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Did you miss the Costco mac and cheese? Here are some other items you can purchase by the bucket

Store’s 27 pound bucket of macaroni and cheese with a 20-year shelf life is just one item in its ‘emergency food supply’
Jan 11, 2019

If you missed out on scoring a 27-pound bucket of macaroni and cheese from Costco — it sold out in about a day — don't worry. The retailer has lots of other goods in its "emergency food supply" line.

Prices range from $59.99 for a 20 pound bucket of Chef's Banquet food storage basics to $6,000 for a Nutristore 1-year premium food kit with 36,000 servings.

Here are three of our favorites from Costco’s bucket-o-food arsenal:

Mountain House 4-day emergency food supply bucket

With its variety and number of servings (28), this bucket is perfect to keep at the house in case of a power outage, or even better to take camping. Each pouch has a 30 year taste guarantee.

Each $69.99 bucket includes:

Mountain House 30-day outdoor adventure meal pack

This pack has many of the same offerings as above, but nearly 10 times the number of servings (204). For $479.99, you get 84 pouches for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Each pouch has a 30 year taste guarantee. Just add water.

Nutristore 1-year premium food kit

If you have a lot of people to feed, this is the kit to buy. Yes, it costs $5,999.99, but that breaks down to 17 cents per serving.

This massive kit includes grains, gruits, vegetables, proteins and dairy, with a 25 year shelf life on the freeze-dried foods.

Here’s what you’ll get:

Bonus item

Because life can't be all about freeze-dried food, order a tub of Nutella hazelnut spread to complete your supplies. The 6.6 pound bucket costs $21.99.

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Nancy Clanton is a lead producer for The AJC's platforms team, but also writes stories about health, travel, events and entertainment. A native of Knoxville and graduate of the University of Tennessee, she has worked at the AJC for 24 years.

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