Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Admit it, you’re reading this because 2020 sucks and you are warming up to the idea of prepping. Don’t worry, we know you don’t live in a bunker, you just want to have some emergency food on hand. It’s cool, no one is judging you. Mountain House chicken and rice is pretty much the gold standard of freeze dried food. Between this and their Chili Mac, you can’t go wrong. The flavor is good and the portions are about right for normal (seriously normal) servings. If you are new to freeze dried food, get a single serving a try it before buying a number 10 can of it. If you already know you like the flavor, carry on, get the big can. It’s much more affordable than buying the individual packages. The cans stack well and usually offer, realistically 8 servings per can. Count on 4 meals for 2 people per can. Just remember, this is freeze dried food. If you are used to large meals, this may be an adjustment for you. It’s also important to know how much sodium is in this stuff. It’s good for emergencies or for camping for a couple of days but it’s definitely not health food and the sodium content, not just salt but preservative sodium, is high. 730mg per cup (1 serving) for the chicken and rice. It is gluten free which is good, just make sure to read the labels and know your dietary needs when planning for emergencies. Overall Mountain House is good emergency food. Definitely better flavor than MREs and with a 25 year shelf life, it’s good to set a few cans aside for that unforeseen flood, snowstorm, global pandemic, whatever.