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It is important to keep dry foods in airtight, moisture-proof containers away from direct light in cool places. Consider stocking zipper-closure plastic food storage or food freezer bags in your emergency supplies.

Good food choices are dried fruit; canned fruit or vegetables; shelf-stable cans of meat, poultry, and fish; jars of peanut butter and jelly; small packages of cereal, granola bars, and crackers; nonfat dry milk; and small boxes of juice drinks.

Keeping foods intended for long-term storage in a cool, dry, dark place, inaccessible to pests will help prolong shelf-life and better maintain quality.

Meats Beans. Canned meat, chicken, turkey, seafood. and other protein-rich foods, such as. Vegetables. Canned vegetables and vegetable juices. Fruits. Canned fruits and fruit juices. Milk. Canned, boxed or dried milk and shelf- Grains. Ready-to-eat cereal, crackers, pretzels, Water. Enough for 1 gallon per day.

Open food boxes or cans carefully so that you can close them tightly after each use. Wrap cookies and crackers in plastic bags, and keep them in air-tight storage containers. Empty opened packages of sugar, dried fruits and nuts into screw-top jars or airtight food storage containers to protect them from pests.

Include a selection of the following foods in your short-term Disaster Supplies Kit: Ready-to-eat canned meats, fruits and vegetables. Canned juices, milk, soup (if powdered, store extra water) Staples sugar, salt, pepper. High energy foods peanut butter, jelly, crackers, granola bars, trail mix.

Meats Beans. Canned meat, chicken, turkey, seafood. and other protein-rich foods, such as. Vegetables. Canned vegetables and vegetable juices. Fruits. Canned fruits and fruit juices. Milk. Canned, boxed or dried milk and shelf- Grains. Ready-to-eat cereal, crackers, pretzels, Water. Enough for 1 gallon per day.

Soft grains include things like oats, rye, and quinoa. They are stable for about 8 years on average, but this can be increased to 20 years in ideal conditions. Hard grains include buckwheat, corn, flax, mullet, wheat, and more. These grains can last from 12 years to 30 or more!