking up on food,not really long lasting food but food stuffs with a year or two shelf life,trying to find best value food?best i can think of at the moment is asda's own brand noodles 10p ($0.15). They contain 345 calories,7.4g protein,44g carbohydrates,15g fat,and really easy to make jus add water and boil, anyone got any other really cheap ideas?
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SterlingCooper |
1. RE: Cheapest stocking up food?
Sep 9 2010, 12:44 PM EDT
Super cheap noodles like that (we call it Ramen in this country) are a good choice. Usually sealed packages of nuts or trail mix have like 2,500 calories per package for a couple bucks and don't require cooking, which are great when on the move.
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Game_Face |
2. RE: Cheapest stocking up food?
Sep 9 2010, 1:16 PM EDT
I'd say buying rice in the 50lb. bags at Sam's Wholesale would be the cheapest route for lots of food for not a lot of money.Nuts and trail mix are generally expensive. 0 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
Maricely |
3. RE: Cheapest stocking up food?
Sep 9 2010, 1:25 PM EDT
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Trail mix can be expensive, but peanuts in their shell are pretty cheapSome long lasting foods are parmesan cheese, noodles, rice, dry beans, peanut butter, nuts, and canned chili http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1105013/7_foods_with_extremely_long_shelf_life.html 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
Filadog |
4. RE: Cheapest stocking up food?
Sep 9 2010, 1:32 PM EDT
I've stocked up on Rice as well as Pinto and Black Beans all of which you can get pretty cheap. Thinking I will pick up some dried Peas tooRight now I can buy fresh Corn real cheap at the Farmers Market, last sunday a guy was selling all you can carry for $1, I'm thinking about getting some ,drying it and making parched corn 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
PontusSushi |
5. RE: Cheapest stocking up food?
Sep 9 2010, 1:46 PM EDT
unboiled spaghetti - around 3 yearssugar lumbs - 1 year canned fruits & veggies - around 2 years canned beef, prepared meals (like ravioli, casoulette,...) - around 3 years Grenadine (sirup made out of red fruits) - 2 years dehydrated food packs - around 3 years (*) (*) comes in different flavors and are easy to make. Although good in calories, they have usually a high concentration of Sodium too -which is not so good... Do you find this valuable? |
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uksurvival |
6. RE: Cheapest stocking up food?
Sep 9 2010, 1:47 PM EDT
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"Super cheap noodles like that (we call it Ramen in this country) are a good choice. Usually sealed packages of nuts or trail mix have like 2,500 calories per package for a couple bucks and don't require cooking, which are great when on the move."what is trail mix?sounds a good idea,looking for most amount of calories for cheapest price Do you find this valuable? |
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Maricely |
7. RE: Cheapest stocking up food?
Sep 9 2010, 1:53 PM EDT
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trail mix usually consists of nuts, dried fruit, and sometimes chocolate. You could mix nuts, raisins and plain m&m's to make your own. Here are some recipes: http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,trail_mix,FF.html Do you find this valuable? |
Fallen-Angel-Col |
8. RE: Cheapest stocking up food?
Sep 9 2010, 1:56 PM EDT
I've been busy building a good reserve of food Asda is great but don't forget Lidl, Aldi and Netto all very inexpensive with a good range of items. Noodles will cook by themselves if you add the boiling water and leave them to stand, stocking up on cheap noodles is fine as long as you don't mind some of the bland stuff stock up on a few boxes of oxo or chili sauce to add to the flavour though.
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uksurvival |
9. RE: Cheapest stocking up food?
Sep 9 2010, 1:57 PM EDT
"trail mix usually consists of nuts, dried fruit, and sometimes chocolate. You could mix nuts, raisins and plain m&m's to make your own. "guessing its not the same without nuts? (not a great fan of nuts), how about ideas for making own energy bars?and how to make them last long time? Do you find this valuable? |
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SterlingCooper |
10. RE: Cheapest stocking up food?
Sep 9 2010, 1:58 PM EDT
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"what is trail mix?sounds a good idea,looking for most amount of calories for cheapest price"There are tons of varieties, but my favorite trail mix consists of dried cranberries, almonds, pistachios, dried cherries, and granola. Basically any combination of dried fruit and nuts can be considered trail mix. Sometimes people add little chocolate candies or pretzels or other snack food like cheez-its. Other posters have claimed it's expensive, but if you shop around you can usually find a good deal. Here's a link to some of my favorite trail mixes just so you can get some ideas. http://www.nutnutrition.com/our-varieties.aspx EDIT: If you don't like nuts, then dried fruit and granola with maybe a little chocolate would be a great alternative to keep your energy up during a hike. But if you're planning on bugging in, large bags of rice and beans like mentioned above are the best idea. Do you find this valuable? |
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Fallen-Angel-Col |
11. RE: Cheapest stocking up food?
Sep 9 2010, 2:06 PM EDT
I found this recipe for trail mix a while back for my lil one she's not overly keen on the nuts either but loves a few extra sweeties and fruitshttp://ourhikingblog.com.au/2009/04/trail-mix-gorp-or-scroggin-hiking-snack.html 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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uksurvival |
12. RE: Cheapest stocking up food?
Sep 9 2010, 2:10 PM EDT
"I found this recipe for trail mix a while back for my lil one she's not overly keen on the nuts either but loves a few extra sweeties and fruitsmmmmm that picture made me drool,might make some up at the weekend,any idea of the shelf life? Do you find this valuable? |
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Fallen-Angel-Col |
13. RE: Cheapest stocking up food?
Sep 9 2010, 2:20 PM EDT
Yeah it looks tasty stuff. unsure of the shelf life it would only be the moist fruits that would go off quickly so I guess if you used the ziplock bags with as much air squeezed out it should last but it'll be eaten well before then plus most of the dried fruits have preservatives added.
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Maricely |
14. RE: Cheapest stocking up food?
Sep 9 2010, 3:30 PM EDT
"mmmmm that picture made me drool,might make some up at the weekend,any idea of the shelf life?"Don't count on that specific trail mix for long term energy. Do you find this valuable? |
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uksurvival |
15. RE: Cheapest stocking up food?
Sep 9 2010, 3:38 PM EDT
"Don't count on that specific trail mix for long term energy."i agree but gota admit looks tasty Do you find this valuable? |
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Fallen-Angel-Col |
16. RE: Cheapest stocking up food?
Sep 9 2010, 3:56 PM EDT
It is pretty much just a sweet mix not so bad if you mix in dried fruit and cereal like cheerios it's just grazing food for on the move anyway so I figure it keeps you going till you make camp.
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brandon_a_boyer |
17. RE: Cheapest stocking up food?
Sep 9 2010, 3:58 PM EDT
I'm curious to see how many people come down with scurvy post zday.
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AlexHigginbotham |
18. RE: Cheapest stocking up food?
Sep 9 2010, 4:03 PM EDT
If I don't eat meat for an extended period of time I start getting sick. Luckily I don't live in a city and know how to hunt.
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FrankLeeDeRainged |
19. RE: Cheapest stocking up food?
Sep 9 2010, 4:22 PM EDT
No-ones mentioned grain? wheat is better milled on it second year, most soft grains are good for 2or 3 years (longer if you can airtight them) hard grain like rye Is good for 20 years! Of course your going to have to pack a mill. . 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
