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Food and Water for Disaster Kit
Store a 3-day supply of nonperishable food and
water.
Choose foods that do not require refrigeration.
- Commercially canned ready-to-eat meats (potted
meat, Vienna sausages, tuna fish), commercially canned fruits, and vegetables,
commercially canned ready-to-drink juices, milk, soup, and soft drinks,
instant coffee & tea or tea bags, peanut butter, jelly, crackers,
granola bars, trail mix, snack foods, hard candy, sweetened cereals,
lollipops, sugar, flour, rice, salt, pepper.
- Food for babies, elderly persons, or persons on
special diets.
- Water - keep at least a three (3) day supply of
water for each person. A normally active person needs to drink at least
two (2) quarts of water each day. Hot environments and physical activity
can double that amount. Children, ill persons and nursing mothers will
need more. Store TWO (2) GALLONS of water PER PERSON PER DAY ( 2 quarts
for drinking, 2 quarts for food preparation, and 4 quarts or 1 gallon
for personal hygiene). Mark date on containers & store in a cool
dark location. Replace after one year. If you use bottled water purchased
from the store, it is not necessary to change or refill. Water stored
in previously used containers needs to be boiled or treated before use.
(See Safe Water)
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