Emergency Food Storage Calculator

Explanation: On average, beans are 20% protein, 80% carbohydrates. So you need five pounds of beans to have the protein in one pound of meat. The formula here is Beans = (X − Meat) × 5  ·  (5× as many lbs of beans to replace 1 lb of meat) The 80% carbs will be reflected in the carbohydrate allocations in the next section.

Explanation: Although there are small differences in the nutritional/fiber values of rice and pasta, the values are close enough to be irrelevant for bulk storage planning. There are two ways to use this section. First, you can leave the auto-adjust box checked. The values will then be based on what percentage of beans you selected in the Protein section.Remember, beans are roughly 80% carbs. Rice/pasta will then be calculated to fill the remaining carb requirements you set in the first input section. In auto mode: Carbs Beans = C − (Protein Beans × 0.8). Rice gets the remainder. Second, you can UNCHECK the Auto-adjust box. Then the program will ignore the bean values in the Protein section and split the requirements equally between beans and rice/pasta. Turn auto mode off to split carbs manually by %.Please note all weights are uncooked dry weights.