Here are guide lines to the amounts of food that would last one adult for 1 year:
How much food to store for your family:
| People | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Imperial for 1 | ||
| Foods | ||||||||||||
| Grain | 180kg | 360 | 540 | 720 | 900 | 1080 | 1260 | 1440 | 1620 | 400 pounds | ||
| Legumes | 27kg | 54 | 81 | 108 | 135 | 162 | 189 | 216 | 243 | 60 pounds | ||
| Powdered Milk | 7.2kg | 14.4 | 21.6 | 28.8 | 36 | 43.2 | 50.4 | 57.6 | 64.8 | 16 pounds | ||
| Cooking Oil | 9.5kg | 19 | 28.5 | 38 | 47.5 | 57 | 66.5 | 76 | 85.5 | 10 quarts | ||
| Sugar/Honey | 27kg | 54 | 81 | 108 | 135 | 162 | 189 | 216 | 243 | 60 pounds | ||
| Salt | 3.6kg | 7.2 | 10.8 | 14.4 | 18 | 21.6 | 25.2 | 28.8 | 32.4 | 8 pounds | ||
| Water (Lts) | 56 | 112 | 168 | 224 | 280 | 336 | 392 | 448 | 504 | 14 gallons | ||