If you’d like to know what the best tasting Emergency Survival Foods are, and are worth investing in, or you’d like to know which ones taste the worst, then watch this video below, and let me know which ones you’d like me to taste test.
I’ve got a family of 6… who’d be happy to be your guinea pigs and help you weed out the nasty stuff so you don’t waste your money on garbage.
To have me taste test the emergency survival food you’re most interested in purchasing, leave me a comment below and tell me what you’d like to have me taste test for you!
I’ll be taking the top picks, buying the food myself and taste testing it for you on camera.
This should be fun!
July 22, 2016 at 9:49 am
I’d like to see you do a taste test on similar foods from different companies. Food4patriots, Wise, Mountain House, and any others that you can find? That’s about the only way I know of to be fair to everyone, and every company involved.
July 22, 2016 at 2:48 pm
Yep, that’s what I wanted. Maybe I wasn’t clear enough about that in the video. But yeah, comparing like foods from different companies is what I’m planning on doing. So far people want me to test Chili Mac, Lasagna, Milk, Ketchup. So if you’d like to vote for another one, let me know!
July 22, 2016 at 10:19 am
Auguson Farms 30 day all-in-one emergency food bucket
July 23, 2016 at 2:30 pm
Yes, Augason: any entree.
July 22, 2016 at 10:36 am
Taste testing emergency food;
My Patriot Supply, any entre’ from them.
James King
Rochester, MN
July 22, 2016 at 10:36 am
Augason Farms Morning Moo low fat milk alternative
July 22, 2016 at 2:45 pm
My kids will be the perfect one for a Milk test, I’ll be very curious to see what they think. I can get used to just about any milk given a few days, but kiddos are different.
July 22, 2016 at 10:46 am
I tried Patriots 4 Health, Legacy, Wise. Can honestly tell you there will be no more purchased from any of the above. Taste is blan to worse.
There are some tree barks that can be boiled in cheese cloth/tee-shirts to hold the bits that clog teeth, and the broth can be eaten as soup or had as a tea.
I hope this was helpful.
July 22, 2016 at 2:44 pm
lol, yeah making your own is still my favorite way to go.
July 22, 2016 at 10:52 am
I am interested in the quality and taste of the food from:
Mountain House
Wise Food
Food for Patriots
July 22, 2016 at 2:59 pm
Me also, Mountain House, Wise Food, Food for Patriots.
July 22, 2016 at 11:05 am
I would like to see your family try Valley Food Storage and North Bay Trading Company. I search for foods for my family that are non GMO and organic where possible. North Bay carries fruits and veggies but not meals. I’ve purchased some of their product but haven’t tried much of it. Good luck. The munchkins always tell the truth when it comes to food.
July 22, 2016 at 11:40 am
I would like for you to try Food4patriots. I have some but haven’t opened it. I saving it for when shtf.
Thanks,
Yvonne
July 22, 2016 at 11:40 am
The variety doesn’t matter as much as the brand to me. I would like for you to try Mountain House, Wise, and Emergency Essentials varieties. I hear that Wise is the best but the only one so far that I have tried was Mountain House. Let’s just say it was acceptable, but not as good as home made by far…It was Chili Mac that I tried. Lasagna would also be a good one…Thanks…
July 22, 2016 at 2:43 pm
Alright, Lasagna is on the list too, along with Chili Mac.
July 22, 2016 at 12:10 pm
Hi
If they are available in America could you try Back Country and/or Out Door Gourmet.
And maybe you could comment on the ingredients and additives if you can.
I assume they’re worldwide but I’m in Australia.
July 22, 2016 at 12:54 pm
Mountain House, Saratoga Farms, Down to Earth foods.
July 22, 2016 at 12:59 pm
Hi: How about either Emergency Essentials or Mountain House Chili Mac. I have bought some but haven’t opened any of them because they are such large containers. I guess I would like to see if I should be buying a different brand. Also, I should probably can some homemade ketchup since most of the food will need a little “help” 😉
July 22, 2016 at 2:42 pm
Nice idea, I like the idea of testing the ketchup good thinking. And I’ll put Chili Mac on the list.
July 22, 2016 at 12:59 pm
I have tried the Patriot Pantry food and they taste pretty good to my son and I. You can order them from mypatriotsupply.com. There was one that I didn’t really care for called Travellers Stew, but all the others we have tried have been pretty good. We have had four of the other meals and my son (picky eater) and I have enjoyed the others. Granted we have not tried them all but the four or five we have tried were good. I even did a review of one of the meals on my YouTube channel, the No Budget Homestead. So I would recommend them for a try!
July 22, 2016 at 1:14 pm
You should sample food from my patriot supply, and I think a lot of people would be interested in a comparison of ingredients as well, mainly looking out for things like Gmo’s, corn syurp, and dies.
July 22, 2016 at 2:41 pm
but which food would you like me to try?
July 22, 2016 at 1:29 pm
We like LegacyFoodStorage.com
Non GMO and organic
They taste great and can be used alone or as a base to add some squirrel or venison from the fall hunting season. Give them a try and see how they rate.
July 22, 2016 at 3:29 pm
Thanks for the heads up will check them out.
July 22, 2016 at 3:28 pm
I am still a newbie on this stuff but I am getting there. i would like you to try PB&ME dried natural peanut butter powder. Peanut butter is one of my favorite foods. Hope your kids like it :).
July 22, 2016 at 3:30 pm
I’d love for you to taste test freeze dried meat from different companies… like the beef chunks, chicken, ham and ground beef. This way we know which ones actually taste good and not like cardboard, before spending so much money for them!
July 22, 2016 at 3:59 pm
I’m glad you brought it up. It was certainly something I wanted to taste test, but hadn’t heard anyone else ask for it before you. Thanks for chiming in
July 22, 2016 at 3:31 pm
As far as I can tell, the best value going right now is “My Patriot Supply,”
http://www.mypatriotsupply.com/
I use this food in all my bug-out kits.
Another great contender is “Augason Farms,”
http://www.augasonfarms.com/
Taste is important, but I also urge you to consider calorie count…1800-2000 calories per person per day is required for most of us. All of the larger companies offer meal packages for 3-day, 7-day, 60-day, etc. food supply. Do the math. Total up the calories (ignore number of servings because that is very deceiving) and calculate the exact number of calories each company’s offerings are giving you per person per day. I think you will find almost every company, except Augason Farms falls significantly short in giving you the minimum number of calories you require.
July 22, 2016 at 3:59 pm
so true, why the calculate everything in servings blows my mind.
July 22, 2016 at 3:45 pm
Is there any sandwich ones ? Would be good to go if they any good. How about BLTs?, casserole dish?, potato scalloped?… I’ve got some already but thinking of other items to add?!?!?!?
July 22, 2016 at 3:58 pm
I’ll have to look when I start ordering some of this stuff. I doubt it on sandwhiches… unless you want to make the bread from scratch, which is a little more then I was thinking for this taste test. But I’ll look for some casserole or potato stuff for you.
July 22, 2016 at 3:53 pm
Augason Farms (WalMart) and Emergency Essentials.
July 22, 2016 at 4:55 pm
Ova easy vs regular powdered eggs
July 22, 2016 at 5:00 pm
I would really like the calorie count per portion or serving, and the amount of protein in a daily serving from each major company. Especially to find out how different companies add their servings up to equal a daily calorie count of at least 1800 calories/day (chopping wood, or nursing a baby etc would require much more calories up to 3600). It seems many companies daily servings do not add up to even minimum calories. Otherwise a years supply of food may actually work out to 6 months or less, actually. And most people dont realize this calorie and protein shortage or cant find the information to determine it. Food For Patriots is especially difficult to find.
Thanks.
July 22, 2016 at 11:41 pm
Right!? This TOTALLY frustrates me. Why they say servings vs. calories is a TOTAL mystery.
July 22, 2016 at 5:52 pm
Brand:
Legacy Premium Food (freeze Dried)
Beef Strogonoff
July 22, 2016 at 7:14 pm
Hi Chet,
Would you please taste test a pasta/meat product, some fruit, and some vegetable from Mt.House, Auguson Farms, MRE, and My Patriot Supply. Could you also note how many servings the package says it contains vs how many realistic servings you actually get. A lot of these companies will offer a one person 3 day food supply but when you look at it closely, a single pouch might count as 2 servings. I know for a fact that if my mother made a 2 serving pouch and only ate 1 serving, with no way to refrigerate the rest, she would throw it out. Thanks for doing this.
July 22, 2016 at 11:39 pm
Love the suggestions Maggie, stay tuned for my results.
July 22, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Food4Patriots; also Sam’s
July 22, 2016 at 8:23 pm
I got the Food 4 patriots 73 hour pact to stick in my BOB. The price was right…just shipping, but don’t want to gag when the SHTF. They put potato soup, travelers stew, potato cheddar soup, and creamy chicken rice in the pack. Lots of carbs ! I could eat any of them. If bland, just put in some salt,etc. I also saw some beef stroganoff some where, which I really like, but would be curious how it tasted. I think it is from Mountain House.
July 23, 2016 at 3:04 am
Freeze dried ice cream sandwiches!
July 23, 2016 at 11:22 am
Wow, where to begin? I would be grateful if you could try out some of the higher $$ items like freeze-dried meats & cheeses. I’m finding it hard to spend $40-$50 for a #10 can without having an idea of whether or not it’s any good. I can tell you I’ve tried the freeze-dried shredded cheese from Thrive & it is delicious!
I figure most anyone’s freeze-dried or dehydrated fruits & veggies are gonna be okay. Kinda hard to mess up plain ol’ fruits & veggies.
Personally I’d like a comparison of milk brands. I don’t know what I’d do without milk… shudder!
Perhaps pick each of the following to compare from different companies:
* a breakfast item (scrambled eggs or a breakfast casserole type thing)
* a soup (chili, potato or veggie)
* an entrée or two (something chicken & something beef)
* a dessert (brownies or cobbler)
My experiences with the following companies…
* Thrive ~ Their stuff is yummy.
* My Patriot Supply/Patriot Pantry ~ We’ve enjoyed everything so far but their Travelers Stew & that just might be because we don’t like lentils.
* Mountain House ~ easy to use & decent taste.
We’ve bought items from Emergency Essentials, Auguson & LDS/Family Home Storage but haven’t tried them yet.
July 23, 2016 at 2:34 pm
Augason Farms, any entree. Jim Bakker Show says they’re the best. Some of the soups are really good.
July 23, 2016 at 5:20 pm
Costco warehouse offers some called “Thrive” and also “ARK”. I’d like you to try any of their meals BUT the meat products are actually meat flavored SOY products in ‘Thrive’. SOY might be okay on occasion, but for frequent meals I know it can cause some health issues such as males to grow breasts, and allergies to soy can develop. The ‘ARK’ comes in 4 person 72 hour food kits, that come in buckets.
I bought a years supply of Thrive for long term storage before reading about the soy protein issues. Having a vegetarian in the family, I’ll be sending those containers over to her for consumption.
July 25, 2016 at 12:02 am
how about the morning moos vs country fresh from auguson farms and other fd milk from other companys thanks…. I have tried the emergency essentials and mountainhouse both are good…. but I have to watch spicy things so I try to stay away from them… but how about some chicken and beef item from each company … thank you
July 26, 2016 at 12:02 am
I’d really like to see some dried fruits tested and compared, especially strawberries. Beef stews would be good also.
August 16, 2016 at 2:49 pm
If you haven’t done the tests yet, I’d really like to know how Legacy Premium 16 serving entrees sample pack and 16 serving entrees breakfast sample pack tastes.
Thank you!
August 16, 2016 at 4:05 pm
Well I’ve done one of the tests so far, now to just edit the video for you to see the results 😉 Should be posted this week.