Food Supply For Emergency

By Patricia Clark


A lot of people should know the importance of keeping an emergency food supply either at their own home or in places that they go frequently like the office or their vehicle. But there are still a lot of families that are not aware of the importance of having an emergency food supply.

When an emergency situation takes place like if a disaster or calamity happens, there is a big possibility that there will be scarcity in food, water and medicine supply therefore it is very vital that many family, if not all, will have their own emergency supply food. This way, they don't have to go panic buying when an emergency situation happens. Aside from that, having emergency food supply in the places that you go often will help you to be sure that you and your family has bigger chances of survival since you have food and water to consume if ever a disaster or calamity happens.

Here are some important things that you should include in your emergency food/supply storage:

-First on the list of emergency foods and supplies storage is water. This is because water is very important for the body. With water, man may die as early as five days, thus it is very important to make sure to include sufficient amount of water for you and your family's consumption for your emergency food and supply storage.

-Nutritious, easy to store and easy to prepare foods and as well as foods that has longer shlef life like dehydrated foods and canned goods are among the most recommended types of food to be included in your emergency food and supply storage. Also, make sure to include foods that are age-appropriate for all your family members. This way you will be sure t provide all your family members something to consume during emergency situations and thus increasing chances of survival.

-Your emergency supply storage should not only be consisting of emergency foods and water. You also need to make sure that you have emergency medicine supply. Anything can happen during emergency, disaster and calamity, anyone in your family can get sick or be injured, and you may not have enough time to buy emergency medicines in the drugstore, so having emergency medicine supply is also important. Aside from that, if ever you have a family member that takes maintenance medicine, you need to make sure that you also have sufficient supply of his/her medicine every time.

-To prepare your emergency food, there are also tools and materials needed, so be sure to have a stash of those materials handy or in store during emergency. These materials include matches, flashlight, batteries, candles and other things that can be used during emergency. Also, these things are very important especially that during calamities and disasters, power supplies are usually cut or turned off.

Making sure that you are well-prepared in having your emergency food and storage supply will give you a some peace of mind since you know that when a disaster happens, you and your family are sure to have something to use and consume even if food and supplies shortage may happen.




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