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Try to get snack foods in individual portions wherever possible - they keep better and have better portion control, and there's less waste than family-sized items which have to be discarded partly used.
| DRINKS | CANNED FOOD | PACKETS | CONDIMENTS/ SPREADS | SNACK FOOD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRINKING WATER - at least one gallon per person per day. | canned vegetables - for fibre and vitamins - corn, tomato, green beans, beetroom etc | Longlife pepperoni (store in fridge for best results, but still edible even if the grease has seperated in the heat) | Individual condiment sachets of mayo/mustard/ ketchup/relish - buy by the case at Costco or get from fast food places. | chips/cornchips - try to get low-salt versions. |
| Cans of soda | SPAM | Oatmeal bars | jam/jelly | crackers |
| Longlife fruit juice | Chilli | Oatmeal sachets | peanut butter or other nut butters | wheat thins |
| UHT milk | Chicken | Breakfast cereal | honey | cookies |
| Gatorade (powdered and regular versions) | tuna | Instant mashed potatoes (just add boiling water) | Cheese | Pop tarts / 'go tarts' (new poptarts-to-eat-cold) |
| Koolaid/Crystal Lite powder | spaghetti o's | Instant Rice | cheese spread | trailmix |
| Instant coffee, tea and cocoa | canned soup (ready-to-eat, not concentrates) | long-life tortillas | small bottle of lemon juice | Dried fruit eg. raisins/cranberries |
| V8 vegetable juice (good for vitamins and fibre) | beans - high in fibre and protein | Eggs (keep several weeks without refrigeration) | small bottles of capers / gherkins / pickled onion / pickles IN VINEGAR - the vinegar is a preservative. Discard if it goes cloudy or smells 'off' | unsalted nuts - a valuable protein source |
| Powdered milk | vienna sausages | vacuum-packed sauerkraut | Bouillon cubes | fruit cups |
| java juice coffee extract (for coffee fiends) or a French Press and ground coffee beans. | fruit (small cans to avoid waste) | pre-cooked non-refrigerated bacon | Mrs Dash 10-minute marinades | non-refrigerated jello/pudding cups |
| small cans of olives and mushrooms | tuna lunch packs | BBQ sauce | apple sauce | |
| chicken/vegetable stock (cans = less waste than cartons) | heat-in-the-bag rice mixes | fruit strips-get ones with as much real fruit as possible. | ||
| Summer sausage | muesli bars or fruit/cereal bars | |||
| couscous (takes minutes to prepare) | ||||
| ramen noodles | ||||
Before the hurricane hits, stock up on the following fruits and vegetables. They won't keep all season but they'll keep for a week or two in the cooler or even a dark closet (eg.under the sink)
More perishable fruit/vegetables (buy only what you can eat inside a week or they'll be wasted! And preferably keep in the cooler for longer lifespan)
Lettuce does NOT keep at all well, but if you have room you can grow it in a planter and pick it as needed. Put the planter outside in a sunny spot and keep it watered well, and bring it inside when the hurricane is approaching so it won't get destroyed by the wind and rain. Do NOT try to grow iceberg lettuce this way - loose-leaf lettuce can be picked a few leaves at a time and it will keep on growing all summer long.
You can also grow sprouts (either alfalfa or beansprouts or any other sprouting bean) in a special planter indoors.