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Letter Re: Storage Foods for Vegetarians?
Sir:
The question of storage food for vegetarians came up and I don't have
a good answer! I have looked at several of the vendors you recommend and
there does not seem to be any packages aimed at that market! I have heard
about veggie MREs but have not seen them for sale. Safecastle has
some nice long term storage packages put together but none seem to be aimed
at
this crowd. Thanks for your thoughts on this! - SD
JWR Replies: I'm not aware of any storage food vendors
that make vegetarian sampler, per se. As I recall, Mountain House
makes several vegetarian entrees. Mountain House
foods are
sold by
many of the
SurvivalBlog
advertisers including Safecastle, Ready
Made Resources,
and EM Gear.
There are also lots of individual veggie food items available from Freeze
Dry Guy (our favorite is their freeze dried peas), and from Best
Prices Storable Foods. And, of
course, all of the staple bulk food items (wheat, rice, beans, and honey)
are suitable
for vegetarians.
Long term storage foods available from a number of our advertisers including:
Freeze Dry Guy
JRH
Enterprises
Ready Made Resources
Safecastle
Best
Prices Storable Foods
EM Gear
Nitro-Pak
As I 've mentioned both in my novel "Patriots" and
here in the blog, vegetarians will have an an advantage followingTEOTWAWKI,
since both their appetites and digestive systems are already accustomed
to a diet without meat--which
will become the norm for the vast majority of the citizenry. Most of my
fellow omnivores currently buy their meat fresh or frozen. Except
for hunting and ranching country, there will be a shortage of meat.in a grid-down world.
(Refrigeration will be a rarity, and transport/commerce in fresh foodstuffs
will be problematic.)
