Level 2: weeks 2 and 3, basic cooking

Amounts for 14 days. Subtotal: ~156,000 kcal.

• White rice: 10 kg (22 lb) · ~36,000 kcal · 2 years opened; decades sealed. White, not brown: brown rice goes rancid in months.
• Lentils: 4 kg · ~13,600 kcal · 2+ years. They cook in 20 minutes with no soaking: less gas and less water than beans.
• Dried beans: 2 kg · ~6,800 kcal · 2 years (older = longer cooking). An 8-hour soak is a must; that's why they're secondary.
• Pasta: 5 kg · ~18,000 kcal · 2+ years. Easy and quick; reuse the cooking water.
• Rolled oats: 4 kg · ~15,200 kcal · 1–2 years; longer if sealed. The base breakfast.
• Nixtamalized corn flour (Maseca-type): 3 kg · ~10,800 kcal · 1 year. Fresh tortillas with just water; replaces bread.
• Vegetable oil: 3 L · ~24,400 kcal · 1–2 years unopened. The most calorie-dense item on the list (~8,100 kcal per liter).
• Whole powdered milk: 2 kg · ~9,800 kcal · 1–2 years (nonfat lasts much longer sealed). Protein, fat and calcium.
• Sugar: 2 kg · ~7,700 kcal · indefinite.
• Tuna, chicken or sardines: 28 cans · ~5,000 kcal · 3–5 years. Daily protein.
• Canned tomatoes: 14 cans, plus bouillon powder, spices and hot sauce · ~1,100 kcal · 1.5 years. Without flavor, people stop eating.
• Peanut butter: 1 kg · ~5,900 kcal · 2 years.
• Canned vegetables: 14 cans · ~2,000 kcal · 2–5 years.