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Ever thought you needed a special calculator to help figure out how much food storage your family needs? Well, here you go--your very own personal food storage calculator!

Food Storage Calculator

This calculator is designed to help you determine your longer-term food storage needs.

The suggested amounts are for an adult.

U.S. Standard or Metric

	Number of people in the home:
	Number of months of storage wanted:
Suggested amount		Calculated amount
(person/month)
25 lb.	Wheat, white rice, corn, and other grains
5 lb.	Dry beans and other legumes

You may also want to add other items such as sugar, nonfat dry milk, salt, baking soda, and cooking oil. To meet nutritional needs, also store foods containing Vitamin C and other essential nutrients.