Hurricane Survival – What’s For Dinner
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. . . Are You Feeling Hungry
Hurricane Survival Plans really need to include plenty of food and water, but when you’re doing your grocery shopping for this kit you need to think about it quite carefully.
It’s always a good idea to have your grocery cupboards well stocked during hurricane season, just in case you are able to stay in your house but unable to get to the grocery stores for a while.
In the event of a hurricane emergency you should always aim to eat certain foods first of all:
- First of all, eat all of the perishable foods from your refrigerator. You know the stuff with a “use by” date . . . fresh meats, vegetables, salad, milk, cheese and other perishables. Eat all of those up first.
- Secondly, move on to the freezer. Even if you’ve been without power for two or three days, the food in your freezer should still be okay for you to eat, especially if you don’t open the door too often. Only open the freezer door when you actually need something to eat from the freezer and close it up again as soon as possible to help it to retain the temperature.
- Once you’ve finished the contents of your freezer you should move onto a well stocked larder cupboard. It’s a good idea to keep an extra supply of food stuffs during hurricane season just in case of emergency. Remember, many tinned, canned or packet foods can be eaten straight away without any preparation at all, lots of dried soups, cereals etc need to be reconstituted with water, and energy or cereal bars offer good extra sustenance during your hurricane emergency diet plan.
Good foods to keep in stock up during hurricane season:
- Canned stews and soups
- Canned meat and fish (ham, tuna, sardines)
- Peanut butter
- Canned vegetables
- Cartons of juice and milk
- Prepackaged survival meals (which need mixing with water)
Hurricane Survival Rations
A little sensible planning is required to make sure that you don’t go hungry during a hurricane emergency. Remember that the average adult needs around 2000 calories per day, and you should aim on having enough food for three meals every day.
Other Hurricane Survival Equipment
There are a few more things which you’ll need in order to be able to enjoy this food!
- Tin openers (not the electric kind, you could be without power for a few days remember)
- Some sort of cooking equipment / gas stove for heating or cooking the food
- Cooking pots and pans
- Plastic plates and cutlery
- Matches – kept in a waterproof container
Just a few ideas about what you should have handy, just in case you do find yourself in the middle of a hurricane emergency any time soon.
Bon Appetite!
