Basic Food Items	Best if Used Within
Sugar, Salt, Baking Soda	Indefinitely
Wheat	25 years
Legumes/Grains: Rice, Pasta Barley	8 years
Oats, Cornmeal, White Flour/Dry Milk Alternate	5 years
Dry Milk	3 to 5 years
Oil/Garden Seeds	1 year
Vitamins	See Container
Water	Rotate Yearly
Expanded Food Items	Best if Used Within
Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP)	10 years
Dried Vegetables Freeze-dried Fruits and Vegetables	8 years
Dried Fruits Freeze-dried Meats	5
Canned Fruits, Vegetables, Legumes and Meats Dried Instant Potatoes Dried Eggs, Powdered Butter and Shortening	3-3 ½ Years
Canned Tuna Gluten Flour	2 years
All other foods	6 months to 5 years

© 2003, Probert, Harkness, Emergency Food in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition