• 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

For additional assistance, feel free to contact the Los Angeles Fire Department's Disaster Preparedness Section.

Los Angeles Fire Department
Disaster Preparedness Unit
5021 North Sepulveda Boulevard
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 USA

Telephone: (818) 756-9674
           Fax: (818) 756-9681