Protein For Your Survival Pantry

Howdy…

The previous discussion of our survival pantry included a base of some carbohydrates that will provide some inexpensive calories and that store pretty well.

But your body also needs protein especially if you want to keep your muscles working and your brain thinking.

Here are some easy ways to store protein in your survival pantry (this is not a complete list, just a few ideas):

canned meat (Spam, corned beef, beef stew…)
canned fish (tuna, salmon…)
canned chicken
protein bars/meal replacement bars
protein powders 
peanut butter
almonds
Pork and beans
dried meats (jerky, pemmican) – short shelf life, rotate
Slim Jim-type smoked packaged items

If you could plan to have 600 calories per day of these items for each person in your family that would be a good start.  About 3 servings a day.  So, for 30 days you would need 90 servings per person…

In a prolonged emergency, some of you could also use some of your rice, flour, etc. as bait to attract locally available “live protein” (squirrels, raccoons, birds, etc) to your yard where your .22 could add them to your stew.

If you are a vegetarian, you will know what proteins you eat and can plan accordingly.  You are used to making such decisions in a meat-dominated world…

This is all going to be covered in greater depth in the my forthcoming eBook “Stocking Your Survival Pantry” available soon!