Survival Food Packs
Emergency Food Supplies to Have on Hand:
- Can opener
- Plastic utensils (knives, forks, spoons)
- Disposable plates and bowls
- Napkins
- Paper towels
- Sanitizing wipes
- Hand sanitizer
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- Mixing bowl (or several sizes tight locking plastic bags to use for mixing ingredients)
- Mixing spoon
- Garbage bags for refuse
Maintaining your health in an emergency is important.
Don’t risk food poisoning!
- Aim for no leftovers. Once opened, canned goods (low acid foods) should be eaten immediately. Canned fruits and juices are more acid than other canned foods and could be eaten the next day.
- All foods should be stored in a cool, dry place. This could be among your everyday foods where your emergency foods can also be used as a part of your daily meals. Remember to replace them as you use them. This ensures that foods are used while they are still top quality.
- If water is limited, use disposable utensils that do not need to be washed after use.
- Clean hands and preparation surfaces before preparing food.
- If you have someone who is immune-compromised in your family (infants, pregnant women, elderly, persons receiving chemotherapy or diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, transplant recipients, diabetics, or people with multiple sclerosis) it is very important NOT to keep leftover food.
- Dispose of all garbage.
Other Food Ideas for your Emergency Survival Food Pack:
- Orange smoothie—mix 4 tsp dried egg white into ½ cup reconstituted milk; slowly add 1/2 cup orange juice and 1 tsp sugar (apple and grape juice can be substituted)
- Almond butter and crackers
- Canned Spanish rice and canned pinto beans or red beans
- Cereal and milk for evening snack
- Stir peanut butter into chocolate milk (yummy)
- Quesadillas (spread refried beans on fl our tortilla, add cheese from pressurized can, and salsa)
- Chocolate fondue with dried fruit and graham crackers (fl avor 1 can sweetened condensed milk with 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup)
- Potato and kidney bean salad (mix cut up canned potatoes, drained kidney beans or other beans, mayonnaise, onion powder and other herbs you may have—parsley, basil, oregano, etc.)
- Canned baked beans mixed with any available canned meat and a drained canned vegetable
