Survival Food: 56 MUST HAVE ITEMS ***IN CASE OF DISASTER***

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Survival Food that makes life easier: These four foods can be stored for over 10 years and can add some flavor to your cooking. If stored properly they can probably last indefinitely.

Salt
Sugar – Brown or White
Honey
Alcohol – Whiskey, Vodka, etc…

Hard Grains: Stored properly hard grains have a shelf life of around 10 – 12 years.

Buckwheat
Dry Corn
Kamut
Hard Red Wheat
Soft White Wheat
Millet
Durum wheat
Spelt

Soft grains: These soft grains will last around 8 years at 70 degrees sealed without oxygen.

Barley,
Oat Groats,
Quinoa
Rye

Beans: Sealed and kept away from oxygen the following beans can last for around 8 – 10 years.

Pinto Beans
Kidney Beans
Lentils
Lima Beans
Adzuki Beans
Garbanzo Beans
Mung Beans
Black Turtle Beans
Blackeye Beans

Flours and Mixes and Pastas: 5 – 8 years

All Purpose Flour
White Flour
Whole Wheat Flour
Cornmeal
Pasta
White Rice ( up to 10 years)

Oils:

Coconut oil – Coconut oil has one of the longest shelf lives of any kind of oil. It can last for over 2 years and is a great item to add to your survival food supplies list.

Other good survival foods: 2 – 5 years of shelf life

Canned Tuna
Canned Meats
Canned Vegetables & Fruits
Peanut Butter
Coffee
Tea
Ramen Noodles – not the greatest food in the world but they are very cheap so they made the survival food list.
Hard Candy
Powdered milk
Dried herbs and spices

Items that can be used for more than cooking:

Apple Cider Vinegar – Cleaning, cooking, and has antibiotic properties
Baking Soda – Cleaning, cooking, etc…
Honey – Mentioned again for it’s antibiotic properties and wound healing.

Non Food Items to stock up on at the grocery store:

Bic Lighters
Toilet Paper
Soaps
Bottled Water
Vitamins
Medicines
Bandages
Peroxide
Lighter fluid
Canning Supplies
Charcoal