I thought I was correct, just got back from the grocery [Meijer] and picked up two family size pouches [4.5 oz] of Armour sliced dried beef -- according to the website it should have a shelf life of two years or so -- at $2.49 certainly cheaper than most mre's. Of course, it's loaded with sodium, but so are most mre's. At least I have something tasty for my survival kits now, and easy to rotate too.

http://www.armour-star.com/index.cfm?page_id=122