My family = Myself (29 years old), my husband (35 years old), 5 year old, 3 year old, 2 year old, 1 year old.
Here is an example of my thought process in figuring my family's grain storage. With the chart in step two I calculate that we need 686 pounds of dry grains. Wow, that's a lot! At least half of this amount (343 pounds) should be whole grains. Ok, so what whole grains does my family typically eat? Well, I eat oatmeal for breakfast and the kids love popcorn when they watch movies. I need to store some wheat,for making bread. Barley is good in soup.
Moving on to enriched grains... Our family could eat two pounds of pasta per week. We make grits with eggs once a week. I am notorious for my variety of stir frys, so rice is a great choice. Flour comes in handy to make cookies and quick breads. Cornmeal could be useful to make cornbread. With all this information in mind I come up with the following solution:
| Grain | Amount (lbs.) |
|---|---|
| Hard red wheat* | 90 |
| Hard white wheat* | 90 |
| Popcorn* | 90 |
| Oats* | 75 |
| White rice | 90 |
| Pasta | 100 |
| Flour | 80 |
| Grits | 50 |
| Cornmeal | 25 |
| TOTAL | 690 |
| *denotes whole grain |