tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718820540693869459.post2151856183023506962..comments2013-12-14T03:54:50.017-08:00Comments on Survival Suburbanite Style: WorryLacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02739974894761463500noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718820540693869459.post-37561579690465745292011-04-21T10:47:31.793-07:002011-04-21T10:47:31.793-07:00While researching freeze-dried and dehydrated food...While researching freeze-dried and dehydrated foods, I saw several websites that sold emergency-ration food bars. They look similar to clif bars and the like, but have a longer shelf life. I didn't buy any so I can't tell you what they taste like, but I remember they were very high in calories. <br /><br />Also, Angela at Food Storage and Survival talks about her homemade survival bar here: http://foodstorageandsurvival.com/homemade-survival-bar-update-2-years-later/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718820540693869459.post-42743960777915999742011-04-16T07:58:05.208-07:002011-04-16T07:58:05.208-07:00There are a lot of pop-top canned goods that a sch...There are a lot of pop-top canned goods that a school-age kid could carry in their BOBs. Sometimes, the lids on these can pop on their own if your child has a habit of throwing the bag around. Bag them in zip-loc baggies, and then they also have a place to put the lid and used can afterwards.<br /><br />At my first "real" job after high-school, I used to take a can of canned spaghetti for lunch and eat it cold out of the can. I still like them. Sure beats not having any lunch at all. My sons are out on their own now, but they both still love eating canned spaghetti cold out of the can. I guess I started a family tradition.<br /><br />In terms of the poop hitting the fan during the school/work day, one of the things I did with my boys is transferred them to schools close to wherever I worked, and they came to my office after school. Mind you, I had some very understanding bosses. But this did insure I was close to hand if my boys needed me.Ollamha Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15126993606565636887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718820540693869459.post-70620299247841866012011-04-16T05:40:35.459-07:002011-04-16T05:40:35.459-07:00I thankfully don't have to worry about this as...I thankfully don't have to worry about this as my dh works next door to the boys school/daycare. That being said, if that wasn't the case I would probably pack some protein bars, poptarts, and other simple meals that my oldest (who is 7) could manage. Good luck!Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06967096020860298287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718820540693869459.post-62522847293155265722011-04-16T04:20:24.170-07:002011-04-16T04:20:24.170-07:00Wow. Yeah, this is stuff my husband and I have di...Wow. Yeah, this is stuff my husband and I have discussed a bit; he works about 12 miles away, I stay at home. Mercifully, I can SEE my mom's neighborhood (3 miles away as the crow flies), school is 5 miles away and my 6 year old's papaw works right next to the school. I've told him if there's ever a problem, a big problem when he's at school that he is to run to Papaw. <br /><br />For your daughter's BOB, try some simple snacks, like cheese and crackers, raisin packs, granola bars, juice pouches, jerky, even pull-top cans of Spaghetti-o's (gag) would work in a pinch. And there are also those little lunch kits for chicken/tuna salad, if your daughter would eat them. They don't have a great shelf life, but you can rotate them every 6 months, just like her clothes as she outgrows them, right? Maybe even consider some of the MRE-type stuff. There are inexpensive desserts, side dishes, accessory packs that could provide a reasonable amount of nutrition without being heated.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662745930080756613noreply@blogger.com