Thursday 28 November 2013

Food Storage Is Essential For Emergency Survival

By Alejandro M. Avalos


Have you ever been in a natural disaster? If you haven't, you can count yourself lucky. For those who have, they can tell you what a harrowing experience it is to be holed up in your home or shelter while waiting for the emergency crews to arrive. The experts say that you should have a 72 hour kit prepared as that is how long it could take the clean up crew to clear the area. Can you really wait it out that long? Do you have enough food and water available? What happens if the power goes out? Will you be able to prepare the food otherwise? That is a feeling of helplessness that no one should feel.
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One of the most ideal food rations in emergency situations is the MRE or meals ready to eat. Originally, they were military issued but now you can also purchase civilian MREs as well. There are little differences seeing as the manufacturers are mostly doing the same kind of business providing for the military and the public.

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.

Perhaps what is literally warming in an emergency situation is that the MRE package also includes a flameless ration heater. Even if you're without a source to heat your food, you'll still be able to enjoy a hot meal with an MRE because it has a flameless heat source that is activated by water. Just make sure you have a prepared water supply in your emergency kit as well.

Try to have some rice stored away. This goes well with beans. The brown variety tends to be a bit more nutritious that the white rice.Don't forget to have proper seasoning for your food products. You will get bored of simplistic taste and will need something to give you something different.




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