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Bell Peppers – All colors of peppers have a high nutritional and mineral count.Bananas – In addition to being a go to food for potassium, bananas are also a prime source of fiber, and can be eaten to help curtail diarrhea.Sweet Potatoes. This vegetable types is high in vitamins A and B and is also a moderate source of fiber.Cauliflower. Add more cauliflower to your preserved food preps to secure a quality source of vitamins B6, C, K, various essential nutrients, as well as both panthothenic and folate acid.Carrots – Not only are carrots an awesome source for vitamin A, they are also packed with essential minerals and other vitamins that will help keep the body strong and healthy.Lycopene is the antioxidant that gives tomatoes their juicy ripe red color and helps to protect the body from heart disease, inflammation, or worse. Tomatoes. The debate over whether or not tomatoes are a fruit or a vegetable may still be raging on, but one fact is set in stone – they are high in essential antioxidants.Pemmican for example, takes up very little storage space, is lightweight, and highly portable. Stockpiling food that has a high nutritional count but has a low calorie count, but also has a low calorie count can also be beneficial.Young children should have a 1,500 calorie diets and babies a 1,000 calories a day food intake.

During a strenuous situation, like a SHTF situation, it is recommended adults have up to a 3,600 daily calorie intake diet.An active adult, during normal times, should be consuming between 1,500 to 2,000 calories each day to remain strong and healthy.An adult would have to consume at least 400 calories each day to avoid starvation and/or malnutrition.Adults who are rather sedentary, need a minimum of 1,200 calories per day to maintain body weight.

The number of calories a body needs to function can vary by season as well.ĭuring the summer months when heat induces additional perspiration, more calories and water will both be needed to maintain a healthy and strong body. The amount of calories an individual needs is determined largely by three factors: age, activity level and overall size – height and weight. Babies (1 year old and younger) should have a 19 gram daily fiber intake.

All but babies should have a 25 gram daily intake of fiber.

Regardless of age, about 45 to 65 percent of everyone’s daily food intake should stem from carbs.

Babies and toddlers need to consume approximately 5 to 20 percent of their daily food intake from protein, and 30 to 40 percent from fat.

Children and teenagers should be eating between 10 to 30 percent of their daily food intake from protein, and 25 to 35 percent from fat.

Adults need to consume between 10 to 35 percent of their daily calories from protein and 20 to 35 percent from fat.

Have you stored enough nutritional and healthy food to sustain your family during a disaster? If you have never taken an inventory of EXACTLY what is stacked in your food stockpiles, move that tedious task to the top of your “to do” list.

Example of a 3 Month Supply for a 4 Person Family.