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nadinbrzezinski

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85. MREs if you can find them

Sat Oct 27, 2012, 11:20 PM

Oct 2012

just remember, they are extremely dense calorically.

Food bars, I personally have a stash of those now, since I take then to fires. Things like Larabar and they are pretty good to boot, remember calorically dense

Granola

Some fruits like apples will do fine outside a fridge for up to five days.

Believe it or not, any liquify soup, and most of them are edible cold.

There are some puddings that do not require a fridge. Find them by the coffee aisle here.

Nuts, people ignore the nuts

Peanut butter will do fine outside a fridge.

As you said, tuna and other canned fish

I do not recommend it, mostly due to taste, but there is canned beef as well. We did fine with that, sort off.

Dry fruit, which is a fast energy source.

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Anyone got any good ideas what to buy that can be eaten without cooking or opening refrigerator? [View all] Auntie Bush Oct 2012 OP

Peanut butter and crackers drthais Oct 2012 #1

Peanut butter is a life saver. charlyvi Oct 2012 #4

I have been making home made Peanut Butter, crunch60 Oct 2012 #116

peanut butter and honey mitchtv Oct 2012 #2

peanut butter is the best in an emergency. murray hill farm Oct 2012 #42

Spam, vienna sausages.... meow2u3 Oct 2012 #3

Chef boy ar dee canned ravoli/spaghettios, sardines, crackers, peanut butter.....nm nc4bo Oct 2012 #5

Anything Chef Boyardee, you don't even need a bowl... n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2012 #56

Peanut butter. Canned baked beans are OK @ room temperature. Freddie Oct 2012 #6

Canned soup. If you can eat it cold. LisaL Oct 2012 #7

I guess about any bakery type products without fillings that might spoil if unrefrigerated. RKP5637 Oct 2012 #8

Chef Boyardee. I eat it out of the can all the time. Its Time We Wake Up Oct 2012 #9

Raw meat? mysuzuki2 Oct 2012 #10

They might be preparing for the storm too. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2012 #25

Fresh fruits and vegetables? stopbush Oct 2012 #11

Oreos! The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #12

Ixnay on Prunes.... ;) Grammy23 Oct 2012 #23

Dried apricots are worse. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #27

You sound like you're talking from experience..... Grammy23 Oct 2012 #100

"Sadly, it was too late."! Turborama Oct 2012 #114

I second you on the dried apricots! Turborama Oct 2012 #115

I have never had an issue with dates. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #125

LOL! Le Taz Hot Oct 2012 #37

It's official. You owe me a keyboard & monitor! Tarheel_Dem Oct 2012 #119

Peanut butter and jelly for sure. Also if your freezer is working freeze some lunch meats. southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #13

And if preparing for the storm don't forget to have lots and lots of RKP5637 Oct 2012 #14

Cereal and Parmelat milk, or Zone or Kashi bars soleft Oct 2012 #15

or powdered milk and water. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2012 #57

Granola bars. Nuts. Sunflower seeds. Canned chicken. Apples. highplainsdem Oct 2012 #16

Cereal for dinner. Yum. gottavote Oct 2012 #17

Milk is the issue there, but Soy milk might be the answer Motown_Johnny Oct 2012 #121

These are some of the things I told my mom she could get: madaboutharry Oct 2012 #18

Beer. My beer has 104 calories per can. panader0 Oct 2012 #19

Sounds good!!! RKP5637 Oct 2012 #32

Beer -- It's Not Just For Breakfast Anymore! Buns_of_Fire Oct 2012 #110

canned/powdered milk, soy or almond milk - the ones that don't need refrigeration, cereal. nc4bo Oct 2012 #20

Powdered milk. reformist2 Oct 2012 #21

You'd need drinking water to prepare it... k8conant Oct 2012 #39

Thanks for all the great ideas that we all can use. nt Auntie Bush Oct 2012 #22

Can of beans or blackeye peas, bunch of salsa = yummy. uppityperson Oct 2012 #24

Or if you are in Tucson, put it on a windowsill to warm it up! OffWithTheirHeads Oct 2012 #41

Jerky Its Time We Wake Up Oct 2012 #26

Nuts DURHAM D Oct 2012 #28

some ideas Takket Oct 2012 #29

Been through several hurricanes.... CherokeeDem Oct 2012 #30

Canned meat, like chicken, vegetables, cream soups and lots of water Autumn Oct 2012 #31

Nutella. PB. Fresh fruit. Canned fruit. Canned veggies. Crackers. Cookies. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #33

Will you need caffeine? DURHAM D Oct 2012 #34

Jars of nuts Chemisse Oct 2012 #35

Here's an excerpt from a hurricane post a posted a few years ago ... Tx4obama Oct 2012 #36

Sardines and crackers !! RagAss Oct 2012 #38

Go old school. Grains, dried legumes, canned anything. bklyncowgirl Oct 2012 #40

Get individual mayo packets from Chik-Fil-A, Ilsa Oct 2012 #43

Granola bars, trail mix, raisins, popcorn LiberalElite Oct 2012 #44

Canned refried beans Brother Buzz Oct 2012 #45

If you have an old fondue pot buy extra sterno. DURHAM D Oct 2012 #46

Or camp coffee. ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #53

I keep the individual Starbucks instant coffee for emergencies. DURHAM D Oct 2012 #63

I have some Folger's instant coffee ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #75

I like my bandanna method. bklyncowgirl Oct 2012 #66

Good idea! ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #76

A French press is a lot easier. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #86

I heard dropping a raw egg in the coffee captures all those nasty grounds. Auntie Bush Oct 2012 #78

Interesting. ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #90

get a little sterno stove Ellipsis Oct 2012 #47

I got one similar to that about a week ago... Buns_of_Fire Oct 2012 #113

Canned refried beans and corn chips kentauros Oct 2012 #48

We have ice for a cooler ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #49

A small trash can with a liner in it, filled about half to 2/3 w water,frozen Lars39 Oct 2012 #62

The ice lasts longer in the cooler, too, ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #71

Freezing gallon jugs of water is excellent for coolers. Lone_Star_Dem Oct 2012 #135

Do you live in a building or a house? DURHAM D Oct 2012 #50

Chocolate, lots and lots of chocolate. Marie Marie Oct 2012 #51

Yeah! Baker's chocolate! kentauros Oct 2012 #59

I thought that ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #72

Dont forget the water kmlisle Oct 2012 #52

I have one of these - DURHAM D Oct 2012 #58

That's a great idea! kentauros Oct 2012 #69

Also, you can drink and cook with the water. DURHAM D Oct 2012 #73

I used to read Treehugger.com a lot. kentauros Oct 2012 #80

Tuna and salmon in the pouches... Cannikin Oct 2012 #54

www.72hours.org displacedtexan Oct 2012 #55

anything chef boyardee argiel1234 Oct 2012 #60

lots pokerfan Oct 2012 #61

Dark chocolate Tree-Hugger Oct 2012 #64

I love cold canned Roselma Oct 2012 #65

Jugs of distilled & spring water - TBF Oct 2012 #67

MRE LP2K12 Oct 2012 #68

after Katrina Aerows Oct 2012 #120

Hugs Lefta Dissenter Oct 2012 #70

MRE's alarimer Oct 2012 #74

If any of your neighbors are Mormon DURHAM D Oct 2012 #77

Yep jackbenimble Oct 2012 #129

Ro-tel Tomatoes and Green Chilis is a great pnwest Oct 2012 #79

Progresso Lentil Soup is great cold. liberalmuse Oct 2012 #81

You can buy tuna salad in pouches. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #82

Get a campstove if you don't have a gas grill B2G Oct 2012 #83

Also Samjm Oct 2012 #84

MREs if you can find them nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #85

one of those small propane camp stoves is handy to have Whisp Oct 2012 #87

Canned meats and fruits. But seriously, just pick some kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #88

And a shopping tip: kentauros Oct 2012 #89

Taking you advice and going to bed now. Nite-nite! Auntie Bush Oct 2012 #92

Sleep well! kentauros Oct 2012 #94

Pop Tarts sarcasmo Oct 2012 #91

Cookies jsr Oct 2012 #93

Go to a health food store and get some nut & fruit mixes and bars. applegrove Oct 2012 #95

Boil up a lot of water and keep it in a thermos Lydia Leftcoast Oct 2012 #96

What you wrote laid out a practice that is used in some societies that don't allow cooking bluestate10 Oct 2012 #104

Trail Mix. Lots of it. Ship of Fools Oct 2012 #97

Just remembered something--- Grammy23 Oct 2012 #98

You might want to PM the disposables idea to her kentauros Oct 2012 #102

Nuts, dried fruit, popcorn Canuckistanian Oct 2012 #99

Canned fruit. Multitudes of bread. Look up a camping shop of military surplus and get MREs. nt bluestate10 Oct 2012 #101

Cliff Bars, Luna Bars, Pure Bars, Lara Bars JSK Oct 2012 #103

We just did our annual prep politicat Oct 2012 #105

Baked beans, yummy cold. Protein, some sugar too (ok, lots of sugar) DebJ Oct 2012 #106

Textured Vegetable Protein davsand Oct 2012 #107

After you've got the essential foods taken care of, consider adding something sweet. gkhouston Oct 2012 #108

Anything in a can if you don't mind eating it unheated. Cleita Oct 2012 #109

Tuna, peanut butter sandwiches, canned fruit Marrah_G Oct 2012 #111

Canned Corned Beef Hash.... WCGreen Oct 2012 #112

Formula for babies or pre-natal mothers has loads of essentials & can be made using room temp water Turborama Oct 2012 #117

Honeybee Pollen--it's a great food with lots of essential nutrients crunch60 Oct 2012 #118

Most any of the canned vegetables madokie Oct 2012 #122

The tone of your post makes me think you will succumb to cannibalism any day now. Kindly Refrain Oct 2012 #123

Peanut butter...crackers...pop-top veggies/soups.. SoCalDem Oct 2012 #124

I hear shelf-stable milk lasts for a long time...nt SidDithers Oct 2012 #126

Buy a small Coleman stove Cronkite Oct 2012 #127

Try jicama if you haven't IDemo Oct 2012 #128

Lots of stuff malaise Oct 2012 #130

Someone talked about a waterbob. $22.00 (?) Amazon Very cool. lonestarnot Oct 2012 #131

Chocolate. Buy yourself several huge bags of Halloween candy LiberalEsto Oct 2012 #132

fresh fruit that keeps... antigone382 Oct 2012 #133

Paper plates, cups, glasses, also plastic tablewear, plenty matches for candles, zip lock bags Auntie Bush Oct 2012 #134

Pretty much anything that comes in a metal can or sealed glass jar slackmaster Oct 2012 #136

MRE's glacierbay Oct 2012 #137

10 days without power in 2006 footinmouth Oct 2012 #138