Valley Food Storage review: calories per day and cost
Short answer: 2 of Valley Food Storage's 9 emergency food kits reach a full 2,000-calorie day (2,079 kcal per person a day). The other 7 work out to 1,676 to 1,976 kcal - 80-94% of the 2,100 kcal UNHCR uses as its planning minimum for emergency food assistance. At the prices charged that day, cost runs from $8.30 to $15.89 per 1,000 kcal.
Servings, total calories and prices are Valley Food Storage'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. Valley Food Storage states days and a per-day calorie figure in the product details only for its 72-hour kits and its 7-Day bag; for the other kits the day count comes from the product name, and their pages do not say how many people they are for. We read each name as days for one person: a week as 7 days, a month as 30 and a year as 365.
Valley Food Storage kits, on the numbers
| Kit | kcal/day | Days at 2,000 kcal | $/1,000 kcal | Price | Total kcal | kcal/serving |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,676 | 2.5 of 3 | $15.89 | $79.95 | 5,030 | 157 | |
| 1,976 | 6.9 of 7 | $10.84 | $149.95 | 13,830 | 171 | |
| 2,079 | 14.6 of 14 | $13.06 | $379.99 | 29,100 | 174 | |
| 1,929 | 27.0 of 28 | $8.30 | $448.00 | 54,000 | 154 | |
| 1,940 | 29.1 of 30 | $13.06 | $759.95 | 58,200 | 174 | |
| 2,079 | 43.7 of 42 | $13.06 | $1,139.95 | 87,300 | 174 | |
| 1,940 | 87.3 of 90 | $12.41 | $2,165.95 | 174,600 | 174 | |
| 1,940 | 174.6 of 180 | $11.10 | $3,875.95 | 349,200 | 174 | |
| 1,913 | 349.2 of 365 | $9.79 | $6,839.99 | 698,400 | 174 |
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 Valley Food Storage's page charged that day; $/1,000 kcal = price charged ÷ total calories. "Days at 2,000 kcal" is how long the kit lasts one person eating 2,000 kcal a day. Left out: the 72-Hour Hurricane and 72-Hour Emergency kits, which list the same 32 servings and 5,030 kcal as the Blizzard kit in their product details (the 72-Hour Emergency page also says "1,800 calories per day for 3 days" in its description); the 30 Day Stockpile, sold as three monthly payments; the Family Survival Kit, sized for four people; and multi-kit bundles and subscriptions.
- Valley builds its larger kits in multiples of the 2 Week kit (29,100 kcal): the 30 Day kit holds exactly twice its food, the 6 Week kit three times, the 3 Month kit six times and the 1 Year kit 24 times. Read against the 2 Week kit, the 30 Day kit is 28 days at 2,079 kcal; read by its name, it is 30 days at 1,940.
- The 28-Day Food Supply page says it "averages 54,000 total calories"; we use 54,000.
How long a Valley Food Storage kit lasts at 2,000 kcal a day
Valley Food Storage sells these kits by days. At 2,000 kcal a day the 7-Day Food Bag - Patriot Preparedness Package (13,830 kcal) lasts 6.9 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 6.6 days.
Across these kits, one serving is 154-174 kcal and the kits plan on 10.7-12.5 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 28-Day Food Supply (350 Servings) at $8.30 per 1,000 kcal; the most expensive was the 72-Hour Blizzard Emergency Kit at $15.89. 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 1 of the 9 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?
Valley Food Storage lists a "25-year Shelf Life" on its kits. 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 Valley Food Storage kit fits which job
- A full 2,000-calorie day: 2 of these 9 kits get there; the cheapest of them per calorie are the 6 Week Emergency Food Kit and the 2 Week Emergency Food Kit, tied at $13.06 per 1,000 kcal.
- Lowest cost per calorie: the 28-Day Food Supply (350 Servings) at $8.30 per 1,000 kcal ($448.00).
- Most expensive per calorie: the 72-Hour Blizzard Emergency Kit at $15.89. Two of them cost $159.90 for 10,060 kcal; the 7-Day Food Bag - Patriot Preparedness Package costs $149.95 for 13,830 kcal.
Frequently asked
How many calories per day do Valley Food Storage kits provide?
2 of the 9 Valley Food Storage emergency food kits reach a full 2,000-calorie day (2,079 kcal per person a day); the other 7 work out to 1,676 to 1,976. Method: total calories divided by the days each kit is sold as.
How long does a Valley Food Storage kit last at 2,000 calories a day?
Divide the kit's total calories by 2,000. The 7-Day Food Bag - Patriot Preparedness Package holds 13,830 kcal, which is 6.9 days at 2,000 kcal; it is sold as a 7-day kit. The table above gives the figure for every kit.
Which Valley Food Storage kit is the best value?
At the prices charged on October 27, 2026, the cheapest per calorie was the 28-Day Food Supply (350 Servings) at $8.30 per 1,000 kcal; the most expensive was the 72-Hour Blizzard Emergency Kit at $15.89. Across the 69 kits from 8 brands in our cross-brand comparison, priced the same way, the median was $9.41, and 1 of the 9 kits in the table come in below it.
Does Valley Food Storage food really last 25 years?
Valley Food Storage lists a "25-year Shelf Life" on its kits. 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 Valley Food Storage kit?
Across these kits, a serving works out to 154 to 174 kcal, and the kits plan on roughly 10.7 to 12.5 servings per person per day. Compare kits on total calories, not servings.
See Valley Food Storage 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: Valley Food Storage'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.