How to Cook With Emergency Preparedness Foods
Cooking emergency preparedness foods is not that different from everyday cooking. It does take some imagination and planning, and it can go a lot faster than normal meal preparations. You can prepare nutritious, sustaining meals no matter what the situation. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Buy your survival food packs and survival snacks with meal planning in mind. Think long-term, long shelf life and flavor. You want the food to at least be palatable so people will eat.
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Rotate your survival foods on a regular basis to prevent them from going bad and to gain practice in cooking with them. Be sure to stock foods you would normally choose to eat to make the rotation seamless.
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Use your choice of dried and canned foods for meal preparation. You should have pasta, spices, dried and canned meats, canned vegetables and fruits, dehydrated or powdered cheeses, powdered eggs and milk, canned soups, condiments, as well as sweeteners and oils. Dehydrated, freeze-dried or powdered equivalents of all your favorite perishable foods are available from emergency preparedness stores. You can also find many canned versions of your favorite fresh foods at your local grocery store.
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Go to the many excellent websites to find your emergency preparedness food, such as Honeyville Grains, AAOOB Foods, or Emergency Essentials. You will find that some of the sites offer recipes and recipe books. Other sites plan meals for you, and sell food ready to make into meals.
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Allow yourself time to rehydrate dried foods, to be creative and put together foods that complement each other.
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Make sure you have a can opener and cookware to prepare your food if you are away from home.
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Plan your survival meals from the moment the food purchase is made. Buy the dried and canned emergency foods that your family enjoys eating. You may need to eat plenty of this food to get the vitamins, minerals and nutrients you need for survival during an emergency.
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