Food Storage

Getting Started - Meat and Beans

Step One: Know your meat and beans.

Meat and beans are also a very important part of your food storage and should be a large portion of your supply. The meat and beans group also includes eggs, dry peas, nuts and seeds. These foods supply many nutrients such as B vitamins, vitamin E, iron, zinc, and magnesium. Meat and eggs contain quality protein. Beans, peas, nuts and seeds when eaten with grains provide a quality protein as well. First, let's get to know some common food storage items that are part of the meat and beans group:

Meat

canned chicken, canned tuna, frozen chicken, frozen meat, frozen fish, bacon, hot dogs, pepperoni

 

Eggs

fresh chicken eggs, dehydrated whole eggs, dehydrated egg white, dehydrated egg mix, dehydrated Ova Easy

 

Dry Beans and Peas

black beans, black-eyed peas, chickpeas, kidney beans, lentils, lima beans, navy beans, pinto beans, soy beans, split peas, white beans, tempeh, textured vegetable protein (TVP)

 

Nuts and Seeds

almonds, cashews, flax, mixed nuts, peanuts, peanut butter, pecans, pistachios, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds