Food Storage Calculator

Fill out the number of family members and click "calculate". Use this form to give you some idea of the volume of food you may need.

Use your own judgment to decide how much food to your family uses in a given time. For example: fifty pounds of oats may be enough unless you plan to use it for more than making oatmeal for breakfast, so take into consideration how your family consumes these products.

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.

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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
Fats	lbs
Oils	gal
Mayonnaise	qts
Salad Dressing	qts
Peanut Butter	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
Powdered 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

*Flour: If you regularly bake bread and other foods containing flour, the amount calculated may not be even close to enough, unless you have a grinder to make your own flour and have lots of wheat.

**Based on survival rations of 1/2 gallon per person per day. More may be needed for cooking and bathing.

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