Food Storage Report: Twelve Months for One Adult

This is a BASIC list of food storage items for one adult for one year. It does not include fruit, vegetables, or vitamin/mineral supplements to enhance nutritional value. It is just a guideline. Feel free to add more of anything or make substitutions within a group. Check out Simply Prepared on the right side of the page for another variation. Happy Storing!

Grains: 400 lbs.

• Wheat - 175 lbs.
• Enriched White Flour - 20 lbs.
• Corn Meal - 30 lbs.
• Rolled Oats - 50 lbs.
• Enriched White Rice - 80 lbs.
• Pearled Barley - 5 lbs.
• spaghetti or Macaroni - 40 lbs.

Legumes: 60 lbs.

• Dry Beans - 45 lbs.
• Dry Lima Beans - 2 lbs.
• Dry Soy Beans - 2 lbs.
• Dry Split Peas - 2 lbs.
• Dry lentils - 2 lbs.
• Dry Soup Mix - 7 lbs.

Fats and Oils: 10 qts./2.5 gals.

• Cooking Oil - 5 qts.
• Shortening - 2 qts.
• Mayonnaise - 1 qt.
• Salad Dressing (Mayonnaise type) - 1 qt.
• Peanut Butter - 1 qt.

Milk: 16 lb. minimum

• Nonfat Dry Milk - 14 lbs.
• Evaporated Milk - 12 12-oz. cans

Sugar: 62 lbs.

• Granulated Sugar - 40 lbs.
• Brown Sugar - 3 lbs.
• Molasses - 1 lb.
• Honey - 3 lbs.
• Corn Syrup - 3 lbs.
• Jam/Preserves - 5 lbs.
• Powdered Fruit Drink - 6 lbs.
• Flavored Gelatin - 1 lb.

Miscellaneous:

• Salt - 8 lbs.
• Dry Yeast - .5 lbs.
• Baking Soda - 1 lb.
• Baking Powder - 1 lb.
• Water - 14 gal.