In a crisis, food is going to be important! Being able to make quick meals, getting the right amount of calories, having food that you can bug out with if you need to, not having to depend on the government…all these are important things to consider when storing food. That’s why food storage is one of the big topics that comes up in preparedness and survival talk.
Preppers all agree that you should store what you eat and eat what you store. Your food storage should be made up of what you have in your pantry, canned foods and long term food storage, like #10 cans and buckets of food staples you can make on your own with mylar bags, oxygen absorbers, and 5-gallon buckets. But many agree that you should have some freeze-dried food as well.
I was recently sent the Legacy Mega Sample Pack. This food bucket is filled with 183 servings of long term food storage. Legacy foods are different in that they provide 1 1/2 – 2 cups per serving. When you’re hungry, that will make a big difference! Each serving is an average of 227 calories. (This number includes all the drinks too. When the drinks are not factored in, each serving is 370 calories!) The total number of calories of the Mega Pack is 41,600. In an average 2,000 calorie day, the bucket will provide one person with 20 days worth of food.
“The 183 Serving MEGA Sample Pack from Legacy Premium includes 4 different breakfasts (16 servings total), 19 different entrees (76 servings total), 6 side dishes (24 servings total), 2 drink mixes (32 servings total), and coffee (35 servings total).” SOURCE
So How Does It Taste?
I chose to cook the Alfredo Pasta for the taste test. I was impressed! I’m not quite sure what I was expecting. Probably something that was edible, but more “survival” food. The food could actually be served for a regular family meal.
It’s important to know that Legacy food doesn’t only taste good, but they are vegetarian and have some food entrees that are gluten free. In fact, they sell some food buckets that are totally gluten-free.
The Legacy Mega Sampler Pack has 76 Five Star ratings on the Legacy Page and a total of 4.5 Stars on Amazon. The pack breaks down to $10.95 per pound of food. This food will last 25 years if kept in a controlled environment. If you are looking to add some freeze-dried food to your long term food storage or you want some to be a part of your BOB or 72-hour kit, you should really consider the Legacy Mega Sampler Pack. Get even more info. here!
Pic Review
This sucker is huge! Check out the 5 gallon Home Depot bucket for comparison!
View inside the bucket!
Entrees!
Breakfast!
Sides!
Drinks!
Cooking it up!
Pour and Whisk baby!
Boiling! Just about time!
Finished product!
Todd
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Thanks for the review. We’ve not tried the Legacy brand yet, though after your review, it’ll go on my shopping list!
And thank you for your sites. We may not comment often, but please know that your work and articles are much appreciated.
Thank you for the kind words. I think Legacy has a lot going for it. I hope you enjoy it.
Peace
Todd
As a 23 year combat veteran, I can tell you that our military would be well severed
taking a serious look that this product.
If this would have been available back during my service time, I would have paid for it myself just to up grade my daily food intake.
Amazon has this for 330.00 plus a 15% off coupon.
Legacy Emergency Food Ultimate Sample Pack – Survival Supply – 183 Large Servings: 34 Lbs – Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Sides & Drinks – Freeze Dried Storage Readiness Meals
4.7 out of 5 stars 24 customer reviews
| 11 answered questions
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That’s awesome. I’m sure the coupon is for a limited time.
For those looking – you can find it in the “Special Promotions” section as you scroll down –
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Excellent freeze dried foods! We have these in our pantry!
Appreciate the information you provide and the feedback on products we need. Have heard of Legacy but haven’t tried it yet. Appreciate everything!
I have added a 6 day food supply to all of the GHB. They are from a local store. I also have a dehydrator to make my own. Trial and error are the teachers on how much of what to add to make a full meal, lol. But once it is learned, it is so much easier and cheaper. I have not tried Legacy. May have to try it. Thank you for your work and getting much needed info out. Good work!!
Todd, thank you for all you do. I am late to the game but because of the information you provide to us, I know I can and will be better prepared for myself and my family. God bless you!
Scott
Thanks for the review. It looks good. My parents have a smaller container but of course we are saving it for SHTF so we haven’t actually tried it.
Sounds like a brand ill try. Thanks for the review.
Thanks for the chance to win. The food looks great.
This looks amazing
I would like to try to try this brand since I have tried others and am particular about quality. When the time comes, I need good nutrition to decrease these stressors by supporting what my body needs. Cheaper low quality may take its toll on an already stressed body that now has to process low-grade foods!
Thank You Todd, and Thank You Legacy Foods!
Great review and timely. I’m in the process of increasing my stores from 1 to 3 months. Thanks for the link to the coupon.
Colin
Legacy is great! This is the first one I tried starting out, and while I’ve bought from other places too, I’ll always go back to Legacy.
This is great and would really help our family.
I’ve only tried one other freeze dried food, it was pretty good. But! the two person pack only fed one – me- and I’m not a big eater. And not enough calories per meal. I would like to try this brand. (I really want a freeze dryer!)
That’s a lot of free calories if I win that huge bucket!! With my Big Berkey water filter, my 3 ponds behind me, and my bug-in plan….. I would love to add this brand to my other supplies!
Some brands of long-term-storage food are much easier to prepare than others. For example, Mountain House only requires that hot water be poured into the bag. No pots to clean up and no need to keep the water boiling for extended periods of time. (Both of which might be important considerations in a SHTF situation.) What sort of preparation do Legacy Foods meals require?
I should clarify my earlier post — I did read your article and I do realize that the Alfredo Pasta you prepared was boiled in a pot. I just wanted to find out how long you boiled it and whether you could have poured boiling water into the bag (a la MH brand).
Thanks.
Thanks for reviewing this product.
Looks like great stuff. Will have to pick some up and try it out.
I have purchased Legacy many times after trying it for the first time a few years ago. It is worth buying!
Looks like a big bucket. Do they stack?
Thank you for the opportunity!
I will have to try it!
I’d be glad to have this excellent prize.
Always appreciate all you do for us, Todd. Thanks.
Thanks for the opportunity to win some free camping food
A new brand to me, but am anxious to try…Thanks for the review.
read your posts when ever they are posted, you gather a lot of information, thank you.
Look’s like pretty good food. Would be good to have if SHTF.
I have never tried the Legacy brand. Have tried several other long term storage brands
I have a lot of MH foods and like their flavor but have not tried Legacy Brand yet. I would like to try some of them but I am skeptical.
Can’t wait to compare these with what I have!
The best you can get for long term storage.
I’ve been doing a lot of dehydrating….. and wish I had a freeze drier unit — but don’t have a stray $5000 right now. I agree that freeze dried products are great to have on hand – quick and easy when power is off and you’re limited to water usage, and I do stock some – though I wish I had more.
In dehydrating ground beef, especially, I learned that if you add 1/2 cup of dried bread crumbs to each pound of ground beef, and mix in well, your meat will reconstitute and be much more tender – not the ‘gravel’ that dehydrators joke about.
Thanks for the tip!
I will check this out. Always looking for quality store able food!
Looks like some great food.
I have never tried legacy food. However, I am looking forward to getting some one way or another.
Looks like some great variety to add to our food storage pantry.
Thanks for the chance to win. The Legacy brand looks like a great deal.
Enjoy your articles have yet to try legacy foods have bought a few others that are okay but hoping to expand my horizons. As I am new to prepping I am always looking help with all types of education thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I love this website
Winning this would be nice, I’m on a fixed income and could use any extra I can get.
Just started prepping, this would give my preps a big boost. Love your site by the way.
Great giveaway Thanks
I like the idea of boil bags, but wonder how to use the boiled water after bags are cooked? Water will be precious in an emergency, and boiling it will be good for making sure it’s pure. Use the boiled water to make your tea or instant coffee? Or use it to wash up after the meal? These buckets of meals are a really good idea. I have a few and the food is pretty good.
I’ve not heard of Legacy before so this was my first introduction. It sounds like a good company and product so I will be doing more research. Food storage and preparedness is so important.
Sounds American to me! Legacy – just like our great country! Would love to be the person to win and try these products. And do a great review.
I’ve been looking at buying one of these type of buckets but haven’t settled on which company to use yet. Thanks for the review, this is definitely one I’ll be considering.
Thanks for reviewing this product. I appreciate the opportunity to enter the drawing.
I’m starting to store food now, and this would be a great addition!
Thank you for all of the great info…I am reading though everything that you have written….I can feel myself getting smarter about this stuff after each article !!….I am going to order some Legacy food now..and if you use the discount code “MEMORIAL20” in the coupon or discount box, you get 20 percent off.,,,,thanks for enlightening me on so many subjects !!!
Hoping for a chance to try this brand. Been a reader for years but usually don’t enter contests!
I listen to your podcast on castbox. I find a lot of useful information. I am new to prepping. Thank for the great podcasts…
As a retired vet I’ve ate k-rations, C-rations and early MRE’s. I look forward to some rations that are tasty and you can’t wait for the next meal!
Love your site
Look forward to listening to the podcasts, thanks for the chance.
Wow, that’s a big bucket. I’ll have to keep an eye out for this product.
I have some in my pantry.
I prep for my whole family, 17 people, and I love freeze dried food. I haven’t tried this brand and would like to after reading your review.
works for me
Sounds like they stack up well against the other brands of survival food
Great information, thanks.
I have been thinking of trying Legacy and after reading and looking at the pictures. I will be trying it
This pack sound great. I’m going to have to try them out for camping as well as just to keep on hand in case of ……….
I too will try this brand.
Todd – thanks for the opportunity to try the storage rations. I will add though that by my calculations we don’t get 20 days. Few of us eat only 2000 calories per day (tho most of us could do with eating less!). If the situation is such that we are depending on these rations, we will be doing even more work and needing the extra calories and so we are likely to be consuming 3K calories. As i have a family of 5 that means I get only about 3 days out of this package – still good to have but must be viewed realistically.
That really sounds like a quality kit !
That is an incredible variety of food in that bucket and plenty of it.
Great podcast, my new favorite.
I listen to about 8 podcast a day, but my first everyday is prepper website. Great information. Thanks for all the work you do on the website and the podcast.