Do you REALLY have a year’s supply?
Just how big is a Year’s Supply of food? As explained on the previous page, our Church is suggesting
the following minimums for each adult:
400 lbs
. Grains (17.5oz / day)60 lbs
. Beans (2.6oz / day)10 quarts
Cooking oil (0.87oz / day)60 lbs
. Honey (2.63oz / day)8 lbs
. Salt (0.35oz / day)16 lbs
Powdered milk (0.70oz / day)14 gallons
of drinking water (for 2 weeks)So, just how much is this?
Two 5 gallon buckets will hold about 75lbs of wheat, rice or other grains.
This means you need
11 buckets of grain for each person in your family.If you store all your grains in #10 cans...
Wheat, Rice, Corn, etc..
You would need 64 cans or 10.5 cases per person.
Pasta
You would need 32 cans or 5.25 cases per person.
Rolled oats
These are lighter but bulkier, so they require more storage containers and space.
You would need 124 cans or 21 cases person.
Beans
A 25 lb bag of beans will about fit in a single 5 gallon bucket, with a little space over, so 2 buckets would
hold a one person supply, or 12 -13 # 10 cans or about 2 cases.
Daily Food
Dividing 400lbs by 365days, equals out to 1.09589lbs, or just over 1 lb of grain, per person, per day. That
is approximately 2 cups of unground grain to cover your breakfast lunch and dinner.
Dividing 60lbs by 365, this works out to 0.16 lbs of beans per day, or 2.6 oz—approximately 3/4 cup.
The other foods listed would also need to be used in limited amounts.
This is not much food
, folks. Get the basics, then immediately begin to add more kinds of grain,soup mix, canned and/or dehydrated vegetables and fruit, etc to add variety and provide more than the
minimal survival diet.
As an example, the minimum recommended amount of grain, when ground and prepared will yield about
6 small biscuits or a plateful of pancakes. Its enough to keep you alive, but a far cry from being satisfied
and not hungry.
Inventory WorksheetGRAINS = 400 lbs per adult _____ Barley _____ Cereal _____ Corn (meal or Dent) _____ Cous Cous _____ Flour (4lb/can)_____ Millet _____ Multi grain soup mix(5lb/can)_____ Oats, rolled quick(3lb/can)_____ Oats, rolled regular(3lb/can)_____ Popcorn _____ Rye _____ Sprouting Seeds _____ Wheat(6lb/can)_____ White Rice(6lb/can)Pastas _____ Macaroni(3lb/can)_____ Noodles _____ Spaghetti(4lb/can)MILK / DAIRY = 75 lbs per adult _____ Brick cheese _____ Canned Milk _____ Canned sour cream _____ Cheese spreads _____ Condensed milk _____ Dried cheese _____ Dried eggs _____ Infant formula _____ Non-dairy creamer _____ Non-fat dry milk(4 lb/can)_____ Powdered cheese _____ Powdered sour cream (20 lbs per adult) _____ Bacon _____ Beef _____ Beef jerky _____ Chicken _____ Clams _____ Corned beef _____ Crabmeat _____ Deviled meats _____ Fish _____ Ham _____ Hamburger _____ Lamb _____ Lunch meats _____ Mutton _____ Pepperoni _____ Pork _____ Tuna _____ Salmon _____ Sandwich spreads _____ Sardines _____ Sausage _____ Shrimp _____ Spam _____ Treet _____ Turkey _____ TVP- Textured vegi Protein _____ Veal _____ Venison jerky _____ Vienna sausage FRUITS and VEGETABLES 90 lbs Dried, 370qts canned, 370Lbs fresh Fruits _____ Apples (2lb/can)_____ Applesauce _____ Apricots _____ Peaches _____ Berries _____ Cherries _____ Coconut _____ Currants _____ Figs _____ Fruit cocktail _____ Grapefruit _____ Grapes _____ Mandarin oranges _____ Nectarines _____ Olives _____ Pears _____ Peaches _____ Pineapples _____ Plums _____ Prunes _____ Raisins _____ Tomatoes BEANS & LEGUMES (90 lbs per adult) _____ Beans, pink(5lb/can)_____ Beans, pinto(5lb/can)_____ Beans, white(5lb/can)_____ Lentils _____ Nuts _____ Peas _____ Sprouting beans and seeds _____ Soybeans SPICES / CONDIMENTS _____ Almond extract _____ Allspice _____ Baking chocolate _____ Basil _____ BBQ sauce _____ Bouillon cubes / granules Beef, chicken, onion, vegetable flavors _____ Cayenne pepper _____ Celery salt _____ Chili powder _____ Chives _____ Chocolate chips _____ Chocolate syrup _____ Cinnamon _____ Cloves _____ Cocoa _____ Coriander _____ Cumin _____ Curry _____ Dill weed _____ Garlic salt _____ Ginger _____ Gravy mixes _____ Herbs _____ Ketchup _____ Lemon extract _____ Lemon / lime juice _____ Liquid smoke _____ Majoram _____ Maple extract _____ Nutmeg _____ Onion flakes _____ Onion salt _____ Orange peel Remember, these are quantities for EACH adult person. |
JUICES/BEVERAGES = 25 lbs _____ Apple juice _____ Apricot nectar _____ Baby strained juices _____ Cocoa drink mix(4lb/can)_____ Cranberry juice _____ Dried juice mix(6lb/can)_____ Grapefruit juice _____ Grape juice _____ Kool-aid _____ Lemonaid _____ Orange juice _____ Pineapple juice _____ Plum juice _____ Prune juice _____ Punch crystals _____ Soft drink mixes _____ Soft drinks _____ Tomato juice _____ V-8 juice FATS / OILS = 20 lbs per adult _____ Butter _____ Cooking oil _____ Lard _____ Margarine _____ Mayonnaise _____ Olive Oil (extra virgin) _____ Peanut butter _____ Powdered butter _____ Powdered margarine _____ Powdered shortening _____ Salad dressing _____ Shortening _____ Baking powder _____ Baking soda _____ Cake mixes _____ Calcium supplement _____ Casserole mixes _____ Chow mein noodles _____ Cookies _____ Cookie mixes _____ Cornstarch _____ Crackers _____ Cream of tartar _____ Hot roll mixes _____ Hydrated lime (for tortillas) _____ Instant breakfast _____ Instant yeast _____ Iron supplement _____ Marshmallows _____ MREs _____ Muffin mixes _____ Non perishable pet foods _____ Pancake mixes _____ Pastry mixes _____ Pectin _____ Pie crust mixes _____ Pie fillings _____ Pizza mixes _____ Plain gelatin _____ Rennin tablets _____ Salt _____ Sourdough starter _____ Survival bars _____ Tofu Solidifier _____ Vitamins and minerals _____ Whipped topping mixes Vegetables _____ Artichoke hearts _____ Asparagus _____ Beans _____ Beets _____ Broccoli _____ Brussels sprouts _____ Carrots (3lb/can)_____ Cauliflower _____ Celery _____ Corn-sweet _____ Green beans _____ Hominy _____ Mushrooms _____ Okra _____ Onions (2lb/can)_____ Parsnips _____ Peas _____ Peppers _____ Pickles _____ Potatoes, flakes (1.5lb/can)_____ Potatoes, pearls (3lb/can)_____ Pumpkins _____ Rhubarb _____ Rutabagas _____ Salsify _____ Sauerkraut _____ Soups _____ Spinach _____ Squash _____ Sweet potatoes (yams) _____ Tomatos _____ Tomato powder _____ Turnips _____ Water chestnuts _____ Oregano _____ Paprika _____ Pepper _____ Poultry Seasoning _____ protein supplement _____ Sage _____ Salad dressings _____ Salt (5 lbs per adult) _____ Sauce mixes _____ Seasoned salt _____ Spaghetti sauce _____ Soy sauce _____ Steak sauce _____ Tarragon _____ Thyme _____ Turmeric _____ Vanilla extract _____ Vinegar _____ Worcestershire sauce SUGARS = 60 lbs per adult _____ Corn syrup _____ Hard candy _____ Honey _____ Jello _____ Jelly or jam _____ Maple syrup _____ Molasses _____ _____ _____
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Note
:For an average adult Female - multiply the weight by 0.75
For children ages 1-3 multiply by 0.3, 4-6 multiply by 0.5, 7-9 multiply by 0.75
For adults engaged in manual labor multiply by 1.25-1.50
BTTT
Great list. Thank you.