This form should give you an idea of the volume of food you may need. You will need to use your own judgment when making decisions as to how much food to buy. Fifty pounds of oats can work wonders in the right hands, but if your limited to making oatmeal it will seem silly to buy so much. Something that many experts say: Buy and store the kind of food that you will eat.

Use the following calculator to figure the minimum food storage amounts for your family for a year. These are only recommendations. You will need to determine the needs of your own family.

 

 

 

Enter number of family members here:

Number of family members, Ages 7+
Number of family members, Ages 0-6

 

Your family will need for one year:

Grains
Wheat lbs
Flour lbs
Corn Meal lbs
Oats lbs
Rice lbs
Pasta lbs
Total Grains lbs

Fats and Oils
Shortening lbs
Vegetable Oil gal
Mayonnaise qts
Salad Dressing qts
Peanut Butter lbs
Total Fats lbs

Legumes
Beans, dry lbs
Lima Beans lbs
Soy Beans lbs
Split Peas lbs
Lentils lbs
Dry Soup Mix lbs
Total Legumes lbs



Sugars
Honey lbs
Sugar lbs
Brown Sugar lbs
Molasses lbs
Corn Syrup lbs
Jams lbs
Fruit Drink, powdered lbs
Flavored Gelatin lbs
Total Sugars lbs

Milk
Dry Milk lbs
Evaporated Milk cans
Other lbs
Total Dairy lbs

Cooking Essentials
Baking Powder lbs
Baking Soda lbs
Yeast lbs
Salt lbs
Vinegar gal

Water
Water gal
Bleach gal



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