• Milk - dehydrated or evaporated Soda

• Coffee, teas, instant cocoa - Remember, drinks with caffeine in them will move water through your body faster, so you might consider storing 1/2 again as much water.

• Powdered beverages as desired - Don't forget these will require extra stored water to make.

• Fruit / tomato / vegetable juices

• Sport drinks, such as Gatorade

• Multi-packages of individual serving breakfast cereal

• Instant HOT cereal in paper packages

• Pancake mix - Get the ones that require water only

• Bread (store in freezer)

• Pasta

• Flour

• Corn meal

• Soda crackers

• Rice

• Canned meat; bacon, Spam, sausages, meat spreads, chili con carne, beef stew

• Canned poultry; chicken, turkey

• Canned fish; tuna, salmon, sardines

• Cheeses (hard wax-wrapped cheeses last longer)

• Dried eggs

• Canned berries

• Canned pears, peaches, apricots, plums

• Canned citrus fruits

• Canned vegetables

• Dry peas

• Instant mashed potatoes

• Dry package beans

• Salt

• Sugar

• Cooking oil

• Shortening

• Baking soda

• Honey

Include seasonings appropriate for the meals you choose to store. Spicy foods increase the consumption of fluids.

• Nuts

• Peanut butter

• Hard candy

• Dried fruit

• Jerky

• Dry soup mix

• Canned soup

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