Gluten-Free Emergency Kit
What would you do in the event of a natural disaster such as flood, earthquake or other natural disaster? Keep in mind that in a disaster you may not have personal transporation. You may also lack monetary resources or not be able to return to your home for days or weeks. Once allowed back into your home, you will be cleaning you in an unsanitary enviroment. The electricity may be off, or you may lack running water. The free meals dropped off at disaster sites usually contain gluten in them.
List of ideas you may want to consider:
1) Create a food emergency kit and store in up HIGH in a temperature place, like the upper shelf of a coat closet near your most used door.
2) The kit should be small enough, and light enough, that with food you are able to carry it a good distance. A knapsack or small, light rolling duffle are some ideas.
3) Inexpensive plastic pencil box (new, not used) to store plastic utensils, a paring knife, and a can opener. A box of disinfectant wupes or hand cleaner is essential. As are some sort of paper wipes in a plastic bag. Remember that everything in this kit may get wet at some point in an actual emergency, so pack items in airtight waterproof bags.
4) Canned goods are heavy so limit them to items like GF canned chicken, tuna, or meal replacement drinks.Dried GF meats in airtight bags are very goos.
5) Stock a variety of GF energy bars.
6) Add dry mixes for soups, broth, etc.. A plastic bag of dry milk repleacment be something you would like. Don't forget bottles of water.
7) An assortment of dried fruits and rollups; dried nuts (if tolerant)
8) A small bag of first aid supplies.
9) Essential vitamins and medications
10) And, if you thin you have room, a samll 3- cup cooker and rice. You can cook anything in a rice cooker.
11) Last but not least, every 3-5 months eat everything in the kit. Refill your kit with frest products because in an actual emergency, you will want good quality food to eat.
Until gluten free dining becomes more commonplace, you do need to plan for unusal occurrances.
List of ideas you may want to consider:
1) Create a food emergency kit and store in up HIGH in a temperature place, like the upper shelf of a coat closet near your most used door.
2) The kit should be small enough, and light enough, that with food you are able to carry it a good distance. A knapsack or small, light rolling duffle are some ideas.
3) Inexpensive plastic pencil box (new, not used) to store plastic utensils, a paring knife, and a can opener. A box of disinfectant wupes or hand cleaner is essential. As are some sort of paper wipes in a plastic bag. Remember that everything in this kit may get wet at some point in an actual emergency, so pack items in airtight waterproof bags.
4) Canned goods are heavy so limit them to items like GF canned chicken, tuna, or meal replacement drinks.Dried GF meats in airtight bags are very goos.
5) Stock a variety of GF energy bars.
6) Add dry mixes for soups, broth, etc.. A plastic bag of dry milk repleacment be something you would like. Don't forget bottles of water.
7) An assortment of dried fruits and rollups; dried nuts (if tolerant)
8) A small bag of first aid supplies.
9) Essential vitamins and medications
10) And, if you thin you have room, a samll 3- cup cooker and rice. You can cook anything in a rice cooker.
11) Last but not least, every 3-5 months eat everything in the kit. Refill your kit with frest products because in an actual emergency, you will want good quality food to eat.
Until gluten free dining becomes more commonplace, you do need to plan for unusal occurrances.
Good for people to know.
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