COVID-19 has greatly impacted the lives and people worldwide. With over 6.3 million reported cases as of the date of this post and just under 400,000 deaths due to complications from the virus, it is important that we all do our part in slowing down the spread of the virus. To do our part, we are working on the development of different tools and analyses to keep people safe and reduce their risk of spreading the virus.
The first tool we developed is our Food Ration Calculator. The purpose of this tool is to give households a better idea of how much food they need to keep in their home and ration during the quarantine to avoid excessive trips to the grocery store. The hope is that by reducing the number of trips to the store, they will ultimately reduce their chances of picking up or spreading the virus from and to others respectively. In addition, it will give them a good idea of how much food to stockpile in case of emergency. The serving sizes for each food group is based on data collected by the USDA. It is recommended that you use the report generated from this tool only as a guideline and make the necessary adjustments based on your household's unique diet and eating habits.