A Note on Tins

[Scythe13]

Just a quick note some of you might not have thought of.

WTSHTF, there will be very little food available. However, there is likely to be a fair bit of land that can be farmed.

It's easier to start gathering tins of meat products, then supplying the veg/greens from the earth, than it is to to it the other way round. One tin of meat balls is easier to get, then add a couple of apples, than it is to do it the other way round. One tin of peach slices....easy. One portion of meat from the earth.....not so easy.

As a result of this, I'm focussing my tin purchases on the kinds of things that I have no clue about how to get, or that would be much harder for me to attain. Things like peas, beans, and most veg can be grown or gathered from the wild. Things like meat.....not so easily.

I'm not saying, ignore any non-meat product. But what I am saying is "There are months of the year when you can get all your greens from the earth."

I try to work on a ratio of 4:2:2:1

4 - Protein source tins (hotdogs, meatballs, spam, chicken, beef, etc)
2 - Fruit or Veg mix (kidney beans, mixed fruit, lentils, peas, etc)
2 - Random/Yums (condensed milk, honey, treat foods, etc)
1 - Bulking bag (bag of rice, pasta, egg white, corn, flour, etc)

Using this ratio, I know that although I have much more protein than carbs (ignoring the bulking bags), I'll also be able to supplement my veg intake with potatoes that I can grow, beans or peas I can grow. Even stuff from green houses will be a possibility and a certainty in long term homesteading.

I hope that helps some people who find themselves with 100 tins of peas and suddenly realise...DAMN that's a lot of meat I have to get to reach a balanced diet!!!