Why take time to select healthy hurricane food?
Disasters can happen at any time, but in particular in Florida, we are familiar with Hurricanes. With hurricane Dorian approaching, the number of people searching for last minute hurricane food! Recently I have have seen several meme’s across the internet that made me laugh, but also it resonated an undeniable truth that that I am seeing spread all over social media. It seems that when most people prepare for hurricanes they are reaching for non-perishable food without discrimination. People load up their pantries with cookies, pop-tarts, sodas, pastas, and plastic water bottles while quality gets tossed to the wayside.
With Hurricane Dorian approaching, many of us want to be prepared, but we shouldn’t let a natural disaster cause us to make unwise health choices. Nobody wants to suffer from a bowel disaster during a hurricane! There is no time for that during a crisis.
A simple way to stay balanced when preparing for a hurricane and make healthy hurricane food choices is to ask yourself, “Why do I eat clean in the first place?”
Below are some quick selections from our healthy food list post to help you shop for healthy hurricane food in a way that won’t break your body.
Healthy Hurricane Food List
Take this quick list with you to the grocery store when preparing for a hurricane or other natural disaster. Your body will thank you.
Flours/Breads:
- Almond Flour
- Coconut Flour
- Cassava Flour
- Brown Rice Flour
- Ezekiel Bread (Usually in the frozen section)
- Sprouted Grains
- Against the Grain
- 20 Shekels Almond Butter Bread
- Kara Lynn’s Almond Butter Bread
Pasta/Rice:
- Chick Pea Pasta (Banza)
- Brown Rice Noodles
- Brown rice Pad Thai Noodles
- Brown Rice
- Forbidden Black Rice
- Wild Rice
- Zucchini Noodles (Make your own)
- Shirataki Miracle Noodles (Yam Noodles)
Tortillas:
- Coconut Tortillas
- Cassava Flour Tortillas
Chips/Popcorn/Crackers:
- Sweet Potato Chips
- Sorghum (popcorn)
- Wasa Crackers
- Ryvita Crackers
- Blue Diamond Nut Crackers
- Almond Flour/ Nut Flower Crackers
Fermented Food:
- Organic Pickles (No sugar/preservatives)
- Organic Sauerkraut
- Olives
- Kombucha
Protein Powders/Bars:
- Paleo Pro Protein Powder (Cacao, Vanilla, Mocha, Plain)
- Vital Proteins Collagen and Peptides
- Grass Fed Whey Protein (Nature’s Brand)
- Standard Process Protein Powder
- RX Bars
- Scout Bars
Natural Sweeteners/ Sweet Treats:
- Raw Honey
- 100% Pure Maple Syrup
- Stevia (Raw or no other additives)
- Stevia Liquid
- Pure Monk Fruit (No Additives)
- Lilly’s Stevia sweetened dark chocolate/chips
Milk/Cheese:
- Hazelnut Milk
- Coconut Milk
- Almond Milk
Butters:
- Ghee
- Amish Butter
- Organic Butter (Grass fed or Pasture raised)
- Almond Butter with no sugar/ palm, canola, or safflower oils.
- Almond Butter/ Peanut butter from a grinder at Whole Foods or Earth Fare
Meat:
- Pasture Raised Organic Eggs
- Pasture Raised Organic Chicken
Coffee/Tea:
- Coffee: Java Planet
- Organic and Loose Leaf Teas (Avoid Tea Bags)
- Southern Botanical’s Loose Leaf Tea
Other Drinks:
- Stevia Sweetened Lemonade (Nature’s brand)
- Coconut Water (No added sugars)
- Kombucha (Low to no sugars)
- Lemon/Citrus water (slice up citrus fruits)
Alternative Food Stores:
- Whole Foods
- Nature’s Food Patch
- Earth Fare
- Costco
- 20 Shekels Bakery
- Lake View Produce (Organic Produce Options)
- Sprout