Switching it around to beans and rice now and then helps.
Switching it around to beans and rice now and then helps.
You could refry the beans
You could refry the beans
Man I got dehydrated refried beans that are better than any canned, and even straight out of the can like potato chips they are great.
Man I got dehydrated refried beans that are better than any canned, and even straight out of the can like potato chips they are great.
How long they stay dry
How long they stay dry
In a number 10 can with O2. 25 30 years purportedly. Just as canned food, Im betting longer
In a number 10 can with O2. 25 30 years purportedly. Just as canned food, Im betting longer
Lots of spices and different kinds of beans help. For beans and rice I just got mylar bags off and 02 absorbers and food grade desiccant and bag them myself, way cheaper
Get some no10 cans of dried peppers and onions and whatnot, harder stuff to long term yourself
Lots of spices and different kinds of beans help. For beans and rice I just got mylar bags off and 02 absorbers and food grade desiccant and bag them myself, way cheaper
Get some no10 cans of dried peppers and onions and whatnot, harder stuff to long term yourself
Learn your local plants, spend a weekend in the woods looking for what you've learned. This time of year I know I can get morels, wild onion, white pine, greenbriar shoots, acorns from last year, fern shoots, chicory and maybe cattail roots if I'm lucky. Most aren't exactly tasty but do add a bit of variety to help.
Learn your local plants, spend a weekend in the woods looking for what you've learned. This time of year I know I can get morels, wild onion, white pine, greenbriar shoots, acorns from last year, fern shoots, chicory and maybe cattail roots if I'm lucky. Most aren't exactly tasty but do add a bit of variety to help.
I actually have a book for edible plants in Texas, maybe you have to be in east Texas.
I actually have a book for edible plants in Texas, maybe you have to be in east Texas.
Vary the beans you buy, and don't be afraid to buy canned bean varieties that are new to you. In a shtf situation any variation will be welcome.
Black beans cooked with cheap chipotle taco mix is good. Especially with some fresh diced tomato, peppers, a bit of cheese, and taco greens.
Another easy favorite is an entire can of white beans (+ juice), cooked on the stove with garlic, black pepper and Italian seasoning. Served on toast with some melted cheese (mozzarella and Gouda works well).
Vary the beans you buy, and don't be afraid to buy canned bean varieties that are new to you. In a shtf situation any variation will be welcome.
Black beans cooked with cheap chipotle taco mix is good. Especially with some fresh diced tomato, peppers, a bit of cheese, and taco greens.
Another easy favorite is an entire can of white beans (+ juice), cooked on the stove with garlic, black pepper and Italian seasoning. Served on toast with some melted cheese (mozzarella and Gouda works well).
I know about having to live off rice, beans, ramen, etc. you’re spot on about how quickly you can get tired of it.
My advice would be to get any kind of meat protein you can to put in there. Even if it is goy slop “meat.” You can still get sausage for cheap and if you slice it up thin and fry it up, that adds a new texture and flavor. Pop a little of that sausage grease in there.
I have challenged myself a few times over the years to only spend X on groceries for the month to help get my finances back in the black. Beans and rice are always on the list. Cheap sausage. Peanut butter, broth mix (like bouillon cubes), canned vegetables eggs (when they don’t spike to the prices we have seen on and off during Biden years) and fresh seasonal vegetables that were at their lowest price of the year), and willpower. If you have a grocery store that puts bulk ripened fruit in a bag for cheap, that’s a jackpot. Ingles chain of stores seem to all do this with bananas. That’s a jackpot getting pounds and pounds of bananas for like a dollar.
Ideally you don’t want to eat processed food but sometimes our realities dictate we will. Doesn’t have to be permanent.
I know about having to live off rice, beans, ramen, etc. you’re spot on about how quickly you can get tired of it.
My advice would be to get any kind of meat protein you can to put in there. Even if it is goy slop “meat.” You can still get sausage for cheap and if you slice it up thin and fry it up, that adds a new texture and flavor. Pop a little of that sausage grease in there.
I have challenged myself a few times over the years to only spend X on groceries for the month to help get my finances back in the black. Beans and rice are always on the list. Cheap sausage. Peanut butter, broth mix (like bouillon cubes), canned vegetables eggs (when they don’t spike to the prices we have seen on and off during Biden years) and fresh seasonal vegetables that were at their lowest price of the year), and willpower.
If you have a grocery store that puts bulk ripened fruit in a bag for cheap, that’s a jackpot. Ingles chain of stores seem to all do this with bananas. That’s a jackpot getting pounds and pounds of bananas for like a dollar.
Ideally you don’t want to eat processed food but sometimes our realities dictate we will. Doesn’t have to be permanent.
If you have the space, load up on canned anything, especially meats.. Beef, chicken, tuna, etc. They'll last a long time on the shelf and mixed with your rice and beans will make them more tolerable.
If you have the space, load up on canned anything, especially meats.. Beef, chicken, tuna, etc. They'll last a long time on the shelf and mixed with your rice and beans will make them more tolerable.
Yeah I have alot of stuff, some of the canned stuff has already lost texture but still good. I kinda did this as a , well experiment although somewhat necessary. Its mainly to let people know rice and beans may keep you alive with vitamin deficiency but it wont be pleasant.
Yeah I have alot of stuff, some of the canned stuff has already lost texture but still good. I kinda did this as a , well experiment although somewhat necessary. Its mainly to let people know rice and beans may keep you alive with vitamin deficiency but it wont be pleasant.
I like butter on my rice.
I like butter on my rice.
and salt
and salt
I've been looking into powered soy sauce. I'm thinking about getting a couple pounds of that and vacuum seal it. Then you could at least pretend you're making an Asian dish.
I've been looking into powered soy sauce. I'm thinking about getting a couple pounds of that and vacuum seal it. Then you could at least pretend you're making an Asian dish.
I consider myself pretty damn knowledgeable on this subject, more than most who think they are. I have been in the game since 2012. Rice and beans arent enough.
I consider myself pretty damn knowledgeable on this subject, more than most who think they are. I have been in the game since 2012. Rice and beans arent enough.
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