Food

Keep enough food on hand to sustain you and your family for three days. Remember that you may not have access to electricity or refrigeration and that water may be scarce. Watch your salt content, as salty foods make you drink more water.

Recommendations: 

• Foods should require very little preparation - try to avoid things that need water or cooking 
• Make sure it’s food your family will eat 
• Remember to include a manual can-opener and utensils in your emergency supplies 
• Ready-to-eat canned foods: meats, fruits, vegetables, soup, juice, and milk 
• High-energy foods: peanut butter, jelly, crackers, granola bars and trail mix 
• Small amounts of comfort foods: candy, sweetened cereals, potato chips, and cookies 
• Dried foods 
• Instant ready-to-eat meals

For additional information:
 
Red Cross - Food and water in an emergency (PDF)