I'll toss out my thoughts for both your posts. It's true food is low priority in a detached appraisal. But then, so are the spiritual texts Doug mentions. Not everyone in a survival party will have the same discipline or dispassionate view. A child, or inexperienced adult can be calmed by a bit of food, toy ( teddy is wearing my Seattle gas mask here, he comes first), even a tiny light from a candle. Craig, as to 'comfort food' as I call it, anything that keeps well with a little rotation is appropriate with sufficient water. I keep a can of beans, trailmix, jerky and instant drink mix with 5 gallons of water in the car. It used to store under the seat, until the beans rolled out and jammed under the brake pedal.<br><br>