Best Prepper Protein

meat is the best prepper protein source

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Be happy that meat is available now. In war time, during an
economic depression, or in the years of a drought, meat will be
hard to come by. In the event of job loss from a pandemic or
another Great Depression your family will welcome meat at the
dinner table.

Meat is a luxury you can prepare for today, so that you can live
richly tomorrow whatever the days may bring.

During World War II, SPAM became very popular.
During the Great Depression corned beef hash was popular.
Today canned bacon is popular with campers and survivalists

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the Happy Preppers! Bacon is the luxury prepper protein and it's
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Meat Food Storage
The best long-term survival food is meat!

What is the best prepper protein? Meat!
Meat is important to man's survival. The word itself suggests we
should eat it: "m-eat!" But if you were to look in the average
prepper's pantry there's one thing that's sparsely there when
compared to other canned and dehydrated goods, and that's meat.

Did you know that canned meat is the most requested item at
food banks? Meat is highly prized! It's time to take stock of the
meat in your larder to ensure your family's survival and here's
more about why meat is the best prepper protein...

Meat is the Best Prepper Protein
Why is meat the ultimate survival food? The protein in meat, fish
and poultry is essential for building new cells, maintaining tissues
and helping you perform at your best when physically active, as
you would be during an emergency. In short, proteins make
everything happen!

Meat is the most complete source of protein, and thanks to the
conveniences of freeze dried meats you can store meat very
easily for more than 25 years or more. Meat is an important
survival food for many reasons and below are ten of them....

#1: Meat is a complete protein.
The main reason to stockpile freeze dried meat buckets as well as
canned meat is for the protein content that's available straight
from the can or mylar pouch. Meat is a complete protein in and of
itself.

Red meat has almost every nutrient humans need, including all
the essential amino acids to build muscles, skin, hair and to keep
your blood, glands and organs functioning properly. Red meat has
B vitamins, iron, zinc, and selenium. Meat gives us around 90% of
sustenance we need to survive.

NOTE: Many preppers think beans are a protein, but this isn't
true. A complete protein will have nine essential amino acids
and beans are missing the methionine. The protein isn't
complete with beans until you add the right portion of rice or
corn. Rice and beans together make a protein and you can
survive months on a rice and beans diet.

#2: Freeze dried meat makes a great snack.
Many preppers don't know that f reeze dried beef dices can be
eaten straight from the can or used in any recipe requiring cooked
beef. Pieces are diced and chopped at a perfect size for chili,
soups, stews and casseroles. Use them for camping, emergencies
or for everyday to create meals in a jar.

Freeze dried beef. Freeze dried hamburger meat is compact
nutrition and ideal to stockpile if you're short on space.
Freeze dried hamburger is extremely versatile. With a 25-
year shelf life freeze dried hamburger will be there when you
need it most ~ in an emergency. Did you know that you can
eat the freeze dried meat, straight from the can?

Freeze dried chicken. Freeze dried chicken also makes a
great snack. Of course, you can add the chicken to your
favorite recipes including pad thai, chicken tacos, stir-fry,
chicken alfredo, ramen, stews, or soups. Just add water and
enjoy. Take Mylar wrapped freeze-dried chicken on a
backpacking trip to enhance the meat content of your meals.

Freeze dried Sausage. Nutristore Freeze Dried sausage is a
rare treat. Use it for Italian pastas or make a pizza as is the
serving suggestion on the #10 can pictured right.

#3: Meat is the most requested food at the pantries.
Meat is one of the most requested food donations at food banks
and community pantries. Pantries request canned meat and
proteins like peanut butter because the high protein content of
meat helps patrons feel fuller for longer and also because it
doesn't require much preparation for those who are homeless.

Canned ground beef. Hamburger in a can is a great
shortcut to getting the meat you need into your diet during
an emergency. Incorporating canned hamburger now will also
help you for the nights when you're too swamped to get to
the grocery store. Dinner is in a can! Just add a few
ingredients and you have a home cooked meal whether it's
sloppy Joes, spaghetti, tacos, a casserole or your own
creation, hamburger in a can is ready when you are.

Canned chicken chunks. Pantries appreciate canned chicken
because this is a non-perishable item that its patrons can
use in soups and casseroles. It's also a versatile food
because add to a sandwich or cracker. Also because it's high
protein content canned chicken is a popular item at food
banks. It's economical too. You can get almost 2-lbs of
Keystone canned chicken (1lbs. 12-oz) for around $6.28. That
works out to around .22 cents an ounce.

Canned Taco Meat. One can of Pace Taco C omplete is
enough to make 7 tacos and needs only the taco shells.
Making tacos has never been so easy. This ready to eat meal
is the perfect complement to a taco kit. Scratch the prep!
Just heat the taco meat filling packed with corn, red peppers,
and black beans and stuff your tortilla or taco shell. Dinner is
served! Incidentally, pantries also request other shelf-stable
complete meals and ready to eat soup, stews and chili.

#4: Meat is a high-energy food.
Having an abundance of canned meat in the prepper's pantry is
important because meat is a high-energy food. Think of meat as
compressed energy! You'll find more compressed calories in a can
of meat than the same weight of grains—and this means less
storage space.

Meat is a high-energy food in part because of its fat (exercising
converts fat to energy), but it's the protein of meat that provides
you with long lasting energy.

#5: Meat prices fluctuate.
Having canned and dehydrated meats in your preppers pantry will
help you with your budget when meat prices fluctuate and the
prices are too high. You can also stock up and save on your
favorite canned meats.

Food prices always rise and this is true especially of meat.
Canned meat is good for the pantry to help you deal with the
rising costs.

In a depressed economy meat will be a luxury! If you can afford
meat now, then it's important to plan for when you might not be
able to afford it all. When prepping for job loss, an economic
collapse, or wartime, your canned meat stockpiles will become an
increasingly important resource. Imagine yourself in hard times
trying to afford meat. You'll find it will be easier for you to afford
more pasta, rice or grains when you already have the meat in
your pantry.

#6: Canned meat is safer than home canning.
Another reason to stockpile canned meat is the sheer
convenience. Meat is a low-acid food and needs to be canned
under proper sterilization methods ~ the temperature must be at
least 101° C (and a heating temperature of 121° C is optimal).
This destroys all microorganism and spores or renders them
dormant. Canning your own meat generally isn't safe, though
many peppers can their own meat quite successfully.

Canned meat will add a high-quality, protein rich and nutrient
dense food to your diet.

In the wild, meat is safer for humans to eat than plants. Most
plants are deadly to humans; while most meat is not. Did you
know that 90% of plants on earth are deadly to humans?When
you think of it, we must be very selective about the plants we
choose to eat. It's something you might easily forget when you
see the abundance of produce at the grocery store or farmer's
market.

Vegetarians would battle weight loss if it were not for
"protein" technology. Vegetarians are usually skinny, but
they'd be skinnier if not for our agriculture. Vegetarians
forget how dependent they are on technology to help them
get the proteins they need to avoid eating meat, like
soybeans for their tofu and protein smoothies. Also, the
technology and convenience of mass produced rice and beans
helps them survive a life without meat. Most people can't
grow their own rice and beans*.

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We might be omnivores, but we're born meat eaters!Why
eat meat? For starters, humans have canines, which cut and
shear food into chewable pieces. Your canines have the
purpose of tearing into and then grinding meat. Another
reason to consider stockpiling more canned meat is that the
human body makes full use of nutrients found in meat. This
signals that human body values meat and essentially
requires meat. Humans have a short colon, long small
intestine and with it lots of hydrochloric acid to help break
down animal protein in the stomach. Human digestion is
designed to break down animal protein. We can't process
plant cellulose (vegetable fibers), but we readily can process
meat.

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#3: Hunting for Meat: Don't go it "Alone."
If you're like many preppers you're planning on fishing or hunting
in an apocalypse, instead of growing or foraging for your food.
Growing fruits and vegetables takes time, but you get more
immediate gratification from a hunting or fishing expedition.
Hunting and fishing will be part of your prepping and survival
plan, but you're going to need to rely on canned meat for many
reasons.

Canned meat is the ultimate prepper survival food even if
you're a hunter and here's why...

Other hunter survivalists will have the same idea. With no
rules on hunting season in an apocalypse and everyone vying
for their share of available resources, the supply of meat
sources will dwindle. Knowing you have canned meat in the
pantry will help fuel your next venture.

Hunting can be dangerous. Safety aside, when the stuff
really hits the fan in an apocalypse you may not have
considered the hunters out there who will be hunting you!
Having canned meat handy and keeping a low-profile will
extend your life.

In a nuclear fallout you won't be able to hunt anyway.
Canned meat will be safe to eat provided there's no
radioactive dust on the lid. U.S. Scientists already tested the
theory and found bottles and cans safe to consume. Will
your food be radioactive? Yes, but they'll be within the
permissible limits and it won't hurt you in the short term.

#7: Recalls will have you reaching for canned meat.
Another reason to stockpile canned meat is that recalls happen
and you'll have peace of mind knowing the meat you have in your
pantry is safe in times when fresh meat isn't safe to teat.
E. coli makes its way in hamburger meat, Listeria finds a way into
hams and sausages; and then there's beef infected with Bovine
Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow disease).

Here are just some of the examples of recalls:

14.5 millions pounds of meat was contaminated in 2001.for
Listeria monocytogenes.
135,810 pounds of poultry recalled for Listeria
62,000 pounds of bee recalled from E. coli

#8: Drought and Famine will affect the meat supply.
Lower on the list of reasons to stockpile canned meats is for
drought and famine. While the United States has had almost one-
hundred years without famine, there's a very real threat that
drought and famine could happen again is a good reason to invest
in canned meats.

During the Great Depression, America's Southern Plains farmland
became known as the Dust Bowl. In the period of severe dust
storms and drought of the 1930s, millions of acres of farmland
became useless. Without grass for the livestock, farmers were
forced to slaughter them. Farmers slaughtered as many as 6
million pigs.

#9: Meat has more iron than spinach!
Lean beef has iron in an excellent source of protein and iron. It's
the iron content that can help minimize fatigue. You may think
spinach is one of the best sources of iron, but it's actually meat!
Incidentally, Popeye never ate spinach for the iron content.

#10: Humans naturally crave meat.
Very few people eat no meat or dairy at all. Those who do not eat
it are for poverty, religion or ideology. Many vegans crave meat,
and they try to work around their cravings by inventing such
things as Tofurky, and veggie burgers. For cultures who do not
eat meat, Hundusim, many partake in the dairy product: ghee.
Vegetarians eat cheese and eggs.

According to Scientific American, "Cooperative hunting promoted
the development of language and socialization." In other words,
we must credit our desire for meat consumption to advancing of
our civilization and intelligence.

On the downside, meat takes a toll on the environment and is
expensive to produce in terms of water and agricultural resources
needed to sustain livestock. As well, Americans could perhaps eat
less meat.

Prepper Meats
The calories and nutrition of meat will provide an edge on
survival. Here are the best canned meats for prepper survival...

Shelf stable meats include:

Canned meats. Yoders canned meats and Keystone canned
goods are two high-quality sources of meat proteins you can
stock in your pantry along with cans of tuna, SPAM, and
other canned meats.

Dehydrated meats: Beef Jerky and pemmican.

Freeze dried meats: For preppers short on space, freeze
dried meat provides the ultimate solution of concentrated
energy. Best of all, you can eat freeze dried meat straight
from the can or bag.

Freeze dried hamburger

Beef

Yoder's Grass Fed beef (beef chunks, ground beef, and
taco filling). Look for grass-fed meats, including Yoder's
canned hamburger, beef chunks and taco filling. These
products have a 10-year shelf life according to the
manufacturer!
Keystone Ground Beef. Make sloppy Joes, tacos and pasta
with fully cooked ground beef in a can! It's ready to eat or
heat.
Mountain House Ground Beef. A freeze dried best seller,
Mountain House ground beef is a must have for the prepper's
pantry.
Provident Pantry Ground Beef .
Legacy Foods Freeze Dried Beef. Select NON-GMO certified
freeze dried products, including Legacy Foods freeze dried
beef and chicken.
Beef Jerky. Beef Jerky was a pioneer staple.
Libby's Roast Beef.
Emergency Essentials, formerly Provident Pantry, Freeze
Dried Italian Meatballs. Provident Pantry Freeze Dried
Italian Meatballs will enhance your pasta.
Rancher's cut by Honeyville Farms, directly below.

Bacon, Ham and Pork

Dak Ham. Made in Denmark by people who are world
renowned for their pork products, you get 9 grams of protein
per serving and a can of DAK Ham, which has 8 servings.
That's 72 grams of prepper protein for around $5.
SPAM. Preppers have a dirty secret: they love SPAM from
Hormel. Hawaiians love SPAM too. An excellent cookbook is
Hawaii cooks with SPAM, pictured right. Try also SPAM bacon.
The ingredients of SPAM bacon are fairly simple: Pork with
ham, bacon (cured with water, salt, sugar, dextrose, dodium
erythorbate, sodium nitrite), rendered bacon fat, water,
modified potato starch, salt, sugar, sodium nitrate.
Provident Pantry Sausage Crumbles.
Yoder s c anned bacon. Did somebody say bacon? We sure
did! From Yoders comes bacon in a can. Truly a Prepper's
miracle. With smoky flavor and a long shelf life, you'll be
glad to have this canned bacon in your Preppers shelf. This
stuff has a 10 year shelf life! You get about 40 servings per
can of fully cooked bacon, per drained of fat. Prepper protein
count is approximately 5 grams of protein in each slice. Just
one can of bacon packs around 200 grams of protein.
Yoders Pork Chunks. Pictured immediate right, Yoder's Pork
Chunks is fully cooked meat in broth.
Food Storage Meat Bucket: Pictured at the top of the page,
Food Storage has a variety pack of freeze dried meats with
canned ones. You get turkey, pork, chicken, ground beef and
beef.
Legacy Foods 100% USDA Freeze Dried Meats. With
generous portions Legacy Foods Beef and Chicken packs 33-
37g protein per serving! Best of all, Legacy Foods are
certified GMO free and are made in America.

Chicken and Turkey
Freeze dried poultry can be eaten straight from the can as a tasty
snack!

Emergency Essentials, formerly Provident Pantry, Freeze
Dried White Chicken chunks #10 can.

Legacy Foods Freeze Dried Chicken. Select NON-GMO
certified freeze dried products, including Legacy Foods freeze
dried chicken and beef.

Yoder's Chicken Chunks with broth.

Fish
Not technically meat, but fish is an excellent prepper protein.

Hot smoked salmon. Flaky and delicious, hot smoked
salmon has a three-year shelf life in the packaging and
doesn't require refrigeration until after opening.

Cold Smoked Salmon. Store and rotate smoked salmon as
part of your food storage. Cold smoked salmon can last a
long time in your refrigerator and is one of the p r epper foods
to store in your fridge.

Combination Meat Packs
Did you know you can eat freeze dried chicken or beef without
adding water? Try eating the meat like a snack. The Rice and
Meat bucket is a great addition to your food storage lineup.

Enjoy the versatility of adding seasoned real meat to your
emergency food supply, everyday meals, or as a high-protein
snack while camping. Each Grab and Go container has 15
Metallyte pouches of freeze-dried meat that can be used without
decreasing the food’s shelf life. Easy to prepare, no cooking is
necessary. Just add water, re-hydration happens within 12 to 15
minutes! Rely on a shelf-life of up to 15 years.

The Wise Foods ReadyWise Meat bucket, pictured at the top of
the page includes 60 total servings of seasoned beef and poultry
individually wrapped in convenient 4-portion packs. There's also
20 servings of long-term instant rice for convenience.

So now you know the ultimate survival food is meat. Go for the
jerky! Tune-in to the tuna. Stack up on the Dak! You are SPAM-I
am! Meat is the best source of protein for preppers. Beans
combined with rice provide a close second.

Preppers are quick to store rice and beans, because the
combination makes a complete protein, but somehow many
overlook meat food storage as part of their preparedness plans. It
can be expensive to stockpile meat, but it's also one of the most
important components of a long-term food storage plan.
Beans are fine and dandy, but they require a mixture with rice to
form a complete protein. Meat is the ultimate survival food.
Meats are a high energy food. The best source of protein for
preppers is meat, which is why meat is #6 on the prepper's list of
the 37 foods to stockpile before crisis.

Suggestions for meat, fish and poultry food storage include:

Beef Jerky (and other Jerky meats like Turkey Jerky)
Canned bacon
Canned hamburger
Canned ham
Canned salmon and tuna
Dried whole Salami
Freeze dried hamburger and diced beef
Freeze dried chicken, turkey, beef and pork
Freeze dried sausage crumbles
Freeze dried meatballs (sometimes available)

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