Foods Best For Survival

By Patricia Clark


Disasters, either man-made or natural, can happen anytime and anywhere. Being stuck in the car, being caught in a blizzard, nuclear attack, biological warfare, heavy floods, earthquakes and hurricanes are just some of the disasters that may happen at the most unexpected time. Being prepared and ready for this kinds of calamities is important to be sure to survive. Disaster preparedness includes storing emergency and survival foods not only at home but as well as at the place that you and your family members usually and often go to like school and office. Different kinds of survival foods are available and are recommended to be stored and be consumed in the future if ever disaster and calamities may strike. Here are some of the most recommended survival foods:

-A good alternative of food to be stored instead of the regular white ice is the brown rice. Most people prefer the brown over white rice because it offers more nutrition and also does not increase the blood pressure too much.

-Freeze-dried survival foods- these types of foods are available in most groceries and they can be stored for longer periods of time compared to normal foods in the groceries.

-Because canned goods can be stored easily and it requires little to no preparation to be eaten, canned goods are included in the list of recommended survival foods.

-It is also good to include seasoning in the list of your survival foods to be stored.

-Beans-when natural disasters or other untoward incidents happen, there is a big possibility that meat or seafood may not be available. Thus beans are a good option to eat since it is high in protein and may provide the body with the protein that it needs.

What are the important things to consider when choosing survival foods to store?

-Checking the label is always significant since you need to check the expiration date of the product that you are going to store. Product that has longer shelf life is always recommended for storage. Also checking the expiration dates will ensure that you will not give your family products that are already expired.

-Foods that are enjoyed by your family is also recommended to be stored just to be sure that you will be able to eat properly during times of calamity and disaster.

-Make sure to store water. A normal person can live up to eight days or more without food, but without water a person can stay up only until about 4 days.

-An area free from rodents and other insects is always advisable to be used as a storage place for your survival food supplies. You can also make use of tightly-closed containers in storing your emergency and survival foods supply.

-Being healthy and energetic is very important to make sure that you and your family will survive the calamity or disaster that may hit your area. Thus it is important to remember to store foods that provide energy to the body so that you will be able to do the activities needed to be done during emergency situations.

-Also keep in mind to store not only foods but as well as things that are important and are much needed during emergency situations like emergency light and batteries, first aid kit and medicines, matches and candles.

Being ready is one vital factor in disaster preparedness. It will give you some peace of mind knowing that your family has food survival supply needed when the need arises or when any untoward disasters hit or happens on your area. It is good to remember that you need to depend on yourself and your family first before depending your needs to the government and other people during this time.




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