Emergency Survival Food Supply 275 Meal Pack

by Food Health

Product Features

• Emergency Survival Food Supply 275 Meal Pack
• 275 servings
• Weather Proof Bucket
• Shelf life 20 years.

Product Description

Packaged in a weather-proof bucket that is easily stacked to conserve space, our 200-serving kit can be store up to 20 years in a cool, dry area*. Although typically thought of as an emergency food, it is taste, nutrition and convenience that are now making out entrees legitimate alternatives for daily use, as well as the perfect solution for any outdoor or camping activity. Save your money and invest in your health. Serve these hearty meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Food Supply Kit includes:

275 Servings - 55 pouches per kit (5 servings in each product)

- Tuscan butter noodles, 25 servings - Cheesy Broccoli Rice, 25 servings - Creamy Vegetable Rice, 30 servings - Creamy Potato Soup, 35 servings - Italian Tomato Pasta, 25 servings - Vegetable Barley, 35 servings - Brown Sugar Oatmeal, 50 servings - Whey Milk, 50 servings

* For best taste and nutritional value, use product before 20 years of manufacturing date when stored at 60 degrees Fahrenheit (16.6 degrees Celsius) or 10 years of manufacturing date when stored at 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21.1 degrees Celsius)

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12 x 12 x 20 inches ; 20 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 23 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0029BE7AW
• Item model number: 9216400040
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,621 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #7 in Sports & Outdoors > Outdoor Recreation > Camping & Hiking > Camp Kitchen > Freeze-Dried Food

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

289 of 294 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but misleading packaging, June 8, 2010

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Matt "MattMatt" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Emergency Survival Food Supply 275 Meal Pack (Misc.)

Fast delivery and I'm happy to have a stash of emergency food. But, the packaging is a little misleading. It's not 275 individual servings. It's 55 packets that contains 5 servings. So you either need to cook 5 servings at a time or have a way to measure, divide, and store the 5 servings between meals. Not a big deal but just be aware. Overall, I hope to never need to use this product!

221 of 229 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of food, but very small servings, July 30, 2010

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Brendan Anthony - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Emergency Survival Food Supply 275 Meal Pack (Misc.)

Some info to make deciding whether or not to purchase: this bucket comes with 275 servings of food. However, as another reviewer noted, the food is packaged in servings of 5. What the other reviewer did not note is that the servings are relatively small: I computed that the average calorie count per serving is 128. Assuming a 2000 calorie diet, this means that you might be eating 15 servings of this food every day in an emergency situation, which works out to about 18 days of food.

That's less than I expected out of 275 servings, but this is still a huge, cheap, long lasting bucket of food. I haven't tasted any of the food, nor do I plan to for the next 19 years or so :) For now I'm definitely still glad I bought it!

1,239 of 1,317 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly fine "survival food", September 12, 2010

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Arthur Bradley "Arthur Bradley" (Eastern USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Emergency Survival Food Supply 275 Meal Pack (Misc.)

Let me start by saying that For Your Health products (such as instant rice, dehydrated pinto beans, and whey milk) are also available at Costco. The nice thing about buying it there is that if you don't like it, you can take it back.

I have mixed feelings about this (and similar) products that I categorize as "survival food." If you are looking to buy a bucket of food that is to be put up on a shelf and only pulled down under the most dire of circumstances, then this product is fine. The food is in small servings, and is edible enough.

However, stockpiling "survival" food is usually wasteful and unnecessary. It is much better to simply increase your stockpile of "regular" food (e.g., canned veggies, rice, beans, boxed foods, shelf-stable milk, etc.). Nearly all store bought canned and boxed foods have a shelf life of many months to several years - detailed shelf life tables are online or in my handbook. I recommend establishing a 30-day minimum food stockpile - no tubs of beef jerky or crates of tuna. Just regular food that you keep rotated. With this level of supplies, you can feed your family a balanced diet through nearly any event, and that includes hurricanes, floods, pandemics, widespread blackouts, etc. It is true that you wouldn't be ready for truly world-changing events, such as if an asteroid hits the planet and destroys all civilization as we know it, but I would argue that being worried about highly unlikely events is counterproductive to a productive life. It's much better to be prepared for likely threats.

I fully understand that many people believe that 30 days of food is totally inadequate, and that's fine, stockpile more. But keep in mind that the average American eats 2,100 pounds of food per year. So keeping 30 days of food for a family of five might be about 1,000 pounds of food - definitely requiring a little creative thinking to store in most homes.

The bottom line is that the For Your Health products are perfectly acceptable food products, but unlikely to ever actually be eaten. You would be better served by shoring up your daily food supply. Just my opinion; you decide for yourself.

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Written by Arthur Bradley, author of "Handbook to Practical Disaster Preparedness for the Family."