Food that needs no cooking

If the power or gas is off, a small store of food you can eat without cooking keeps everyone going.

Ideas that keep well

• Tinned beans, fish, vegetables, fruit and soup.
• Crackers, oatcakes and long-life bread.
• Nut butters, spreads and cereal bars.

Making it work

• Choose things your household actually likes and eats, then use and replace them as you go.
• Keep a manual tin opener with them.
• A few days’ worth is a good starting point.