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paper plates and plastic eating utensils as you will be unable to waste your water supply cleaning dishes. Each of these food choices has advantages and disadvantages.

Canned foods and dry grains would offer your family more of a variety of foods to which they are accustomed to eating and children in particular would be happier with this food choice. All dry grains need to be stored in airtight containers to protect them from molding or becoming bug infested. Rice can be stored for years in an airtight container in the freezer! Canned goods are bulky and have limited shelf life so it is imperative if you choose to store canned goods you keep the stock rotated and used so your canned goods have not spoiled. This is the most economical choice as it is less expensive to initially purchase and your family will use the supply during non-emergency times as you rotate the stock. Therefore, you will never lose your initial financial investment.

MRE's will last five to seven years if stored in a cool, dry place and tastes like canned food. They can be ordered online but are rather expensive, costing six to seven dollars per meal. They can be heated and ready to use fast with an MRE heater.

Freeze dried foods take less storage space than the other two choices. You can fit a six week supply of food for your family into plastic storage bins that roll under your bed if you have limited storage space. They can last for up to thirty years, eliminating the need for your family to rotate the food supply and use it during non-emergency times or lose your investment in it. You only need enough water to hydrate the food, thereby using far less water than cooking. After hydration the food tastes close to original food taste and the cost is about three dollars per meal. They, too, can be ordered online.

Whatever your choice in food supplies, I urge you to implement a disaster preperation plan, discuss the plan with all family members, and stock your household with the necessary items needed to survive a disaster.

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