Stay Prepared With This Keto Emergency Food Prep Guide

Is it possible to stay committed to a keto plan during an unforeseen emergency? Having a keto emergency food prep guide in place can make all the difference in how you weather an event you did not see coming.

Anyone doing a keto diet should have emergency preparedness in place. 

Survival food to avoid the consequences of being kicked out of ketosis during a natural emergency.

We want to do what we can to help you feel best prepared in the event of any extended social isolation that may be required or self-imposed.

Dealing with a crisis and not having the food and supplies you need will make it even more stressful. 

For this reason, I decided to share our best tips for emergency food storage for those on a low-carb diet.

As South Floridians, we understand the need to prepare every year since hurricane season occurs annually.

But even if you don’t live in an area that can experience the devastating effects of a hurricane, tornadoes, or the like, everyone should still understand the need to be adequately prepared.

This is especially vital if you are on a low-carb diet. Without a doubt, your safety should be your first concern, but what happens when you are safe in your home but without power? 

If you are wondering what foods to buy or supplies to stock up on, this is when a low-carb emergency food guide makes a world of difference.

Keto Emergency Food Prep

With that being said, what is someone on a low-carb diet supposed to eat during an emergency? What are the best foods to have on hand while doing keto?

That may sound strange since most would argue we should just eat what’s available.

Unfortunately, it’s not quite that simple. For some of us, it’s not a diet but a lifestyle, and this means if we get off track, our bodies will react quite unhappily.

This is especially true for people who adopt this lifestyle for health reasons. Planning appropriately isn’t a matter of vanity but of necessity.

Randy and I have been eating a low-carb keto diet since January 2014, which means we are fat-adapted. Our body prefers to use fat for fuel instead of glucose.

A drastic change in our diet could cause significant headaches, nausea, and even diarrhea. Dealing with these symptoms is not ideal while handling the stress of the storm. Or even during a possible clean-up after an emergency.

Keto Survival Food

It’s easy to become complacent and minimize the dangers of a natural disaster. However, a natural disaster should not be taken lightly.

Just think about what New Orleans experienced with Hurricane Katrina back in 2005 and how it took years to rebuild. When Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Houston, Texas, on August 25, 2017, it caused major destruction.

Hurricane Harvey hit Texas as a Category 4 hurricane but brought the worst flooding to Houston and other areas as a tropical storm. The rain totaled nearly 52 inches in some areas.

Then, on September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria made direct landfall on Puerto Rico as a powerful Category 4 hurricane with 150 mph winds.

Hurricane Maria affected 3.4 million people. Leaving entire towns without water to drink or bathe in and with food staples difficult to come by.

The latest hurricane, Helene, barreled through large portions of the Southeast, including Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina, leaving behind widespread damage.

This necessitates a low-carb emergency food prep for those who are on a ketogenic diet, and it cannot be overemphasized.

You may not live in an area where hurricanes are a threat, but can you agree that any disaster, whether natural or man-made, can disrupt your world?

With that being said, being prepared is the responsible thing to do. This is why having a keto emergency food prep plan makes sense, as you do set up your emergency plans.

Basic Keto Supplies During A Natural Disaster Or Emergency

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In the aftermath of a natural disaster, a virus outbreak can leave many people scrambling for basic supplies.  This is why a minimum three-day food and water supply is important.

Scroll to the bottom for the complete printable keto emergency food guide.

Assembling a basic emergency preparedness kit could include some of the following:

• First aid kit with band-aids, bandages, antibiotic ointment,
• Flashlight, one per family member
• Extra batteries
• Matches 
• Paper plates, cups, paper towels, and plastic utensils
• Prescription medications
• Non-prescription medications for pain, anti-diarrhea, laxatives, antacids, and allergies
• Cash
• Copies of insurance policies, ID, and electronically saved bank account records
• Sleeping bags
• Chlorine bleach to disinfect water; use 6 drops of bleach for every gallon of water
• Hand sanitizer
• 90% rubbing alcohol 
• Bleach
• Soap
• Hygiene products
• Sanitation products toilet paper, moist towelettes, garbage bags, paper towels
• Fire extinguisher

The protocol in our home is to pray, prepare, and pray some more. Of course, we also have a low-carb emergency food prep plan in place since we can’t afford to be without a plan.

Even if you do not encounter a direct hit from a natural disaster, people can still experience power outages, flooding, and extreme weather conditions that can cause potential havoc.

This makes having a low-carb emergency food prep plan not a luxury but a necessity.

Please note that some of the foods listed in this guide are higher in carbs and are not what we normally advocate on a low-carb diet.

This just means that although you may have to stray a little away from your typical low-carb keto diet, you don’t have to abandon your lifestyle completely.

Plan, Prepare, Pray

Lastly, as Christians, we face any and all emergencies, trusting God.  Although we understand the need to prepare, we refuse to panic. Instead, we remain resolute about the promises of God.

While we may confront challenges in this life, we choose to keep our eyes on the one that speaks to the storms of life. A passage of scripture that we love to pray on a regular basis is Psalm 91.

We encourage you to plan, be prepared, and pray.

Join Our Jesus And Keto Movement 

Looking for an online support system to help you stay on keto? As a family, we came to the keto diet, looking at it from a Christian perspective. As believers, we live our lives supported by God’s grace.

So when the Holy Spirit led us to combine our Christian faith and the keto diet, we did so in hopes of finding lasting transformation. When we followed the Holy Spirit’s prompting, we got on the path to real transformation. 

Knowing firsthand the benefits of this decision, we have created a closed Christian group that is using the keto diet to transform their lives.  We invite you to join our Private Facebook Group and see if it’s not the key you have been missing.

Be sure to request our FREE Jesus and Keto E-Book (First 7 Days). We hope it blesses you.

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