Mountain House
How do you prepare yourself with backup food when you live sustainably? One common option, in addition to growing and preserving your own vegetables and grains, is having a food storage in your pantry of various freeze dried options. Such foods often need only water - hot or cold - added and, in minutes, a meal is ready. Freeze dried foods cover all food groups and last for many years when left unopened.
Mountain House is one of the most well-known brands of freeze dried foods. While Mountain House foods are often used for food storage because of their longevity, they’re also common for many short-term uses, too, such as backpacking and day trips. Creating freeze dried foods for 30 years, Mountain House sells items individually and packages emergency preparedness knits full of these various freeze dried options in pouches and #10 cans. EarthWave Living is a distributor of their various foods.
Freeze dried Mountain House foods in pouches are the most portable options and, if you’re looking for versatility with your food storage, pouches can be left at home and taken on camping, backpacking, or hiking trips. Pouches of dehydrated or freeze dried foods by Mountain House will last up to seven years if left unopened. Additionally, when using one of these Mountain House pouches, water simply needs to be poured in and the food - usually two servings - will cook inside.
#10 cans are another method for storing freeze dried food, and Mountain House offers many options for long-term use with this form. Mountain House #10 cans, if left unopened, will last for 25 to 30 years. Once opened, however, the food inside should be consumed within a week. Nevertheless, these cans, which are nearly one gallon in size, are an efficient method for food storage for one person or a family. Several entrees, fruits, vegetables, and soups are available in #10 cans by Mountain House.
Aside from individual foods, which are usually available in cases, Mountain House offers several emergency preparedness kits in can and pouch forms. One of these Mountain House emergency preparedness kits is designed to feed one to two people for six months to two years at a time. Generally, each kit comes with pre-planned meals for breakfast and dinner and with many other items, such as desserts, snacks, and soups. Each kit gives one person enough options to live off 1500 to 2000 calories per day.
