Suggested Amounts of Basic Food for Home Storage

ONE YEAR SUPPLY per adult
Children's % of adult portion, except milk.
0-3 years = 50%
4-6 years = 70%
7-10 years = 90%

Grains: 300 lbs. (wheat, flour, rice, corn, oatmeal, pasta)
Legumes: 60 lbs. (dry beans, split peas, lentils, etc.)
Sugar or honey: 60 lbs. (includes jam or Jell-O as well)
Powdered Milk: 16 lbs. (provides one glass of milk per day. Children and pregnant women or nursing mothers will require more.)
Cooking Oil: 10 quarts
Salt: 8 lbs.
Water (2 weeks): 14 gallons


After storing enough of these essentials to meet the needs of your family for one year, you may decide to add other items that you are accustomed to using day to day. You should store as much as your circumstances allow. Families who do not have the resources to acquire a year's supply can being their storage by obtaining supplies to last for a few months. Members should be prudent and not panic or go to extremes in this effort. Through careful planning, most church members can, over time, establish both a financial reserve and year's supply of essentials.



ONE MONTH SUPPLY per adult
Children's % of adult portion, except milk.
0-3 years = 50%
4-6 years = 70%
7-10 years = 90%

Grains: 25 lbs. (wheat, flour, rice, corn, oatmeal, pasta)
Legumes: 5 lbs. (dry beans, split peas, lentils, etc.)
Sugar or honey: 5 lbs. (includes jam or Jell-O as well)
Powdered Milk: 1 1/3 lbs. (provides one glass of milk per day. Children and pregnant women or nursing mothers will require more.)
Cooking Oil: 5/6 quart
Salt: 2/3 lbs.
Water (2 weeks): 14 gallons


2 WEEK SUPPLY per adult
Children's % of adult portion, except milk.
0-3 years = 50%
4-6 years = 70%
7-10 years = 90%

Grains: 12.5 lbs. (wheat, flour, rice, corn, oatmeal, pasta)
Legumes: 2.5 lbs. (dry beans, split peas, lentils, etc.)
Sugar or honey: 2.5 lbs. (includes jam or Jell-O as well)
Powdered Milk: 2/3 lbs. (provides one glass of milk per day. Children and pregnant women or nursing mothers will require more.)
Cooking Oil: 5/12 quart
Salt: 1/3 lbs.
Water (2 weeks): 14 gallons