It is
hurricane season once again here in Florida and it’s looking like it may be
that time again where we all go out and do hurricane shopping. It has been seven years since we have had a
hurricane scare here. In 2005 we had two
storms, hurricanes Rita and Katrina, one after the other. Back then I was a single mom (dating my now
husband) living in an apartment with my daughter and it was long before I was
vegan or vegetarian or even thinking about it.
So hurricane shopping at that time was a lot of meat products, such as
tuna and other canned meats, canned pastas with meat, mac and cheese, dry dairy
products and any other food items that were non-perishable––meaning anything
not fresh, healthy or nutritious because it could last on the shelf forever.
Now we are
in the threat of another storm, tropical storm Isaac that may very well become
hurricane Isaac and is currently on track to make impact or come very close to
Florida, or more importantly for me, Miami!
I realize that I need to go out and do my hurricane shopping that I have
done dozens of times before. But now things
are different because I cannot buy all those canned meat products that I relied
on for so long. With the possibility of
being without power or access to a grocery store for a few days, what kinds of
things can I buy that will stay fresh and keep me faithful to my new vegan
life?
I’m starting
to feel like I did a few years ago, like a vegan newbie not knowing where to
begin. Now if I was shopping just for me
I could have peanut butter sandwiches every day, but I also have my hubby and
four children to feed. And my little one
has not taken to peanut butter yet (I’m trying). It would be great if I could find a canned
food for her that is vegan, but I know from my normal shopping that it is very
difficult to find canned foods that don’t have meat or dairy. Well I guess this will be another learning
experience and just another hurdle to jump in my journey to becoming
vegan.
My hurricane
shopping list (so far):
·
Peanut
butter
·
Bread
·
Crackers
·
Rice
cakes
·
Soy
chips
·
Sweet
potato chips (love these!)
·
Water
·
Lots
of Fruitables juice boxes
·
Veggie
Stix (her favorite snack)
·
Canned
beans
·
Canned
veggies
·
Food
dehydrator
I have been meaning to get a food dehydrator
and I think now is the perfect time.
During my research on dehydrating foods, I learned that dehydrated food
has a very long shelf life. So then I
can make a bunch of different kinds of veggie chips or fruit that will last for
weeks.
Here are a
few links I found while searching for ideas for vegan hurricane shopping:
I will
update after my shopping trip…any ideas or suggestions from others will be
greatly appreciated! J
