《急用食物和水》（Food.and.Water.in.an.Emergency）.pdf

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1、FoodandWaterinanEmergencyIfanearthquake,hurricane,winterstorm,orotherdisasterstrikesyourcommunity,youmightnothaveaccesstofood,water,andelectricityfordaysorevenweeks.Bytakingsometimenowtostoreemergencyfoodandwatersupplies,youcanprovideforyourentirefam

2、ily.EmergencyFoodSuppliesEventhoughitisunlikelythatanemergencywouldcutoffyourfoodsupplyfortwoweeks,considermaintainingasupplythatwilllastthatlong.Youmaynotneedtogooutandbuyfoodstoprepareanemergencyfoodsupply.Youcanusethecannedgoods,drymixes,andothers

3、taplesonyourcupboardshelves.Besuretocheckexpirationdatesandfollowthepracticeoffirst-in,first-out.PREPARINGANEMERGENCYFOODSUPPLYAsyoustockfood,takeintoaccountyourfamily’suniqueneedsandtastes.Familiarfoodsareimportant.Theyliftmoraleandgiveafeelingofsec

4、urityintimesofstress.Trytoincludefoodsthattheywillenjoyandthatarealsohighincaloriesandnutrition.Foodsthatrequirenorefrigeration,water,specialpreparation,orcookingarebest.2Individualswithspecialdietsandallergieswillneedparticularattention,aswillbabies

5、,toddlers,andtheelderly.Nursingmothersmayneedliquidformula,incasetheyareunabletonurse.Canneddieteticfoods,juices,andsoupsmaybehelpfulforillorelderlypeople.Makesureyouhaveamanualcanopeneranddisposableutensils.Don’tforgetnonperishablefoodsforyourpets.S

6、TORAGETIPSKeepfoodinadry,coolspot—adarkareaifpossible.Openfoodboxesandotherre-sealablecontainerscarefullysothatyoucanclosethemtightlyaftereachuse.Wrapperishablefoods,suchascookiesandcrackers,inplasticbagsandkeeptheminsealedcontainers.Emptyopenpac

7、kagesofsugar,driedfruits,andnutsintoscrew-topjarsorair-tightcanistersforprotectionfrompests.Inspectallfoodforsignsofspoilagebeforeuse.Throwoutcannedgoodsthatbecomeswollen,dented,orcorroded.Usefoodsbeforetheygobad,andreplacethemwithfreshsupplies,da

8、tedwithinkormarker.Placenewitemsatthebackofthestorageareaandolderonesinfront.3SHELF-LIFEOFFOODSFORSTORAGEThefollowingprovidessomegeneralguidelinesforreplacementofcommonemergencyfoods.Usewithinsixmonths:Powderedmilk-boxedDriedfruitDry,crispcrackers