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How many calories do you really need?

"2,000 a day" is a food-label average, not your number — and in a crisis you may be splitting wood in the cold, not sitting at a desk. This works out your actual burn from your body and activity, then scales it to a household and a stockpile so your food plan is sized to real appetites.

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Daily calories
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Notes

In a real emergency, err high, not low. Cold, stress, illness and physical work all push the number up, and being under-fed erodes judgment and morale exactly when you need both. A short-term "survival ration" of ~1,200–1,500 calories keeps you alive but weak for a couple of weeks; it is not a plan for months of hard work. Store calorie-dense, shelf-stable staples (fats and grains do the heavy lifting), and remember children, pregnancy and nursing change the math. This estimates energy needs, not a complete diet — protein, fats and micronutrients still matter.