A Report on Freeze-Dried Beef

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A Report on �Provident Pantry Cooked Freeze-Dried Roast Beef

I really appreciate when others report on various food
products so I thought I would pass my experience along.  

First of all this is NOT an endorsement of Provident Pantry
food or the company that handles the product, Emergency Essential, Inc.  This is one brand and one company that we found and
tried.  

PLEASE do homework before you buy. 
Check the internet to find various companies.  Check their products for their price and nutritional
value.  Call up the company for shipping
costs and shelf life before and after opening the product.   If you find better prices or a better
product then please tell us!  

We decided to look at freeze dried food and looked at the
website of Emergency Essential who carry a wide range of such
foods.   Before buying any large quantities we decided
to try a single can and here is what we found. 

-         
Provident Pantry Cooked Freeze-Dried Roast Beef come in
a #10 can and is listed to have 24 one-half cup servings per can.  
-      The cost is $34.99 for 24 servings plus shipping.
-     Shipping cost vary by the total cost of items bought and the distance shipped.  Check with the company for your shipping cost.  Shipping 6 cans from Utah to Michigan cost $9 for a 5-7 business day delivery.  12 cans cost $13 for the same distance and delivery time.  

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The beef is in very small quarter inch cubes.  

-         
There are a lot of �crumbs� in the can but that can be
mixed in with other foods such as soups. 

-         
The meat is very tasty. 

-         
Some of the little beef cubes are �chewy� and the beef
is not filet mignon but overall the consistency is good.  

-         You must have water!  Reconstituting 1/2 cup of the beef requires ONE cup of warm water
for 5 minutes.  I found that a little more and
warmer water seems to work better. 
(But if you throw out the extra water you will also through out the reconstituted
beef crumbs!)  

-         
This freeze dried food beef product has a long shelf
live of 5-7 years when  stored
in a cool and dry place like a basement with a dehumidifier.   

-         
Once opened the contents stay good for 3-5 months when placed in a
zip lock bag with the air taken out.  NO REFRIGERATION is required and is even discouraged because moisture can get into the zipped bag, shortening the opened can shelf life.  (Again you should keep the zipped locked bag
contents in the can and stored in a cool dry place.)  

-         
The cost and nutritional basis seems reasonable compared
to single serving foods
purchases.  I started to list out
the cost of various food but  the post became way to
long.  I will send this out in a separate post.  

            Here
is the nutritional listing from the Emergency                             Essentials website for the
Freeze-Dried Cooked Roast                     Beef:

Serving Size: 1/2 cup dry (24 g) 

Servings per Container - 24 

  Amount per serving 

  Calories 

  110 

  Calories from Fat 

  35 

  % Daily Value*

  Total Fat 4 g 

  6% 

  Saturated Fat 2 g 

  10% 

  Trans Fat 0 g

  Cholesterol 45 mg 

  16% 

  Sodium 380 mg 

  16% 

  Total Carbohydrates 0 g 

  0% 

  Dietary Fiber 0 g 

  0% 

  Sugars 0 g 

  Protein 19 g 

  38%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. 

  Vitamin A 0% 

  Vitamin C 0% 

  Calcium 0% 

  Iron 10% 

PRODUCT INFORMATION 

Directions: 

Mix 1/2 cup of Freeze-Dried Roast Beef to 1 cup of warm water. Let stand for 5
minutes. Yields 1/2 cup of roast beef for your favorite meatpies, stews, soups,
sandwiches and much more. 

Ingredients: 

Freeze-dried cooked beef, salt. No additives or preservatives.

We decided to look at freeze dried food because things were
getting expensive, we were running out of storage room and if (God willing) the
pandemic doesn�t occur we would have quite a time even with rotation  consuming all of the stored food before they expire.  (We
plan to have three adult that don�t live with us to come and stay if there is a
pandemic.)  

When you do the math to calculate 6 months worth of meals
for 5 people it is astronomical.  (180 days
x number of people x number of meals/day)

Bottom line 6 months of meals for 5 people would require:

            180 days x
5 adults x 2 meals per day = 1800 meals.

            180 days x
5 adults x 3 meals per day = 2700 meals! 