3600 Emergency Food Bar-CASE of 5

When bought in bulk, it’s hard to beat the price – you get about 550 kcal per dollar for something that’s ready to eat, fairly balanced nutritionally, quite palatable, and non-perishable. You could get more calories for your buck by stockpiling staples such as rice, sugar, or vegetable shortening – but then, you actually need to prepare something edible out of that.In contrast to many other sugary “emergency bars”, such as Millennium Energy, the taste of Datrex bars isn’t overwhelming, and they aren’t insanely sweet. They have a mild, crumbly, biscuit-like consistency and a cookie-like flavor with a hint of coconut. It’s actually something you can conceivably enjoy in a non-emergency setting.With a reasonable blend of carbs, fat, and protein, and with some vitamins thrown in, they are also probably quite OK for medium-term survival if it ever comes to that. The only major drawback is the hefty weight. For hiking or bugging out, you’re probably better off with freeze-dried foods, such as Mountain House.