Sir:
The question of storage food for vegetarians came up and I don’t have a good answer! I have looked at several of the vendors you recommend and there does not seem to be any packages aimed at that market! I have heard about veggie MRE [1]s but have not seen them for sale. Safecastle [2] has some nice long term storage packages put together but none seem to be aimed at this crowd. Thanks for your thoughts on this! – SD
JWR Replies: I’m not aware of any storage food vendors that make vegetarian sampler, per se. As I recall, Mountain House makes several vegetarian entrees. Mountain House foods are sold by many of the SurvivalBlog advertisers including Safecastle [2], Ready Made Resources [3], and EM Gear [7] [3] [3]. There are also lots of individual veggie food items available from Freeze Dry Guy [4] (our favorite is their freeze dried peas), and from Best Prices Storable Foods [5]. And, of course, all of the staple bulk food items (wheat, rice, beans, and honey) are suitable for vegetarians.
Long term storage foods available from a number of our advertisers including:
Freeze Dry Guy
JRH Enterprises [6]
Ready Made Resources [3]
[3] Safecastle [2]
Best Prices Storable Foods [5]
[3] EM Gear
[3] Nitro-Pak [8]
As I ‘ve mentioned both in my novel “Patriots” [9] and here in the blog, vegetarians will have an an advantage followingTEOTWAWKI [10], since both their appetites and digestive systems are already accustomed to a diet without meat–which will become the norm for the vast majority of the citizenry. Most of my fellow omnivores currently buy their meat fresh or frozen. Except for hunting and ranching country, there will be a shortage of meat.in a grid-down [11] world. (Refrigeration will be a rarity, and transport/commerce in fresh foodstuffs will be problematic.)