Take it for what it's worth, but if you know me I have been around since before Voat - same name. I am pretty low key I think but judge for yourself.
Anyhoo, my husband got a call from his brother, former Commander in the Navy. He is hearing that things are going to get a little crazy in around four weeks and that people should have four weeks of food and water just in case. Be able to sterilize water too. Something to do with panicking deep staters trying to block ports and food supply. This brother is really smart - many engineering patents to his name in his post military civilian career. Retired now but was literally considered intellectual property when his company was bought and sold, etc. The regular Joe brothers tend to think he's a right wing nut, and he is absolutely right wing but so am I so that doesn't really dissuade me. Not gonna lie sometimes I think he's a little out there. But he still has friends in high places and he knows people think he's nuts but feels it's important to share. Thought I should too and let people do what they want. His point is if you spend $600 to stock up and nothing happens, you still have $600 worth of food and water. If you don't and you end up really needing it....you don't.
Already stocked up and ready for anything that will happen but hoping this all happens soon?
And I already stocked up on more popcorn today so I don't run out...
What kind of food do you buy? I have a bunch of canned soup but I can see that getting really old really quick.
In addition to shelf-stable canned soup, vegetables, and beans, and grains (oatmeal, rice) you heat to eat,
peanut butter (I've tried other nut butters but found I preferred to just eat the nuts) to eat a spoonful a serving (not double-dipping a licked spoon), nicer with a little raw (real) honey on it, and/or a variety of nuts. Peanuts, cashews, pine nuts, pistachios, macadamias, walnuts, pecans. You may max out at 200 calories a day, regular eating.
Cans of tuna, or other meat, and what you could mix with them that doesn't require refrigeration after opening.
If you're willing to spend the money, your grocery store may have single-serving, ready-to-eat packets of olives, asparagus, freeze-dried vegetables.
$3 each but they taste good, Wild Zora Mediterranean Lamb bars. ~$36 for the equivalent of a serving a week of liver or organ meats, Ancestral Supplements freeze-dried Liver pills, Organs.
Various dried or freeze-dried fruits. Mango, medjool dates, single-serve applesauce, etc.
Some hard cheeses like parmesan can sit on a shelf for months, but I will only buy what's been sealed at the factory. Deli-sliced I bought grew mold.
Olive oil to enhance _? Soy sauce. Real maple syrup.
Canned butter and freeze-dried eggs can be bought on Amazon.
Great!! Thanks much