Prepper Food List

This article is a prepper food list full of ideas to help you get started or add your prepper pantry.

A prepper pantry is stockpiled with wholesome ingredients as well as processed food. In this article, we’re going to focus on simple, wholesome food items that are great for long-term food storage.

Having food storage gave settlers the power to survive winters two hundred years ago. Nowadays, people want that same food power to be prepared for an unexpected emergency. Whether it is a job loss, pandemic, destructive storms, economic hardships, or war… survival prepping starts with having food on hand to feed your family for a couple of weeks without going to the store.

When developing food storage, it’s important to have a two-week meal plan and the recipes for each meal printed out. Below is a link to a printable version of the information you’ll find on this page.

Hopefully, this list will provide you with ideas for building a food storage that makes sense for your family. Every family is different. Knowing how many pounds of grain your family eats on average can help you set a goal that makes sense for you. I have received comments saying, “that is a lot of grain to suggest.” Grains make up over 50% of the prepper food list found on the pie chart above. There are a couple of reasons for this grain ratio and the other food ratios. That being said, this is my opinion on a prepper’s food list, and I’m sharing it in hopes that it will aid you in creating your own customized food list.

#1 Grains are cheaper, more filling, offer a wide variety of vitamins and minerals, have the longest shelf life, easy to store, and are higher in calories (1 lb chicken avg 1,100 calories vs. 1 lb wheat flour avg 1530 calories).

Purchasing meat for long-term food storage can be costly. If you hunt year-round, live in a fishing community, or own a cattle ranch, then the pounds of meat you store would typically be higher than the average American.

#2 Because grains are cheaper than most food staples, other items such as meats or fruit, are viewed as more of a luxury item when resources (money or products) are scarce. Mac-n-cheese became famous during WWII when resources like meat were limited.

Prepper Food List

Grains:
Minimum: 25-30 lbs of grain per person per month.
Total family members ____x 30 =_____ x by ____ months supply =______lbsFlour
Corn Meal
Rice
Pasta
Popcorn
Pancake Mix
Rolled Oats
Hot Cereal

Beans & Legumes:
Minimum: 10 lbs of beans per person per month.
Total family members ____x 10 =_____ x by ____ months supply =______lbs

Black Beans
Pinto Beans
Kidney Beans
Split Pea
Lentils 

Dairy Products:
Minimum: 2 lbs of dairy per person per month.
Total family members ____x 2 =_____ x by ____ months supply =______lbs

Powdered Milk
Condensed Milk
Cheese
Powder Butter

Meats / Meat Substitutes:
Minimum: 2 lbs of meat per person per month.
Total family members ____x 2 =_____ x by ____ months supply =______lbs

Beef -(canned/freeze dried/frozen)
Chicken
Ham
Sausage
Powdered Eggs
Tuna

Fats & Oils:
Minimum: 2 lbs of fats & oils per person per month.
Total family members ____x 2 =_____ x by ____ months supply =______lbs

Peanut Butter
Cooking Oil
Mayo/Salad Dressing 

Sugars:
Minimum: 5 lbs of sugars per person per month.
Total family members ____x 5 =_____ x by ____ months supply =______lbs

Granulated Sugar
Brown Sugar
Honey/Molasses
Corn Syrup
Jellies
Fruit –(canned/freeze dried/frozen)
Fruit Drink Mix 

Vegetables:
Minimum: 5 lbs of veggies per person per month.
Total family members ____x 5 =_____ x by ____ months supply =______lbs

Canned
Freeze Dried
Dehydrated (potato flakes)

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Print out your copy of the Prepper Food List today! Click on the link below for the printable version. 

Prepper Food List – Printable

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