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Survival Shopping List and Menus

Written By: chefjohn on July 18, 2010 2 Comments

Since I wrote a blog on “Keeping Food Safe During An Emergency” I have gotten a good response, so I decided to take it to the next level.
With help from my friends at Chefs de Cuisine of San Diego.

Survival Shopping List and Menus

Surviving a disaster requires a way to keep eating. Families that are stranded can use this shopping list and menus to create a disaster recovery box. Feed four people over a four day span, and prepare on a back yard grill, with no more then one gallon of cooking water per day.

SHOP – STORE – SURVIVE:                             Don’t forget the Can Opener

Canned ItemsSwing-A-Way Manufacturing Co. Can Opener, Swing-a-Way, Each, Assorted

Chicken – 4 cans
Baby Corn – 1 can
Green Beans – 3 cans
Bamboo shoots – 1 can
Cream of mushroom soup – 2 cans
Vienna sausage – 2 cans                                     YOUR DISASTER KITCHEN:
Chili sauce – 2 cans                                 Your back yard BBQ, or a butane-powered
Mixed vegetables – 2 cans                     portable stove and butane cartridges (7.8oz.ea) Stansport Portable Outdoor Butane Stove With Case, Red
Cream of Chicken soup – 2 cans
Canned Turkey – 2 cans
Enchilada sauce – 1 can
Red Beans – 2 cans
Tomato sauce – 1 can

Dried Items:
Pancake mix – 1 box                                                        SAUCEPANS:
Chowmein noodles – 1 package
Spaghetti noodles – 1 package                                1 ea.-1 qrt. saucepan with lid
Breakfast Cereal – 1 box                                           1 ea.-1.5 qrt. saucepan
Penne pasta – 1 pound                                               1 ea.-2.5 qrt pot with lid
Rice – 2 cups
Cream of wheat – 1 boxCalphalon 2.5-qt. Tri-Ply Stainless Steel Shallow Sauce Pan
Rigatoni pasta – 1 pound
Pinto beans – 1 pound

Liquid/Pouch Items:

Maple syrup – 1 bottle
Cooking oil – 1 bottle                                                UTENSILS:

Soy Milk – 2 boxes                                                  9″ Spoon
Tuna – 2 pouches                                                    9″ Fork
Teriyaki Marinade – 1 bottle                                     9″ Spatula

Manual Can Opener

Biodegradable dish soap

Bowls, Flatware, Dish Towels

To continue to the Survival Menus for the next Disaster click here!

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2 Responses to “Survival Shopping List and Menus”

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