Most food value rations

[rationtin440]

I was not sure which subject to post this under but here goes: I'm looking for opinions on which rations of all the ones on this website have the best nutrition and food value. Or to put it another way, which ration system would be the best one to use as part of a food storage program for long term preparedness? I'm asking for opinions on this as each ration system (U.S. and international) has it's own strengths and weaknesses, advantages and dis-advantages. Thanks for any in-put.

[housil]

Actually you already answered the question...

as each ration system (U.S. and international) has it's own strengths and weaknesses, advantages and dis-advantages.

So I have some (or lot´s of ) of any to have all advantages and most possible variety.

[calixtesaint]

I agre- a good variety is your best bet!

[Treesuit]

rationtin440,

For long term food prepareness/food storage, it might be helpful if you give us some more parameters to work with. I think everyone on here has commented in some form about the benefits of having a long term food supply. As for my 2 cents, I use MRE's and some bul foods that I buy at some on the local stores. I find that MRE's are reasonably good as far as nutrition and taste. Food Value: well the bulk foods have more value I figure. As for as the other foreign rations. The Norwegian rations are quite tasty and are nutritionably balanced and are freeze dried for strorage.

[Cracker]

For long term storage you can better get a freezedried ration like the norwegian one from drytech.
Expensive, but very high quality. It also tastes very good compared to other freezedrieds and it's fortified with extra minerals/foodfibers/vitamines and such.

Freezedrieds are much more insensitive to climate changes and such. They are very unlikely to get spoiled, even when they are stored "to warm". The biggest disadvantage is that you need to boil water for them.

I think most military rations will do.. but:

freezedrieds:

- very compact
- lightweight
- healthy
- unfortunately hard to prepare (need to boil water, poor it in, waite some time.. usually 5 - 10 minutes)
- unfortunately expensive
- unfortunately taste less good then quality canned food.

canned rations:

- cheap
- taste good
- if you use good ones (for example Dutch, french, german etc) they are healthy and fortified.
- easy to prepare (just smack it on a heatsource for a couple of minutes)
- unfortunately very heavy
- unfortunately very bulky
- unfortunately easier to spoil because the water in it, but when stored properly this doesn't matter.

pouched rations
- cheap (in the US)
- small meals so lots of variety
- healthy if you use the military ones or quality civil ones.
- heatable with FRH
- unfortunately small meals, so you need to eat some more of them
- unfortunately lots of garbage due the small meals

[HungryMan]

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