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Basket of bottled water, tins, batteries, cereal bars and a first aid kit

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1 · Your household

Adults

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Children

0

Babies

0

Pets

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Someone relies on medication

2 · How you eat

3 · How you can cook

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Water

Bottled water (drinking) — 18 litres3 litres per person per dayFind online ↗
Extra water for cooking & washing — 12 litresFind online ↗

Hygiene

Hand sanitiser & wet wipes — 1 eachFind online ↗
Bin bags & toilet roll — 1 pack each

Light & warmth

Torch + spare batteries — 1Safer than candlesFind online ↗
Blankets / sleeping bags — 2Find online ↗

Communication

FM radio (battery or wind-up) — 1Find online ↗
Charged power bank — 1+Find online ↗

Money & documents

Cash in coins and notes — As needed

Medical

First aid kit — 1Find online ↗

Kitchen kit

Tin opener (manual) — 1Essential — most of this food is tinnedFind online ↗
Paper plates, cups & cutlery — 18 setsSaves washing-up waterFind online ↗

Dry goods

Rolled oats — 240 g
Rice cakes — 14 pieces
Gluten-free cereal — 100 g
Pre-cooked rice pouch — 1 pouch
Crackers — 12 pieces

Long-life drinks

UHT / long-life plant milk — 1.2 litres

Dried fruit & nuts

Raisins — 100 g
Mixed nuts — 120 g
Dried apricots — 120 g

Tins

Tinned tuna — 2 tins
Tinned sweetcorn — 2 tins
Tinned mackerel — 4 tins
Tinned new potatoes — 2 tins
Tinned green beans — 2 tins
Tinned fruit in juice — 1 tin
Tinned mixed beans — 1 tin
Tinned lentils — 1 tin

Snacks

Cereal bars — 4 bars

Cooking basics

Olive oil — 20 ml

Jars

Jarred salsa — 80 g
Jarred roasted peppers — 100 g

Spreads

Peanut butter — 40 g
Long-life hummus / pouch — 160 g

Based on the UK Government's Be Ready for emergencies guidance. Call 999 if anyone is in immediate danger.

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