Food Storage Calculator

[MNMOM]

http://www.thefoodguys.com/foodcalc.html

Neat site, just go in and type in the number of people in your family and it will calculate how much food you will need for a year's supply for your family.

[rockymtngirl]

Holy geez! That is a lot of food my friend! Even if I had all that stuff I would not have enough room to store it :o

[MNMOM]

I know that it seems like a lot of food, but one doesn't realize how much just one person consumes in a year. *I know there are some thing's on the list that my family doesn't care for, so if one was to go by the list, you might change a few thing's. *This is just an estimate of what you might need.

You would have to accomodate it to your families needs.

[johnjmw]

At least he lists the other items in the category so you can mix and match to get to the totals.... but Storage.... wonder what the cubic space would be.... or for that matter do the totals matter if it is dry or canned? Some are obvious while others could go either way.
John

[pcrowder]

GREAT calculator! I upped our numbers to 1 more person, however, as we frequently have relatives in on the weekends.

[TNDadx4]

(With respect to Smokey and the Bandit fans)

"We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there."

Man, I need to step up some areas. Others are not too bad. Some things on the list, we won't use either.

[Shamrock1121]

Here's how I've built-up stored foods on a strict food budget.

$50/week budget (2 adults) breaks down something like this.

- At least $5 strictly for ADDITIONAL food in storage - usually from loss-leaders or sale items.

- $10 for meat.

- $15 for replacement foods used from storage (I usually wait for sales on these items)

- $5 fresh or frozen produce (less during gardening season)

I usually have $2 - $10 unspent each week. When that accumulates a large enough amount, I purchase things like:

-Morning Moo's Whey-Based Milk Powder (at least 1-years worth at a time, which I already did in April)

-Wheat - 2 weeks ago I purchased another 100# of hard white wheat and have purchased 300# during the year.

-I've ordered more corn, spelt, rye, and oats, but other than corn, the others don't have a long shelf life like hard wheat does, so I usually order these once or twice a year.

-I'll purchase a large amount of new-crop pinto and black beans from a friend who grows organic beans.

-Large purchase of grass-fed beef from a friend - did that 3 weeks ago, so the freezer is full and I've been cooking and dehydrating a lot of meat.

-Replace freeze-dried foods that need rotated and add to the freeze-dried foods.

"Found" money can also be used to increase stored foods and necessities. Use those tax returns. Gift money. A weekend of hitting the ditches for aluminum cans. Have a garage sale and use the money for food storage.

If Obama gets elected, I'm going to tap into the Christmas Fund and go on one of the biggest shopping sprees we've ever experienced. I believe the Depression of the 1930's will pale in comparison to what the US is going to experience when Obama raises taxes and puts small business out of business.

-Karen

[Cil]

Cool,! But the only thing I saw that would never EVER come into my house would be lima beans. BLECH! *;D

[Archangel]

Looks Good.
One thing to keep in mind store so you can rotate. ::)

[Archangel]

Not to steal your thread, but just help here is another one
http://lds.about.com/library/bl/faq/blcalculator.htm
While I am not a Morman they do have some interesting things like can storers.
Michael

[dkemple1]

This is very good information. I always wondered how to figure out how much of everything a person would need for a years supply. Of course you would have to know how to use these types of supplies. I am not sure what to do with 300 lbs of wheat. I assume grind it as flour and bake with it.

[ljevtich]

There is a book out there called Making the Best of Basics by James Talmage Stevens that goes into the numbers in more detail. However, his numbers are even higher. I think because he believes that we'd be eating lots of bread. We don't personally, but it is always good to be prepared.

[ljevtich]

...
- $10 for meat.

...-Large purchase of grass-fed beef from a friend - did that 3 weeks ago, so the freezer is full and I've been cooking and dehydrating a lot of meat.
...
-Karen

Karen, how are you dehydrating the meat? Is it by making into beef jerky or by some other method? Thanks,