Foods (and Drinks) With Excellent Shelf-life

Whether you’re sick of throwing out food that’s long past its expiry date, or are working on preparing a food stockpile in case of an emergency, consumables that practically never spoil can be a huge asset to your household. This article lists non-perishable food items that not only have long shelf lives, but if taken care of properly, these foods stand a chance of never going bad within your lifetime…………

……….Keeping consumables in an air-tight container, or better yet, vacuum packed, is also very important to increasing shelf life.

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1. Staple survival foods that are non-perishable

You’ll need to be really careful about keeping these completely dry and free from moisture, but if you can manage to store these in air-tight containers, they will keep for an incredibly long period of time.

• Rice: white, wild, jasmine, Arborio and basmati (brown rice does not keep forever)

• Hardtack crackers/biscuits

• Dried cranberries.

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………These survival foods never spoil, and will still remain edible long after their flavour has changed.

• Honey

• Molasses

• Maple syrup

• Dried lentils

• Dried beans

• Dried split peas

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  5. Seasonings that are non-perishable

  Seasonings are also excellent survival foods, as they’re food that lasts forever, and only get weaker in strength of taste over long periods of time. Like with the base ingredients, keep these in an air-tight container, free of moisture and humidity, and they’re likely to never expire.

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  7. Survival drinks that are non-perishable

  Non-perishable drinks are another asset you can add to your survival food stockpile. Any alcohol over 10% that does not contain eggs, milk, and other dairy derivatives (ex. not Baileys, Tia Maria, etc.) should typically last forever in a stockpile. Alcohol also has disinfectant and medicinal properties, so keeping it stocked, especially when it never goes bad, is definitely a good idea for any prepper. Learn more about the best alcohol to stockpile here.

  • Wine

  • Spirits

  • Liquors

 

Related Articles:

• Video – How to Test the Freshness of Eggs
• How to Make Homemade Survival Bars
• 5 Must Do Things When Storing Food for Survival

 

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