Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Suggested Amounts of Basic Foods for Home Storage

Suggested Amounts of Basic Foods for Home Storage
(Per adult for one year.)

Grains
(wheat, rice, corn, rolled oats, spaghetti)
400 pounds
(181 kg)
72
#10 cans
(wheat)

Legumes
(dry beans, peas, lentils)

60 pounds
(27 kg)
12
#10 cans
(beans)
Powdered Milk 16 pounds
(7 kg)
4
#10 cans
Sugar or Honey 60 pounds
(27 kg)
10
#10 cans
Cooking Oil 10 quarts
(9 liters)

Salt 8 pounds
(3.6 kg)

Water**
(2 weeks)
14 gallons
(53 liters)

**It is impractical for most families to store a year's supply of water. Fourteen gallons per person is a suggested minimum reserve.

Source: http://www.providentliving.org/content/display/0,11666,2006-1-1116-1,00.html

1 comment:

  1. I'm so glad you posted this. Now I can always refer back to it.

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