How Much Food To Stockpile Per Person
As we mentioned before, buying enough food to last a week is great if you are just starting off as a parent with no additional income. However however, what happens when your paychecks stop coming in?
Food stores will have sale events every year around March-May to promote their value purchases. Make use of these opportunities by stocking up!
Not only do they help reduce price per pound on certain foods, but it also helps keep supplies afloat until the event is over.
In fact, some grocery store chains even hold an annual spring refreshment day where all products go down in price!
By having a few items at a very low cost, people will flock to them, increasing stock levels. If you’re really dedicated, you could pick up some extra savings!
1 month Supply of Food and Water
Having a one-month supply of foods is very important to ensure your loved ones have enough food while they are away or cannot eat well due to health reasons.
One easy way to do this is by buying a one-month supply of foods at a discount via sale, which can then be stored until needed.
You will also want to make sure you have a second source of water, either in the form of a glass bottle with a lapper system, a pool floatable device, or both!
These items can cost anywhere from $10 to $50 each, but are worth it since you will not run out of basic necessities during the dry period. Make sure to buy enough for the length of time you expect to be gone!
Things to Consider When Stockpiling Emergency Food
While it is great to be prepared, there are some things you should consider before deciding whether or not to stock up on foods.
You don’t want to overdo it when stocking up on groceries. More than that, you don’t want to spend lots of money buying unnecessary items.
Some people may suggest eating only what you have in your kitchen, but this isn’t always the best way to prepare for an emergency.
Most households have recipes for things like pasta dishes, chicken casseroles, and dessert ideas at least once a week. By having these recipes, you can easily go out and buy the ingredients yourself.
It will also help you stay within budget because you’ll know how much of each ingredient you need.
How to Expand Your Food Storage
Having enough food is a recurring theme in any home-food preparation lifestyle. Consistently we see pictures and stories of people with very little food and how they are overwhelmed by hunger pains.
It is hard to empathize with those people who are overfed. They seem oblivious to what hungry feels like, especially during these times when your health seems to be fading away due to lack of nutrition.
We can easily get distracted with our busy lives that do not leave us time to prepare our own meals or go out to eat. It is easy to forget about eating well until we feel tired and sluggish. This is why it is important to have a stable supply of foods that you will use every week.
There are several ways to organize your long term food storage so that you have enough for one full month!”
Topic and bullet point sequence: Nutrition – What foods we need to survive
Paragraph: We need to make sure that we have adequate supplies of nutrients to thrive and enjoy normal life functions. Nutrients help keep our body functioning and healthy.
Most major nutrient groups such as vitamins, minerals, protein, and fat play an essential role in overall health and wellness.
By stocking up on some of each, you will never run out completely. Luckily, there are many low cost and/or free ways to do this too!
Here I will list some tips to help you plan your monthly nutritional store-housering.
Grow Your Food Storage to Prepare for Emergencies
Having enough food for one week is good, but how about a whole month? While it may seem like a crazy idea, you can actually do this!
It’s not easy being green with envy when friends talk about their empty grocery shelves and hungry kids, but they have lots of food that they are willing to share.
They probably spent money to make sure their families were fed, so why can’t we all be more generous like them?
Luckily, food storage is a great way to ensure your family has adequate nutrition during times of emergency. By stocking up on foods that will likely go down in demand, you’ve got a chance of keeping yourself (and your neighbors) from hunger.
Sadly, though, many people run out of food before the end of the month due to the amount they eat- which makes storing extra food even more important.
Food Storage Containers
Having enough supplies to feed your family for one month is a great way to be prepared in case of an emergency or short-term situation.
Food storage containers are a must have piece of equipment if you plan on stocking up on foods!
There are many types of food storage containers, but my favorite type is either a plastic bag box or lidded container. Both of these have benefits!
A plastic bag box can be used to store almost anything – most people use them to store dried goods such as pasta sauce, cereal, and beans. You just spread out the items and close the lid which has hanging slots at the top to easily access the contents.
Lidded container food jars like we talked about before are very common now. These have a rubberized seal that keeps the ingredients fresh and separate. Make sure to check the seals every time you open the jar to ensure it doesn’t smell spoiled!
If you want more information on how to organize and stock up on food, then watch our video here! It’s a little longer, so hold onto yourself until after watching it. 😉
How Much Food storage is needed Per Person? Per Year and Per Month
The average household needs to store enough food for at least one full month for every person in the house. This means that if there are five people in your home, you should be able to eat through one whole month’s worth of groceries for each person!
If you only have space to fit one year’s supply of foods into your kitchen, then we recommend limiting yourself to a monthly goal of 2-3 lbs per person (or about 1/2 – 1 lb per day).
This way, you will always have a balance of nutritious foods available when times get tough. And they WILL get tough! We can all expect significant price increases due to inflation now more than ever before.
Making sure our families are fed is an incredible responsibility we as adults bear! But with a little planning, it is totally doable!
Putting the Food Storage Calculator to Use
The first time I read about this calculator was in an article written by Lynne Hardy. She talked about how you can use it to know how many days worth of foods you have stored!
She said that she used the tool to find out what her daily food needs were so that she could make sure to buy enough for one full day of eating per day.
By knowing this information, you will not run out of food because there is no empty space in your stockroom. This also helps you feel more relaxed about food storage as you do not need to worry about running out every few weeks.
This article will talk about how to use the Food Storage Calculator to help you determine your monthly food needs.
Track Your Meals Method to Enhance Our Food Storage Calculator
The most common way to track your meals is by using a notebook or diary to keep notes about what you eat and how many servings each meal contains.
You can also use a calorie-tracking app such as MyFitnessPal, NutriCal, or Weight Watcher’s mobile app. Both apps have pre-made diet plans that can be customized to fit your needs so that you do not have to create your own plan.
These apps make it easy to record everything you ingest – with nothing more than a picture! 😉
There are several ways to input foods into these tracking tools. Some require you to take a photo of the food item while others let you type in the ingredients or even tell the software where to find the nutritional info.
Some recipes contain enough information for you to edit and paste this into the nutrition tracker, but it is best to look up the average measurements of all the products used individually first before pasting them together.