Whether you’re going out on a long hiking trip or trying to survive a societal collapse, the right snacks can give you the energy you need to stay clear-headed, well-fueled, and ready for anything that comes your way. Thankfully, the market is flooded with excellent snacks that are easy to pack. Let’s take a look.
2,400 Calorie Emergency Bars by Ready Hour
If you’re looking for a day’s worth of calories in a single bar, look no further. They have a five-year shelf life, come in a vacuum-sealed package, and provide enough sustenance to more than maintain your physique. While most emergency ration bars taste like a stick of chalk, Ready Hour offers their rendition in a super yummy sugar cookie and shortbread taste and consistency.
Nut Butters
Although we won’t suggest a specific brand, nut butters are excellent survival snacks. You can choose between peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, and sunflower butter. Adding this to oatmeal or trail mix can take your snack to a calorie-packed stomach-filling level. If you need something with a longer shelf life, you can also buy dehydrated versions that will last years longer than their jarred counterparts.
Protein Bars
When choosing the best protein bar, go for a combination that you truly enjoy. There are dozens of highly-rated brands on the market, each offering high-calorie bars packed with vitamins and nutrients. Your best bet is to choose a nut, fruit, and chocolate combo to tick all the boxes for your snacking needs. Keep in mind these can be a bit messy, so if you’re concerned about attracting bugs, you might want to wait to indulge.
Dairy Products
Dairy is an essential part of every diet, but we all know that keeping cheese and milk good without refrigeration is a tough task. Thankfully, you can acquire freeze-dried or canned cheese and stockpile bricks of Parmesan. If you’re looking for something that can last a couple of decades in storage, hard cheeses with a thick wax coating go great with crackers. You can also invest in cans of evaporated milk, powdered milk, or sweetened condensed milk. Each one provides ample amounts of calcium to keep your bones strong.
Other great snacks include beef jerky, trail mix, pickles (in the can), freeze-dried or dehydrated fruits, honey, jams and jellies, canned fruits and veggies, ramen noodles, Vienna sausages, and spam.
Once you’ve acquired your snacks, be sure to label them with an expiration date and store them with the closest expiration date on the front of the shelf or top of the container. By doing so, you will know which ones you need to consume first without having to rearrange everything. Don’t forget to add a few sweet treats and long-lasting powdered drink mixes for that occasional craving!