Daily calorie intake

Lets start with – Do you really read the labels?

While trying to figure out a food stockpile, or what kind of foods you should store, how big of a factor is calorie intake per day? Or is it along the lines of, “oh, I need some more canned soups, or some more canned veggies?”

Each person should have at least the very 1500 calories per day.  In a survival situation, a person might need more then that – sometimes much more.  So how much of a factor is this on your meal planning decisions? Are you buying high calorie foods? In the foods you are buying, do the calories come from sugars, carbs or meats – or a mixture of both?

Please post your comments in this thread on daily calorie intake.