Basic Food Storage
Suggested amounts per adult for one year. This list may vary according to location.
Number**	Amount	Total	Amount	Additional
in	Needed per	Amount	on	Purchases
Item	Family	Adult	Suggested	Hand	Needed
Grain	400 lbs.
Wheat
Flour
Rice
Corn
Oatmeal
Pastas
Milk, Dry	16 lbs***
Nonfat, Regular or Instant
Canned (5 cans = 1 lb.)
Sugar	60 lbs
Sugar
Honey
Salt	8 lbs
Fats	10 qt.
Shortening
Vegetable oil (1 lb=½ qt.)
Legumes	60 lbs
Pinto beans
Navy beans
Red beans
Split peas or lentils
Soybeans
Medical
Fuel and Light
Water *	14 gals
*It is impractical for most families to store a year's supply of water. 14 gals./person is a suggested minimum reserve.
**Children's % of adult portion, except milk: 0-3 yrs.=50%, 4-6 yrs.=70%, 7-10 yrs.=90%
***Provides approximately one glass of milk per day. Children and pregnant or nursing mothers will require more.
Adapted from: Essentials of Home Production and Storage, "Update on Milk Storage," Ensign March 1997, and
"Food Storage & Children," Ensign March 1998