99 boxes of Rice A Roni in the cupboard

[arbilad]

I think that there is a strong case to be made for having meal sized quickly prepared food on hand in case of disaster. But you're right, the challenge is to preserve it. When we had our huge flood a few years ago, one sister in one of the worst hit areas had food and water stored, but she pointed out that on the first day of the flood, after taking care of keeping her family safe and protecting her house as much as she could, she and her husband were simply exhausted and had no energy to devote to cooking items from their storage.