Survive a Food Emergency With Properly Stored Supplies

Let’s think about what you may want to store in your “pantry” as you prepare to survive a food emergency. Think about what it is that you and your family like to eat under normal circumstances. Try to match that as best you can with some sort of freeze dried counter-part, or consider making your own. But, there are several types of foods that can be quite important in crisis times. Grains and legumes for fiber and proteins, dry milk products, canned items, oils and seasonings for cooking to name a few.

You’ll want sweeteners around also so try cane syrup or maybe maple syrup. Plain old sugar can be stored if in proper containers. Don’t forget honey.

Cooking spices and condiments like baking soda and baking powder, salt, pepper and vinegar, all common ingredients that add taste to your food. You’ve probably got a list of things you like to use when you cook.

During your time of using your survival food, you can expect that your “favorite meal” will not taste the same as when done during ideal conditions, but you will still enjoy having some similarity from your stored survival food.

Food spoilage can be a real issue, and should also be planned for, or maybe more accurately, against. Three main causes are from insect infestation, growing molds and bacterial action on some food items. Proper control needs to be established to ward off these three causes, and to keep them away from your food storage items.

Some Techniques of Food Storage

The correct kind of effective food storage container is vital to protecting your investment in survival food and food kits. Pickle buckets, metal cans, and glass jars to store food may be OK from a nostalgic point of view—my Grandma used them so it’s good enough for me—but from a practical angle, maybe not so good.

Today, of course, most storage containers will be plastic. These are ideal for your long term food storage because these are very tough materials that can easily withstand some harsh conditions and can have a lifespan of many years with no apparent deterioration.

You can also find vacuum-packed or freeze-dried food, wholesale, or in the supermarket, grocery stores and by shopping online.

Which ever way you go or what materials you use, always be aware of and check the actual shelf life of the food that you are storing to survive a food emergency. Some items with a short shelf life cannot be made to last even when using airtight plastic.

Food storage survival, can be enhanced by your choices of what is stored and how it is stored. Be aware and be prepared.

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