Food Fatigue When Living Off of Food Storage

Did you know that food fatigue is a REAL problem? There are actual cases of people dying when there was food around simply because they would rather not eat one more bite of the same stuff. Can you imagine? I can. Well, not for me, personally, but Tori and our girls have dealt with this problem a little bit. Tori the most. Obviously, not to death, literally, but during the first tour of living off of food storage, Tori did get so tired of eating certain things that she simply would not eat them when she prepared them for the family.

What is "food fatigue," then? Also referred to as appetite fatigue, it is the issue people who normally have a pretty wide variety of foods to consume face when they are put in a position of much less or barely any variety in the foods they must consume. ("Appetite" and "fatigue" are both links in the preceeding sentence. While they are not "official," I figured being able to read about the issue elsewhere could be valuable.) The problem of appetite fatigue is particularly troublesome for the elderly and the very young. I prefer, myself, to call it food fatigue because it is really a process of becoming so tired of eating one thing that you'd rather not eat it any more at all. Perhaps ever.

How do you avoid food fatigue? When building, re-establishing stores, or replacing food storage items make sure to build in variety. If you can include grains in your storage supply, build in a variety of grains. Even different kinds of noodles will make eating noodles more interesting and more palletable. Build spices into your storage program. Store a variety of sweeteners: honey, granualted sugar, powdered sugar, brown sugar, maple syrup, molasses, etc. If you dehydrate fruits, veggies, or make/buy jerky, use a variety. Make the jerky with different recipes and use more than one type of meat.

Variety really is the spice of life! Good storage building to you.

Eat Well,
J.G.