menu for a week

[bob the builder]

I'm starting to think about what am I going to do with my stocks and fill in the blanks so thought plan a menu for a week. Next step is box it up for bug in/out situation. Any suggestions for adding or changing would be great

Breakfast

Porridge with jam or honey 


Lunch

Tinned soup assorted
Tinned fruit assorted 
Something else?


Dinner

Meatballs + pasta
Tinned spag ball
Pasta, packet cheese + tinned ham
Tinned chilli + rice
Tinned curry + rice
Tinned mince, beans + spuds
Corn beef beans tinned spuds


Desert

Tinned Custard + tinned fruit
Tinned rice pud + jam 

Snack

???

[Hamradioop]

Hawaii office of emergency Management food list.
TWO people for Seven days

2 cans of tuna
2 cans of salmon
2 cans of chicken
3 cans of Vienna sausage (Large Frankfurter)
3 cans of Spam
3 cans of corned beef hash
3 cans of corned beef
3 cans of deviled ham
2 cans of beef stew
3 cans of chili and beans
3 cans of pork and beans
3 cans of cream of mushroom soup
6 cans of assorted soups
12 cans of assorted fruits
7 cans of assorted vegetables
3 six-packs of fruit juice
2 boxes of seedless raisins
2 boxes of instant oatmeal
2 boxes of cereal
3 packages of soda crackers (Similar to a low fat cream cracker)
3 packages of cream crackers
2 packages of cookies
3 pounds of rice
1 pound of granulated sugar
2 packages of hard candy
2 jars of jelly
2 containers of Tang (Powdered orange drink mix)
2 containers of instant coffee
2 containers of instant tea
1 container of non-dairy creamer
1 salt shaker
1 pepper shaker
2 jars of peanuts
2 containers of mustard
1 container of ketchup
2 six-packs of soda (fizzy drinks)
2 containers of peanut butter
1 pint of cooking oil
14 gallons of water

Extracted from:

http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolul ... our-house/

[bob the builder]

That can't be for 7 days I think having all of that would be for much longer unless packets are a lot smaller than I am thinking 6 packets of crackers for instance or 2 boxes of cereal there is more than 7 portions in a packet.

Ok a couple of things I hadn't thought to add fizzy juice, diluting juice, bags of sweets so they are getting added now. Tea coffee is missing as neither of us drink it but do enjoy hot choc so that should be there. Water isn't on my list but def thought about and planned for else where

[Decaff]

How about adding pasta or pearl barley to your soups, you can get tiny shapes for this purpose, tinned veg, tinned pies or puddings, instant mash and assorted types of beans?

Add dried/tinned fruits to porridge. Snacks could be naked bars, fruit rolls, popping corn or chocolate bars.

Have to confess I have a large box filled with treats like chocolate bars, sweets and toffees etc

[Stasher]

Jelly

We are keen on 'raw' jelly as a treat here at Stashings. A cheap prep with a long shelf life. Eminently portable too.

[ukpreppergrrl]

Have to confess I have a large box filled with treats like chocolate bars, sweets and toffees etc

No need to be embarrassed! I too have a clearly labelled *large* tub full of TEOTWAWKI chocolate (and other sweeties!). Any crisis looks better from the other end of a Bounty bar!

The Hawaiian list seems to have a LOT of meat for two people for a week! And not much in the way of veggies or fruit. Interesting they don't mention constipation remedies...! I have lots of tinned and dried fruits, and little tubs of custard (these, incidentally, are one of the few things that really do need to be eaten by the Best Before date, they go solid and very unpalatable within about a month of the date!).

One tinned meat I've discovered recently is stewing steak in gravy - lots of supermarkets sell it, I get mine from Lidl. It's not the cheapest tinned meat but add tinned peas and tinned potatoes and it's (almost) like having Sunday Lunch! I've also recently stocked up on various Tuna salads for additional lunch options - John West do them, but my favourite are Lidl's. They do them in foil containers and ring-pull tins around £1.20-£1.50 each. Long shelf life. Just open and eat. Have just noticed Tesco selling their own version, but it's noticeably smaller...!

I normally drink a lot of fizzy drinks so usually have a goodly stock, and I've just bought myself a soda-stream, so assuming the water supply is sufficient there is the option of lots of different flavours to avoid boredom. Speaking of which, when I was laid up with flu in August my taste went funny and things I normally liked I couldn't stand. Like the taste of artificial sweetener! As all my fizzy drinks were of the diet variety I got a bit stuck, but then I found at the back of the cupboard a packet of Lipton's Ice Tea powder - which is basically flavoured sugar and lasts forever. Saved me from going thirsty! Can heartily recommend it.

[Decaff]

Have to confess I have a large box filled with treats like chocolate bars, sweets and toffees etc

No need to be embarrassed! I too have a clearly labelled *large* tub full of TEOTWAWKI chocolate (and other sweeties!). Any crisis looks better from the other end of a Bounty bar!


!!!! I couldn't agree more!! As well as the plastic tub of mixed goodies, I have 36 boxes of chocolate chip brunch bars, a box of 30 super size twix bars and I have a very large glass jar full of mixed chocolate covered toffees! Sainsburys sell a basics version of mixed naughtiness in a bag...!!!!!



The Hawaiian list seems to have a LOT of meat for two people for a week! And not much in the way of veggies or fruit. Interesting they don't mention constipation remedies...! I have lots of tinned and dried fruits, and little tubs of custard (these, incidentally, are one of the few things that really do need to be eaten by the Best Before date, they go solid and very unpalatable within about a month of the date!).


!!!didn't think of constipation remedies, dried prunes/prune juice normally gets things moving again how do you store your dried fruit without it crystallising?? I have lots of tinned fruits and heaven help me quite a few chocolate steam puddings in tins, and the syrup ones!!


One tinned meat I've discovered recently is stewing steak in gravy - lots of supermarkets sell it, I get mine from Lidl. It's not the cheapest tinned meat but add tinned peas and tinned potatoes and it's (almost) like having Sunday Lunch! I've also recently stocked up on various Tuna salads for additional lunch options - John West do them, but my favourite are Lidl's. They do them in foil containers and ring-pull tins around £1.20-£1.50 each. Long shelf life. Just open and eat. Have just noticed Tesco selling their own version, but it's noticeably smaller...!


!!! I've got a few tinned curries, chicken in white sauce, tons of tinned ham. Will try the lidl tinned steak, thanks can't stand fish or seafood at all, it all stinks revolting to me, tined or fresh



I normally drink a lot of fizzy drinks so usually have a goodly stock, and I've just bought myself a soda-stream, so assuming the water supply is sufficient there is the option of lots of different flavours to avoid boredom. Speaking of which, when I was laid up with flu in August my taste went funny and things I normally liked I couldn't stand. Like the taste of artificial sweetener! As all my fizzy drinks were of the diet variety I got a bit stuck, but then I found at the back of the cupboard a packet of Lipton's Ice Tea powder - which is basically flavoured sugar and lasts forever. Saved me from going thirsty! Can heartily recommend it.

!!! Sadly I have a nice stock of fizzy drinks too... Plus fruity waters in a mix of fizzy and still plus packets of fruit powders to add to water. Will add Lipton's ice tea to my try it list too, thank you for mentioning.


!!! Indicates reply to your post, sorry PC is in bits being cleaned by Mr D so can't get on the damn thing to do decent posts!!

[ukpreppergrrl]

!!!! I couldn't agree more!! As well as the plastic tub of mixed goodies, I have 36 boxes of chocolate chip brunch bars, a box of 30 super size twix bars and I have a very large glass jar full of mixed chocolate covered toffees! Sainsburys sell a basics version of mixed naughtiness in a bag

Ooh...impressive! I have to be careful with how much I stock otherwise I just eat it It's *supposed* to be reserved for emergencies but sometimes knowing it's there, lurking under the stairs, taunting me, sometimes, sometimes it all just gets too much!!

!!!didn't think of constipation remedies, dried prunes/prune juice normally gets things moving again how do you store your dried fruit without it crystallising??

I eat it They do have a fairly rapid turnover. But even if it crystallises it's still edible...particularly with custard on it...mmmmm...actually slap custard on it and I'd probably eat anything!

!!! I've got a few tinned curries, chicken in white sauce, tons of tinned ham. Will try the lidl tinned steak, thanks can't stand fish or seafood at all, it all stinks revolting to me, tined or fresh

I personally can't stand tinned ham of any brand, but I do like tinned mackerel. Tescos do one in Teriyaki sauce which is utterly fantastic, never seen that anywhere else! Not a particular curry fan per se but for me Sainsbury's chicken korma is good (but not Tescos' or Lidl's!). It's amazing how different they taste sometimes, clearly they don't always come from the same factory just with different labels!

[ForgeCorvus]

...particularly with custard on it...mmmmm...actually slap custard on it and I'd probably eat anything!

* Hands Preppergrrl a half brick covered in Devon custard* A wee snack for you mate

[ukpreppergrrl]

...particularly with custard on it...mmmmm...actually slap custard on it and I'd probably eat anything!

* Hands Preppergrrl a half brick covered in Devon custard* A wee snack for you mate

Well...I'd certainly lick it!