What are the best foods to have on hand in the event of a blizzard?

Spicy food

Canned anything, soup, chicken, chili, spinach, dried stuff as long as you have power or a small camp stove to use outside.

And someone to help pass the time playing nude twister!

Potatoes, peanut butter and jelly, bread, milk, beans, frozen veggies, frozen pizzas, cereal, and beer/wine.

Well mainly anything you would normally eat. If you’re prone to blackouts you might consider having some non perishables and I guess it depends on how far off the beaten path you live. It might not be a bad idea to have a flashlight batteries, matches, and a non electric fuel based space heater as well. I wouldn’t trip though.

Beef Jerky.

Food that will not require cooking in case power goes out: bread, cereal, cold cut meats, peanut butter, jelly, jams. Don’t forget water, gatorade, milk.

Don’t stock-up on chips and such as that will cause you to crave for more food. The idea is to have enough to eat and drink when you need the nourishement.

Also, you must consider that whatever you stock-up for the blizzard, is something that you would want to eat in case the threat of being snowed-in goes bust.

We always seemed to run out of milk and bread during blizzards, so I would suggest those two items for sure. If you tend to lose power, you might consider either powdered milk or that irradiated boxed milk that can sit on the shelf for a while.

@Darwin…why the need for powdered milk or irradiated milk . . . you have a blizzard coming, stick the jugs outside and they won’t spoil….

@njnyjobs
True. World’s largest refrigerator and we’re wondering about food spoiling. :)
But wait what if it melts and there’s a clear path to the…oh…but wait bears?...thieving frozen zombies? yeti? never mind

All of the above and make sure that you have an alternative cooking method. Propane or white-gas campstove, or at least a sterno cooker. If the power goes out you’ll be eating that canned stuff cold otherwise. I keep enough basic rations in the cabin to last one person a month. And I can cook on my wood heater.

@SeventhSense . . . melts?...it’s a freaking blizzard . . . bears are in hibernation . . . zombies are best drank frozen. . . yeti??? c’mon now….

@njnyjobs – But then it gets too cold and freezes, so you have to thaw it to use it.

I would buy fruits like apples and pears that keep for a while, even if you lose power (but would get ruined if you put them outside in the below freezing weather). And, I just bought a yummy 3 lb bag of Spanish Clemintines, they are great for a snack. You can of course pile up on chips crackers, pretzels, but not as healthy. I think someone mentioned flash light and batteries, and a candle or too, best to have a hurricane lamp, safer than a typical candle. Prepare meat dishes ahead of time so they are already cooked, and something that you won’t mind eating if you can’t warm it up like chicken legs. Maybe some deli meats, but very little, don’t go overboard stocking up on thins like that. I like to keep a heavy duty styrofoam container in my house in case power goes out, instead of bringing everything outside while it is a blizzard outside. And, if you think there is a chance your pipes could freeze you could buy some bottled water and if you are really nervous about pipes freezing plug up a bathtub and hold water in it so you can flush the toilet even if you have to turn off your water, but I think that rarely happens, that is more hurricane preparedness thingy.

Bottled water is good. Make sure you have an old style can opener in case the power goes out. you can cook on a propane heater in the garage if you have that option. Don’t forget toilet paper. Other that that buy stuff you would take camping. easy to prepare maybe even those MRE style TV dinners. Add water and stir.

@njnyjobs
Come on you’ve seen our blizzards her in the NE (I’m assuming by your name)..here today gone tomorrow…but like I said then there wouldn’t be a problem with needing to stockpile.
And Yeti are a serious threat on Long Island…I’m just sayin’

Ready-to-eat non-perishables, like dried/canned fruit, Spam, beef jerky, etc. Water is good. Some stores will sell UHT milk and cream in a waxed-cardboard box (takes about 6 months unopened in a cupboard to spoil). And you can freeze bread to prolong its shelf life.
Grains are good to have around, if you have the wherewithal to eat them (like, if you can boil water for pasta extra points there for having tomato sauce, or if you have dry cereal).
Having some water handy will be helpful, though should you run out you can put snow in the water container. DO NOT EAT the snow.

Canned Chili. Full of meat and nice spices to warm you up.

@metadog Protein bars, dried fruit and peanut butter. They last without refrigeration and don’t need heating or preparation.

Frozen food?

I mean, hey! It’ll be cool if the electricity goes out, right?

@metadog
What part of the country are you in?

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I second beef jerky. Also dried fruit.