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Title: 72 Hour Kit Food List Post by: lisamiut on September 20, 2006, 10:58:01 PM This is what is currently recommended by the USDA for dietary guidelines for one day. You will need to times it by 3 to get the 72 hour list.
1400 CALORIES AGES 2-6 BREAKFAST: 2 oz grain, .5 c fruit, .5 c milk, 1 tsp fat LUNCH: 2 oz grain, .5 c veggies, .5 c fruit, .5 c milk, 2 oz meat/beans, 1 tsp fat DINNER: 2 oz grain, 1 c veggies, .5 c fruit, 1 c milk, 2 oz meat/beans, 2 tsp fat 1 GALLON WATER 1600 CALORIES AGES 7-11 BREAKFAST: 1 oz grain, .5 c fruit, 1 c milk, 1.5 tsp fat LUNCH: 2 oz grain, 1 c veggies, .5 c fruit, 1 c milk, 2 oz meat/beans, 1.5 tsp fat DINNER: 2 oz grain, 1 c veggies, .5 c fruit, 1 c milk, 3 oz meat/beans, 2 tsp fat 1 GALLON WATER 1800 CALORIES AGES 12-17 BREAKFAST: 2 oz grain, .5 c fruit, 1 c milk, 1.5 tsp fat LUNCH: 2 oz grain, 1 c veggies, .5 c fruit, 1 c milk, 2 oz meat/beans, 1.5 tsp fat DINNER: 2 oz grain, 1.5 c veggies, .5 c fruit, 1 c milk, 3 oz meat/beans, 2 tsp fat 1 GALLON WATER 2000 CALORIES AGES 18 + FEMALE BREAKFAST: 2 oz grain, .5 c fruit, 1 c milk, 2 tsp fat LUNCH: 2 oz grain, 1 c veggies, .5 c fruit, 1 c milk, 2.5 oz meat/beans, 2 tsp fat DINNER: 2 oz grain, 1.5 c veggies, 1 c fruit, 1 c milk, 3 oz meat/beans, 2 tsp fat 1 GALLON WATER 2400 CALORIES AGES 18+ MALE BREAKFAST: 2 oz grain, 1 c fruit, 1 c milk, 2 tsp fat LUNCH: 3 oz grain, 1.5 c veggies, .5 c fruit, 1 c milk, 3 oz meat/beans, 2 tsp fat DINNER: 3 oz grain, 1.5 c veggies, .5 c fruit, 1 c milk, 3.5 oz meat/beans, 3 tsp fat 1 GALLON WATER GRAINS: breakfast bars, cereal, crackers (low sodium), granola bars, hot cereal/oatmeal, noodles, pasta (canned), soup FRUIT: fruit cocktail, fruit dried (store extra H2O), fruit leather, fruit roll ups, fruit (canned), jam, jelly, juice (box or can), raisins MILK: hot chocolate, milk (canned), milk (powdered, store extra water), soups (creamed) VEGGIES: veggies (canned), soups (canned), boxed potatoes (store extra water) SNACKS/SUGARS/STRESS REDUCERS & EXTRA ITEMS: gum packs, hard candies, instant cider, sugar cookies, sweetened cereals, sugar, salt, pepper, seasoning OILS: candy bars, oil, butter MEAT/BEANS: beef jerky, corned beef hash, nuts (some oils in these), peanut butter, spam, tuna fish, Vienna sausages, chili, pork n beans Trail mix is a combo food Title: Re: 72 Hour Kit Food List Post by: lisamiut on September 20, 2006, 11:08:51 PM Remember to rotate your food in your 72 hour kits about every 6 months. Since mine was ready in April of 2006, next weekend (Friday-Sunday) we are ONLY going to eat our 72 hour kit food and see if we have enough, too little or too much stored. I am not quite sure if I will use alternative cooking methods (I love my microwave a bit too much, I'm afraid ;)) but I'll report on Monday the 25th how it went!
Title: Re: 72 Hour Kit Food List Post by: Cheryl on September 21, 2006, 07:03:06 AM My parents eat out of there 72 hour kits every 6 months also. They said it was quite an eye opener the first time they did it. Realistically they didn't have enough food at all!!! Since then they have made sure to stock up on enough food, and foods they really want to eat.
Title: Re: 72 Hour Kit Food List Post by: slhishere on September 27, 2006, 08:10:12 AM may I make a suggestion?? In a crisis situation, your stress level is very/extremely high, so be sure you get foods that your family is used to eating. I teach alot of classes on emergency prep and we suggest staying away from beef jerky, even though your body needs salt to retain water, animal proteins take more water and energy to digest and the saltiness of beef jerky may actually make your more thirsty.
we also suggest getting some kind of backpack/wagon/stroller/cart - anything that has wheels to keep with your 72 hour kits, because if you really have the suggested amounts of food, it's HEAVY! This website has tons of great info. http://www.jennysmith.net/relief-society/72-hour-kits.php Stacy Title: Re: 72 Hour Kit Food List Post by: lisamiut on October 02, 2006, 07:58:21 AM Well, the family ate our 72 hour kit food (and some extras) and learned we had PLENTY of food in the kit. The kids got a little tired of it so I made a real dinner on Sunday night, but it was worth the effort to make sure it was enough to feed the family - actually, we had extra food. Now it is time to replace the things we ate and a lot of the items are on sale! I would encourage you to follow the list in the original post - it worked for my family (DH 40 DD 15 DD 13 DS 11 DS 9). Adjust accordingly for your family - it is important.
Title: Re: 72 Hour Kit Food List Post by: lisamiut on March 16, 2007, 01:42:24 PM SMITHS MARCH 2007
If you are ready to rotate your 72 hour kit food or to put it together, the Nissin Cup Noodles, the Kroger applesauce cups, the Kroger fruit cups and the Hunt's snack pack puddings would be EXCELLENT choices to add in for your grains, your fruits and milk items! |