Why Store Rice for Emergency Food Pantry? How Much Rice to Feed you for a Year?
Rice is usually recommended for long-term food storage because it is one of the most affordable long-term foods with a high calorie count. Rice has 1 day’s worth of minimum calories in every 1 pound!
Why rice? How Much? Rice is usually recommended for your Long-Term Pantry because..
it’s extremely affordable as one of the cheapest foods per calorie at just over 50 cents per pound.
So for only about $15 per month, you can start stocking up on your Prepper Pantry.
$200 = YEAR’S SUPPLY OF FOOD!
That’s only $150-$200 for a whole Year’s Supply of Food for 1 Person!
- Rice Stores well.
- Long Shelf-Life (30 Years)
- White rice and Parboiled rice will keep their nutrients and flavor up to 30 years.
- Calorie Dense (Rice 1600 calories per pound)
NUTRIENT PROFILE:
Surprisingly. 32g protein in 1 pound rice
Beans+Rice=Complete Protein
Rice provides more than 15 essential vitamins and minerals including:
folic acid, B vitamins, potassium, magnesium, selenium, fiber, iron, and zinc. Calcium
1# rice (9)(10)
Calories 1655
Fat3g
Carbs 363 121%
Fiber 5.9 23%
Protein 32 64%
Calcium 127mg 12%
Iron 20mg 20%
Potassium 522mg 14%
Vitamin B6 35%
Magnesium 28%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
RICE/GRAIN RECOMMENDATIONS:
250-400 Pounds Carbs/Grains/Per Person/Year
30-35 lbs per month per person in household
That’s just 1 bucket per month!
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SHOW NOTES:
Source Rice/Grain Recommendations:
Rice is an excellent addition to home food storage because it’s versatile, high caloric value, and long shelf life. Families should store about 300 lbs of grains per person in a one-year supply. Depending on personal preference, about 25 to 60 lbs of rice should be stored per person. (1)
Product Recommendations: The following suggested amounts are for one adult. Quantity for One Month: 11.5 kg./ 25 lbs (2)
Long-term food items: (3)
Grains (types are interchangeable based on individual preferences)
Wheat 132#
Rice, white 65#
Oats, rolled 29#
Pasta 21#
(4)
Wheat 240 lbs
Flour, White Enriched 17 lbs
Pasta (Spaghetti/Macaroni) 42 lbs
Sugar, White Granulated 40 lbs
CARBOHYDRATES NEED
How many carbohydrates do you need?
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that carbohydrates make up 45% to 65% of total daily calories.
So if you get 2,000 calories a day, between 900 and 1,300 calories should be from carbohydrates. That translates to between 225 and 325 grams of carbs a day. (5)
How many carbs should you eat?
If you’re not looking to lose weight by cutting carbs, then you can follow the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which recommend that carbs provide 45% to 65%Trusted Source of your daily calorie intake for all age groups and sexes.
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the daily value for carbs is 275 grams (g) per day when eating a 2,000-calorie diet. (6)
The recommended percentage of your daily calories from carbohydrates is typically 45% to 65% carbohydrates. Carbohydrates contain 4 calories per gram. That means, if you follow a 2,000-calorie diet, you’d want 225 to 325 grams of carbohydrates in your daily diet. (7)
The Institute of Medicine recommends American and Canadian adults to get 40% to 65% of their dietary energy from carbohydrates. The Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization jointly recommend 55% to 75% of total energy from carbohydrates, but only 10% directly from sugars. (8)
Sources:
- Utah State University: Preserve The Harvest: White Rice
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints: Longer-Term Food Storage
- Brigham Young University: Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science: An Approach to Longer-Term Food Storage (revised 2019)
- University of Georgia: College of Family and Consumer Sciences: Preparing an Emergency Food Supply, Long Term Food Storage
- Mayo Clinic: Carbohydrates: How Carbs Fit Into A Healthy Diet
- Healthline: How many carbs should you eat?
- Cleveland Clinic: How Many Carbs Do You Need To Lose Weight?
- https://www.calculator.net/carbohydrate-calculator.html
- https://www.nutritionix.com/food/raw/rice%201%20lb
- https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169756/nutrients
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