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I've seen some plastic bags of beef jerky, rather salty but not requiring refrigeration.
Here in northern Alabama, we had a 4.5 day power outage from a tornado last year. It seems we get all our power from one group of power plants, and the tornado hit the area where the several high-voltage power lines that bring us power were spreading out from that group of power plants. To those planning to use microwaves: I've never seen a microwave that didn't require electricity, so those of you might need to look for the gasoline-powered generators that can give your home some electricity, although probably less than usual. |
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Jean B. wrote:
more nut butters and seeds to mix into it This one caught my eye. It sounds like an idea with a lot of potential. What sort of seeds do you mix into what sort of butters? I tend to eat butters made from seeds (sunflower sun butter, seseme tahini), nuts (almond or cashew buts), legumes (bean paste, peanut butter). But the only crunchy type I have is peanut butter with unground peanuts mixed into it. |
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Robert Miles wrote:
I've seen some bag-like packages of sardines and some bag-like packages of salmon. Some people can tear them open, but I prefer a pair of scissors. This package type has become common for tuna. Only a matter of time before it started appearing for other fish. Cool. |
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Jean B. wrote:
... Why do so many medical folks hold such archaic views on nutrition? .... But dieticians? Surely there must be SOME enlightened ones. If you find one recommend them in many different ways. They are out there, a few. |
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Jean B. wrote:
Cheri wrote: I totally agree with that. I cringe at the meals they try to foist on some of my diabetic friends. I don't understand the approach that seems to be pretty much eat what you want, test, and compensate with meds. Why not pay attention to carbs in the first place? (I apologize if this is naive. Because I am not diabetic, my knowledge of that is somewhat superficial.) It's a weakness in the allopathic model of medicine that has dominated for over a century. The model beat out all others and for the first time in history it became safer to go to the hospital than to stay at home and hope your injury healed. The model is based on adding medications to cure existing illnesses and using surgery to remove problems. Prevention is an afterthought in th emodel. |
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On Oct 29, 10:13*am, Doug Freyburger wrote:
wrote: Susan wrote: ... And will leave the hot water dripping starting tomorrow in the downstairs bathroom so I don't lose hot water by keeping the hw heater running without shutting off, same as Irene. What significant advantage is there to wasting hot water going down the drain? * *A tank type hot water heater is going to keep the water hot, close to it's target temp, regardless of whether you draw water or not. * That idea is like opening windows in winter so the furnace will run to keep the house warm..... * *If you want to do something to increase the amount of hot water that you'd have available after the power goes off, then turn up the temp on the water heater. * Also, if it's a basic gas water heater, they run without power. * The power vented types or electric ones obviously need power. If the water heater has electric ignition, then a power failure can switch it to pilot light mode. Every appliance I have ever seen that has electronic ignition did not have a pilot light. It would seem the whole point of having electronic ignition is to avoid a pilot light. So, I can't begin to imagine how the above could work. *It depends on the exact technology in the heater whether it depends on wall power. For a tank type water heater the distinguishing factor in all the units I've seen is whether they are a power vent type or use a traditional flue. The power vent ones need AC because they are power vented. The ones that vent via flue rely on a pilot light, at least the one's I've seen. I suppose there could be tank type that are not power vented that have electronic ignition, but I've never seen one. The new one we had installed 5-6 years ago had a thermocouple to power their thermostat and pizeroelectric effect to ignite so they click. *That made the heater immune to power losses. Of course it sat next to the sump that had an electric pump. *;^)- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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"Jean B." wrote: Here in the Northeast we may get a really ugly storm. I am wondering what LC things would be good to have on hand in case of a power outage. I don't want to be driven to eat more carbs just because the power is out, but I am having a hard time coming up with things to eat--and what to put in my coffee. (Previously, I could use the little packs of milk--even chocolate milk. I gazed at the little packs of nondairy milks at WF but the few they had did not seem to be LC.) I am having a hard time coming up with things. All I have thought of is some cheeses. (Laughing Cow, which I normally don't particularly like, has an odd label that says "refrigerate after purchase"! Can string cheese stay out for a while?) I see some hard sausages but try not to eat much of that sort of thing. There are nuts and canned fish--not that I want to live on either for many meals. I guess I should get ice (if there is any left), and then I could keep "milk" and a few other things in a cooler. I am sure I am just blanking on numerous good choices, and would greatly appreciate any suggestions that can be made in the next day or two, so I can stock up. Thanks! Jean B. Maybe too late for this storm, but: If you can tolerate dairy whey powder, one can live on that and coconut oil or milk for a reasonable time. Canned fish, ham or chicken. Pork rinds 50% fat and the rest nearly all protein. The thing is not to have epicurian delights, but to get through a difficult period. It's easier to fast when one knows it's optional. -- This space unintentionally left blank. |
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Walter Bushell wrote:
In , "Jean wrote: Here in the Northeast we may get a really ugly storm. I am wondering what LC things would be good to have on hand in case of a power outage. I don't want to be driven to eat more carbs just because the power is out, but I am having a hard time coming up with things to eat--and what to put in my coffee. (Previously, I could use the little packs of milk--even chocolate milk. I gazed at the little packs of nondairy milks at WF but the few they had did not seem to be LC.) I am having a hard time coming up with things. All I have thought of is some cheeses. (Laughing Cow, which I normally don't particularly like, has an odd label that says "refrigerate after purchase"! Can string cheese stay out for a while?) I see some hard sausages but try not to eat much of that sort of thing. There are nuts and canned fish--not that I want to live on either for many meals. I guess I should get ice (if there is any left), and then I could keep "milk" and a few other things in a cooler. I am sure I am just blanking on numerous good choices, and would greatly appreciate any suggestions that can be made in the next day or two, so I can stock up. Thanks! Jean B. Maybe too late for this storm, but: If you can tolerate dairy whey powder, one can live on that and coconut oil or milk for a reasonable time. Canned fish, ham or chicken. Pork rinds 50% fat and the rest nearly all protein. The thing is not to have epicurian delights, but to get through a difficult period. It's easier to fast when one knows it's optional. Thanks. I do have protein powder... AND I also think I have some protein bar recipes printed out. Methinks I should take a look sooner rather than later. Oddly enough, I never think to make a beverage out of such things. (I have them for use as a flour substitute.) |
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Walter Bushell wrote:
Maybe too late for this storm, but: If you can tolerate dairy whey powder, one can live on that and coconut oil or milk for a reasonable time. If you imagine turning the clock back and starting prep a month ago there's pemmican. Half and half (weight, volume, whatever) double dried jerky finely powdered and fat. Melt them together into bars. Optionally add some dried berries or herbs. Pioneers lived off the stuff for months on end. Close to 50-50 fat-protein (by the gram, calorie, whatever it's not an exact formula). |
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