Need some help preparing for your weekend indoors while Irene is “doin her thing”? Be safe, be prepared, be nourished and enjoy your time indoors with the tips below!
My nephew, Evan blocking his ears from all of the negative and nervous New Yorkers out there!
Be Well with Arielle has (tried) to save the day. Here are some easy ways to be prepared so you can eat healthy and feel satisfied while you lay around doing your nails and watching movies on your ipad all weekend…
FOOD- RELATED SHOPPING LIST:
-Canned beans—kidney, black, navy, white, pigeon, cannelloni, baked beans, and chick peas (Full of protein, fiber, filling and delicious). Make sure you rinse or soak before eating.(Make sure you have a non-electric can opener on hand.)
-Canned hearts of palm, corn (to spice up your salads)
-Canned tuna, salmon or crabmeat- for non-vegans- great sources of good-quality protein. (Make sure you have a non-electric can opener on hand) Add some olive oil,lemon juice and pepper and tomatoes and it will taste just like how they make it in Italia!
-Oatmeal– can eat raw. Best and most tasty to eat cold by soaking it in your choice of milk (hemp, almond, soy). Add some nuts, coconut flakes, seeds, dried fruit and maybe even a splash of maple syrup or honey to sweeten it up.
– Nut Butters: peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter. Spread onto an apple, a piece of celery, a brown rice cake, or just eat off of the spoon!
– Vegetables: lettuce, kale, peppers, tomatoes, summer squash. Stock up so you can make a big salad or chomp on it while youre craving something crunchy. All can be eaten raw. Wash when you get home from supermarket, right before irene comes to conserve water.Wrap in paper towel to maintain the moisture and put in fridge.
– Fruit: Buy already ripe. Peaches, watermelon, cantalope, honeydew, bananas are all great options that you eat room temp.
– Milk: (non dairy that doesnt need refridgeration). Soy, hemp, almond. Perhaps I would recommend purchasing (although not cost effective), the small containers for 1-2 time use.
SNACKS:
– Dried fruits— apple rings, raisins,cranberries,strawberries, apricots (just make sure there are no preservatives or sugar added. Often, dried fruit is loaded with unnecessary added sugars)
– Nuts—peanuts, walnuts, almonds, pistachios, pecans, Brazilian nuts, cashews
– Seeds—pumpkin, sunflower, hemp
– Brown rice cakes
– Cereal (to munch on or to eat with room temp non-dairy milk)
– All-natural fruit leathers
– lara bars and granola bars
– pickles and sauerkraut(good for digestion!)
– seaweed snacks
– eggs (boil them now while you can and put in fridge. Consume within a few hrs if you’re not able to refridgerate. Refrigerated boiled eggs, kept in the shell, can be kept for up to 1 week.)
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HYDRATION
– Water (1 Gallon person perday for drinking) (Put in freezer now so if electricity goes off, at least you’ll have cold water!)
– Water also for brushing teeth and washing hands
– coco water
– Iced Tea
– Wine!
MISC SHOPPING LIST:
– Glass containers/Tupperware to hold food items you open or pre=make
– Manual can opener
– disposable plates, utensils napkins, cups (only when your dishes run out because you wont be able to wash anything)
– icepacks
– insulation bag
– mouthwash
– face wipes
– sanitary wipes
– batteries
– flashlight
– candles
– matches/lighter
– workout dvds (if you have electricity)
– nail polish (and remover!)
– wine!
– condoms!
REMINDERS:
– Fruit, vegetables, and breads spoil and grow mold faster without refrigeration. Look for signs of spoilage and discard items.
– To conserve water, wash fruits and vegetables before Irene comes.
– Cook meat, fish, chicken, veggie burgers and eggs now so that you’ll be able
to eat these soon after you lose electricity.
– Make a batch of soba noodles, rice, quinoa now and store in the fridge. You can always add some sesame oil and tamari to your soba noodles, you can eat the quinoa with hemp/soy/almond milk and spinkle some nuts and dried fruit on it for a room temp breakfast and you can add some veggies to the rice too.
– Charge your ipod/ipad
– Stay dry
– Stay safe
– Stay positive
and…
Be Calm. Be Safe. Be Well!
