It is important to have high energy foods available during these times.

Stockpiling foods high in calories will help you keep your strength up. You can live several days without food if you have decent water to drink...but a few granola bars or high energy snack bars can make a big difference in your energy level.

Compressed food bars are lightweight, nutritious, and high in calories, making them a good choice for your food stockpile, or bug out bag.

• Dried Foods

  
  Dried foods such as meat jerky, dried fruits, and trail mixes are all tasty and nutritious and are great additions to your emergency 72 hour kit.

  
  
  

• Freeze Dried Foods

  
  Freeze dried foods require some cooking but they are very lightweight and not only that but the shelf life on them is usually much longer than just regular dried foods. And the flavor of freeze dried foods is really great, especially the Mountain House Food - our favorite!

  
  

• MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat)

  
  The MRE's are very popular when it comes to stockpiling food and emergency 72 hour kits as they do not require cooking and are high in protein and calories.

Remember that you want to store foods that you will actually want to eat, so make sure that you tuck foods away that will make you happy when you pull them out in an emergency!

Make sure you tuck in a few light weight pots and pans along with your emergency food storage.

Some things you may want to include are:

• small cooking pots
• spoons,forks,knives
• can opener
• waterproof matches
• ziplock bags
• hotpads or small washcloths
• small trial size dish soap

As you plan your emergency 72 hour kit, don't forget the essentials that make life much easier :

• toilet paper
• wipes
• toothpaste
• razors
• pain medication

( Click here to learn more about Survival Food PREPARATION.)