Quick Calculation for food levels.

[Scythe13]

I agree with you on this Prepper1. But not quite so extremely.

I'm currently around the 4000 calories a day level. So cutting to 2500 will be a HUGE drop for me and the wife. She's a triathlete, and is SUPER-FIT!!! She can wake up any day of the year and run a marathon, follow that with a hefting swim, and a cycle ride that would make my bum bleed (I hate those saddles).

So, although I agree with the cut in calories taken in, I also think it's worth enjoying what you can leading up to the event (if it is a sudden event/trigger).

I completely agree about vitamins, minerals, and the alike. I make sure our home has a minimum of 20lbs of protein powder as well as our usual stores of food. Protein will be the hardest thing to get, post SHTF. So I'm making sure there's enough to get us through most of it.