Report Top 10 Items Sold Out After A Crisis
Report Top 10 Items Sold Out After A Crisis
Report Top 10 Items Sold Out After A Crisis
In 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean resulted in tsunamis that killed well over 200,000 people
and left countless others homeless, with Indonesia being the hardest hit. Six years later, a 7.0 magnitude
earthquake in Haiti and more than 50 aftershocks affected 3 million people, with 300,000 dying and
1 million left homeless. In 2011, the 9.0 magnitude Tohoku earthquake and resultant tsunami left 4.4
million people in Japan without power and 1.5 million without water.
Many people in the United States contributed to the Red Cross and other international agencies that
provided aid to the injured and the displaced following those disasters and others, while many other
Americans said prayers on their behalf. Some of us also told ourselves that these kinds of catastrophes
don’t happen here. But they do.
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When crises strike, a vast majority of people find themselves scrambling to fulfill their most basic
needs, as well as those of their families. But with electrical power disrupted and grocery store supplies
depleted, it is often impossible to properly care for your family if you haven’t prepared in the first place.
The old cliche — “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail” — has never proven more accurate than when
people are suddenly faced with an emergency situation that they are not prepared to deal with. It is
very likely that stores will quickly run out of important food items following an emergency, and even if
they don’t, it’s possible that prices for staples will skyrocket.
And it’s not enough just to have food stockpiled. It has to be the type of food that does not require
refrigeration. You could own more gallons of milk than anyone in your weather-ravaged city, but if you
don’t have electrical power or the space to keep it refrigerated, you might as well pour it down the
drain.
Once you’ve gone through the list of the 10 items that will Packaging
disappear most quickly from store shelves, you may feel
Because they do not allow
overwhelmed at the prospect of obtaining all of them right away.
air in, cans will keep your food
In fact, that pressure may result in you abandoning the idea
edible much longer than boxes
altogether. But don’t worry about that. Start slowly with a basic
will. And those canned foods will
foundation and build from there.
contain more needed calories
than the ones in boxes due to the
Your first collection could include just enough food and water to
latter needing to be mixed with
get you and your family through a 24-hour emergency. Next you
water. Depending on the size of
could focus on increasing those quantities to help you through a
your family, single-serving sizes
three-day situation. Then build up to a week, a month, a year and
may be better than large cans
even several years if you want to. Like other things in your life, if
because it might be impossible
you turn the building of an emergency food supply into a habit,
to keep foods fresh inside
you’ll reach your goal.
those open cans until the next
time you use them. Periodically
There is a chance that people reading this report will go the rest
check on expiration dates. Ease
of their lives without needing an emergency food supply to help
of preparation should be a big
them survive a crisis. But do you want to take that chance? We
consideration when you select
hope and pray that you will not face a disaster, but it is more likely
your items.
that readers of this report will indeed face an emergency situation
at some point in their lives.
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If one of those people is you, would you rather have what you and your family need to stay fed and
healthy safely tucked away in storage and ready to use, or would you rather be begging on the streets or
sent off to a FEMA center by the government? Let’s not waste time discussing that rhetorical question.
Instead, let’s take a look at the top 10 items that are most likely to disappear first from store shelves in
an emergency, examine why they are important for your survival, and focus on how you can package
and store them so that they are ready should you need them.
1. WATER
Let’s take the most obvious one first. People can go without food for an extended period
of time if they absolutely have to, but surviving without water is impossible, even in
otherwise ideal conditions. Of all the items on our list, this is one you do not want to
skimp on.
H20 at room temperature will never taste better than when you’ve been
negatively affected by an emergency situation. Whether you are experiencing
the “inconvenience” of losing your home’s running water for a day due to a
weather problem or whether you’re facing the prospect of weeks without
running water due to a disaster that has affected your town’s water supply,
you and your family will be extremely grateful to have bottles of water handy.
How much water will you need? Well, it’s estimated that you can get by on
one gallon per person per day. You’ll want to drink one-half of that amount
each day and use the other half for washing and for adding to food in the
cooking process.
In addition to plain old water, you might also want to include brands of bottled water that include
vitamins, such as Sobe and Vitamin Water, as well as sports drinks that provide very important
electrolytes and carbohydrates, including Gatorade and Powerade. Protein drinks can help you get by
for a short period of time when food is scarce.
2. DRIED FRUITS
There is nothing like the taste of fresh fruits and vegetables,
but during an emergency, you probably will not have the
luxury of being able to take a bite out of a crisp, freshly
plucked apple or enjoy a savory stalk of broccoli smothered
in melted butter. But a surprisingly close second choice —
and one that is far more realistic during a crisis — is the
consumption of dried fruits and vegetables.
Dried fruits provide essential vitamins and dietary fiber that you and your family will need during a
crisis, including vitamins A and K, calcium, potassium, iron and copper. Those fruits include apricots,
raisins, dates, prunes, figs, peaches, apples, pears, plums, cranberries, blueberries, strawberries,
mangoes and many more.
Among the vegetables that contain high nutritional content, including key vitamins and minerals,
are broccoli, potatoes, tomatoes, collards, spinach, okra, squash, avocados, peppers, mushrooms, peas,
carrots, corn, onions and cabbage. Others include a wide variety of beans such as soybeans, navy beans,
lima beans, kidney beans and green beans.
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You might be surprised at how many different meats and fish are
available in canned form. Among the canned meats you may want
to stock up on are ham, chicken, turkey, pork, roast beef, roast beef
hash, beef stew, corned beef, ground beef, sausage, Spam, chili with
meat chunks, liver pate and soy patties. Even bacon can be canned!
There is also plenty of canned fish that you will appreciate having
on hand, including different types of tuna and salmon. Other options
for canned fish include smoked trout, gefilte, whitefish, herring,
mackerel, catfish, sardines, oysters, clams, caviar and snails.
All of these canned meats and fish can be heated quickly on a small stove, as can a wide variety of
soups that contain meat or fish, which could also be included in this category.
Variety
5. PASTA AND SAUCES
An event that is often held the evening prior to a The single most important factor in
grueling physical exercise such as a marathon or building an emergency supply stock is
triathlon is a big pasta dinner. Runners, bikers, to fill the basic needs of you and your
swimmers and others whose physical limits are about to family. You’d be better off being bored
be tested understand that loading up on carbohydrates with consuming the same healthy foods
provided by pasta will give them the stamina their over and over again than you would with
bodies need to compete at a high level. a wide variety of unhealthy choices. But
you can build a tremendous amount of
If you and your family find yourselves in survival variety into your supply and still keep it
mode for any length of time due to a natural very nutritious. Variety will keep you and
disaster or some other emergency situation, your family members in a better state
you may feel like you’re running a of mind. There is also the chance that
marathon. In addition to all of the vitamins, after an emergency strikes, you may
minerals and protein you will be receiving need to barter with neighbors who have
in other foods that you have stocked up on, something you need and vice versa.
you will also need carbohydrates. Pasta is a The greater the variety of your supply,
great source of carbs. the more likely you’ll be able to trade for
what you want.
There are many reasons why pasta
should be included in your emergency
food supply, including the fact that it is relatively inexpensive, easy to store and cook, has a
long shelf life, is filling and nutritious, and will provide you with much-needed energy. An
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extremely versatile food, pasta comes in a wide variety of forms. It can be served as the main dish in a
meal, or as a side dish or part of a salad.
Tasty whether hot or cold, pasta comes in many different forms, including spaghetti, mostaccioli,
lasagna, fettuccine, ziti, linguine, manicotti, rigatoni, rotini, vermicelli, bucatini and angel hair. Delicious
stuffed pastas include tortellini, ravioli and pierogi.
Some say that sauces are what make the pasta. Filled with nutrients themselves, these sauces vary
in color, texture and taste, and they add copious amounts of flavoring to pasta. Available in long-
lasting cans, these sauces include tomato-based sauce, alfredo, marinara, bolognese, pesto, puttanesca,
formaggi, tuscan herbs sauce, and mushrooms and garlic sauce.
The majority of human calories come from seeds, which also provide most cooking oils. Popular seeds
include sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, flax and sesame seeds. Many seeds include a wide variety of
nutrients, including iron, zinc, manganese, magnesium, phosphorous, copper, potassium, zinc and more.
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include grape juice, tomato juice, apple juice, pineapple juice and vegetable juice.
Powdered milk, which is an excellent source of calcium and Vitamin D, is preferable to condensed milk
due to its longer shelf life. It can be used for cereal, and is also good for drinking, baking and cooking.
It is normally produced by spray drying nonfat skim milk, whole milk, buttermilk or whey. Because it
has a low moisture content, powdered milk does not need refrigeration. Powdered milk is hardly a new
concept. A patent for a dried milk procedure was granted more than 160 years ago.
Let’s start with cooking oils. They are easy to store, can last a long time and provide plenty
of calories and nutrients. If you only pack one, it should probably be vegetable oil, canola
oil, corn oil or olive oil. If you have the room and your tastes are more exotic than most, you
might want to include soy oil, peanut oil or sesame oil.
There are also a wide variety of herbs and spices that you may wish
to include, and again you will be glad you did if you and your family
have to live off of your emergency supply for an extended period of
time. You can live without them, but they do provide nutrition and
definitely enhance the taste of many different dishes.
Among the herbs and spices you’ll probably want to store are
salt and pepper and a variety of powders, including chili, garlic,
onion, parsley, onion, oregano and cinnamon. You can also include
sugar as a sweetener and lemon juice as a seasoner. Vinegar can
also be used in cooking, and it’s useful for cleaning purposes and to keep insects away as well.
9. COMFORT FOODS
Quite frankly, you and your family can survive without items such as Pop Tarts and Oreo’s. And if you
are only dipping into your emergency food supply for two or three days, there is probably no reason to
open those specific “comfort foods.” But if you are settling in for close to a week or more of dependency
on foods you’ve set aside for just this situation, these kinds of foods can provide a psychological relief
for adults while simultaneously keeping kids happy and less worried.
A comfort food supply will look different for every family. It really comes
down to what each person likes. Lots of kids and adults enjoy snack foods
(sounds a lot better than junk food, right?) such as potato chips, cookies,
candy bars and hard candy. Of course, healthier snacks that also taste good
include granola bars, trail mixes and whole wheat crackers, each of which
provides important carbohydrates.
Some people would consider coffee and tea as a comfort food. Others
will tell you that they are absolute necessities and that they can’t function
without them. Either way, it would be wise to include instant coffee and tea
among your emergency supplies.
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You also might want to throw in a couple of bottles of wine or a bottle of your favorite liqueur. Once
the kids are asleep and you and your spouse are attempting to relax after another day of dealing with an
emergency situation, you’ll be glad you included these stress relievers. Of course, overdoing it will not
only make you dehydrated — and you don’t want to go there in a crisis — it could also make everything
seem worse in the morning once reality sets back in and your head is throbbing.
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