Bean Arithmetic

I found this information on the Prepare Today Newsletter blog, which is LDS based, that I thought would be helpful.

Bean Arithmetic(found here: http://www.centralbean.com/storeandsoak.html )
A pound of beans measures about 2 cups.
Beans triple in volume when soaked and cooked.
A cup of dry beans yields 3 cups cooked.
A pound of dry beans yields 6 cups cooked.
Use 3 cups of water per cup of dry beans for soaking.
Simmer each pound of beans 2 hours after soaking.
A pound of dry beans makes about 9 servings of baked beans.
A pound of dry beans makes about 12 servings of bean soup.
A one-pound can of cooked beans measures about 2 cups.
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(Using the above figures)Five (5) pounds of beans per month works out to roughly 10 cups of dry beans or 30 cups once they're cooked. Therefore, 5 pounds dry beans per month equals about 1 cup cooked beans per day (not per meal - per DAY).Beans can also be ground into flour to expand their versatility. One (1) #10 can holds between 5.2 and 5.5 pounds of beans.Twenty-five (25) pounds of grain per month works out to about 13 ounces of uncooked grain a day or roughly 2 cups uncooked. Using the chart below you can see that 1 cup of grain yields anywhere from 2.5 - 4 cups once cooked, depending on the grain.Four and a third (4 1/3) #10 cans hold just about 25 pounds of whole grain. However, rolled grains take up just a bit more than nine (9) #10 cans. Thinking outside the pan Don't overlook the idea of sprouting your whole grains to increase their taste variety and nutritional impact.