Yesterday I reviewed the Libby’s Seasoned Beef crumbles today I’m going to review the Spicy ones. They come in the same 6oz foil package that makes them ideal to carry in a Bug Out Bag. The ingredients got longer with this package, as expected with them being spicy. I woke up hungry today so lets heat these up and chow down.
Nutritional Facts
The Spicy ones are 300 calories per entire package, thirty more than the regular ones, with 105 coming from fat. The entire package contains six grams of carbs three of which come from sugar. Not sure where the remaining ones come from. The ingredient list is as follows: Beef, Water, Flavoring, Contains 2% or less of Paprika, Beef Extract, Yeast Extract, Spices, Salt, Sugar. The Yeast Extract and mysterious “Flavorings” don’t sit well with me. I would prefer them to not be in there but I could just buy the non-spicy pack and add my own flavoring.
The Taste
This pack had the faintest hint of the corned beef smell that the other package had but mostly it smelled like taco meat. Tasting it right out the package it had tasted like taco meat. Not the best tasting taco meat mind you but pretty good. If I had just this package with nothing else I would devour it. That’s not my plan though I intend to use these as a piece in a meal. Added to other items to make a complete meal. A paleo MRE of sorts which I will show you soon. I used this pouch this morning to make a taco salad bowl, I added lettuce, tomato, cheese and some hot sauce. It was very tasty and I wolfed it down. Which is the other are I think these shine in. Added to at home food storage these require no refrigeration, no cooking and can be added to other items at home to make a complete meal.
Final Thoughts
I feel that the Spicy crumbles are better suited for camping and bug out scenario than at home storage. The plain ones I would rather use at home with the ability to add flavor to without having to carry it. The spicy ones taste better plain and require less seasoning. I will be stocking up on the spicy ones for my packs and the regular ones for the home. I like that they are in small packages for single servings rather than huge #10 cans of freeze dried beef. Tomorrow I have the final Libby’s foil pack to review and see where it fits in my plans if at all.
What do you do for meat storage? How many can’s of Spam do you have? Let me know in the comments!
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Canned corned beef ! …. It was capable of sustaining the castaways of ‘Gilligan’s Island’.
I do like to store fish as in herring, smoked, dried or canned, Sardines, Mackerel,Smoked Oyster’s and canned salmon. They are all excellent scource of protein. I make a lot of my own jerky for soups, stew’s and snacks. I use beef, venison and turkey. Whenever i get these meats on sale, my 3 dehydrators are busy working overtime.
Yes, I actually like ‘Spam’ as well, especially fried with Swiss Cheese.
Haven’t checked to see if these beef crumbles have made it to my grocery store. I keep a lot of the tuna packed in the foil packs, corned beef and spam. The corned beef is great with cooked cabbage, we eat it several times a month with cornbread and homemade jam. Have eaten it with fried eggs when camping. The Spam, I haven’t had since high school….we used to eat it grilled with barbeque sauce. Of course, I would eat cardboard if it is served with barbeque sauce.
Just curious, where have you seen these? I’ve seen the tuna foil packs all over the place, but I haven’t come across these yet.
I found these ones from my local Wal-Mart
I will definitely have to check in my area. These would be great for hiking and camping too. Have you tried dehydrating your own hamburger crumble by chance? I’ve been reading about several hikers doing this with home cooked ground meats. They should be refrigerated for long term storage, but should last for a decent amount of time on the road.
I found then in North Dakota. I found them to be tasty! I Drive trucks and found them to be a great source of protein,when you don’t have a heating source. The are fully cooked seasioned taco meat.
I’am back in Colorado to my home in Parachute, And I can’t find then anywhere!
Please HELP!
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I bought a package of the plain meat for our bug out meal once a month to try the meals and brand quality. Made Knorr Stroganoff noodles with the meat added. Meat was not bad but overpriced for the cost of $2.79 for the amount of meat but was good. The Knorr was off for me not enough sour cream taste. I take and boil or fry the meat I buy, rinsing the fried to take off the fat with hot water. I dry it a little patting it between paper towels, spreading on a lined dehydrator tray, dry at the highest heat to kill bacteria and vacuum seal in jars with a 20cc oxygen absorber. I also can this in a pressure canner with pints at 75 minutes and quarts at 90 minutes. I like the dehydrated best. I do cooked shredded chicken and turkey, cooked beef steak or shredded beef and ham in bean soup. I do a lot of my own since Mountain House and other meals are pretty high for the servings.
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The local Walmart had these but I guess they weren’t popular ($$$) because they closed them out. I grabbed several while they were cheaper.
I bought them for backpacking along with the single slices of SPAM in foil packs. They would work fine for a bugout bag. I’d just bring some Schilling taco seasoning and the regular crumbles if I wanted tacos.
Menards has this on their website but it’s discontinued so maybe Libbys dropped it.
For long term storage Walmart carries Keystone canned ground beef, beef, chicken, turkey and ham. The beef is excellent and I tried making pulled pork from the ham which was ok. I think I prefer DAK canned ham for other uses though.
I don’t think I’ve used their other meats yet. Maybe a can of chicken in some chili but I’m not sure.
Sam’s club carries Member’s Mark Chicken Breast cans which are good and a more appropriate size for what I cook.
Avoid the Great Value canned chicken and beef as it has a lot more liquid and less meat.
Definitely not a good deal.