Food Insurance

Brief Summary of Experience Thusfar With 'Food Insurance': the company, its service, and its product.

Many of us are somewhere on the curve of "being prepared" for food hyperinflation, shortages, and downright scarcity. We've watched the worldwide and national unfolding of what some pundits are calling the "Perfect Storm" of circumstances: economic collapse, worldwide chaos and disorder, the loss of simple freedom right here in the breadbasket of the world, up to and including the right to choose and grow own food!


Those among us who've witnessed firsthand the accuracy of folks who've been warning us about coming "different" times have become actively interested in taking the preliminary steps to be ready for sea-change

Thank God that the probelm-solving, free enterprise human spirit that is so irrepressible is here in the US!


There are many folks already totally prepared, and there are those of us getting into the process, however reluctantly and uncomfortably. And there are many approaches. For those of us not into growing and preserving our own food, one of the booming businesses addressing these concerns is an industry that provides long-term, storable food; fairly reasonably priced, soon to be looked back fondly as incredibly inexpensive, food that can be stored in the home for as much as 20 years.

There are a good number of those already providing for this demand, and we don't pretend to be an expert on who is good, who is better, and who may be lacking. But we finally took 'the plunge' three weeks or so ago and ordered from one of the seemingly reputable, high profile companies out there: Food Insurance.

http://www.foodinsurance.com/

If you listen to talk radio, you've heard their commercials, and the respected folks who endorse the concept of storing food, and the relative tastiness of the the products from this company.

Here's what we've experienced so far:

Ordering was easy. We decided to sample a 2 weeks' supply of 3 meals per day. These breakfasts, lunches, dinners and desserts run several dollars a day per person.They offer varying size supplies, up to a year, again with a claimed shelf-life of 20 years. Personally, I was very concerned that I could make such an adjustment as might be required.

Depending on the order-size, storage should not present a problem.

We received our order in a timely fashion. The one curious thing is they did not include a catalog or an order form in the shipment. Both perusing choices and ordering must be done on-line, I surmise.

Tonight, after admiring our stash for 10 days, we opened and consumed our first dinner: "Creamy Chicken Rigatoni." It was quite good as well as substantial.

We found diluting the food with the prescribed amount of water left the soup with a 'thin' aspect to it. Personally I will choose, going forward, to dilute at 'half-speed,' like I do with one of my ol' childhood faves: Campbell's Condensed Soup.

On the whole, the experience to this point has been very favorable. If several more 'tasting's yield similar results, we'll place a 6 month or one year order. Will keep you apprised.

Would love other suggestions, advice, feedback!