Long Term Food Storage: Emergency Food Supplies From Sams Club And Wal-Mart. Video

I think that it is so cool that Sams Club and Walmart has been getting some really great items that preppers can use. They have everything and at pretty good prices. Free to Store shipping also.

4 Month Emergency Food Supply for 1 Person – $400 from Sam’s and Walmart
Here are some ideas I worked on a few months ago to show how you could buy regular food from Sam’s and Walmart for emergency storage. Most of this food can be circulated through your regular diet to keep items fresh. Just replace them from time to time when used. This will feed 1 person 2,000 calories a day for 120 days ($100 a month), or 4 people 2,000 calories a day for 1 months ($400 a month).

There are a couple modifications to this picture like one extra 25 pound bag of rice, two extra box of chocolate breakfast drink, an extra bottle of olive oil, 1 extra 10 pack Non Fat Dry Milk.

I would also recommend a good multi-vitamin, 2,000 mg Omega 3, 1,000 mg ea. Omega 6 and 9, as well as 150 to 300 mcg kelp (iodine) and 5,000 IU vitamin D3 a day, minimum.
This is the stuff from Sams Club on the left side of the table.

3 – 25# bags of white long grain rice 9.76 ………..$29.28
5 – 10# bags pinto beans – $5.39……………………$26.95
2 – 10# bags sugar – $4.26…………………………..$ 8.52
4 – boxes Idahoan Instant Potatoes – $5.48……….$21.92
5 – Carnation Breakfast Essentials $7.28……………$36.40
2 – boxes Quaker Instant Oatmeal $9.48.. …………$18.96
2 – Olive Oil $5.98……………………………………… $11.96
(dark glass bottle only, no plastic or clear bottles)
1 pack pepper shakers $8.18…………………………..$ 8.18
1 pack salt shakers $2.88………………………………$ 2.88
1 large package bowls (120)…………………………..$ 8.68
120 pk Heavy Duty Coated Paper Plates…………….$14.58
1 Heavy Duty Plastic Cutlery ………………………….$ 9.48

The products on the right side of the table came from Walmart. I’m using the Asian method of making rice more palatable by using the Bear Creek soup mix as a gravy to pour over the rice (and or beans) changing the flavor regularly to guard against food fatigue. The Bear Creek dehydrated soup mixes are already in foil bags. Plan on 30 bags, that’s 1 bag of soup a day for 4 people or 1 bag to last 4 days for one person. You can dip just the amount of soup you want to make and do a different type every day, or store in fridge after made if possible.

I’ve added 1 extra Great Value Dry Milk to what you see in the photo..

30 bags Bear Creek dehydrated soup mix $3.42 ……….$102.60
3 boxes Great Value Non-Fat Dry Milk $8.97……………$ 26.91
2 – bricks Maxwell House Coffee $3.48………………….$ 6.98
25 packs Lemonade Mix..0.10…………………………….$ 2.50
2 boxes Great Value Family Size Tea Bags..$2.88……..$ 5.76
3 bottle Mrs Dash Low Sodium Herbs…………………….$ 6.62
2 bottles Bouillon Cubes (1 chicken, 1 beef)…$2.00….$ 4.00
Clorox Twin Pack disposable wipes………………………$ 3.97
1 large package Hefty Cups………………………………$ 3.00
1 bottle scent free clorox (to purify water)……………$ 1.22
1 roll 30 gal black garbage bags.22 …………………….$ 3.68

Sub Total……………………………………… …………..$365.03
Tax……………………………………….. ………………..$ 25.55
Total……………………………………… ………………..$390.58

Prices shown were from December 2010 and should be fairly close.

How this list of groceries is served:

Lunch

3/4 cup long grain white rice…………………..480 calories
1/2 cup pinto beans…………………………….120 calories
1/2 cup Bear Creek soup……………………….125 calories
ice tea or lemonade w/sugar……………………45 calories

Total Calories…………………………………… 770 calories

Dinner

3/4 cup long grain white rice………………….480 calories
1/2 cup pinto beans……………………………120 calories
1/2 cup Bear Creek soup………………………125 calories
ice tea or lemonade w/sugar…………………..45 calories

Total Calories…………………………………..7 70 calories

Breakfast/Snack

Coffee
Carnation Rich Milk Chocolate Drink…………..210 calories
Flavored Oatmeal……………………………….130 calories
Tablespoon of Olive Oil…………………………120 calories
Total Calories for Day…………………………2,000 calories
 

Here’s how it looks in tubs.
If you rotate this through your regular diet then there’s no need to repackage for long term storage. If you want to vacuum seal, or use buckets and mylar bags with oxygen absorbers it’ll be a bit more in cost. This will easily fit in the trunk of a car without the storage tubs, or insert/stack all the storage tubs and fit some supplies in the stacked tubs. Stack rice and pinto beans in the trunk first close to the rear axle. Lighter stuff like soup, tea, etc. to the back of the trunk. I suggest if you plan to show up at someone else’s bugout location you may be more welcome with this food package.

Link to Sams Club Survival Supplies: http://www.samsclub.com/sams/emergency-foods-supplies/1340121.cp?altQuery&rootDimension=2340121&navAction=push