Freeze dried foods are wonderful to have because they last at least 25 years and come in a huge variety of food. You can buy complete meals, individual foods (vegetables, fruits, meats), snacks and desserts – everything from beef stew to peanutbutter to ice cream.
There are many companies that sell freeze-dried food. My neighborhood Winco has many items. However there are companies that specialize in these foods. Some of these companies have blogs and other helpful information on their sites.
Buyers Guide has their list of 10 best companies as a sample. Others are available.
Buyers Guides 10 best are:
1. My Patriot Supply. I have purchased many things from them including emergency survival supplies and informational videos. The biggest problem is they send ‘pressure to buy’ emails every day. https://mypatriotsupply.com/collections/emergency-survival-food?rfsn=1248715.1bf06&subid=uo_3212d9e0-a9c8-08e0-9b52-75aef4fbadbc
2. Be Prepared - https://beprepared.com/?rfsn=3908251.1ddf93&subid=uo_eeb37476-c842-0e02-a594-f1390c0f5a50
3. Readywise - https://readywise.com/?avad=141987_c1ea789f9&ref=AVL
5. Nutrient Survival - https://nutrientsurvival.com/?avad=141987_e1ea69ffd
6. Black Hawk Survival - https://www.blackhawkurbansurvival.com/collections/emergency-food?rfsn=4249484.784f84&subid=uo_c8635642-d80e-0147-9df6-45e07e061a38
7. Ready Store – They specialize in military MRES - https://www.thereadystore.com/mre?avad=222173_f1ea64ae1
9. Blue Coolers - https://bluecoolers.com/collections/emergency-72-hr-kits?sscid=c1k4_c5ubu&
10. American Family Safety - https://americanfamilysafety.com/?sscid=c1k4_c5v9g
Simple Family preparedness - https://simplefamilypreparedness.com/save-on-shelf-reliance-harvest-and-more/ - also sells a helpful can rotating system called Shelf reliance -https://simplefamilypreparedness.com/save-on-shelf-reliance-harvest-and-more/
You can purchase a home freeze-drier from - https://harvestright.com/?gclid=CjwKCAiAq8f-BRBtEiwAGr3Dgd9wuweNZifqPI5-byFe4-N8lD-KUiSswnEr_CyQftAMN03vU5cfLhoC9IQQAvD_BwE – as well as Home Depot and other stores.
Freeze-dried foods are different than dried foods which you can do at home in a special dryer, your oven or the hot sunshine (if you get a lot of it). DeAnna Delong has written an excellent book, ‘How to Dry Foods’ that can be purchased online new or used.