A few people have asked for lists of how much of each kind of food to store. It really depends on how many people are in your household and dietary restrictions you have.
You'll want to plan for at least 2,500 calories per person for each day. Some suggested amounts (for a 1 year storage) are:
- 300-400 pounds of grain
- 60-80 pounds of beans
- 60 pounds of sugar
- 10 pounds of salt
You'll want to store a variety of canned, dehydrated, or freeze-dried fruits, vegetables, and meats. For vegetables, I mostly have canned green beans. I had a ton of frozen vegetables, but my freezer died and I lost them.
I found a blog post from the Provident Prepper (https://theprovidentprepper.org/the-provident-prepper/action-plan-food-storage/) where they provide an Action Plan PDF. It's really cool and helps to document your goals and plan for how much food to save for a whole year.
I broke the suggestions down into smaller chunks:
Where it says grain, you can store the whole grain or you can store this in flour, mixes, pasta, rice, etc. Beans are your dried beans, peas, lentils, etc.
With new lockdowns looming and panic buying starting up again, we decided to invest in some meat yesterday. I picked up a variety meat. I forgot to check ads before I went to the store and was surprised to see beef roasts were buy one get one free. I love finding deals like that!
Remember to store water too! You never know when a boil advisory will happen. Plan 1 gallon of water per person per day.
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