In our last post on plants as a sole source of survival foods,
the question of a minimum diet was brought up. If you were
forced to survive on only one or two dietary staples, what would
your health look like? The video pointed to examples of the
grain and legume diets used by impoverished people living all
around the world. From corn tortillas and beans in Mexico to
rice and soy in southeast Asia. the combination is widespread.
Many preppers take it upon themselves to weight heavily on a
single staple. It does seem a lot easier to just buy rice by the
drum and seal it off in the garage. A question of protein By
this point you should know that all proteins are not created
equal. While it is possible (although difficult) to get the
recommended dose of protein. For example, to get the recommended
dose of 50g of protein would require almost 3 cups of white
beans or (God forbid) over 12 cups of white rice. While this is
inefficient and unrealistic for limited food stores, it gets
even worse. The conversion rate o