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Emergency Preparedness - Food

Level I

4 weeks (28 days) perishable/non-perishable food for 1 person

Choose: 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 7 dinners, 7 snacks to last for 28 days
  • Seeds, gardening tools for growing food
  • Herbs, oils, butter/margarine powder for cooking
  Items Amount
Grain (wheat, white rice, oats, corn, barley, pasta, etc) 31 lbs
Legumes (dried beans, split peas, lentils, nuts, etc.) 05 lbs
Dairy Products (powdered milk, cheese powder, canned cheese, etc.) 02 lbs
Sugars (white sugar, brown sugar, syrup, molasses, honey, etc.) 05 lbs
Leavening Agents (Yeast, baking powder, powdered eggs, etc.) 01 lbs
Salt (Table salt, sea salt, soy sauce, bouillon, etc.) 01 lbs
Fats (Vegetable oils, shortening, canned butter, etc.) 02 lbs
Water 28 gallons

Level II

13 weeks (90 days) perishable/non-perishable food for 1 person

Choose: 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 7 dinners, 7 snacks to last for 90 days
  Items Amount
Grain (wheat, white rice, oats, corn, barley, pasta, etc) 100 lbs
Legumes (dried beans, split peas, lentils, nuts, etc.) 15 lbs
Dairy Products (powdered milk, cheese powder, canned cheese, etc.) 07 lbs
Sugars (white sugar, brown sugar, syrup, molasses, honey, etc.) 15 lbs
Leavening Agents (Yeast, baking powder, powdered eggs, etc.) 01 lbs
Salt (Table salt, sea salt, soy sauce, bouillon, etc.) 01 lbs
Fats (Vegetable oils, shortening, canned butter, etc.) 08 lbs
Water 28 gallons

Level III

Food for 365 days
52 weeks (365 days) perishable/non-perishable food for 1 person

Choose: 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 7 dinners, 7 snacks to last for 365 days
  Items Amount
Grain (wheat, white rice, oats, corn, barley, pasta, etc) 400 lbs
Legumes (dried beans, split peas, lentils, nuts, etc.) 60 lbs
Dairy Products (powdered milk, cheese powder, canned cheese, etc.) 30 lbs
Sugars (white sugar, brown sugar, syrup, molasses, honey, etc.) 60 lbs
Leavening Agents (Yeast, baking powder, powdered eggs, etc.) 06 lbs
Salt (Table salt, sea salt, soy sauce, bouillon, etc.) 06 lbs
Fats (Vegetable oils, shortening, canned butter, etc.) 30 lbs
Water 28 gallons

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