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TheSalt Lake Tribune C5 Wednesday, January 31, 1996 Stock Up Pantry for Emergencies COMBINED NEWS SER Food — getting it. preparing it and, sometimes, doing without it takes on greater meaning in winter emergency situations when, besides basic hunger, cold weather nutrition is a concern The recent blizzards out East and snowstorms in the West taught many Americans a lesson about preparedness and forced those with depleted pantries to learn on the fly how to stretch soups and stews, sauces andstirfries with whatever was available Count on Freddy’s for great food at lower prices every day! WHATTO HAVE ON HAND Since winteris far from over. here is a basic list of items to FAMILY PACK Boneless Beef stoc nned orshelf-stable milk products @ Canned vegetables and beans, soups andsuch. @ Drypastas, beans andgrains As a foundation, rice is hard to beat. Much cfthe world survives on little more even in normal ROUND STEAK times. Not onlydoesit have carbohydrates, protein, vitamins and minerals, it’s simple to cook and adaptable to all sorts of novel combinations. Cook a few cups plain, andit'll be handy for any meal of the day (with raisins at bre: stance). White rice keeps longer than brown, and brownwill gen erally stay goodontheshelf about six months, said Kristen O’Brien spokeswoman for the USA Rice Council in Houston. As with any otherfood, the coolerthe storage place, thebetter Beans are a natural comple- ment to rice; together they assure you of getting all the essential amino acids, which your body needs forbuildingproteins. If you still believe that a beanis nothing without a hot dog, you're missing out on a Jot. Markets are carrying a wideselection these days, and Per both dried and canned keep indef. initely With simple frozen or canned Pound vegetables — anything fromcorn Full cut. Package of 4 steaks or more to broccoli to turnip greens — yourpossibilities with beans are greatly expanded. It’s easy to im- provise a chili or soup to serve over rice. Canned tomatoes and canned orbottled tomatosauceor shoveling snow, especiallyif they're livened up with somefro: zen vegetables and served over rice It's good to have somethings aroundthat needno cooking: peanut butter andcrackers, jams, raisins andother driedfruit, cans of tuna andother fish or meat Whenan emergencyarises, the first things to be used should be the perishables in the refrigera tor. Then you can start drawing on supplies of frozen foods, pack aged and canned goods. Most important, keep a handoperatedcanopenerinthekitch en. It ranks right up there with candles and matches andflash: light batteries as an emergency essential COLD-WEATHER NUTRITION Assuming you have food and the means to prepare it, what will best wardoffwinter's chill? People have different cold weathernutrition needs In simplest terms, says Drexel nutrition professor Shortie McKinney, it breaks down to (a) people outdoors and engagedin physical work or other activity and(b) people stuck indoors and mostly inactive As a mother, McKinney served a lot of hot cereal and citrus fruits. hot chocolate and soups to two sons — ages 6 and 9 — who werebusy building snow forts and sledding during the enforced school holiday McKinney, director of the uni versity’s Nutrition Center, point edout that “nutrition needs relate to the work you aredoing. Shovel Save even more with these coupon values! |FredMeyerCoupon en 20 |FredMeyerGoupan exes 200s' I kraft nt >. MACARONI & CHEESE All Additional at Everyday Low Price ~ With This Coupon reed Customer ee Sacoeese FROZEN RICE-A-RONI mecca RONI Bron eb First U2bohotel varti With This Coupon ww) _ IU 2 \ Customer = = sere ee eel rocco stco ooo 719 BATHROOM TISSUE 99%. calories on a scale with lumber Jacking 9-11 oz. 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It dilates blood vesse iS close to the skin and causes more heat to be lost W Avoid too much caffeine. It you have a cardiac or stress-relat ed condition, he risk strenuo’ caffeine incre art attack du ties such as shov g eling colds @ With more exposure to and flu, vitamin C is a must Check | « juices for d fruits and FredMeyer Prices good Wednesday, January 31, through Saturday, February3, 1996. Open 7AM to 10PM daily. Food not available at Bountiful, Overlandor Sandy. |
