Start here. http://www.co-ar15.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19906 Many use the LDS guides that are available online. It is not necessary to put it all into weight since Freeze dried (mountain house) is very light. and those are number 10 cans not 10lb cans. 10 lbs of wet pack green beans = about 2 lbs of freeze dried or dehydrated.

You really cant put a number on how many pounds unless you are talking basics like wheat, sugar, salt etc. I store flour myself and rotate it. So now we play the math game. I store 5lb sacks of flour in mylar. 5lbs is about 18 cups and it takes 3 to make a loaf of bread. 3x6=18 so I get 6 loaves of bread per sack.

I keep at least a year in reserves and my basic thought is one loaf per week for the two of us. 6 loafs of bread, 52 weeks in a year means I need to store 9 (rounded up) sacks of flour at 5lbs each just for the bread.

This does not take into account doing anything else but make bread. I also need to make sure that I have enough yeast to go along with that.

If you have a family then unless you are a hard core Mormon your family will take a dim view of some of your preps. My daughter just flat refused to eat anything that came out of the pantry downstairs.

Mountain House is good but very expensive. I would suggest trying some and seeing what the family thinks of it (if you have one) also look at the weight of the contents. If there are 3lbs in a can and it says 10 servings I can almost guarantee that it may be more like 6. If you choose to go this route do keep a large stock of wet canned goods on hand as well.

I buy on sale and always look at the dates. Rotate your food. In the link above I talk about variety in your food preparations.

Just some thoughts. I see I am slow today.