The Lost SuperFoods vs Forager's Guide to Wild Foods: Which Food Security Guide?

Both guides address long-term food security, but they operate in completely different modes. The Lost SuperFoods is a 150-page preservation and stockpiling reference: 126 long-keeping foods organized by method, shelf-life charts, and a 30-day food supply checklist. The Forager’s Guide to Wild Foods is a 200-page plant identification reference: 100+ edible wild plants organized by season and habitat, with printable flashcards and a standout poisonous-plant safety section. The core decision is strategy: build a pantry in advance, or build a foraging skill you can use any time.

Quick Comparison

	The Lost SuperFoods	Forager’s Guide to Wild Foods
Best For	Beginners who want 126 shelf-stable food recipes and a 30-day stockpile checklist in one organized guide	Beginners who want to identify and safely harvest 100+ edible wild plants, with printable flashcards and a safety section
Core Strategy	Build a preserved pantry before a crisis	Identify and harvest food during or after a crisis
Format	~150-page PDF + bonus herbal-remedy PDF + 30-day food checklist + shelf-life card	~200-page PDF + printable plant ID flashcards + seasonal calendar + poisonous plant guide + recipe booklet
Price	$47 one-time	$35 one-time
Recurring Billing	None	None
Optional Add-Ons	The Lost Ways 2 ($37) and The Lost Book of Remedies ($27) at checkout — both fully skippable	Wilderness first-aid add-on (~$17) after checkout — optional
Skill Required	Low — reading and preservation methods anyone can follow	Moderate — requires hands-on plant ID practice in your region
Climate / Region	Works anywhere	North America only; seasonal calendar accuracy varies by sub-region
Faith Framing	No	No
Refund	60 days, ClickBank-honored	60 days, ClickBank-honored
ClickBank Gravity	6.26 (slightly higher)	5.23
Earned Per Sale	$46.86	$35.19
Rating	8.7/10	8.9/10

The Lost SuperFoods: Best for preppers who want a shelf-stable pantry

Best use case: You want to build a food stockpile now, before any emergency, using preservation methods that have worked for generations. You want 126 foods organized by how long they keep, a 30-day checklist to follow, and a quick-reference card you can post on a pantry shelf.

Method: A ~150-page PDF covering preservation techniques for 126 foods — hardtack, pemmican, salt-cured egg yolks, fermented vegetables, smoked meats, and everyday staples like dried beans and canned tuna. Each food entry covers the preservation method, shelf life, and storage notes. The guide is organized by method (dry storage, fermentation, smoking, curing), not by pantry category, which makes cross-referencing fast once you learn the layout.

Strength: The shelf-life card is the standout deliverable — a quick-reference chart covering common storage foods with approximate keep times under proper conditions. The 30-day food checklist gives beginners a clear action plan: what to buy, how much, in what order. The guide covers genuinely overlooked foods (hardtack, pemmican, salt-cured egg yolks) that most modern preppers skip. One $47 one-time payment, no recurring billing, and two optional add-ons at checkout that are both fully skippable.

Weakness: Much of the content rephrases USDA, LDS cannery, and FEMA food-storage material available free online. The “126 foods” count includes everyday staples like dried beans and canned tuna alongside the genuinely unusual entries. The bonus herbal-remedy PDF is thin. If you already own a serious food-storage book like the LDS Preparedness Manual, the new material is about 20%.

Cost reality: $47 one-time. At checkout you may see two optional add-ons: The Lost Ways 2 at $37 and The Lost Book of Remedies at $27. Both are fully skippable with no impact on the main guide. No recurring billing at any point. Refund: 60 days, ClickBank-honored.

Forager’s Guide to Wild Foods: Best for preppers who want a field skill

Best use case: You want to learn to identify and safely harvest edible wild plants in North America. You want the plant ID photos, the look-alike warnings, and the poisonous-plant safety section organized in one place. You are willing to practice the skill outdoors.

Method: A ~200-page PDF covering 100+ edible wild plants organized by season and habitat (woodland, meadow, waterside). Each plant entry includes identification photos, habitat notes, harvest tips, and look-alike warnings. The printable flashcards (photo on the front, key traits and warnings on the back) are designed for field use. The seasonal calendar helps you know what to look for each month. The poisonous-plant section is the most important part: clear photos, side-by-side comparisons with edible look-alikes, symptoms, and first-aid steps.

Strength: The poisonous-plant safety section is genuinely excellent — the most important tool in any foraging guide, and this one delivers clear comparisons and first-aid steps alongside the plant ID photos. The printable flashcards are a practical feature most digital guides skip entirely. The season-and-habitat organization helps a beginner learn in a logical order: start with the easiest plants, practice, move to the next. One $35 one-time payment, no recurring billing.

Weakness: The seasonal calendar covers North America broadly and loses accuracy in sub-regions (coastal California, the Rockies). Much of the plant information overlaps with free USDA plant databases and classic foraging books. The recipe booklet (20 recipes) is light and covers material freely available on foraging blogs. The photos are screen-resolution — fine on a phone, soft when printed on cardstock. Foraging is a hands-on skill that requires real practice; a PDF teaches the theory but cannot replace time in the field.

Cost reality: $35 one-time. After checkout you are offered a wilderness first-aid add-on for about $17 — optional, and the core guide is complete without it. No recurring billing. Refund: 60 days, ClickBank-honored.

Which one should you choose?

Pick The Lost SuperFoods if:

• You want to build a food stockpile in advance, before any emergency
• You prefer working with foods you buy at a grocery store or grow in a garden, preserved and stored at home
• You want a clear 30-day checklist to follow and a shelf-life card to post on your pantry shelf
• Climate does not matter — preservation works everywhere
• You are comfortable with the idea that a PDF teaches the method, and the real work is buying and preserving the food yourself

Pick The Forager’s Guide to Wild Foods if:

• You want a field skill you can use when grocery stores are not available
• You spend time outdoors in North America and want to know what plants around you are safe to eat
• You are willing to invest time in hands-on plant ID practice, not just reading
• A $12 price difference matters and you want the lower-cost option
• You want to complement an existing food stockpile with the ability to find food in the wild

Real talk

These two guides solve different parts of the food security problem, and experienced preppers eventually want both. The Lost SuperFoods builds the pantry you fall back on in the first weeks of an emergency. The Forager’s Guide builds the skill you use if that pantry runs out or you are away from home. They are naturally complementary strategies, not competing ones.

As a starting point for most first-time preppers, The Lost SuperFoods has the slight edge: building a stored pantry delivers immediate, certain value regardless of climate, season, or location. At $47, you get a 126-food preservation reference, a 30-day checklist, and a shelf-life card you can act on this weekend. The Lost SuperFoods’ slightly higher gravity (6.26 vs 5.23) reflects a broader audience finding it actionable without a skill investment.

The Forager’s Guide is the better starting point if you are already spending time outdoors, live in a rural or semi-rural area where wild plants are accessible, or specifically want to add a food-finding skill to your prep rather than a storage system. At $35, it is the lower-risk starting point for a skill you can practice any time of year. Our The Lost SuperFoods review has the full breakdown.

The cleanest full prep strategy: buy The Lost SuperFoods first to build your pantry baseline ($47), then add The Forager’s Guide to build the field skill that backs it up ($35) — $82 combined, 60-day refunds on both, no recurring billing on either.

Both carry 60-day ClickBank refunds. Try either, and if it is not the right fit, the refund path is straightforward.