The Ready Store review: calories per day and cost
Short answer: 11 of The Ready Store's 15 emergency food supplies sold by days or months reach a full 2,000-calorie day (2,000 to 2,088 kcal per person a day). The other 4 work out to 1,700 kcal - 81% of the 2,100 kcal UNHCR uses as its planning minimum for emergency food assistance. At the prices charged that day, cost runs from $3.81 to $10.04 per 1,000 kcal. On October 27, 2026, 3 of the 15 were sold out on The Ready Store's own store.
Servings, total calories and prices are The Ready Store's own, read off its product pages on October 27, 2026; the per-day, per-serving and per-calorie figures are our arithmetic on them. The Ready Store gives no day count for its month kits and does not say how many people most of them are for. We count a month as 30 days and 12 months as 360, for one person.
Ready Store kits, on the numbers
| Kit | kcal/day | Days at 2,000 kcal | $/1,000 kcal | $/1,000 kcal at struck-through price | Price | Total kcal | kcal/serving |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,000 | 3.0 of 3 | $5.83 | $8.33 | $34.99 |
6,000 | 182 | |
| 2,000 | 7.0 of 7 | $7.79 | $15.71 | $109.00 |
14,000 | 147 | |
| 2,025 | 30.4 of 30 | $4.76 | $10.87 | $288.88 |
60,740 | 131 | |
| 2,081 | 31.2 of 30 | $9.59 | $16.00 | $599.00 |
62,444 | - | |
| 1,700 | 25.5 of 30 | $10.04 | $13.72 | $511.99 |
51,000 | 1,063 | |
| 2,088 | 94.0 of 90 | $5.14 | $12.24 | $965.99 |
187,932 | 124 | |
| 2,088 | 94.0 of 90 | $6.39 | $14.88 | $1,199.99 |
187,932 | 124 | |
| 2,084 | 93.8 of 90 | $9.59 | $15.99 | $1,799.00 |
187,594 | - | |
| 1,700 | 76.5 of 90 | $9.80 | $13.72 | $1,499.99 |
153,000 | 1,063 | |
| 2,043 | 183.9 of 180 | $4.05 | $10.06 | $1,488.88 |
367,732 | 133 | |
| 2,043 | 183.9 of 180 | $4.62 | $11.81 | $1,699.99 |
367,732 | 133 | |
| 1,700 | 153.0 of 180 | $9.41 | $13.72 | $2,879.99 |
306,000 | 1,063 | |
| 2,041 | 367.3 of 360 | $3.81 | $10.07 | $2,799.99 |
734,588 | 132 | |
| 2,041 | 367.3 of 360 | $4.08 | $11.15 | $2,999.99 |
734,588 | 132 | |
| 1,700 | 306.0 of 360 | $9.02 | $13.72 | $5,519.99 |
612,000 | 1,063 |
kcal/day = total calories ÷ the days the kit is sold as, shown as the brand's own printed figure where the two differ only by rounding; green reaches 2,000, amber falls short. Price is what The Ready Store's page charged that day, with the struck-through price shown under it where there was one; $/1,000 kcal = price charged ÷ total calories, with the same figure at the struck-through price in its own column. "Days at 2,000 kcal" is how long the kit lasts one person eating 2,000 kcal a day. Left out: the starter kits and the Bug Out Bundle, which add water containers or a first aid kit to the same food; the Family Starter Kit, which prints no calorie figures; breakfast-only and lunch-and-dinner-only kits; single MRE cases; and clearance boxes.
- The 72 Hour Food Kit prints "Calories 2,000 a day" but no total, so its total is 2,000 times 3 days.
- The EasyPrep One Week bucket prints its figures as "14,000+" calories and "95+" servings; we use 14,000 and 95.
- The Saratoga Farms kits print "provide 2,000 calories a day" and no total servings; their per-day figures here are total calories divided by 30 or 90 days.
- The 3-, 6- and 12-Month Essentials kits list the same servings and calories as the EasyPrep kits of the same length and add water storage containers.
- MRE servings are full meals, so their per-serving figure is not comparable with pouch servings.
Offers and extras on the pages that day: the EasyPrep 3-Month Emergency Food Supply page lists "*BONUS* EASYPREP FRUIT FEST - 168 SERVINGS" and does not say whether its 187,932 kcal include it. the 3-Month Emergency Food Storage Essentials Kit page lists "*BONUS* EASYPREP FRUIT FEST - 168 SERVINGS" and does not say whether its 187,932 kcal include it. the EasyPrep 6-Month Emergency Food Supply page lists "*BONUS* EASYPREP FRUIT FEST - 168 SERVINGS" and does not say whether its 367,732 kcal include it. the 6-Month Emergency Food Storage Essentials Kit page lists "*BONUS* EASYPREP FRUIT FEST - 168 SERVINGS" and does not say whether its 367,732 kcal include it. the EasyPrep 12-Month Emergency Food Supply page lists "*BONUS* EASYPREP FRUIT FEST - 168 SERVINGS" and does not say whether its 734,588 kcal include it. the 12-Month Emergency Food Storage Essentials Kit page lists "*BONUS* EASYPREP FRUIT FEST - 168 SERVINGS" and does not say whether its 734,588 kcal include it. Promotions change often; check before buying.
How long a Ready Store kit lasts at 2,000 kcal a day
The Ready Store sells these kits by days. At 2,000 kcal a day the EasyPrep Emergency Food Supply Bucket - One Week (14,000 kcal) lasts 7.0 days; it is sold as a 7-day kit. At the 2,100 kcal UNHCR uses as its planning minimum for emergency food assistance, it covers 6.7 days.
Across the 9 kits that list pouch-style servings, one serving is 124-182 kcal and the kits plan on 11.0-16.8 servings a day. For scale, the median backpacking meal pouch in our 284-meal database is 530 kcal for the whole pouch. Serving sizes are not standardized across brands, so compare kits on total calories, not servings.
Cost per 1,000 kcal
At the prices charged on October 27, 2026, the cheapest per calorie was the EasyPrep 12-Month Emergency Food Supply at $3.81 per 1,000 kcal; the most expensive was the 1 Month Supply - MRE Self-Heating Full Meals at $10.04. At struck-through prices the 72 Hour Food Kit would be cheapest at $8.33. Across the 69 one-person kits from 8 brands in our comparison, priced the same way, cost ran from $3.35 to $19.54 per 1,000 kcal with a median of $9.41, and 10 of the 15 kits in the table come in below it. A low cost per calorie does not make a kit last longer, so compare the "Days at 2,000 kcal" column before the price.
Does it really last 25 years?
The Ready Store's specification tables give different figures by kit: "Up to 25 Years" on the 72 Hour kit and the One Week bucket, "25+ Years" on the 3- and 6-month kits and "20-30 Years" on the 1- and 12-month kits and the Saratoga Farms kits; its MRE kits list "1-5 Years". Independent storage research shows why the conditions matter: Utah State University Extension reports plain wheat keeping acceptable quality for 25 years stored cold but only 5 years stored hot (citing Brigham Young University research), and white rice storing well for up to 10 years at a constant 70°F with oxygen absorbers, against 25 to 30 years when properly sealed and stored. Those are plain grains, not prepared meals, so read them as a measure of how much heat matters rather than a forecast for any kit. Keep kits somewhere cool and dry, not in a garage or attic.
Which Ready Store kit fits which job
- A full 2,000-calorie day: 11 of these 15 kits get there; the cheapest of them per calorie is the EasyPrep 12-Month Emergency Food Supply (2,041 kcal a day, $3.81 per 1,000 kcal).
- Lowest cost per calorie: the EasyPrep 12-Month Emergency Food Supply at $3.81 per 1,000 kcal ($2,799.99, struck-through $7,399.99).
- Most expensive per calorie: the 1 Month Supply - MRE Self-Heating Full Meals at $10.04.
- Availability: on October 27, 2026, the EasyPrep Emergency Food Supply Bucket - One Week, the Saratoga Farms 1-Month Emergency Food Supply and the Saratoga Farms 3-Month Emergency Food Supply were sold out; the other 12 could be bought on The Ready Store's own store.
Frequently asked
How many calories per day do The Ready Store kits provide?
11 of the 15 The Ready Store emergency food supplies sold by days or months reach a full 2,000-calorie day (2,000 to 2,088 kcal per person a day); the other 4 work out to 1,700. Method: total calories divided by the days each kit is sold as.
How long does a Ready Store kit last at 2,000 calories a day?
Divide the kit's total calories by 2,000. The EasyPrep Emergency Food Supply Bucket - One Week holds 14,000 kcal, which is 7.0 days at 2,000 kcal; it is sold as a 7-day kit. The table above gives the figure for every kit.
Which The Ready Store kit is the best value?
At the prices charged on October 27, 2026, the cheapest per calorie was the EasyPrep 12-Month Emergency Food Supply at $3.81 per 1,000 kcal; the most expensive was the 1 Month Supply - MRE Self-Heating Full Meals at $10.04. At struck-through prices the 72 Hour Food Kit would be cheapest at $8.33. Across the 69 kits from 8 brands in our cross-brand comparison, priced the same way, the median was $9.41, and 10 of the 15 kits in the table come in below it.
Does The Ready Store food really last 25 years?
The Ready Store's specification tables give different figures by kit: "Up to 25 Years" on the 72 Hour kit and the One Week bucket, "25+ Years" on the 3- and 6-month kits and "20-30 Years" on the 1- and 12-month kits and the Saratoga Farms kits; its MRE kits list "1-5 Years". Temperature is the big variable. Utah State University Extension reports plain wheat keeping acceptable quality for 25 years stored cold but only 5 years stored hot (citing Brigham Young University research), and white rice storing well for up to 10 years at a constant 70°F with oxygen absorbers, against 25 to 30 years when properly sealed and stored. Those are plain grains, not prepared meals, so read them as a measure of how much heat matters rather than a forecast for any kit.
What counts as a serving in a Ready Store kit?
Across the 9 kits that list pouch-style servings, a serving works out to 124 to 182 kcal, and the kits plan on roughly 11.0 to 16.8 servings per person per day. Compare kits on total calories, not servings.
See The Ready Store lined up against every brand in the emergency food supply comparison (69 kits, sortable and filterable), or read the best emergency food supply roundup for the category winners.
Data source: The Ready Store's own product pages, captured October 27, 2026. We compare one-person, single-supply kits on calories per person per day (total calories ÷ days, read as set out above), cost per 1,000 kcal (price charged on the brand page) and stated shelf life. Prices are not live - confirm on the brand's page before buying. No brand paid for placement; there are no affiliate links here.