Del Monte, the canned food aisle staple, files for bankruptcy
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Yeah, I do need to pick out stems from the Walmart brand, but my food budget isn't that great so I'm left with less choices. I try to watch for GMO foods and avoid them as well.
I know the feeling fren. I'm currently unemployed thanks to layoffs in the tech industry. I'm in the green-bean phase right now. Fortunately I had a good "bench stock" of canned goods I can pull from. I just have to remember to restock when things get better.
I'm a little anal with my "prepping" for food shortages so I had a spreadsheet that kept track of supplies with protein, calories, and servings so I can just do an inventory and restock based on what isn't there anymore. I won't touch anything other than canned goods because they have to rotate anyway. MRE-type stuff lasts 25 yrs. Eventually I'll get a freeze-drier and make my own since the commercial stuff is pretty expensive.
Oh man, great minds think alike. I have a spreadsheet so I can scale for number of people. I've also included water and salt. Water from a rain collection system (such as a roof) and storm totals to calculate potential gallons collected. I have weather data for areas that I could likely be in. I've factored in monthly averages as well as annual.
I've had spare food, including canned food, stashed for a few decades now, and rotate it. I'm hoping when the Patriots win, this will no longer be as necessary.