I have started a video series to help get people better prepared. It is a step-by-step instruction on how to get long-term food stored for “1 Person for 1 Year”. Whether you are new to food storage or have been doing it for a bit but need a little guidance, these videos will help you to get to your next stage of preparedness. You can modify the calculations for 2 people for 6 months or 4 people for 3 months. Since it's January, let's get prepping!

How Much Pasta Do You Need to Store for Your Family?

Check out our Food Storage Calculator at the following link:

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This calculator will help to estimate the general food storage needs for your family. You simply put in the number of adults, kids under 7, and the number of months you want to store. The calculator will give you a basic guideline, but feel free to adjust it to your dietary needs.

For "1 Person for 1 Year," pasta-wise, aim for around 25 lbs. That may seem like a lot of pasta, but that is only about 2 lbs per month for a single person. If you are a pasta aficionado, and use more than 2 lbs per month per person, then I would recommend adding more pasta to your storage.

Elbow macaroni is one of my go to pastas for many reasons. I love making recipes such as goulash and homemade hamburger helper. It is also really easy to use for chicken soups and pasta salads. Storing more hearty pastas will be more filing and give you more caloric intake.

Here are my top 5 pasta picks:

• Elbow macaroni: 10-12 lbs
• Spaghetti: 2-4 lbs
• Egg noodles: 2-4 lbs
• Penne Rigate: 4-6 lbs
• Rainbow Twists: 2-4 lbs

As you can see this is an easy food item to get off your list. 25 lbs is not a lot of food to put away. I was able to put this 1 year supply of pasta into a storage tote/bin. It cost me about $1.00 to $1.25 per pound. So for less than $30.00 I was able to put 1 year's worth of pasta away for 1 person. I purchased several of these when they were on sale.

Check out my other videos on "1 Person for 1 Year" on TikTok:

PACKFRESHUSA COMBINATION BOX SET - 1 PERSON 1 YEAR

FLOUR - 1 PERSON 1 YEAR

SPLIT PEA - 1 PERSON 1 YEAR

PASTA (PART 1) - 1 PERSON 1 YEAR

PASTA (PART 2) - 1 PERSON 1 YEAR

GREAT NORTHERN BEANS - 1 PERSON 1 YEAR

This is the start of my videos on “1 Person 1 Year” please come join the fun. I would love to hear how your food storage is coming along. You can also find these videos on my YouTube - Pandemic Prepsters or Instagram - Ola Dee Griffin.

Happy Prepping,

Ola D Griffin

Long-term Food Storage Expert

Customer Service, Safeguard Brands, Inc. dba PackFreshUSA

YouTuber: Pandemic Prepsters - YouTube

Instagram: Ola Dee Griffin (@Preparedness101)

Tiktok: Oladeegriffin (@Oladeegriffin) | TikTok

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