With the advent of the Japanese earthquake and the resulting Tsunami, millions of people have been left without access to power or water. Furthermore, several reactors have gone off line and are now leaking radiation. Needless to say, the levels of the leaks are no greater than those of the 3 Mile Island reactors of the late 70s, but it has tainted the dairy and agricultural products of the affected area for nearly 80 miles and as such many of the locally grown foods are no longer available to the populace. This has left the people of the area dependant upon the charity of the government or the food stores they have at home. In addition, it is unknown just how long it will take for the area hit by the tsunami to recover to its former levels of productivity. This begs the question of just how much food and water does a person need if they planned on surviving for up to a year on what they had stored at home?
First off, the decision on how much food is needed is dependant upon a number of factors such as age, weight, size, activity levels, temperatures, etc. So there is no firm answer, but a person can get a fairly good idea of what is required by using one of the quickie food consumption calculators located on the net. One of my favorites calculators is the one provided by the Mormons as they break everything down to the most basic element. I for one believe that you can eat better and with greater variety from the foods you can make from a bag of flour versus the limited uses you get from a box of chicken fingers or a bag of hot dogs. So with that said, I have used one of the calculators to determine just how much food would be needed if I had to survive for a year.(read more here)....
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