These are also great ideas to hand out to homeless in our community as well as donating to agencies that directly support families!

I really love these meal kit videos! Iived in Texas for a few years, and the chili on the fritios was called frito pie! Was served in the bag at skating rinks and bowling allies, every place. (That was the 1970's)

Another great idea. Plus putting the items in a sealed plastic bag will keep items dry and dirt free if a window breaks during a storm, roof leaks, flooding…your emergency food is safe. I just bought the book “It’s in the bag” so many meal ideas.

I love these and will add them to my list. One other thing you could do to add a little variety is, instead of the taco boats, use tortillas. A can of chili with beans, cheese and salsa and you can make burritos. You can open the can of chili and heat it directly over a fire or low heat. Hand wipes to "wash" your hands.

I think these would be great for traveling on a budget. That much food in a restaurant would be so expensive. Most hotels have microwaves. And you don’t have to go out after a long day of travel or activities.

@wickedprepared

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! My sister does exactly that when she travels with her kids- saves her money and hassle! So smart! 🥰

I really enjoyed this video. This is a great idea for Hurricane Storage for all of us along the Gulf Coast. I would like to see you do some more of these.🤗

I put a box of Stove Top (or Walmart brand) stuffing in my bag, with a can of chicken or turkey, and a small can of chicken broth. I also add a jar of chicken or turkey gravy, and a can of green beans. You can put a small pack of French fried onions for the top, if desired. This makes a delicious chicken and dressing casserole. I use the chicken broth, instead of water, to make the stuffing. Drain the green beans, and you could use that liquid, too. You could use butter powder to make the stuffing, but I found that it does not really need butter to taste fine. This is best eaten warm, but you could eat it cold, in an emergency.

@user-oe6wq7pu8d

6 ай бұрын

I found that dish on another channel it's great. They did add a can of mushrooms soup to mix in the green beans and put the stuffing mix on top.

Brilliant! During a crisis, when you’re busy dealing with whatever the crisis is, it’ll be so much easier to have meals all together like this. Never thought to do it like this. Thank you!

@DB-xo6xh

2 жыл бұрын

It is! Imagine also that if a friend or loved one has any type of personal emergency, you can grab this and go visit them to help them not have to think about lunch or dinner. often times if there's an emergency, say an adult or child breaks a bone and has to get rushed to the ER right before dinner, or if a friend goes through a breakup or job loss, or a death in the family. It's not a warm casserole, but these meals will be ready to go and it'll help avoid the need to spend money of to-go food.

@kari8674

Жыл бұрын

I did this years ago for my family when I would go away on business. With 6 kids, Mommy being gone IS an EMERGENCY! 😉🤣

Husband and I just started OTR truck driving and I have been researching quick meals since we don’t shut down for long enough to cook and clean the dishes this video is a perfect answer to being able to eat in truck most days

@wickedprepared

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! What a great idea! It's kind of interesting, years ago my Mr. Wicked Prepared drove OTR, and he had he wished he had thought of that back then. He also has thought the Jar Meals I make now would have worked well back when he was on the road. I wonder if that's something that would work for you folks? You would need a way to heat them .. a hot plate or probably even a microwave. But it's not really "cooking" and there's very little cleanup. Check out this playlist: Meals in a Jar: kzread.info/head/PL-sp4L-Y4c5Dc1QEaj9oNKrGBH5MetPJd It might be something you'd be interested in 😊

Awesome! These are the most detailed DIY Meal Kits I have seen so far. The Forks and Napkins are GENIUS. And you are showing products I have never seen. Thank you 💖

Thanks for sharing! I have a lot of meal kits for emergencies made, and it gives me such peace of mind. I put together a bunch of ones to eat cold, but I did several to warm up. (We can just boil water or cook outside, if we need to.) Invest in some camping equipment for cooking, or make your own. You can make a little "stove" with a tuna can and some oil. My son made a little solar oven with bricks. Search online for how the Boy Scouts cook outside. You could always build a fire. I know that the purpose of these emergency meals is to be able to eat them cold, if it is really an emergency, but learn NOW how to make them warm. If you have time, and are able, preparing and eating a hot meal in a crisis is a VERY valuable and comforting thing! I just found this channel, and it's great. Thank you!!

The Media Crema + vinegar for sour cream sound like something I'll have to experiment with.

LOVE this! A couple other ideas might be (1) Swanson Chicken a' la King with Ready Rice and pineapple chunks and (2) Nalley's Beef Tamales, refried beans, and Doritos. Both of these would taste better warm though. Thank you for your ideas that I can add to my own list!

@wickedprepared

2 жыл бұрын

Great ideas! I have actually never tried the canned tamales but in the last week I keep hearing people mention them so I think it's a sign I need to try them!

I would add some of the hand wipes, the little square ones some restaurants give out.

After several years of watching utube I discovered your channel tonight. My very favorite so far! You speak clearly, intelligently, and seem very knowledgeable! Thanks!

@wickedprepared

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Kay, that really made my day!

Great content! Might want to consider a knife in the spam bag to cut it up. For the kits where you mix things might consider adding another folded empty zip bag to use as the mixing bowl. /I have similar kits that include a breakfast as well. /For the fritos taco bags, cut the bag on the long side. Much easier bowl to hold. (One of the gals at work did this for our taco in a bag fundraiser-thought it was a great hack. ) /I keep a large tote bag in my pantry in the event I need to grab n go. My food kits can easily be tossed in and I know everything I need is in them. I also keep extra crackers, the individual servings of pnbutter and my bread on the same shelf so those items can be dumped in the tote in seconds. You just never know when you have to leave quickly. Tfs! Great video!!

@wickedprepared

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the great ideas Emila! I can't believe I didn't think of the knife for the spam. I think a plastic knife would do the trick so I'll throw one in there. I guess in a pinch the handle of one of the forks would probably have worked but now I'll have the knife!

@cynthiarothrock4255

2 жыл бұрын

My kit includes a box of plastic flatware, paper bowls , saucer, plates, and 2 sizes of cups. ( one is perfect for desert and one is for drinks, I didn't get hot cups because I use camping steel cups for hot drinks and soup.)also a single roll of paper towels is useful.

@EmmtheOriginallyLegal1andOnly

Жыл бұрын

@@wickedprepared I come from the South Carolina coast line and every year during hurricane season we usually lose electricity. When your freezer and fridge are struggling to stay cold from lack of electric, you pretty much leave the doors closed to preserve the cold and eat out of the pantry while you wait for your power to be restored or your entire freezer full of food to thaw out while in the freezer which ever comes first. Since you've given me so many yummy non-spoiling pantry meal ideas I wanted to give you one of my favs with a so many different variations that its my go to when the electric goes out yearly. It does require some water which I keep in storage and I cook it over a propane camping stove, but sometimes you just need a nice hot, harty meal when there's a hurricane bearing down on you dumping tons of cold water in the form of rain that's attacking you LITERALLY from any angle you can imagine. I call it my ALL IN POTATOES because its such a simple and delicious pantry meal. · Pkt of (Au Gratin/Scalloped) potatoes · Can of cream of (celery/mushroom/chicken) soup to substitute water with in potatoes · Can or jar of Mushroom/asparagus · One protein. Choose from: · Canned chicken/turkey/tuna ·Or Vienna Sausages/cut summer sausage/frozen Sausage · Or beef · Cajun/Chili powder to flavor · Salt & pepper to flavor Just combine all ingredients in a boiling pan with the cooking potatoes. To save on water usage you can just pour all your fluids from the cans or jars of food in to cook the potatoes in. Add the delicate veggies at very end to heat so that you avoid serious decomposition issues with the asparagus. Stir and serve. It is cheap, pantry stable, easy to cook, super filling and so so yummy 😋 The thing I love the best about it is that you can adjust the size of the meal for the number of people by using less of the potato packet and buying individual size canned servings.

I came up with 7 guideline points 1) Taste 2) Expiration Date 3) Nutrition Value 4) Calories 5) Weight 6) Bulk 7) Cost

@wickedprepared

Жыл бұрын

This is great thank you for sharing! All important considerations!

@user-oe6wq7pu8d

6 ай бұрын

You left out allergies and required calories for health like diabetes. Major allergic is seafood ,milk sugar or protein. Eggs. Wheat or gluten. Beans, soy , nuts, corn, pork. Are the most likely to cause problems if your sharing and dont know if other person has allergies.

Great meal ideas. For the pasta salad, I would use canned, or packet, chicken, turkey, diced ham, salmon or tuna. Also, on the bagged meals that you like to add Media Crema, you might consider using freeze dried powdered sour cream (just add a little water when ready to prep meal).

Your channel is a wealth of information! Thank you!

I would still put in a small can opener in case the pop top breaks off. Had that happen before.

@wickedprepared

2 жыл бұрын

Good thinking! That just happened to me yesterday actually! I ended up punching it in with the tip of a knife!

Great ideas! I use the Pace Taco meat in other ways...meatloaf, spaghetti, and other dishes that require meat. Most of the seasonings in the taco meat blend in with your other ingredients, so it tastes pretty good! I like this idea of packaging the meals so you don't have to be scrambling around looking for everything you need. Great video!

Great ideas. I would add salt and pepper and a knife to cut up meat for Pasta salad. Also maybe soy sauce for chow mein.

I did not realize those taco boats lasted that long will be adding it to my pantry 😸

I only prep for a grid down so I don't waste money on food I can't use or will have to throw out. So this was a refreshing video. Great ideas I'm sure we will need...soon. Thank you!

If small amounts of water might be needed to make these type of meals I would just put a tiny water bottle (like the kid size ones) so that it doesn't take from any other water supplies you might have.

You, my dear, are a genius! I've only ever camped with the army but it looks like your version of camping is much more fun!

I put my dry goods in zip locks to help from insects and from flooding

I live outside the Houston area, so we go through hurricane season every year. These meals are a great idea for those few times when the power goes out!!! What’s great is that I live alone, so I can get 2-3 times more meals out of these. 😁

In Texas the Fritos and chili is called Frito pie. Very popular at sporting events.. I saw one lady add bottled water in some of her prepped meals

Great ideas. I will be making some of these for sure. I was thinking that you could mix the tuna with precooked pasta and some velveeta sauce snd have a tuna casserole.

I'm so glad that the foods you mention you can buy at Walmart I shop for my groceries at Walmart because wal Mart is the lowest retailer and their great value products are just as good as the national brands sometimes better

Great ideas! I just subbed...finally someone who gets to the point of the video! And oh how I miss Maine! Lived there from 1971 to 1977...my husband stationed at Brunswick and I also worked there. Such a beautiful state and I have to say that having traveled to many states and overseas, the people of Maine are still the best. And there is no place that can compete with Fall there! The year I was pregnant, we had a heat wave that was unreal...thankfully only lasted a week! Thanks for your ideas...you are very organized and I love that! I shall keep watching!

A better time would be Sunday when daylight savings time is changed twice a year. People also often flip and turn the mattress at that time for the same reason. It gets it done without forgetting.

This idea would be great for pets too. Thank you.

Mr. Wicked is a lucky guy!😅❤

Thank you again for giving examples of emergency meal kits. I appreciate all the help I can get as I start out preparing my survival pantry.❤

Thank you for your ingenious ideas. I enjoyed this video so much I came back to watch again. Blessings.

Great idea for vacations as well.

@wickedprepared

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! My sister traveled to Florida and used her baggage allowance to bring these types of meals she prepared in their rental. Saved her money and time! ❤

Okc,Ok is notorious for losing power in winter. Time to prepare some or all of these packs is now. Thank you for the reminder.

Such a cool idea!!! I often have to keep food in the car with me because my husband and I are diabetic.

@wickedprepared

11 ай бұрын

You might be able to use something like these also 😊 kzread.info/dash/bejne/faiTm9lumcvUgrw.html

Thank you for taking the time to teach this, some great ideas here especially given the amount of stress that we would be under.

I have to try those walking tacos, I Love that idea!

You guys have stuff in the store that we can't get. The Pace Taco Complete looks like an amazing solution. We don't have it. I've never even heard of it. They do have expensive MRE-type pouches of ground beef with taco seasoning.

Nice idea to keep everything together for a meal.

We are checked in at hotel and seminar See you there

Great ideas, again! I would probably make at least two bags per meal bc there are days when I'm too tired after work to cook.

@wickedprepared

Жыл бұрын

Yes definitely 💯 we try to keep several bags of each made up ahead of time. That's the beauty in this 😊 it's been working great for us, just for busy days and for weather events

Growing up my mom would get the oid elpaso spaanish rice in the can.

@wickedprepared

Жыл бұрын

I never saw it until recently it's a cool product!

I have the pouch items in tuna chicken creations and barilla pasta I like the pouches because it's so easy to use and have uncle Ben rice pouches nice tips .💖💖👍💖💖🍀💖⛄💖👏💖🤗💖🎄💖

Thank you so much I just found your channel and it is my favorite - what a great organized plan.

Im originally from FL and Save-a-Lot, Like Publix and Winn-Dixie seem to be a souther thing..sadly up here in Pacific North West- I have none of them

🥳 I JUST LOVE YOU 🥳

I think these meals are perfect ❤

👏👏👏👏 Thank you!!🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

@wickedprepared

9 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Nice meals I know you love your kids your a special momma 😀

I know years ago I got sour cream in small triangle packages, could be used as a serving. Shelf stable. Maybe restaurant supply companies would have it

@wickedprepared

2 жыл бұрын

You know now that you mention it, I had some of those a while ago. My brother works in restaurants and he brought me a load of stuff they were getting rid of. I didn't realize they were shelf stable, I kept them in my refrigerator. But I did keep and use them for a LONG time! They're all gone now. I don't think we have any restaurant supply stores nearby and when I've tried to order from them online the shipping cost has been prohibitive. I'll have to keep my eye out!

@sandraschick1916

2 жыл бұрын

Love this idea! Will definitely check out the sour cream!

You are an amazing planner and preparer. I live alone, so this isn't something i'm too worried about. I'll just go to my pantry and pick a can - lol.

@wickedprepared

2 жыл бұрын

That works too! ❤

@lindabell125

Жыл бұрын

Pick me a can as well. We need a channel for people that live alone. There is a lot of us.

I have never seen anyone do a walking taco with Fritos or Ranch Doritos before (always Nacho Doritos). I might have to try it.

Great ideas❤️

Thank you for this great video. Hi five to all of the great comments as well!!!!

Where do you find the already cooked food in the pouches? Where do you find the dehydrated food and the military can openers?

Thank you!

Great ideas thanks.

Excellent, thanks 😊

Excellent ideas, thank you! 👍😊

Great meal ideas, thank you for sharing!

Great ideas

Great ideas! Every meal looks great!

thank you

Thanks for the ideas

Large kroger carries canned spanish rice different brand. Its in canned vegetable asile. A can of tomatoes would go with that first dish.

Great ideas..!!

Your meal ideas are really great - never thought of having a chinese meal.

A small can of black olives in pasta salad would be great.

YOU ARE BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!🙏❤️❤️🙏

You have some creative ideas!

Fantastic ideas! I get new ideas every time I watch one of your videos.

@wickedprepared

2 жыл бұрын

Aww thank you Kari! I'm glad to hear that! 🤗 Have a wonderful day!!

I did a search for meals like this, glad I found you! You have some different meals that got me thinking. Thanks!

@wickedprepared

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found us Ann! And glad you enjoyed the video. It can be challenging but fun to come up with meals like these!

Excellent ideas!!?

Oh, girl, you never fail to amaze❣️❣️

Loved this video. What great meal ideas.

@wickedprepared

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much glad you enjoyed it! ❤

Great Recipes They all sound Delicious 🎉

Way cool!

Raisins or some type of dried fruit would be good with the walking tacos so you would not need plates at all.

@wickedprepared

Жыл бұрын

Great idea! ❤️

Good Morning 🌞

@wickedprepared

2 жыл бұрын

Morning Toni! 🌄 ❤🌞 How are you this morning?

Super great and unique ideas! Thank you for sharing your ideas.

@wickedprepared

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Debra!

Good ideas

@wickedprepared

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow this was awesome!!! Such a great video.

@wickedprepared

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you I learned alot

Excellent video!!

@wickedprepared

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

👍

Where did the army can opener from? I want to thank you for these great Ideas for meals🎉

Your amazing I love you channel

@wickedprepared

Жыл бұрын

Oh Eden thank you so much! 🥰

Thank you so much for this! I am stocking my pantry but don’t want just beans and rice. I have a couple other recipes that I thought of that would work. I’m going to add my dad’s chicken tortilla soup recipe, pizza hotdish and a quick corn chowder recipe. I have to play with the last 2. The quick chowder needs 3 cups of milk so I have an idea to substitute that with (I have powdered milk but want to save it).

@wickedprepared

2 жыл бұрын

Those sound like awesome additions! For the chowder, I suggest checking out Nestle's Media Crema. It's canned light cream you can find in the Hispanic section of the grocery store, some Walmarts, or on Amazon. I talked about it in one of my hauls but I can't remember which one! If you can't find that I'll bet regular canned evaporated whole milk would work as well!

@monicablount5665

Жыл бұрын

Dollar Tree has shelf stable whole & 2% milk. Great option for these meal bags.

Once you prep for more than a day you need to consider a heat source. If you are away from public water supply, or it's damaged, you could need to boil water to sanitise it. Actually you can survive for several days without food, but a day without water is the start of a decline. Five days without water is life threatening. Once the power goes off you have only the water in your header tank, or none at all.

I think you need a knife in the one with the spam so you can dice the spam. Thoroughly enjoyed your video. Made me think about doing some prep meals.

@wickedprepared

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely adding in a plastic knife! Thanks Peggy!

I will have to add it's not the cheapest chilling in the world but Costco has cattle drive chili is phenomenal

Great ideas. What about shelf stable pepperoni and summer sausage? I would also wonder if you could use the little packs of dehydrated lemon for water bottles instead of the vinegar for your sour cream?

@wickedprepared

Жыл бұрын

Those are also great ideas Maria, thank you! I'll have to experiment with the lemon powder for the sour cream if that works it would be so much easier!

@mariasmith8433

Жыл бұрын

@@wickedprepared it’s pure lemon powder that my daughter gets in little packets, like sugar or sweetener. Other citrus is available as well. I love your ideas for no cooking. I can see a pizza “lunchable” working well, too. Kids eat those without heating. Might have to be Parmesan for the cheese.

@wickedprepared

Жыл бұрын

@@mariasmith8433 great idea...we have freeze dried shredded mozzarella! That would work!

@mariasmith8433

Жыл бұрын

@@wickedprepared you could always add one if those tiny water bottles to hydrate the cheese if you needed to.

well thought out and planned, with one small exception. In the Chinese themed meal, you forgot the fortune cookies! lol Great job, thank you.

@wickedprepared

2 жыл бұрын

Haha! Good point Daniel! 🥠

@mikeorville8258

2 жыл бұрын

and soy sauce

@jerewallace6478

Жыл бұрын

And duck sauce😊

What about beverages?

Where did you get the small tubes? Ty