Comfort foods after TSHTF

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When I imagine life during a serious disaster situation – I fully expect stress to be a component that has to be dealt with. I expect this stress to effect both myself, my wife, and my children.

This stress can come from a variety of internal and external factors. That is really for another post. What I want to deal with here is one simple thing that may help in reducing stress and increasing comfort. That thing is a “comfort food”.

What is a comfort food? A comfort food is something that might be looked at as a special treat. In a time of no power, no TV, no air conditioning – one of these “special treats” could go a long way to reducing some tension as well as some serious stress.

Alright – here are a few comfort foods that can be fit into a food storage program:

Above: Flavors for water, popcorn, gum, chocolate, Tic Tacs, other candy

Is this stuff good for you? No. High in sugar? Yup. Will it bring a big smile on your kid – or maybe even your spouse – in real troubled times? Maybe.

Most of the items have a shelf life of 1 year or more and are pretty cheap. I keep a small tote packed with a variety of items like these – and rotate the stock every so often. Of course – comfort foods may be just about anything – cookies, cans of fruit, Jack Daniels……whatever you like.

When reviewing your food storage – something to consider are comfort foods.

Rourke

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food storage | Rourke May 14, 2011

10 Comments to “Comfort foods after TSHTF”

By Badvoodoodaddy, May 14, 2011 @ 1:05 pm

I forgot about the hard candy thats a great idea. Nothing like something sweet to change your attitude. Great post. Always something new to think about.
By paul, May 14, 2011 @ 5:42 pm

hey rourke
huw are you gonna pop that popcorn itshtf?

paul:)
By pamela, May 14, 2011 @ 5:57 pm

popcorn is high on my list of goodies to munch on after TSHTF. Probably anything with salt on it will be good.
also dried fruits.
I like the Jack too Rourke! LOL
By SurvivalWoman, May 14, 2011 @ 6:33 pm

I recently watched a video on cast iron cooking that demonstrated how to bake a cake in a cast iron skillet over the campfire. As soon as it warms up here in Washington State, I plan to give it a try. Brownies too, since the packaged mixes are so forgiving.

Like games, crossword puzzles, and other diversions, I totally agree that comfort food is in order during high stress situations.

– Gaye
By Ken, May 14, 2011 @ 8:39 pm

Comfort foods can also be good barter items. Look at what Woody Harrelson went through just to find a Twinkie in Zombieland.
By Rourke, May 14, 2011 @ 9:33 pm

Ken –

That is totally true – I had forgotten about that.

Thanks – Rourke
By Rourke, May 14, 2011 @ 9:35 pm

SurvivalWoman –

I recently bought a Dutch Oven and have thought about looking into cooking brownies or a cake in it.

Thanks – Rourke
By Rourke, May 14, 2011 @ 9:39 pm

Paul –

Good question. If you open the microwave popcorn packet it has a mix of oil and salt in the bottom of it. Just dump it all in a “pan”, apply heat source (fire) – shake it to keep the kernels from sitting on the hot surface – and the popping will begin.

Same principle as the Jiffy Pop containers.

Rourke
By AuricTech, May 15, 2011 @ 5:30 am

PayDay candy bars are another good comfort food for storage. Since they don’t have chocolate, they can tolerate warm temperatures, and the peanuts provide a bit of protein.
By Rourke, May 15, 2011 @ 1:03 pm

AuricTech –

Good point in the Payday bars. There are so many comfort food options – really depends on personal preference. They will really break up the monotony of regular storage foods.

Thanks!

Rourke