Is it Possible to Get 30 Days Worth of Food in a 5 Gallon Bucket?

[Spin Drift]

My son and I were doing some quick numbers, 2k calories a day, times 30 days= 60k calories needed. Taking into consideration not only simple carbs, but protein, fats and nutrients, is it possible to fit 60k calories (plus the other nutritional needs), in a sealed 5 gallon bucket?

We considered palatability, ease of use, shelf life, but what else should we think about?

Here is the 1st list:

4 large jars peanut butter (7500 calories per jar)

Foil packs of tuna

1 box Cliff bars (24)

small bottle cooking oil

20+ packets of rice mixes (yellow, with red beans, etc.)

10+ packets of mixed dry beans

small can powdered eggs

small bottle of crystal sauce

30 days worth of a multi-vitamin

What else? Again, all must go into a 5 gallon bucket. and, some of the 'survival foods" suck with regards to taste, IMHO.

What did we miss?

Thanks, up front.

[Bedouin2W]

salt and pepper, Mrs. Dash, etc...

[cougar_guy04]

I saw a thing on "week in a bucket" that was based on regular food and not the survival stuff quite some time ago.

https://survivalblog.com/alternate_f..._chemengineer/

salt and pepper, Mrs. Dash, etc...

Definitely. I keep a healthy stash of salt, pepper, hot sauce, blackened seasoning, etc.,etc. Sriracha goes a long way on helping some not so palatable food out.

[Leuthas]

I may be headed in the wrong direction - I wonder how many stripped MREs one could fit in the bucket.

[Bedouin2W]

MREs have water, which add no calories, take up space, and add weight.

Using the Rules of 3, by the time one would be needing to use their food supply, they would have already secured a water source, so MREs would be a poor choice for what the OP is trying to accomplish.

[sevenhelmet]

Minor threadjack here, but I keep seeing folks buying the Wise food buckets, but I've read a number of reviews that suggest they're really bland. Anyone here have experience actually eating Wise food for more than a meal or two?

Thanks.

[Leuthas]

MREs have water, which add no calories, take up space, and add weight.

Using the Rules of 3, by the time one would be needing to use their food supply, they would have already secured a water source, so MREs would be a poor choice for what the OP is trying to accomplish.

I would assume the water packets would logically be removed from a stripped MRE. Likewise, one wouldn't need 30 spoons and 30 bottles of Tabasco.