How Much Food Do You Really Need?

Several weeks ago, people started panic buying in anticipation of sheltering in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. While toilet paper was commonly known to be in short supply, people have also been stockpiling various kinds of food items. This site provides a handy dandy food calculator to help you estimate how long your food supplies will last, given how much of each food item you have and how many months you have to feed.





Input quantities for pantry essentials like rice, tuna, pasta, chicken, and beans can be toggled between metric and imperial units. The calculator also estimates how long comfort food like coffee, beer, and ice cream will last. The calculation methodology is presented at the bottom of the site, and obviously the actual longevity of your food supplies will depend on your family’s rate of consumption. Details aside, the main point of the calculator is to remind us not to hoard.