Disaster Guide: Food
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Choose foods that require no refrigeration, cooking, or preparation and are compact and lightweight. If food must be cooked, include a can of Sterno and a manual can-opener.
- Ready-to-eat canned meats, fruits, vegetables and starches
- Canned juices, milk, soup (if powdered, store extra water)
- Vitamins
- Staples-sugar, salt, pepper
- High energy foods-peanut butter, jelly, crackers, nuts, health food bars, trail mix.
- Rice, pasta for energy (store extra water)
- Stress-comfort foods -- cookies, hard candy, sweetened cereals
Source:
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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