The Toffees currently sit 11th in the Premier League standings having won only two games this season, scoring just nine goals.
Hitmen Louis Saha, Yakubu Aiyegbeni and Jermaine Beckford have yet to score in the league this campaign, with attacking midfielder Tim Cahill notching four of Everton's strikes.
Moyes has expressed his concern at the lack of goals from his strikers and has called on his front men to make more of an impact.
"You won't get the quota of goals you need if your strikers aren't scoring," Moyes said.
"Tim Cahill could be classed as a striker - a cross between an attacking midfielder and a forward.
"He's chipped in with some goals but we're not getting enough from other areas. It's a concern because you can't go through a season with your strikers not scoring."
The manager has been dealt a fitness blow ahead of Saturday's trip to Stoke with the news French international Saha is struggling with a thigh injury.
Saha scored 15 times last season, but has managed just one league start this term due to injury and fitness problems.
Moyes says the striker, who missed training at the start of the week following a family bereavement, is not match fit, but admits he may have to risk him against the Potters.
"He had a family bereavement at the start of the week and so he didn't train because he had to be away for a few days," said Moyes.
"He has since come back and trained a couple of days. He's feeling his thigh as well now, so I don't think he's fully fit."
The Toffees will follow up their trip to the Britannia Stadium with games against Blackpool and Bolton, and Moyes is hoping to use those matches to compensate for his side's lacklustre start to the campaign.
He added: "If we want to get back to the way I feel we should be, we need a couple of results from the next two or three games."
Everton 4/7, Draw 13/5, Stoke 11/2
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