Food Friday: Spice up your emergency kit

We recently found something that you can add to your disaster dining arsenal- a spice kit that can easily fit into your home preparedness kit or can slip into a backpack to take with you on-the-go.

Called “The Mobile Foodie Survival Kit” it contains an array of spices that can take your non-perishable staples from bland to fab.  Add some heat to a can of beans with a few drops of Tabasco sauce. Give your canned tuna some Asian flare with soy sauce and wasabi or a dash of curry powder. Or better yet, mix some spices together to create a spice rub for your spam (why not?).

This is a must-have for this Red Crosser and Foodie. It’s going on my wish list!

Do you have spices in your preparedness kit? Tell us about your favourites.

The Red Cross recommends that families have enough supplies on-hand to be self-sufficient for 72-hours if there is a disaster in the community.  Here are some tips to help you prepare.

See your impact in action.

Sign up to receive impact updates from the Canadian Red Cross, inspirational stories from the field and be the first to hear about emergency relief efforts.

The Canadian Red Cross takes your privacy seriously. We do not distribute or sell your email address to anyone. View our privacy policy.

Blog Archives