Survival Food Options Scoring Comparison

Scoring Information Cost Per

Storage Life Storage Preparation Taste meal
Easy individually
MRE packed meals No A little worse than
prep, heat 10 canned food. Difficult
5-7 years Heavy minutes to digest for some $6-$7
Light boxes & Add water, or add Good, close to
Freeze Dried Food
25-30 years Water Tanks hot water original food taste $2.20 - $3.50

unappetizing,
potential allergic
Canned Food & Grain reactions to wheat,
Long time to cook, digestion issues with
1-2 years Heavy & Bulky lots of water unaccustomed diet $5-$5.50

Straight Score Rating out of 10 Each Category

Rating out of 10 Storage Life Storage Preparation Taste Cost Total Score
MRE 5 8 10 5 6 34
Freeze Dried Food 10 10 8 8 10 46
Canned Food & Grain 2 6 3 6 7 24

Weighted Score
Weighted
Category Weight Score out of
16 5 12 9 8 10
Category / Food Storage Life Storage Preparation Taste Cost 50
MRE 1.6 0.8 2.4 0.9 1.0 6.7
Freeze Dried Food 3.2 1.0 1.9 1.4 1.6 9.2
Canned Food & Grain 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.1 1.1 4.2