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What's the Difference Between Freeze Dried and Dehydrated Foods?

In freeze dried foods, the food is flash frozen and then dried.  This process preserves the taste and nutritional value.

In dehydrated foods, items are picked for their ripeness, washed, the best parts are removed to be dried.

In both instances, 98% of the moisture is taken out leaving it lighter and easier to store.

Nutritional Value of Freeze Dried and Dehydrated Food

Stocking up on food for 30 years might seem alarming and leave some people to question the edibility of the food and its nutritional value.  However, freeze drying or dehydrating food has minimal effect on lowering its nutritional value.  If you compare these methods to others such as adding preservatives, canning, freezing and pasteurizing, there is no doubt that you're better off with freeze dried and dehydrated foods.

Given the wonderful cost savings, the long term food storage capability for emergencies or every day nutritious eating, you have to ask yourself, why NOT buy freeze dried and dehydrated food in bulk?

There are many things to consider when assembling emergency supplies the most obvious being food and water.

When it comes to bulk food storage, the MREs (Meals Ready To Eat) and especially those designed for the military, they are great but are only intended for short term consumption. Military MREs also have high sodium content for quicker recovery from strenuous physical activity. For normal civilian use such as backpacking and camping, and emergency food ration, MREs are great. For longer term survival and a healthier choice, dehydrated and freeze dried foods are the better alternative.

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In addition to dehydrated and freeze dried foods, people can also stock up on emergency food bars and food rations. These bars and food packets are compact and lightweight and requires no cooking. Put them in your bug out bag and get out and go.

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When it comes to water, FEMA recommends at minimum one gallon of water per person a day. However, keep in mind other water needs such as food preparation, and sanitation.

For most people looking for an emergency long term water supply, they buy water storage barrels with water preserver concentrates.

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Other options to water barrels are emergency water filters and water disinfectant tablets that allow you to filter and reduce bacteria from various water sources. Portable water filters and water tablets are also great for camping and outdoor enthusiasts as well.

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While emergency food and a clean water source are very important, there are other essentials to long term survival and sustainability such as having a first aid kit, a heat and cooking source, sanitation, and communication tools. Assembling a survival kit requires planning and is admittedly a huge task and can get overwhelming. However, think of how overwhelming and stressful life would be if you didn't have these essentials. That's why you need to prepare and get going NOW.

The ER Food Bar is prepackaged into a daily ration. Each ration provides 100% of the daily nutrients, vitamins and calories needed to survive an emergency. There is no cooking or preparation require. Emergency rations are specially formulated not to provoke thirst and come in a variety of flavors including lemon-vanilla. There is no cholesterol. For those having food allergies, emergency rations do not have nuts or tropical oils. ER Food Bars have a 5-year shelf life.

MREs have been used by the US Military for years. MREs have a shelf-life of five to eight years. Military MREs are, basically, field rations. However, todays MREs are distinctly different and better tasting than were the old C-Rations. A complete MRE meal will include an entrée, a desert, a snack, a side dish, crackers or bread, a beverage base and an accessory pack which includes instant coffee. MREs are best warmed but may be eaten cold. MREs are not a long-term storage food. The best use for an MRE is to be prepared for an emergency or disaster of short-term duration.  You can buy military MREs or try the various civilian MREs available which are just as good.

Freeze dried foods are generally pre-seasoned and pre-cooked. All that is needed to prepare freeze dried foods is to cook or to rehydrate the foods using hot water. Freeze dried foods are the easiest and fastest of the long-term food foods to prepare. Since most freeze dried foods are seasoned, they generally better taste than other emergency foods.

Dehydrated foods are either a single ingredient food or mix. A single ingredient food would be, for example, rice. Mixes include, for example, soups. The mixes have been seasoned and are a complete meal. However, most dehydrated foods are single ingredient food without any seasoning. Dehydrated foods need to be cooked. Water is added to rehydrate the raw food. Dehydrated food may be cooked either on a stovetop or by adding boiling water and allowing the food to steep. When using only boiling water to cook dehydrated food, preparing the dehydrated food will take much longer than would the freeze dried food because freeze dried food has been precooked. Dehydrated foods have a shelf life of at least 25 years.

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