Food Preparedness For Disasters
With all of the recent disasters we have experienced you may
becoming interested in emergency preparedness. Based on recent
examples of poor disaster relief from government agencies, it is
making more sense to take some direct action to support your
family in the event of an emergency.
The most important neccessity by far that you will need to
provide for is food. With threats like Avian Flu pandemic (bird
flu) looming there may be disruptions to the food supply for
weeks. 72 hours food supply will just not be enough to ensure
you and your family will not face hardships and danger.
The best answer to your emergency meal ration needs is freeze
dried food. With shelf life of up to 30 years you can stock up
and be sure you will have quality food available years down the
road. Freeze dried food means you will not need to throw out
inferior food supplies every year that go bad.
Now you can purchase freeze dried food online but you need to
ensure you buy quality product from reputable sources. To ensure
you are getting the best value look for online merchants that
have been in business for more than a few years and are stocking
distributers. Some online sites selling emergency rations are
just re-sellers that may be a high risk to your investment in an
emergency food supply.
One of the most popular brands of freeze dried foods is Mountain
House. You can purchase a wide variety of food reserve paks that
can feed a family of 4 from 3 days to 3 months. The FDA
recommended daily calorie intake is 2500-3000 for adult males
and 2200 calories per day for adult females. Some cheap
discounts offer far less calories and are not really deals at
all so you need to be careful and know exactly what you are
getting when you buy freeze dried meals.
One reputable online shop you can buy from is Nitro-Pak. They have been in business for 18
years as a brick and mortar distributer so have stood the test
of time.