Vs. Other Brands

The Grain Mill of Wake Forest vs Competitors

The Grain Mill of Wake Forest does not recommend foil-packaged just-add-water foods as the foundation of your long term food storage solution. They are functional for short term emergencies like the occassional hurricane we get here in the Carolinas, and as such we offer a full ine of shelf-stable sandwiches. But these products should not be relied upon for more than 2-3 weeks.

Most foil wrapped, prepackaged foods, including MREs, have massive amounts of preservatives to maintain their shalf stability. Mountain House's beef stroganoff contains sodium phosphate, guar gum, carrageenan, calcium sulfate (plaster of paris? why?), and sodium chloride. Sodium: 1010 milligrams! What good does this kind of food do for you in TEOTWAWKI if you have hypertension after eating it for three months?

Your primary bulk food reserves should be whole foods in their natural state.

At the gun show this weekend, I saw several new bulk food vendors there. For those doing cost comparison shopping, The Grain Mill of Wake Forest offers cost competitive bulk dry goods at prices much less than our competition. By taking the initiative to learn to package your food in your own containers, you stand to save significant amounts of money and become aquainted with the cooking properties of your stored food before TSHTF. These numbers are taken from both websites on Jan 17, 2011.

Hard Red Wheat - You save 39%

• The Grain Mill: $29.52 / 50lb
  $0.59 / lb
• Competition: $43.79 / 45lb
  $0.97 / lb 

Oat Groats - You save 57%

• The Grain Mill: $31.89 / 50lb
  $0.64 / lb
• Competition: $62.39 / 42lb
  $1.49 / lb

Spelt - You save 47%

• The Grain Mill: $47.38 / 50lb
  $0.95 / lb
• Competition: $76.59 / 42lb
  $1.82 / lb

Millet - You save 37%

• The Grain Mill: $21.39 / 25lb
  $0.86 / lb
• Competition: $53.49 / 39lb
  $1.37 / lb

Split Green Peas - You save 41%

• The Grain Mill: $50.44 / 50lb
  $1.01 / lb
• Competition: $55.59 / 32.4lb
  $1.72 / lb

Instant Sour Creme Potatoes - You save 70%

• The Grain Mill: $53.68 / 15lb
  $3.58 / lb
• Competition: $163.59 / 13.5lb
  $12.11 / lb

Instant Milk - You save 32%

• The Grain Mill: $205.90 / 50lb
  $4.12 / lb
• Competition: $121.99 lbs / 20lb
  $6.10 / lb

Banana Chips - You save 45%

• The Grain Mill: $31.79 / 14lb
  $2.27 / lb
• Competition: $55.09 lbs / 13.2lb
  $4.17 / lb

Baking Soda - You save 22%

• The Grain Mill: $10.19 / 10lb
  $1.02 / lb
• Competition: $9.39 / 7.2lb
  $1.30 / lb

Orange Drink - You save 40%

• The Grain Mill: $40.29 / 20lb
  $2.01 / lb
• Competition: $109.39 / 32.58lb
  $3.37 / lb