Everyone in the Survival community has seen the Survival ration bars. Mainstays, Datrex and others. I have eaten the mainstay bars before. Not bad really. Very dry though. Also the bars have many ingredients I’m not going to eat. Not only is it not paleo it’s full of chemicals. There is a better homemade version going around mostly made with oatmeal. I saw that recipe recently on a website. While reading the article my mind was already working. I began thinking about how to make a paleo survival ration bar immediately. I made a test one to give to people to try. The reactions to the paleo survival ration bar were good enough to run with for me. So let’s make a paleo survival ration bar.
I was at Whole Foods the other day picking up ingredients to a project I’m working on. While there I decided to pick up a few Lara Bars. I was looking around at the other energy bars and one caught my eye. It was Paleo Simplified Energy Bars. They had me at Paleo. A quick glance over the package and I decided to pick it up. There were two flavors to choose from. I went with the nutty fruit bliss (Blue Wrapper). I think the price was between the $2~$3 range. A few other bars caught my eye as well so expect reviews soon. So let’s open the Paleo Simplified Energy Bars and eat it.
I received an email recently with the subject “Why Milk is essential to Stock up on for emergencies”. I knew I would be writing about that. I saved the email to read later. I disagreed with the premise that you must store milk. I don’t believe it is essential nor healthy. I later opened the email to see if I could be persuaded. It was one tiny paragraph. Summarized as Milk has protein and you need protein. Mostly they were trying to sell non fat powdered milk. Nope not interested in storing milk. Now that we have that out of the way let’s dig into why you shouldn’t bother storing milk.
Eating Bugs For Survival and fun. We have all heard about eating them in an emergency situation. Could you? I know I can. I’ve eaten insects on several occasions. Mostly sober. Barbecue flavored meal worms. Battered and deep fried grasshopper. A moth with mustard once. Ants. I think I ate a scorpion once. So not just for survival. I don’t have any hang-ups on it. I’m even thinking about incorporating them on my homestead. I love the permaculture saying “The Problem is the solution”. Are insects eating your crops? Eat them. Today let’s look at a few options out there.
The phrase Gluten Free is popping up all over the supermarket. No longer are they confined in a special area. It is becoming a label to slap on everything. A buzz word. Potato chips are labeled gluten free. Well no shit they are gluten free. Potatoes don’t have any gluten in them. It’s like saying the sky is free of flying monkeys. Yes gluten is bad. I’ve covered it before. So if gluten is bad, gluten free is good. This is a logical fallacy. Just because something is free of gluten does not mean it is good. Today I’ll cover some of the reason why this is.
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Foods Without Gluten
Gluten is found in grains such as wheat, barley, rye and triticale (a cross between wheat and rye). It is added to some random foods as well. Oats for example get contaminated from being processed in the same factories. So out of an endless amount of foods only a handful contain gluten. This is the reason I don’t feel being gluten free is a hard choice. I’m not celiac so I don’t have severe reactions. I know some sauces at restaurants could be contaminated so I avoid them when possible. By sticking to a basic paleo, unprocessed diet you are gluten free. No meat, Veggies, Fruit or nuts have gluten.
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Gluten Free
The store is filled with gluten free products now. I’d say 80% of it s complete garbage. Rice Krispies are gluten free. Potato chips are gluten free. These foods are certainly not healthy choices. They are now being labeled Gluten free. The other big issue is in items that would normally have gluten in it. Things like gluten free pretzels and crackers. You would think that making then without gluten would be a good thing. It is not though. By removing the gluten containing ingredients they are forced to add something. That something is usually a lot of somethings and mostly chemicals. Many times the replacements are not much better for you. It is an out of the skillet and into the fire situation. I always flip over gluten free products to read the ingredients. It’s a weird hobby of mine. You will find some crazy ingredients.
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Just Eat Healthy
Stop going out of your way to justify eating bad. Stop trying to mimic your old ways of eating that was bad. I don’t miss making a sandwich. I don’t need paleo bread. I have made it. Maybe a couple times a year. You can live without crackers. You are comfortable with certain things and look for them to be gluten free. With so so many food choices why get hung up on a few. Go try something new.
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