Comfort Foods for Survival

Stuffed Japenos Wrapped in Bacon

Comfort foods will generally trigger a positive emotional response about your physical well-being. This positive effect can be vitally important in a survival situation. Anything that can help to bring about a positive response to an otherwise negative situation will be invaluable in a crisis.

Various cultures have used different comfort foods foods to fight off the stress brought about during trying times. Some comfort foods may have a sentimental value of a personal nature, a purely physical appeal to the taste buds of the individual or they may simply be a convenient food item for quick and easy consumption. 

Individual tastes vary and there are numerous food items that will qualify as comfort food depending upon individual preferences. One thing that comfort foods have in common is the response from your body. While not only triggering a positive emotional response, comfort foods, depending upon the type ingested, may also trigger a release of  hormones by your body that could possibly cause your body to kick into the "fat storage" mode. 

Many comfort foods characteristically have traditionally higher content when it comes to fat and calories. Jump starting your body's "fat storage" mode can have a significant benefit for your survival. Even though supplies of comfort foods may be relatively small in many cases, you can use them to fool your body into thinking everything is normal and work to prevent your body from kicking into "starvation mode".

Comfort foods are important not only for the positive mental effects they can have but they can also create a positive response from your body that will be important in a survival situation. It could be anything from a slice of apple pie, a piece of chocolate or a crispy strip of bacon. Whatever your choice for comfort foods, it should be one that will have a positive effect on you both mentally and physically.

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