Is it possible to stay alive on Rice and Water? Just curious.

Probably okay for a good while, but don't get white, get whole grain brown for some incidental nutrients and fiber.

You may need a hand grinder/mill to turn it into a flour if you lack the stuff to cook it tender.

Brown rice only lasts 5 years, white rice lasts 25 years

Rice is very cheap and has a very long shelf life. I wanted to stock up on at least 5 years worth just in case the SHTF.

Raymen Noodles are also very cheap, but they have no nutritional value. I probably could stock up on a lot of peanut butter. I heard that is loaded with nutrients and calories.

but if you're planning, why not plan more than rice?

and if it's for long-term storage, the extra oil in brown rice will make it go bad much sooner.

1600 pounds of rice is a lot to deal with. How are you going to store it so it doesn't get infested with bugs, mice, etc?

Google the rice diet. You will need some extra vitamins and stuff.

In large aluminum water proof containers sealed enclosed in a secondary large container.

I guess I could buy multi vitamin pills to solve that problem.

Get dried beans too

Why would you not add wheat, beans, and oats to your plans?
You'll go insane from what's called "diet exhaustion" for chrissakes. If this is a "what's one impulsive thing I can do in ten minutes" thing I'd ask you to take ten minutes and plan a bit more diversity.

I lived in the Orient for a few years. Rice is a main staple
and bulk filler for diets in that region. But to survive
on it for more than a few weeks will be HIGHLY problematic.

On thing is that you will progressively become weaker, just
at the time where you will likely be needing strength and
endurance.

You will, for sure, need protein.

At a minimum, I would pick up a few sacks of beans. They
store very well for extended periods and have excellent
nutritional value.

I guess you are correct about the wheat, beans, and oats also.

I just wanted to find the cheapest way for a long term food supply of 5 years. I have never thought about storing food for an emergency. I got to thinking if something major were to happen, the grocery stores could be wiped out in just a few days if something catastrophic were to happen. That is why I decided to start storing a 5 year supply of food.

well, you can live comfortabley without food for 20-25 days.
but after that your tissues and organs begin to get damaged
for lack of all the basic nutrients they need to function well. without water yer gonna die in about 3 days.

you will feel yourself starting to die after a month and a half or so with out food.

living on rice and water. the the water part is great.

and your body will working quite well for quite a few months
just using the carbohydrates in the rice.

the problem is that after a month your tissues and organs
are going to start eating whatever protein you have left in
your body tissues... so it's a downward spiral just eating rice alone. (and for some reason it starts eating the protein in your heart muscle first. bad news)

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^This^

Beans are great and store quite well. Depending on the kind of bean and storage conditions, they're good for up to 5-10 years.

Eventually some beans (i.e., black beans) will harden, and not get tender no matter how long you cook them, altho a pressure cooker helps. And they'll eventually turn rancid, and there's really no cure for that.

If you're looking to stock up a 5-year supply of food, you're never going to make it living on just one food item. Rice and beans is better than just rice alone, but that's not good enough either, not even close. It might work for the short term, but you need a variety of foods for long-term survival.

Without fats, you'll feel hungry all the time. Without foods or a supplement providing Vitamin B12, you could end up with neurological damage. There's a whole slew of awful diseases caused by malnutrition, like rickets, scurvy, etc.

You need to take properly nourishing yourself into account when you do this, not just be looking for any way to fill your belly.

If the SHTF, and it lasts long term, you're going to be in a very stressful situation and disease will be rampant. You will need good nutrition more than ever.

Prepping is a myth, beyond prepping the soul.

Shtf will be far different than you can model it,
you will seek death & not find it.

ask Charlie!

you can live COMFORTABLY without food for 25 days? ok lol, uhh no

This is what I believe also.

that's right.

i don't give a shit.

i don't even give a shit about myself.

it's easy.

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Hey op, I cant remember the details
But I read an article awhile back that talked about
Nutrition. Apparently, rice is great for a staple nutrition.
So are beans, but when you eat them together, they form
A "complete" protein. That is, alone neither will provide
You with the type of protein you need to survive, or in the
Amount you need. But together its a different story. Good article, worth looking into. Good luck, d

Only thing is rice takes a lot of water to clean and cook it unless you have tons of water spare then why not

But I use tins of rice pudding its better add a spoon of jam yummy

Agreed. A person will get sick and tired of a diet consisting of only one thing real quick.

in a REAL doom situation, there will be plenty of protein lying around, for a while, at least.

jerky? mm mm mm

A diet consisting of white rice only for an extended period will give you this:

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Kwashiorkor, caused by a lack of protein. Rice does not contain all the aminoacids that you need to obtain the full protein, but if you combine it with pulses (beans, lentils or green peas) you get them all. So if you're prepping make sure you have both rice and pulses. Whole grain rice is better than white as it contains more essential nutrients, but on the downside it has a shorter shelf life and a longer cooking time. A great food for storage is quinoa as it contains all the essential aminoacids you need to get the protein (just like meat). It is unique in this, but unfortunately as it has now become a hipster "superfood" the prices have gone up a lot and the indigeneous people of the Andes who grow it (and whose staple it had always been) can now no longer afford it themselves...

Buy a little less Rice but a few Kg of mixed Seeds for Sprouting,
this will help you and your Family a lot.

But do you really want to survive?

multi vitamins have shoet shelf life... many become toxic after expiration... think of something else

damned hipsters!

What about astronaut food? Doesn't it have all nutrients required? How long does it last?

Are there any 10+ years lasting MREs which have all nutrients required and don't taste like dog poo?