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    Emergency Food Storage 

    While some people store emergency food in their houses, others keep asking why this should be done. The world we live in could be interrupted anytime. All of us know about the terrorist threat. But there are other threats as well. All of us are used to the grocery stores that are full of food, electric power and gas for our cars. And now just try to imagine what our life would be like if all of it disappear some day. Imagine your life without air conditioning, power, gas and even money. You will feel very uncomfortable, won’t you?
    However, it is quite possible to live without these things for at least a short while. But what about food, water and shelter? This is something you are unable to survive without. A person is simply helpless without these things. To make sure you will not become helpless some day, you definitely should store water and food.
    Water is extremely important when it comes to emergency storage. One gallon of water should be stored per day per one person. But this amount of water does not include personal hygiene. So, it is much better to store two gallons of water per each person per day. It is highly important to store your water in food grade containers. There are FDA approved barrels on the market of different sizes starting from 5 to 55 gallons. You could also use used barrels and they do work great as well. Just make sure they are completely clean before you pour water into them.
    Storing food is also very important. There are two major options for people who want to start home food storage program. The first one is to store your own food. And the second one is to buy food that is already packed and prepared to storing. Storing the food yourself could be a bit harder. This way you need to prepare and can the food on your own. And in this case your food will have a shorter shelf life.
    Freeze dried foods are ready to be stored and require no coking. These foods could last more than 25 years without losing their nutrition value. The army also uses these types of foods which could be an important argument.
    If you live on this planet long enough, you should know that natural disasters do happen. You should have heard of hurricanes, floods, tornados, power outage and economic depressions. People who have been in emergency situations do not ask whether they should get prepared to possible disasters. It should be worth learning from their experience. And hopefully this article will help you get prepared to possible emergencies. At the same time we really hope none of them will ever happen to your family.

    Are you aware that food storage can save you from lots of troubles during different emergency cases. Find out more about food storage on this food storage blog…FREE TO COPY Articles at GlossaryBlog
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  • eblogger 1:15 am on February 28, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    Emergency Food Preparedness Tips 

    Many people want to store emergency food in their homes. However, many of them are confused on what type of food is the best for stockpiling. The two major choices are freeze dried food and grocery canned food. Which one is better? What type of food should you prefer? This article will try to answer these questions.
    Freeze dried food is a popular choice. This is the type of food which was cooked and then freeze dried. You may find this food in single components and in whole meals. To prepare this type of food you need to add some boiling water to it. Freeze dried food is usually sold in cans or pouches. The main advantage of these food products is their extremely long shelf life. Many freeze dried food products may last for more than twenty years. This means you could just buy this food once and forget about it for the next twenty years.
    Canned food is also easily available in most grocery stores. This type of food usually lasts for a couple of years. However, many people claim that this food stays good much longer than it is marked on the label. Canned food is also much cheaper than freeze dried products. That is why it is rather popular among Americans who store emergency food.
    What type of food is the best for emergency food storage? In fact, both of them are quite good. However, many people could not afford freeze dried food. One serving of freeze dried meat could cost at least three dollars. And a whole can of beef costs around one or two dollars. Such cans may contain one or two servings in them. That makes the difference in prices really great. And that is why most people tend to stockpile canned food from their local grocery stores.
    If you are not on a tight budget, then you should probably store both types of food for better variety. Freeze dried food is lighter and requires less storage space. That is why it could be really convenient for emergency storage. And even though freeze dried foods require some cooking, they are also great for emergency situations.
    MREs or Meals Ready to Eat are also very popular among those who store emergency foods. These foods do not require any cooking and are rich in calories and proteins. So if you have such a possibility, you could also add some of them to your food storage.
    No matter what you store make sure you and your family will be glad to eat those foods. You should always store something that you will eat rather then something that it convenient to store. That is why each family should make their own list of foods to store.

    This planet gets tired of us – it’s time to be prepared. Find out more about food storage – this info can save your life and the lives of other people you care about. Visit this food storage web site for interesting updates in the food storage industry…FREE TO COPY Articles at GlossaryBlog
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