Use the following calculator to figure the minimum food storage amounts for your family for one year. The amounts are based on the recommendations listed in the LDS Church's Essentials of Home Production and Storage booklet, see (LDS Distribution Center). These are only recommendations. You will need to determine what you should store for your family.
| Family Members, Ages 7+ |
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| Family Members, Ages 0-6 |
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Food Storage your family will need:
| Grains |
| Wheat |
lbs
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| Flour |
lbs
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| Corn Meal |
lbs
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| Oats |
lbs
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| Rice |
lbs
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| Pasta |
lbs
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| Total Grains |
lbs
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| Fats and Oils |
| Shortening |
lbs
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| Vegetable Oil |
gal
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| Mayonnaise |
qts
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| Salad Dressing |
qts
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| Peanut Butter |
lbs
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| Total Fats |
lbs
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| Legumes |
| Beans, dry |
lbs
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| Lima Beans |
lbs
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| Soy Beans |
lbs
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| Split Peas |
lbs
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| Lentils |
lbs
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| Dry Soup Mix |
lbs
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| Total Legumes |
lbs
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| Sugars |
| Honey |
lbs
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| Sugar |
lbs
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| Brown Sugar |
lbs
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| Molasses |
lbs
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| Corn Syrup |
lbs
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| Jams |
lbs
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| Fruit drink powdered |
lbs
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| Flavored Gelatin |
lbs
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| Total Sugars |
lbs
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| Milk |
| Dry Milk |
lbs
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| Evaporated Milk |
can
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| Other |
lbs
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| Total Dairy |
lbs
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| Cooking Essentials |
| Baking Powder |
lbs
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| Baking Soda |
lbs
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| Yeast |
lbs
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| Salt |
lbs
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| Vinegar |
gal
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| Water |
| Water |
gal
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| Bleach |
gal
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