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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:32:06 PM EDT
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Whiskey
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:33:53 PM EDT
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Crunchy kibble could fill both categories.
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:34:17 PM EDT
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How much snow did you get? I saw 10" or so in spots down there.....that's like a Tuesday up here some winters.
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:34:32 PM EDT
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Dried fruit mixed with assorted nuts. Trail mix basically.
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:34:40 PM EDT
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Quoted: I've been snowed in since last Monday and will likely continue through next Tuesday. At this point the major roads have been cleared, but my local roads (about 5 miles to a major road) are basically sheets of ice a couple inches thick. I could likely get it in an emergency, but it is safer not to try. Anyway, there has been no issues living of what's in my freezer and pantry for a week, we've had power the entire time, so I haven't had to use my generator, my propane tank was full, have a couple ricks worth of dried wood in my shed of which we moved about half a rock to the covered/enclosed porch next to the living room. The only major things I realized was I now have two dogs, so I need to keep a larger supply of dog food on hand. More importantly, I realized that I have almost no "snack foods" in the house. Plenty of real food but nothing like pretzels or chips or other casual snacks are in the house and there is a limit to how much peanut butter and crackers you can eat. So what are you using for snack foods? What has an acceptable shelf life to cycle through your pantry? What are the shelf stable items you keep in your longer term preps? Crackers Jerky Dried fruit |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:34:42 PM EDT
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Cook for your dogs. It's easy, cheap, and better for them.
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:34:48 PM EDT
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May want some Metamucil stockpiled for the inevitable constipation.
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:35:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Crunchy kibble could fill both categories. Gravy Train for errrrbody!!!! |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:38:02 PM EDT
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Stop idle snacking.
You'll come out of this ten pounds heavier |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:39:01 PM EDT
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Serious answer...practice fasting....both for the health benefits but also for preparedness. Being able to go a day without food (without interrupting daily tasks, work, etc.) is a great capability.
Lots of ways and methods...do some homework and see what works for you. I like intermittent fasting and/or OMAD fasting....get used to eating for sustenance during a specific window of time, and just not ingest calories the rest of the time. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:40:11 PM EDT
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Seems you have a hole in your preps but from my reading it has nothing to do with snack food or dogs
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:41:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How much snow did you get? I saw 10" or so in spots down there.....that's like a Tuesday up here some winters. We only got 5 or 6 inches of snow but the back roads like mine weren't plowed before the snow was packed into a layer of ice. They also don't salt minor roads but it's been too cold for salt to work anyway. This kind of weather is rare so having the equipment and supplies on hand isn't practical. I'm retired and have plenty of food on hand so boredom is the only issue here. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:42:18 PM EDT
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Dried popcorn kernels.
A bag is cheap as anything you can hope to find and shelf stable for some time. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:46:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Dried popcorn kernels. A bag is cheap as anything you can hope to find and shelf stable for some time. This. I bought a big bag of popcorn at Sam's decades ago. A whole 5 gallon bucket full. We're rotating it now, and it pops perfectly. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:46:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Dried popcorn kernels. A bag is cheap as anything you can hope to find and shelf stable for some time. You beat me to the punch. Well-done |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:47:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Crunchy kibble could fill both categories. I used to snack on milk bones when I was a little kid, much to my parents dismay. Didn’t die, figured if it was good enough for the dog, it was good enough for me. As an adult, I stopped that.. mostly.. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:47:51 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:48:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: We only got 5 or 6 inches of snow but the back roads like mine weren't plowed before the snow was packed into a layer of ice. They also don't salt minor roads but it's been too cold for salt to work anyway. This kind of weather is rare so having the equipment and supplies on hand isn't practical. I'm retired and have plenty of food on hand so boredom is the only issue here. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: How much snow did you get? I saw 10" or so in spots down there.....that's like a Tuesday up here some winters. We only got 5 or 6 inches of snow but the back roads like mine weren't plowed before the snow was packed into a layer of ice. They also don't salt minor roads but it's been too cold for salt to work anyway. This kind of weather is rare so having the equipment and supplies on hand isn't practical. I'm retired and have plenty of food on hand so boredom is the only issue here. We got about 8.5", same issues as above, plus a couple hours of light freezing rain over the last couple evenings. Serious ice pack on the roads. High temp today didn't make it to the teens. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:49:11 PM EDT
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Various types of home made jerky.
We eat a lot of nuts so those get rotated frequently. Bulk bags of popcorn and different seasonings. We get summer sausage at Christmas time and freeze 3-4 sticks and we always have some sort of cheese and crackers. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:49:14 PM EDT
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peanuts, almonds, some sort of granola/energy bars. I generally eat a handful of almonds/peanuts for lunch or afternoon snacks most days.
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:50:59 PM EDT
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Snowed in and forced to eat healthy. Oh no!
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:53:59 PM EDT
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I was iced in for five days, the biggest problem I found was a need for some sort of traction device for my feet.
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:54:26 PM EDT
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My wife can whip up delicious snacks seemingly from thin air.
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:58:29 PM EDT
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First Strike rations. Not tasty enough to snack on in normal times so I stay away, but good enough and a decent variety for emergencies.
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:58:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I was iced in for five days, the biggest problem I found was a need for some sort of traction device for my feet. Microspikes. I keep a set in my bag and truck. Pretty cheap also but I got legit ones |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:59:56 PM EDT
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My wife, bless her heart, has been buying "end of the world" food preps for a long time. I was just cycling some canned/bottled fish today as a snack, in light of its expiration date. She makes a point to stock up on stuff that we and the dogs can both eat, so no onions or grapes as ingredients, and the obvious ones like chocolate etc.
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:06:00 PM EDT
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Welches fruit flavored gummy candy has a pretty good shelf life.
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:10:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Whiskey 
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:10:55 PM EDT
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Snacking? Snacking!?! There's no snacking in the pocky-lips!
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:16:36 PM EDT
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I always keep about 6 months worth of dog food in the house, including the two types our dog gets and a range of dog snacks. I've seen shortages in the past and much like my ammo fort, we want our dog food fort to be able to bridge them.
 What I would miss the most would be fresh vegetables and fruit... and access to healthcare and prescriptions as needed. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:26:13 PM EDT
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Sounds like you need to make a big pot of chili and some corn bread
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:27:53 PM EDT
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Tennessee and sheets of ice does not compute...
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:28:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Whiskey This thing about the first post is uncanny. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:29:50 PM EDT
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Chocolate, but it's not keto friendly.
Nuts: macadamia, cashews Beef jerky |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:32:25 PM EDT
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We love pecans and they will keep for a couple years in the freezer.
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:44:15 PM EDT
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I keep bags of nuts and jerky from Costco that I rotate through. I'm not much of a prepper, but I have at least a months worth.
For the dogs, rice and canned/frozen meat may not be ideal, but will keep them alive. It makes more sense to me to stock food we can all eat as opposed to dedicated dog food. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:44:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Serious answer...practice fasting....both for the health benefits but also for preparedness. Being able to go a day without food (without interrupting daily tasks, work, etc.) is a great capability. Lots of ways and methods...do some homework and see what works for you. I like intermittent fasting and/or OMAD fasting....get used to eating for sustenance during a specific window of time, and just not ingest calories the rest of the time. Your benefits are smoke and mirrors. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:47:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Tennessee and sheets of ice does not compute... It sure doesn't. <---Tennessean stuck with sheets of ice. 
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:47:29 PM EDT
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Roast your own nuts.
If left sealed or frozen raw nuts last a good while. A few minutes in the oven with your favorite spices and it is a decent snack. I do cashews with ranch flavor powder on them. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:48:03 PM EDT
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Bake bread or cookies. Just made some great focaccia.
Julienne some veggies, add olive oil, a pinch of salt and pepper, and put them in the air fryer. There, two options without having to go to the store. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:48:47 PM EDT
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What is a Rick of wood ?
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:49:34 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:49:42 PM EDT
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Salsa and tortilla chips. We like the lime ones.
Mixed nuts. Popcorn. Home made jerky. Cuties (tangerines). |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:51:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What is a Rick of wood ? A stack of 16" long split firewood, 4’ high by 8’ wide. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:53:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What is a Rick of wood ? Cut to 16" lengths, a cord of wood is three rows of wood four feet high and eight feet long. We always called one of those rows a rick. Three ricks make a cord. Most likely other people have other definitions. eta- Well, aren't I just Mister Slowfingers McTypeyslow. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 6:01:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Tennessee and sheets of ice does not compute... Neither does this, but it is what it is...  Attached File |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 6:01:49 PM EDT
[#47]
I can eat PB and crackers all day. That's why I don't have any of either in my house.
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Posted: 1/20/2024 6:06:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: First Strike rations. Not tasty enough to snack on in normal times so I stay away, but good enough and a decent variety for emergencies. Aren't those just made of commercial crap like shelf stable hot pockets and candy? |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 6:06:27 PM EDT
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I snack on jerky and cheese exclusivly.
I buy it in wheels, chop/store in the basement. Last parm wheel o bought in 2019 for 130ish. Its over 400 now. Still eating on it. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 6:10:22 PM EDT
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My usual snacking is vegetable. A small salad, some celery sticks, radishes, etc. I try to avoid carbs unless my blood sugar has crashed.
I've been keeping my A1C at around 5.8 by watching what I eat, but my endo prefers I not fast. I use a CGM so it's easy to keep track. Unfortunately it seems the easier it is to snack on something, the more likely it is to be carb loaded. I know it's a personal preference thing as to what satisfies your cravings. |
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