Friday, 11 January 2013

The Perfect Emergency Disaster Food

By Jonathan M. Higa


It is good practice to store some food at home in case of emergencies. Learn about some foods that are easy to store that will give you needed calories and nutrition.At any point in time you can have a disaster or emergency that happens due to weather related events or other things that just happen. During these times it's best to have some supplies available to you. One of the things that many people prepare just in case of a disaster is to stock up on enough food provisions for themselves and their family.


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What Should Be In Your Food Storage Stockpile? The classic Dragon Ball Z animation showcases a pill that instantly transforms into a complete meal. Unfortunately, we don't have that kind of technology right now which means that we have to learn how to properly stockpile food in order to keep our bodies and health intact during emergencies and long-term crises.Non-preparation foods are usually food bars which are high in calories and does not provoke thirst that much, MREs (meals ready to eat) and light-weight food often referred to as camping meals. Camping meals can be stocked for long periods of time, most of these meals can last for 2 years in the shelf.If you plan to prepare your own food, then canning and preserving is an option. If you have a garden, canning and stockpiling your vegetable gardens produce is more cost-efficient.

The canning process is actually very easy to learn and perform, as long as you have right supplies or equipment. Pressure canners are important for home-canning. Pressure canning are usually done on vegetables with low-acid content. High-acid vegetables are prepared using the boiling water canning process. A boiling water canner is a cooking pot where jars can conveniently fit into with enough water covering them.Another must-have for emergency food storage is a food dehydrator. Food dehydrators draw moisture out of the food, thus preventing spoilage even if you do not refrigerate the food. The difference with food dehydration and canning is the use of sugars. Canning uses sugars but with food dehydration, you are emphasizing the foods natural sweetness.

Stockpiling your own food storage does not only include actual food items. There is also a need for you to have your own non-hybrid or heirloom seeds. Unlike typical seeds, heirloom seeds can be planted and harvest every year. Proper seed storage, however, is needed to ensure that your seeds would still generate the produce that you want. How Do You Purchase Your Emergency Food? There are a lot emergency food items and food kits available in the market. The 72- hour food kits contain items which your body will need for surviving three days. As a kit, it needs to be portable and easy to grab. Disaster management institutions have recommendations on what should be included in 72-hour food kits.

With all the talk of global warming and climate change, it should be warning enough for everyone to prepare for natural disasters by keeping their emergency supplies well stocked. Having a couple of cases of MRE and water jugs on hand will sustain until help arrives.




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