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Shelf-stable Foods and MyPyramid

Grains (Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta)

18-33 servings for 3 days

(6-11 servings daily)

Crackers, dry bread sticks,

pretzels, melba toast, read-to-eat cereal,

granola bars, rice cakes, popcorn cakes.

If you can boil water, include instant cereal, instant rice and cup-a-noodles.

Vegetables

9-15 servings for 3 days

(3-5 servings daily)

Canned vegetables,

canned vegetable soups.

If you can boil water, include instant vegetable soups and instant potatoes.

Fruits

6-12 servings for 3 days

(2-4 servings daily)

Canned fruit, fruit leather (roll-ups), applesauce, dried fruits (raisins, prunes, apricots),

canned or bottled fruit juice.

If you can boil water, include powdered fruit drinks.

Meat & Beans

6-9 servings for 3 days

(2-3 servings daily)

Canned tuna, canned chicken/turkey,

canned meat, canned soup with meat,

canned chili (meat or bean), sardines,

canned beans, canned ravioli/spaghetti,

canned ham/pork, canned stew, Vienna sausage, nuts, commercially prepared turkey or beef jerky.

If you can boil water, include instant soup (meat or bean).

Milk

6-9 servings for 3 days

(2-3 servings daily):

Canned evaporated milk,

canned pudding,

boxed (shelf-stable) milk or soymilk.

If you can boil water, include powdered milk.

Plan to have on hand one gallon of water per day, per person, for drinking, cooking and personal hygiene. For information on purifying and storing water, refer to publication #2668-A

Posted on: 4/20/2005 12:43:49 PM

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