Short-Term Food Storage Basics: Part 1 – Getting Started
December 12, 2022
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A beginner’s guide to short-term food storage and the differences between short-term and long-term food storage.
March Thrive Life Food Storage Specials
Welcome to March! Anyone else feel like January was five years long and then you blinked and February was over? Okay, good. Me too.
Keep reading to get the lowdown on the March Thrive Life specials. As always, I’m sharing my opinion and these foods are in no particular order.
**This post contains affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and make a purchase, I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you.
1
Chicken Slices- 30% off
Shelf Life - 25 years
By now, I think I’ve made it clear that I am not a fan of anything other than freshly cooked chicken. This tastes like microwaved chicken to me when I reconstitute it. It makes sense – it’s not Thrive’s fault. It’s just the nature of cooking meat and then reheating it later. I don’t fault Thrive – just my picky taste buds.
BUT, most people think this tastes totally fine. So unless you’re a chicken snob like me, this would be a good addition to your food storage.
*Pro Tip: Reconstitute with chicken broth, and brown it in a frying pan with some olive oil to bring out the natural flavors!
2
Green Beans - 30% off
Shelf Life - 25 years
Nothing to shout from the rooftops about, but these are totally fine. They just taste like green beans. I will say that the stringy little side seam that is on green beans feels a little amplified in these sometimes, but it just depends.
Not my favorite veggie, no matter what form they come in, but I definitely keep some in our long term food storage.
Click here to add green beans with a 25-year shelf life to your food storage.
3
Fuji apples - 25% off
Shelf Life - 25 years
These freeze dried apple slices are a really good snack! My family loves to toss them in lunch boxes for every day use. Just be aware that you need to eat them within in a couple weeks because they do start to get kinda chewy after awhile.
They’re crunchy and full of flavor and earned their way to a spot on my top 12 freeze dried favorites list.
If you’re ready to add these Fuji Apples to your food storage, click here.
4
Pineapple - 25% off
Shelf Life - 25 years
This is such an amazing sweet snack and perfect for your 72-hour kits (in the pantry can size, of course). Seriously, SO good.
I love this pineapple so much that it made the cut for my top 12 items I keep in my food storage.
Check out this post if you’re looking for the breakdown on shelf life, quantity and more.
To add freeze dried pineapple to your food storage, click here.
5
Scrambled Egg Mix - 25% off
Shelf Life - 7 years
Cookie dough. Do I need to say more? Mix this in and no more halfway worrying about eating the dough raw.
Also, no shells. It’s a win all around!
They also cook up just like regular scrambled eggs. I definitely would not want to live life without eggs, so these are a MUST in our food storage.
6
Pepper Jack Cheese - 25% off
Shelf Life - 25 years
I haven’t tried this yet, so I can’t vouch for this specific freeze dried cheese. BUT, I have tried the cheddar cheese and it’s amazing.
Reconstitutes, and even melts, just like fresh cheese. So I’m going to assume this is the same, just pepper jack.
Click here to add pepper jack cheese to your food storage this month.
7
Instant Milk - 50% off
Shelf Life - 25 years
I feel like milk has been on sale a lot this year, so maybe you’ve already stocked up. But, if you haven’t taken advantage yet then now is the time.
Snag some of the BEST milk powder while you can get a discount.
If you want to hear more of my thoughts on this instant milk powder, just go read this post.
Click here if you want to add Thrive Life milk to your food storage.
8
Instant Brown Rice - 25% off
Shelf Life - 7 years
I made this and it was great!
However, I can’t stomach paying this much for rice when I can get it from the store for a fraction of the price. Normal brown rice in a bag stays good for 6 months and you can make it last longer by using mylar bags or buckets. So to me, this isn’t worth the price.
If you’d like to add Instant Brown Rice to your food storage, click here.
*Because of the oils in brown rice, the shelf life is much shorter than white rice. The shelf life of this Instant Brown Rice is 7 years unopened.
If you have questions:
PLEASE send me an email! Don’t delay getting started on your food storage just because something is confusing. I am here to help. If something is confusing to you, or even if you have questions about a previous order, PLEASE ASK!
melanie@planforawesome.com
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