MK who has 1000 bucks to plunk down when the bills need paid ? if one buys a little at a time its easier on the budget..granted one year for 5 at $1000 is a great deal but if your family wont eat it or if it made up of stuff that people cant handle in thier bodies such as heavy on the rice and beans and fiber then it wont do them any good any way..an emergency is not the time to throw your system into chaos with different food..and a multivitamin will help but have you looked at the shelf life on them ?
i have right now about 3 weeks of food for our family(3 adults 1 child)and its all good for at least a year and im still working on it..i have a couple picky eaters here so food is geared to them but like i tell them "if your hungry enough you will eat rat tartar" i hope to never test that theory..