Food Storage Calculator

Food Storage Calculator

Use the following calculator to figure the minimum food storage amounts for your family for one year. These are only recommendations. You will need to determine what you should store for your family.

Family Members, Ages 7+
Family Members, Ages 0-6

Food Storage your family will need:

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  can Other  lbs Total Dairy  lbs Cooking Essentials Baking Powder  lbs Baking Soda  lbs Yeast  lbs Salt  lbs Vinegar  gal Water *Water  gal Bleach  gal

* It is impractical for most families to store a year's supply of water. However, at least 14 gallons per person are suggested as a two-week emergency reserve