good list there for that about the right size for a good group to work togerther ..
Will we really be eating as much as you listed, after SHTF? I know people say (and they are probably right) we will expend more energy (on average, after the 'hiding for one's life' period, I would gather), and presumably eat more to provide sufficient energy for extra work, but are your numbers realistic?The US Dept. Of Agriculture estimates that the average person in the United States eats .5 lbs of meat, 1.6 lbs of dairy products, .2 lbs of fats and oils, .8 lbs of fruits, .7 lbs. Of vegetables, .5 lbs of grains, and .4 lbs of sugars per day for a total of 4.7 lbs. of food per day.
50 lb per person of salt is a little crazy to, anyone want to help me with my 1.5 pound of sugar a week =PI have a question about a couple of items on the food list. According to the USDA, the average person (in non-SHTF times) eats (a total of) approximately .5 lbs of grains a day. The list above itemizes 300 lbs. of wheat per person AND 100 lbs. of rice per person PLUS whole wheat, corn meal and oatmeal (and dried potatoes, which, while not a grain, are a starch).
Will we really be eating as much as you listed, after SHTF? I know people say (and they are probably right) we will expend more energy (on average, after the 'hiding for one's life' period, I would gather), and presumably eat more to provide sufficient energy for extra work, but are your numbers realistic?
If so, my husband and I will be dead long before a year is over I guess, even though I think we have loads of food now (for a balanced diet) for approximately 1 year but our stores of many of the above items are much less than you listed. I honestly don't think we together eat more than the equivalent of a loaf of bread every week or so right now - and I love carbs. Just seems a high estimate to me.
Thanks for pointing out the Salt, I fixed that50 lb per person of salt is a little crazy to, anyone want to help me with my 1.5 pound of sugar a week =P
I see what you mean, thanks for pointing that out...I'll have to fix that.I have a question about a couple of items on the food list. According to the USDA, the average person (in non-SHTF times) eats (a total of) approximately .5 lbs of grains a day. The list above itemizes 300 lbs. of wheat per person AND 100 lbs. of rice per person PLUS whole wheat, corn meal and oatmeal (and dried potatoes, which, while not a grain, are a starch).
Will we really be eating as much as you listed, after SHTF? I know people say (and they are probably right) we will expend more energy (on average, after the 'hiding for one's life' period, I would gather), and presumably eat more to provide sufficient energy for extra work, but are your numbers realistic?
If so, my husband and I will be dead long before a year is over I guess, even though I think we have loads of food now (for a balanced diet) for approximately 1 year but our stores of many of the above items are much less than you listed. I honestly don't think we together eat more than the equivalent of a loaf of bread every week or so right now - and I love carbs. Just seems a high estimate to me.