Survival - Food

Edible Pine Bark

Have you ever been hungry enough to eat a tree?  Survival Topics will show you just how delicious a huge old tree can be...
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Bannock

Bannock has been a staple food of outdoorsmen for centuries.

Portable, nutritious, tasty and easy to make, bannocks legendary reputation continues as one of the best survival foods you can bring into the wilderness.

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How to Make Hardtack

Hardtack is an excellent survival food noted for its durability in even the most extreme conditions. Whats more, its easy for you to make. Here's how...
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Preparedness Proteins

When most of us think of protein we tend to think of meat. However when it comes to storing food for long periods of time, perhaps in a preparedness survival cache, you may want to consider plant based proteins. In this Survival Topic we explore the advantages of plant proteins and how to combine them for maximum effect...
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Harvesting Plantain Seeds for Survival Food

A new take on harvesting plantain for food...
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How to Make Bannock

Bannock has been a food staple of the outdoorsman for well over a hundred years. In this Survival Topic we explore how to make this most easy, and delicious, of wilderness foods...
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Our Vulnerable Food Supply

Very few people actually grow the foods that we require for our survival. Furthermore, the infrastruction that distributes food from farm to city is vulnerable...
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How Long Can You Live without Food or Water?

You can survive without food for a much longer period of time than you can survive without water. But what about when you lack both? Find the answer in this Survival Topic...

Grasshopper Recipes

Grasshoppers are good survival food. Go out an catch your own then come back and try these recipes guaranteed to be finger licking good...
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Food Energy is Key to Survival

During the first criitcal 72-hours of a survival scenario you need food high in energy. Without a sufficient intake of calories your ability to survive will be greatly diminished as your energy levels drop and your chances of making mistakes increase...
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Survival Foraging on the Move

When traveling through the wilderness it pays to keep a constant eye out for edible foods to supplement that which are carrying. If you are pressed for time and lack resources, your best bet may be to keep moving, all the while gathering anything edible that comes your way...
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Make Your Own Survival Power Gel

Power Gels are popular with those who partake of sports requiring high energy output. Power gels are designed to deliver a maximum of calories over and extended period of time, which makes them an excellent addition to the survivors kit. One problem is that power gels are expensive and are often lacking a few key ingredients. Here is how to make your own ...
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How Long Can You Live Without Food?

When training for survival one of the most popular topics is how to find food. And for good reason. Without an adequate diet, survivors will suffer a host of physical and metal symptoms that must be dealt with in addition to the stresses of the survival situation itself.

In this Survival Topic we discuss how long person can live without food and some of the variables involved in making such an estimate...

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Edible Flowers

Flowers are often overlooked as a potential source of survival food. Often abundant, easy to locate and identify, edible wild flowers and even edible urban flowers are excellent supplements to your food supply.
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Harvesting Cattail Shoots

One of the best plants in terms of usefulness to the survivor is the common cattail. Easily identified and widespread, the cattail is a survival plant bar none. From survival food and shelter, to blankets and even clothing, the common cattail is your friend when the going gets tough – or you just want a quick handy snack.
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Insects as Survival Food

When you're hungry in the wilderness you may find yourself wishing you had some Meals Ready to Eat. Do not despair - there are probably some of the best Meals Almost Ready to Eat right under your feet.

More mouth watering goodness here...

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Easy Protein Foods That Need No Refrigeration

how do you get enough protein during extended outings in the bush when meats, eggs, and fish will spoil within a day or so? MREs are expensive. Here is how to get your protein without breaking the bank.

Old Time Arctic Survival Ration

This ration was used successfully by generations of arctic explorers under the most adverse of conditions. High in fats and calories and providing all the nutrients your body needs, you can thrive on little else for months on end.
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How to Make Pemmican

Explorers through the ages have made a special food a staple in their diets that is high in calories and very rich in fat. So high in fat that it would make dietitians cringe, yet so nutritious that hard working men in arctic conditions have thrived on little else
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The Best Survival Food

What is the best survival food? Every survivor may think himself an expert when it comes to selecting food for an emergency ration. Here is my take on the subject ...

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Your Body Needs Fuel

Keeping tanked up with high grade fuel is one way the successful survivor gives himself the edge. Fuel your body properly each every day and it won't let you down when times get tough.
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The Importance of Proper Nutrition

Just as the survivor always keeps the fuel tank to his vehicle full, he also makes sure the nutritional needs of his body are topped off. The last thing you want to do is meet an emergency situation with low energy and poor physical condition.
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MREs

Meals Ready to Eat or MREs for short are the US military answer to the old bad tasting C and K rations of yesteryear. MREs are more nutritous and better tasting, last a long time in the field, and are available in many different configurations.
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Emergency Food Bars

Emergency food bars are a good addition to any survival kit. Store a package of food bars in the trunk of your car and another in your backpack and you have a basic food supply for three days. Food bars are packed with energy and nutrients, store well, and last for five years. If you want to survive, emergency food bars are a step in the right direction.
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