Fully Utilized

The mindset should be changed from supplying "food" to supplying "nutrient intake." While these two terms may seem the same, "food" implies a business as usual mindset while "nutrient intake" is a survival mindset. For example, some may be thinking along the lines of a hydroponic garden growing beans. The beans will be harvested, cooked and eaten. The fallacy here is that only the bean is used, 75% of the nutrients are going to be discarded with the rest of the plant and 75% of the nutrients available in the bean are going to be destroyed by cooking. My opinion is that in a true survival mode the problem becomes self correcting since everyone would eventually end up eating the entire plant, raw, roots and all once the onset of starvation became apparent. So, my point here is begin planning from a "survival" mode rather than a "business as usual with some minor inconvience" mode and, in the case of food, this would be to think in terms of nutrient intake. And yes, that would include worms, bugs and grubs.

Along that line, here are some considerations. I have for many years "survived" on nothing more than about 40 oz. per day of raw vegetable juices supplemented with beans and grains in various forms (cooked, sprouted, juiced wheat grass, soy milk, bread, etc). I would consider myself in excellent health and a side benefit is I don't get sick including colds, flu or anything else. Maintaining one's immune system in the aftertime should not be a small consideration especially if others are depending on one's survival. The vegetables are juiced to extract the nutrients and leave behind the fiber which your body does not need (except in small quantity). Unjuiced, the body labors to extract the nutrients from the fiber and most of the nutrients are lost. Cooking likewise destroys nutrients. My point here is nutrients are necessary for survival, food is not. So, one of my survival tools is a good quality juicer (actually 2 for a back up). Anything that manages to grow in the aftertime conditions (including critters) can be juiced and converted to nutrients and I have hopes that dandelions or other hardy weeds will fit that bill. But I am not counting on that as a solution but it is something everybody should think about. A durable quality juicer for $350 is the Green Life juicer. It is plastic but very durable. Next in line would be the all stainless steel Norwalk for $2000. Juice quality of the Green Life is equivalent to the Norwalk.

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