As for the sardine thing, well, I'm not a fan at all but if I were on the brink of starvation, they'd probably be the most wonderful tasting things I'd ever eaten. That's what the prep is for, right? When the grocer's are empty because socialism.
Sardines will definitely provide the nutrition needed. But, the general advice to only stockpile what you would normally eat is because you want to rotate stocks of regular food. Dried/Survivalist food is meant for long term storage. Most items bought from the grocery store should be used and replace after a certain length of time. If someone bought 100 cans of sardines but didn't like sardines then when it comes time to rotate out the old stock for new stock they are faced with the possibility of not enjoying their next few meals of sardines, or simply throwing them away. It's simpler to just stock up with what you normally eat. Read up a bit on home canning. You can also make batches of homemade soups to put into jars and then freeze.
Costco has rice and beans 25 lb bags for much cheaper than I expected. Tuna and peanut butter from there is huge and cheap as well. Shouldnt be too hard to find somebody with a membership to help you out. As a qtard I'm still prepping for the worst. If only I had the foresight to stock up on ammo :(
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As for the sardine thing, well, I'm not a fan at all but if I were on the brink of starvation, they'd probably be the most wonderful tasting things I'd ever eaten. That's what the prep is for, right? When the grocer's are empty because socialism.
Sardines will definitely provide the nutrition needed. But, the general advice to only stockpile what you would normally eat is because you want to rotate stocks of regular food. Dried/Survivalist food is meant for long term storage. Most items bought from the grocery store should be used and replace after a certain length of time. If someone bought 100 cans of sardines but didn't like sardines then when it comes time to rotate out the old stock for new stock they are faced with the possibility of not enjoying their next few meals of sardines, or simply throwing them away. It's simpler to just stock up with what you normally eat. Read up a bit on home canning. You can also make batches of homemade soups to put into jars and then freeze.
Costco has rice and beans 25 lb bags for much cheaper than I expected. Tuna and peanut butter from there is huge and cheap as well. Shouldnt be too hard to find somebody with a membership to help you out. As a qtard I'm still prepping for the worst. If only I had the foresight to stock up on ammo :(