Shopping Guide
As hurricane season approaches, all residents are
encouraged to get prepared by creating a family hurricane
plan and assembling a hurricane supply kit. These
preparedness steps are key to safely weathering a storm,
or any other disaster. The eight-week Shopping Guide
identifies the basic items required to comfortably sustain
you and your family for 3-5 days following a storm that
may leave you without power and potable water. Adding a
few items to your regular shopping list each week is the
easiest way to complete your Hurricane Kit with minimal
impact to your budget.
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Food Groups For Shopping Guide
• Bread Group Items – Crackers, dry bread sticks,
pretzels, melba toast, rice and popcorn cakes,
breakfast cereal, dry pasta, nutritional bars, bread
(keep frozen until needed)
• Meat Group Items – Canned or packaged tuna, chicken/
turkey, meat, soup with beans or meat, sardines,
beans, chili with meat or beans, ravioli/spaghetti, ham/
pork, stew, Vienna sausage, peanut butter and nuts,
and commercially prepared beef or turkey jerky Milk Group Items – Shelf stable milk (keep chilled
after opening), powdered milk (will need extra water),
canned and boxed pudding (on grocery shelves, not
in refrigerator section), nutritional drinks (e.g., Ensure)
• Vegetable Group Items – Canned vegetables, soups
of all types (cup of noodles, canned), canned 3-bean
salad Fruit Group Items Canned fruit, applesauce, dried
fruits (raisins, dates, apricots, etc.) and 100% fruit
juice (not fruit drinks or punch)
• Comfort Foods – Quick energy snacks such as trail
mix, granola and fruit bars, cookies, hard candy,
lollipops, instant coffee, tea bags >>Next
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