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Default Why canned food is not as good as fresh



"Bruce" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 18 May 2015 11:41:52 +0100, "Ophelia" >
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>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
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>>> On Mon, 18 May 2015 11:03:04 +0100, "Ophelia" >
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>>>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
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>>>>> On Sun, 17 May 2015 12:45:38 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
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>>>>>>I don't have any problem with canned foods. The reason it's fallen out
>>>>>>of
>>>>>>favor
>>>>>>is because most everybody has refrigeration and access to fresh stuff.
>>>>>>Take that away from people and canned foods will be a godsend. Canned
>>>>>>foods are important during disasters and wars. It was originally
>>>>>>designed to support military troops in the field and it still serves
>>>>>>that purpose well, over 200 years later. Anybody that looks down on
>>>>>>can foods have had too easy of a life. The reality is that canned
>>>>>>foods have sustained life, not shortened it.
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>>>>> It's wonderful how you're always prepared for famine, disaster and
>>>>> war, but why not start eating survival food when they actually occur?
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>>>>We keep a good store of dried and canned stuff and of course I have to
>>>>rotate it somewhat, but fortunately it doesn't have to be done too
>>>>often
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>>> I guess one doesn't want to eat survival rotation food all the time or
>>> surviving wouldn't be much fun.

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>>lol one way of putting it. But one thing, some folk I have read about seem
>>to think that anything will do for storage so long as they have that back
>>up, but they need to understand, if you don't like it before you need it,
>>you sure as heck won't like it after) So, eating 'storage' food isn't
>>bad
>>but fresh is nicer

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> But in most countries that disaster will never hit, unless it's a 1 or
> 2 day power outage or flood or similar, so it's more psychological
> anyway


If you can't get out for some reason; have a big bill or want to buy
something and not break into savings ... I have always kept good stock in
and has served me well



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