Libby’s Spicy Seasoned Beef Crumbles

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!