mountain house foods

**ladykemma2** · 07-18-2011, 10:34 AM

i am considering broadening my stocked food pantry to include mountain house foods. i do short term and long term LDS style storage.

are they any good? is it worth the money? opinions?

Mountain House® Freeze Dried Foods

**wanderinggrandma** · 07-18-2011, 10:51 AM

I have tried the smaller packages made for backpackers or 72 hour kits. S&S chicken and rice was one. Very good flavor and quality. I found it at Walmart in the camping/outdoor section. I would recommend trying the smaller size first. It is expensive to find out after you purchase that you don't like it.

**ladykemma2** · 07-18-2011, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by wanderinggrandma

I have tried the smaller packages made for backpackers or 72 hour kits. S&S chicken and rice was one. Very good flavor and quality. I found it at Walmart in the camping/outdoor section. I would recommend trying the smaller size first. It is expensive to find out after you purchase that you don't like it.

walmart, wow good advice!

**wanderlusting** · 07-19-2011, 06:36 AM

I've used Mountain House foods on backpacking trips- love them! They are a bit expensive, but great to have a few around for convenience emergency food.

Right now it's hard to find Mountain House stuff in the 10# cans- it's backordered from most retailers. But the single packs seem to be readily available

**thefrug** · 07-19-2011, 08:37 AM

I get the #10 cans of ingredients and then incorporate them into my everyday cooking.
Like, I use the cream soup base for when I'm making some of my one pot meals,etc. It's the basic cream mix so you can add the dried broccoli for broccoli soup, dried mushrooms for mushroom soup, etc.The powdered eggs I use for baking. I did go ahead and get some of the freeze dried beef and chicken cubes for emergencies. Once rehydrated they work up good for chicken salad and stews,etc. Those I don't use for everyday. But they're insurance against somethng happening and not being able to get to the store for meat.

I also don't stick to just MH. I also have stuff from Augason Farms. You have to compare items from both places to see which has the best price and calorie count.

**ladykemma2** · 07-19-2011, 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by thefrug

I get the #10 cans of ingredients and then incorporate them into my everyday cooking.
Like, I use the cream soup base for when I'm making some of my one pot meals,etc. It's the basic cream mix so you can add the dried broccoli for broccoli soup, dried mushrooms for mushroom soup, etc.The powdered eggs I use for baking. I did go ahead and get some of the freeze dried beef and chicken cubes for emergencies. Once rehydrated they work up good for chicken salad and stews,etc. Those I don't use for everyday. But they're insurance against somethng happening and not being able to get to the store for meat.

I also don't stick to just MH. I also have stuff from Augason Farms. You have to compare items from both places to see which has the best price and calorie count.

oh, i already have this stuff in the long term storage! thanks!

**krbshappy71** · 07-19-2011, 08:44 AM

Mountain House Can Notice:
Due to a recent increase in demand, Mountain House has asked all distributors to temporarily stop taking new orders for Mountain House cans. Mountain House’s backlog is so large that they have stopped supplying all distributors with new orders for the time being. They have committed to fill all of our previously placed orders; therefore, we continue to receive regular shipments from Mountain House. Customer orders that have already been placed with Emergency Essentials will be filled as the product arrives.

Emergency Essentials is included in a small group of distributors that will be able to start ordering more Mountain House cans when they are available. We don’t know how long this will take; however, if you would like to be among the first to be notified when this happens, please go to our website, BePrepared.com, and sign up for our e-mail newsletter (located toward the top of every page). We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you and we hope to receive word from Mountain House soon.

Sincerely,
Emergency Essentials, Inc

hmmmm! Interesting they are backordered.

**low-1** · 07-19-2011, 09:59 AM

Personally, I would just make my own meals and dehydrate them, much cheaper, much better control of ingredients, and quite often, you can end up with a much better tasting meal. There are lots of recipes available online for dehydrated, long-term storage meals. One site I've made a few recipes from for canoe trips, etc, is Welcome to TrailCooking.com and FreezerBagCooking.com | Trail Cooking