Can powdered whey protein be stocked long term as an emergency food supply and substitute animal protein if there's none avaliable ?
EDIT: Asking on behalf of a couple friends who drink it every day in the gym and said they could fetch a good supply on short notice if it's useful.
Put it in a Mylar bag, drop in a oxygen absorber, seal it with a flat iron, good for 20 years. If you pull the oxygen out of the bag it creates a vacuum and any eggs from Boll weevil are killed and/or prevented from hatching.
Since you seem to be in the know, would it be necessary to do this with other things, such as rice and beans? Currently they are in their original plastic bags. Thanks.
It wouldn't hurt, if you want it to stay fresh for 20 years, yes I would do it. I do have some beans stored in Tupperware. I don't think you have to worry about bugs with beans. Rice would be questionable. Flour, cornmeal or any ground wheat or corn, yes definitely.
It is a very cheap process. You can get everything you need for under $40.
Store all the sealed bags in rubbermaid totes, I had 20 lb bag of rice stored in the pantry in our basement, it came in a doulbe layered paper bag, mice got in to it.
Oh, that's too bad. But thanks for the info and I do think I'll get the mylar to be on the safe side. Cheers.