What Do I Need for a Healthy Diet?

Calories, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals

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When people start thinking about preparedness, food is first on their list, however, you could survive for up to three weeks without food. Oxygen, special needs, and water take priority to having food, but once those are dealt with, food is next priority on the survival list.

Many survivalists will tell you that the most important survival aspect related to food has to do with the number of calories (energy). However, for a long-term survival situation, you not only need the calories, but you’ll need protein and vitamins and minerals if you want to remain in good health. To determine how many calories each of us needs to maintain our current weight, we need to evaluate how many calories you need to consume as an individual.

Here’s how to determine how many calories a full grown adult needs to consume each day to maintain their current body weight. BMR = 370 + 21.6 (1 — F)W where: W is body weight in kg H is body height in cm A is age F is body fat in percentage The value obtained from these equations is the estimated number of calories a person can consume in a day to maintain their body-weight, assuming they remain at rest.

An easier way to figure this out is to use a calorie maintenance. There are many…