Help With Picking Items For Food Storage Picky Hubby

[Pirtykitty]

Hubby doesn't like fish, canned chicken, rice, pasta. What else can I store. if he does't like canned chicken he for sure won't like the other canned meats available for food storage..
I do have some freeze dried meats stored but only a few cans..
What are my othe options.

thank you

 

[Wannabefree]

Curing, smoking, jerking, and drying meats. Everybody likes jerky right?

 

[miss_thenorth]

I babysat a kid who didn't like anything I made==he would have preferred chicken nuggets, fish sticks, french fries, tater tots, etc. Turns out when he was hungry enough, he learned to eat real food (all ok'd by his mom).

So, I guess what I am trying to say is, if he is hungry, he will eat. Store what you like, and what you know will last well.

 

[Pirtykitty]

how do you make meat jerky is it hard?? and how long does it stay good.

I placed an order yesterday with Walton Feed through our church..

I ordered a mixture of # 10 cans of grains cocoa, baking powder, yeast, flax seed, popcorn, kamut, quinoa, spelt, amaranth and cinnamon& barley.. Supper pails of Triticale, oat groats and rye..
won't be able to order again till next year this time..
so next year hoping to order dryed fruits and veggies..

 

[Wannabefree]

Drying jerky is easy. Just cure it first I usually add some curing spice and salt, let sit overnight in the fridge to cure. Then either put it in a dehydrator, or oven dry it. The salt precooks it chemically so no spoilage. After or during curing you can add whatever flavor you wish. I did taco flavored last time for DD by adding a pinch of cumin to the cure.

 

[i_am2bz]

Hubby doesn't like fish, canned chicken, rice, pasta. What else can I store. if he does't like canned chicken he for sure won't like the other canned meats available for food storage..

Does it have to be meat? Beans are pretty high in protein & can be used as a meat substitute & used in lots of different recipes.

I'm lucky, DH will pretty much eat WHATEVER. One night he made himself a big bowl of coleslaw, canned beets, & vienna sausages all mixed together - His response to me was, "WTSHTF, baby, you won't have to worry about me; you know I'll eat anything!"

 

[Wifezilla]

If there is an emergency, canned chicken or nothing might adjust his attitude a bit.

 

[ORChick]

Curing, smoking, jerking, and drying meats. Everybody likes jerky right?

No, not everyone. My DH doesn't like it, its not part of his European upbringing. He also, for the same reason, doesn't like peanut butter as a spread - he's OK with a Southeast Asian style peanut sauce. And, just because, he also won't eat cheese; nothing to do with being European (most of them love the stuff ), he's just weird that way.

 

[KevsFarm]

Pirtykitty..Stocking up on grains, beans, sugar are a good start.Get yourself a hand powered grain mill, so you can mill your grains to flour and bake bread, etc.I say hand powered in case you lose electric.
Believe me, like a few mentioned, fussy hubby will eat the food you offer when he gets good and hungry..! Be sure your stash of grains and beans, etc are stored properly.Dry, cool place, well sealed from rodents, insects....I seal my long term stuff in mylar bags with oxygen absorbers.
Most places that sell them on the internet are expensive.If you buy them from the LDS, the Mormon Church, you will find the best prices i've seen, and believe me i've looked around...!They only have one size mylar bag, equal to a #10 can and the bags are heavy duty.Likewise they only sell one size oxygen absorber.
They believe in having at least a 2 yr supply of emergency stores and sell to everyone as far as i can tell.I'm not a member of there church or a Mormon, but have bought mylar bags and oxygen absorbers from them a few times.
Buying canning jars at yard sales, flea markets, etc is also a good idea so you can put up foods that you can get cheaper in season or grow yourself.
Good luck, hubby will be happy and not so fussy in the end when he relizes you were smart in putting together a good stash of food for tough times...!!

 

[TanksHill]

A good rule of thumb is to "store what you eat and eat what you store". This is a good way to keep your foods in rotation and fresh.

If there are things he likes stock them, in an emergency it would be nice if he was happy. But I do agree with the others. If hes hungry and all you have is rice and beans, or p nut butter and bread. Hes gonna eat it.



Good luck,

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