You might think that a meal that only calls for five cans would be somewhat bland, flavorless, or lacking in nutritional value. Not so, when those cans include a variety of beans. I like to keep a small emergency food stash on a shelf in my pantry in case we get a storm and lose power or, less dramatic perhaps, I’m running late and don’t have anything ready for dinner. A simple, but yummy, 5 Can Bean Soup is super fast, delicious, and nutritious. I have even gone so far as to prepare sealed packets of the seasonings needed for the recipe, all premeasured and mixed in one container. Now that’s prepared! Keep this one in mind when you pack your children off to their first apartment. Put all the ingredients in a box and send them off with the makings for their first meal.