You tried the ground beef? Did it smell just like Alpo to you?

I mixed it with a sloppy joe mix and tomato paste and it wasn't too bad, but I have never been tempted to buy it again.

Basically, yes. I thought about trying some of the other flavors, such as mexican or italian flavoring types, but I am kind of leary of it now. It has been a couple of years since I tried it, so I might try again.

What about the Armour dried beef? I know it is in a jar, but couldn't you put it in ziplock bag and use it?

The dried beef's GREAT for chipped beef on toast, that's the only way I've ever had it... be forwarned, its pretty salty.

Troy

If I'm not mistaken, you can get the Armour dried beef in a pouch here in OH

I have found some pasta dishes, beef stew in foil pouches. Be observent in the grocery store and you'll be surprised as to what you find packaged like MRE's. I have found par cooked rice also in plastic packages.

In the UK you can get John West Light Lunches, which are a kind of tuna salad that I like very much. They come in a shallow foil hexagonal tray and don't need cooking. Contents include potato, sweetcorn, peppers, onions etc. I eat roughly 2 a week. They keep for several years so are a convenient food to stockpile at home for sheltering in place. I do keep one in my car as well, but I don't know how long they last in that environment.

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

I think the typical MRE is about 1300 calories and actually has a pretty good balance of vitamins. I am definately going to pick up some of that Armour beef to augment my rations, but I don't think it compares nutritionally to an MRE.

Regards, Vince

Hello Martin,

I have read all the posts about the StarKist tuna and keep thinking I will see someone mention that the StarKist Tuna Creations (Hickory Smoked) are a product of Ecuador and the StarKist Light Meat Tuna Fillets (Teriyaki) are a product of Thailand. This concerns me somewhat. I just have to wonder about the conditions under which these products were packaged and what, if any, local regulations come into play. It seems that every year less and less is produced in this country. No wonder we have a gigantic trade deficit. In this instance though, I am concerned about the cleanliness of the provider's premises.

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