Long Term Food Storage

Instead of an earthquake, flood or ice storm, it was the loss of a job or a family illness. Then, without the added worry of how to put food on the table, these folks were able to use the canned, dehydrated and freeze-dried food they had collected against a disaster, to feed their family.

At Survival Homestead, where the emphasis has always been how to prepare on a budget, we are happy to present the Emergency Survival Food. These healthy, nutritious foods come in food-grade buckets that are easy to transport and store. The meals are all vegetarian, fortified with vitamins and minerals, and guaranteed to remain tasty and nutritious for a minimum of 20 years when stored properly.

Where’s the budget come in? Can you buy 275 servings for under $150 or just about 54 cents a serving? Yes!

Is there a survival food that delivers a wide variety of delicious vegetarian meals? Yes!

Is there a survival food that packs 275 servings in a single, easy to store or grab and go, five-gallon bucket? Yes!

When stored at optimal conditions, does Emergency Survival Food store for 20+ year? Yes!

Compare to Dehydrated/Freeze Dried

At one survival preparedness website, we found a “deal” where you can get 18 #10 cans of dehydrated or freeze dried entrees, approximately 180 one-cup servings for a bargain price of $942, after a $200 discount! That’s enough food for one person to eat two servings per day and last, according to their figures a total of 6 months. However, when I do the figures of two meals per day out of a food package containing 180 servings, I come up with about 90 days…or three months! Is that a bargain? You decide. As far as convenience for storage or grab-n-go, just how easy would it be to grab 18 #10 metal cans as you’re rushing out the door? Not very.

Compare MREs

Next we looked at MRE’s, and while a single MRE includes crackers, tea or coffee, PB&J or cheese spread, a dessert, plus a heater, they are definitely more expensive; over $80 for 12 meals. At three meals a day…that’s four days! At that price, how much would you spend to get 275 meals? How about over $1800!

Compare to Popular

Then we checked one of the most popular and highly recommended freeze-dried emergency foods on the market today. While the food is delicious and nutritious, a 45-day supply of food for one person having three, 1-cup servings per day, runs well over $500.

One-Cup Servings

Let’s look at the one-cup servings. Most people are not going to be able to survive on three one-cup servings per day. Instead, they will eat approximately 2 cups at each meal. The Emergency Survival Food comes in foil packets containing five one cup servings. So two people could have three good meals per day and only go thru three foil packages. Since a bucket contains 55 foil packages, one bucket will feed two people for 18 days, at a cost of about $150 when purchased from the manufacturer. That freeze dried survival food package mentioned above that cost over $500 will only feed two people three 2-cup servings per day for about eleven days.

Family-Friendly

As mentioned, most people are going to need to eat at least two servings per meal in order to maintain the activity levels required by many survival situations. A single bucket containing 275 one-cup servings will last one person for 90 days, if they stick to eating just a single serving at each meal. However, if you have a family, and anticipate increased physical activity, you will need more than one bucket. A family of four, eating two meals per day, and 2-cup servings per person, is going to go thru 24 servings per day. A single 275 bucket will provide 11-20 days of nutritious meals.

Cost Difference

The 180 one-cup servings, the cost per serving is $5.23.

The MRE’s 12 meals for $80, the cost per serving is $6.66

Popular freeze-dried food, 135 servings at $500, the cost per serving is $3.70.

Emergency Survival Food, 275 servings for $140, per serving cost is .54 cents.

We Can Better the Price

Survival Homestead has worked out a deal with the manufacturer of the Emergency Survival Food, which means that instead of paying the manufacturer’s price of $149.95, plus shipping, we are going to give you a bargain. Go ahead; check the prices for yourself at Food for Health International.

By buying the Food for Health food buckets from us, not only will we give you a better price, but you will also get FREE shipping!

That’s right. FREE shipping! By purchasing your long term food storage buckets from us, we will pay for the shipping!