Thanks, it actually took about 30 minutes to write, as I had to organize my thoughts.

After reading it again, I thought about suggesting looking at frontier life and seeing how they lived. For example, how many middle class kids would consider drying their clothes on a clothesline?

Do you get your water from a well? Consider a hand pump. It would also be a good idea to have a test kit to test it for satety. I believe the rule of thumb is to never drink from a well after an area floods, especially if it goes over the top of the well head. Something like that. I don't own a well, and never have, so I'm clueless with them.

If you do have frozen foods, inventory what you have before the storm, and take a picture and put it on the freezer. That way you won't be letting all the cold air out. Keep the door open as little as possible.

Consider freeze dried fruit, and organic snacks. The non-freeze dried snacks will probably be good for at least a week or 2 if unopened, and buy the standard "preservative" loaded snacks for the weeks after. The freeze dried should last for much longer than you would ever be without power. Plus, that Neopolitan ice cream that Space Foods (?) sells is a plus. There is also trail mix too.

Sterno brand canned fuel should be stored in a cool dry place with a temperature between 40 - 120 degrees F (4 - 49 degrees C for the rest of the world). More than enough for the temperature range in Florida. Don't know what the humidity would do, if anything, seems like it would eventually ruin the product.
Sterno Material Safety Data Sheet

I heat up a can of raviolli in like 5 minutes on Sterno. MRE's could be heated this way too, except OUT OF THE PLASTIC PACKET!

Oatmeal for breakfast only requires oatmeal, hot water and a bowl. A small cup of water can be boiled over Sterno in a few minutes. If you don't like it, give yourself a few days. It'll probably taste better. In fact, there are even flavored oatmeal.

Note: Sterno used only because that's the only name I can think of it and "gelled fuel sources used for chaffing dishes" is a little too long. Search the internet for competitors to Sterno.