If properly packaged, nuts will last about a year. Combine all of the dry ingredients into a mixing bowl and set aside. Mixing by hand, you’ll probably end up just working the ingredients together with your hands rather than trying to mix with a spoon. I have diabetic daughter as well & we would need something we could use. Holy cow, they were hard to mix. Yes, only 3 TB water in the pan, but the honey adds liquid as well. I was only able to get 344 cal per bar (12 bars per recipe). How much could I add without changing the moisture level, or would they even affect it? Air (oxygen) is the death of most food and especially oil. I’m wondering if I could add sesame seeds for added protein. Cheers! They were originally formed into one large loaf-shaped bar so it was 2000 calories “each”. The good news is that we get these nutrients from many dried foods that can easily be included in survival bars. lbs figs. Several are very high in calories. Fat products will last about 3 months then it is still edible but tastes awful. Add jello mixture to dry ingredients. Original recipe was around 225 cal per bar. OR use a quality mixer and it’s done in a jiffy! These bars seemed a great version of another recipe seen everywhere. An abundance of sugar may also contribute to a range of deficiencies that can impact how the mind and body function during stressful situations. 4 High-Calorie Survival Foods You'll Want in an Emergency. Guess I could play around with the recipe to see what I might be able to come up with. SOS emergency food bar are fairly affordable and a pack of 3600 calories retails at an approximate cost of $5.3, this enables effective and economic disaster preparedness. My only concern is that they seem to be very sweet. Thanks. The heat does help these stick together better, so baking gives a nicer result than dehydrating. Oats may not be the most calorie dense food on our list, but it is an excellent staple for building great energy bars and breakfast meals. Notable pros of this high-calorie emergency survival food bar are overwhelming and it’s tasty and non-thirst precipitating nature is conspicuously outstanding amongst other. Looks like it worked great for you. Angela has tried this and would surely warn us if it was unbearably sweet. Recipes / Fruit. (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you soaked either one of them in liquid they’d soften up enough to eat it even if you didn’t have a full set of teeth. Composition: 70 percent calories from carbohydrates, 15 percent fat and 14 percent proteins. Cut the dough into bars. This recipe could be a meatless version of pemmican. Instead of using your tortilla roller, place a sheet of parchment on top of the dough and compress it with another 13 x 9 pan pressed down firmly on top of the dough. If cut into 12 roughly equal bars that’s 260 calories per bar. You may remember that almost five years ago we made these homemade survival bars. Weight Gain Bars . These calories should also come from sources other than sugar. Two of the best alternatives are peanut butter and powdered milk. YIELD: 12 bars. Two tablespoons of peanut butter have about 180 calories and 18 grams of protein. The new flat version are nice and hard as well, but they are easier to break into pieces. 3 TB honey OATS. Add all of the wet ingredients to a saucepan over low heat. It might even prolong the shelf life a bit and should improve the palatability. READY IN: 15mins. I would really like to think of some way to incorporate this for myself without all the sugar. For those who don’t know, an emergency ration bar is a food designed to keep you alive during some sort of survival scenario. For each bar to have that number of calories, how many bars do you get out of one batch? Will have to give it a try. I’m not necessarily looking for a 20-year shelf life. However, it’s important to choose items that do not contain a lot of sugar, salt or preservatives. 6. I’m going to try this with whey protein crisps and dehydrated goji berries. Yes, you could add protein powder. These bars have a very long shelf life. December 16, 2015. But there were some problems. ** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. For a warm, end of day pick-me-up, crush ramen noodles (takes up less space) and put them in double zip baggies squeezing out as much air as possible and remember, if you’re in or close to an urban area, most survival water purification straws do NOT eliminate viruses so pay extra for a straw that eliminates viruses or always boil your water or use purification tablets. Recipe by Aroostook. Too many empty calories. I’ve adjusted the wording in this post to be more clear that the calorie count is for the entire recipe, not just one of the small bars.