The top foods you should keep in case of an emergency

Real Simple Magazine via Yahoo ^ | 7/16/10 | Vanessa DiMaggio

[Kartographer]

Natural disasters--such as a flood, hurricane, or blizzard--often come without warning. Stocking non-perishable food items ahead of time (and choosing wisely what you include) will help you weather the storm with less stress.

By: Vanessa DiMaggio

Fueling your body during an emergency is very different from your everyday diet. Because you’ll probably expend more energy than you normally would, you should eat high-energy, high-protein foods. And because you have a limited supply, the higher-quality foods you eat--and the less of them--the better. “In a disaster or an emergency you want those calories,” says Barry Swanson, a food scientist at Washington State University . “You want some nutrients and some fiber—something to keep your diet normal.”

[21twelve]

I still remember going to “The Browns” house to be babysat (don’t recall their first names!). Mainly getting a Twinkee after lunch. Mr. Brown would have the other one in the “two pack”. That and hearing about Kennedy getting assasinated on their radio when I was there. I was three!

[mad_as_he$$]

10 lbs of trail mix on exit is not my idea of a good time.

[Caipirabob]

Why do we have to be told what to keep in case of emergency?? We’re not idiots.

Reminder: In 2008 American elected Obama as President.

'Nuff said! : (

I got some good buys here: The Ready Store

[mylife]

Yoders Bacon on sale $11.95 a tin 50 slices per tin.

http://www.campingsurvival.com/yocaba.html?gclid=COrf-rihgKMCFSUXswodvW1deQ

[dynachrome]

Slim Jims and beer.

[mylife]

Awesome!

[ChocChipCookie]

Preparedness/Survival ping!

[CIB-173RDABN]

Cash.

That is my emergency stockpile.

If we had to leave home quickly I have all our important papers in one folder. Included in that folder is some cash.

Our plan would be to simply drive out of the affected area. If we did not have a relative we could go stay with we would simply find a motel away from the emergency.

I should note we do not live in a region of the country where we would be subject to being stranded in our homes for days at a time (such as an area that gets a lot of snow, or floods, or hurricanes.)

I think the first part of any plan would be to live somewhere that you do really need an emergency plan.

[Cuttnhorse]

My neighbors will also supply me with food:

[trisham]

Sardines. Canned clams. Pasta.

[meadsjn]

I’m totally stocked up on dehydrated water.

[trisham]

LOL! Good.

[FourPeas]

And, for those with septic systems, plenty of

[meadsjn]

Because you just never know.

[libertarian27]

Where did you find that? I’ve been looking;>)

[meadsjn]

What makes it so neat is that it vacuum-packs down to nothing.

[mylife]

You could live like a king on that! ☺

[PA Engineer]

I got some good buys here: The Ready Store

Check out the peanut flour. I always knew the oriental restaurants were not making those sauces from scratch. Now if only I could find some freeze dried lemon grass.

[kalee]

My kids loved to spend the night at my best friend’s when they were young because she bought all the junk cereal they were not allowed to have at home. LOL

[righttackle44]

. . . because it would be pizza, chips and cocoa
puffs.

Naw, man. Pepsi, Fritos and Hershey bars are good for
all occasions.