MRE's? Provisioning in These Troubled Times

Remember all the flurry around preparing for Y2K? What a crock ! But today? Foodie has oiled her rusty bike chains, fixed saddlebags to the rear wheels and a big basket up front, and is now pondering her choices of long-lived foodstuffs. MRE's of course come to mind first.

These are the Meals Ready to Eat so beloved of troops in the field. Vacuum-packed stews, apple sauce and all manner of more, some even coming with a bizarre little heater. ( Add water, and watch chemicals begin to circle the wagons, creating heat. Or something.) The web is full of foreboding-sounding sites that supply these, such as militarysurplussurvival.com, theepicenter.com, areyouprepared.com,survivalinstinct.com.

One site had sold out of its MRE’s but had a "rare" supply of LRP ( Long Range Patrol) rations, freeze-dried, shelf life of 5 years, for those lengthy recon sessions in the neighborhood.

What’s a foodie to do?

In an undisclosed location Foodie is stashing the following: nutrition bars, water, dried fruit, nuts and chocolate. Oh-- and rice and beans.Canned sardines. Olive oil. ( That camp stove is around somewhere!) Maybe some spuds......We read that during World War II some folks on the run ( Jews) liquified all their potatoes and moved out of harm’s way for two weeks, swigging on spud juice from bottles hidden in their coats.

Fortunately, Foodie is between pets so no need to haul bags of food, bowls, even more water. ( Those doggie saddlebags always slid right off my canine, so no way.) It is time to find water purification tablets, maybe even a portable water filter?

No!—it is time to make a fine cup of coffee and relax. Enjoy the now. Eat well and be well.

Same to you all.