Food & Water
- Water
- 28 gallons
- Food
- 28 person-days
Water · 28 gallons needed
Bottled water · 9 cases of 24
Amazon Grocery (Happy Belly) purified water, 24 × 16.9 oz · 216 bottles, about 28 gallons
Or 28 one-gallon jugs · any grocery store
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Food · 28 person-days needed · 2,000 calories each
From the labels: about 2,080 calories and 65 g protein a person-day (we plan 2,000 and 50 g). Nothing needs water or cooking.
Canned meals · 4 packs of 12
Campbell's Chunky chicken and dumplings soup, 12 × 18.8 oz · 48 cans (43 needed) · Heat if you can
Also good: Campbell's Chunky savory vegetable soup, 12 × 18.8 oz ↗
Peanut butter · 2 jars
Jif creamy peanut butter, 40 oz jar · Ready to eat
Bars · 2 packs of 48
Nature Valley Crunchy granola bars, variety pack, 48 bars · 96 bars (71 needed) · Ready to eat
Crackers · 1 pack of 3
Premium original saltine crackers, 3 × 16 oz boxes · 3 boxes · Ready to eat
Beans · 2 packs of 12
Bush's black beans, 12 × 15 oz · 24 cans (17 needed) · Ready to eat
Shelf-stable milk · 3 packs of 12
Horizon Organic shelf-stable whole milk, 12 × 8 oz · 36 8-oz boxes (30 needed) · Refrigerate after opening
Fruit · 2 packs of 12
Del Monte fruit cocktail in 100% juice, 12 × 15 oz · 24 cans (22 needed) · Ready to eat
Tuna · 3 packs of 12
StarKist chunk light tuna in water, 12 × 5 oz · 36 cans (25 needed) · Ready to eat
Vegetables · 4 packs of 6
Del Monte green beans and corn, 6 cans · 24 cans (23 needed) · Ready to eat
For the cans · 1 can opener
Mebotem heavy-duty manual can opener
Calories and protein only, not a complete diet: children need less, active adults more. Any grocery store works with the same amounts of foods your household eats. Plan for babies, allergies and special diets, and eat and replace what nears its date.
Each button opens one product on Amazon. 1 gallon of water per person per day (Ready.gov); more for hot weather, nursing or illness. A person-day is a day of food for one person, counted as 2,000 calories.
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