Level 1: week 1, no cooking

Amounts for 4 adults, 7 days. Subtotal: ~78,800 kcal. Check off what you already have.

• Canned tuna, chicken or sardines: 28 cans (1 per adult per day) · ~5,000 kcal · 3–5 years. Sardines in oil = more calories and omega-3. A manual can opener is a must.
• Canned beans, chickpeas or lentils, ready to eat: 14 cans of 15 oz (425 g) · ~4,900 kcal · 2–5 years. Eaten cold.
• Ready-to-eat soups, chili or stews: 14 cans · ~5,600 kcal · 2–5 years. Pick ones that don't say "add water".
• Peanut butter: 2 jars of 1 kg (2.2 lb) · ~11,800 kcal · 2 years. The most efficient no-cook food: 5,900 kcal/kg, no water.
• Crackers or tostadas: 2 kg (4.4 lb) · ~8,600 kcal · 6–9 months. Rotate every 6 months.
• Flour tortillas in a sealed pack: 4 packs · ~3,600 kcal · 1–2 months. Rotate monthly; otherwise, tostadas.
• Nuts, peanuts, almonds: 2 kg · ~12,000 kcal · 6–12 months. Heat makes them rancid: sealed package, cool place.
• Dried fruit (raisins, dates, cranberries): 1.5 kg · ~4,500 kcal · 1 year. Fiber and quick sugar.
• Granola or protein bars: 40 · ~8,800 kcal · 1 year. 1 per person per day.
• Canned fruit and vegetables: 14 cans · ~2,100 kcal · 1.5–3 years. Fruit in its own juice = extra water.
• UHT milk: 6 L · ~3,600 kcal · 6–9 months. UHT milk needs no water; powdered milk does.
• Honey: 1 kg, and a jar of jam · ~3,000 kcal · honey: indefinite. Morale and calories.
• Jerky: 500 g · ~1,500 kcal · 1 year. Salty: go easy if water is short.
• Instant oatmeal or cereal: 1 kg · ~3,800 kcal · 1 year. Instant oatmeal can be eaten with cold water.
• Kit: instant coffee, tea, electrolytes, a vitamin C drink mix, salt and sugar · 2 years. Electrolytes matter in the heat.