Mountain House Diced Beef | Freeze Dried Survival & Emergency Food | #10 Can | Gluten-Free, 30122

Fast shipping to my home. I have not eaten this beef. Product will last a long time & be ready for emergencies that may arise.

Can feels light for a lb! Arrived in 5 days undamaged inside a box. Yes, I could have dehydrated my own, but with the price of everything going up, this is gonna be saved for when SHTF, and I am tired of rice & beans!

Flad I took the chance & ordered.

No, I’m most definitely NOT a “prepper”, but realizing that during a large scale emergency we can’t always expect the government and NGOs to come blazing to our immediate rescue, I’ve been slowly laying in a stock of freeze dried food in #10 cans. I realized, however, that many of the standard, just add boiling water one pot meals are relatively low in protein and high in carbohydrates, so I decided to supplement them with freeze dried meat, also in #10 cans, serving size portions of which can be added during the reconstitution process.I figured that “freeze dried meat is freeze dried meat” so I first purchased Nutristore product, which came in at a slightly lower price point than the tried and true Mountain House brand. During an Amazon Prime days, however, I found that the price on Mountain House diced cooked beef was slashed by around 35% so I grabbed an unplanned can.When I received the can it felt “different”; lighter than the matching Nutristore diced cooked beef, which triggered some label comparisons.• #10 can of Nutristore contained 600 grams, 24% more than the 482 gm in the Mountain House can.• Nutristore had 25 24 gm 130 calorie servings, Mountain House had 15 32 gm 140 cal servings• Nutristore beef had 0.3 gm total fat per gram beef, close to 3 times as much as Mountain House’s 0.08 gm total fat per gram beef.• Nutristore had 21 mg sodium per gram of beef, 35% less than Mountain House’s 28 mg sodium per gram beefAs I was planning to only add portions of freeze dried beef into various freeze dried meals, and consequently NOT using a large portion of the can at once the one other consideration is that Mountain House says that remaining contents needs to be used within 7 days of the can being opened. Nutristore, however, says that as long as the container is promptly closed and stored properly the contents of an open can should be good for 6-12 months.My conclusion – gotta pick your poison – Mountain House product has a lot less fat but more sodium. Nutristore on the other hand will hopefully do better if I’m only using a scoop or two at a time from the can. And I’m gonna go lie down because my brain’s gonna explode.

- Made in USAThis is our favorite brand of prepared meals and their individual meats are worthy as well. They don't use any fake meat (TVP) at all. No additives, no preservatives, nothing but, in this case, meat and a little salt.Their meals do not use heavy salt or citric acid for fake flavor nor are they empty calories with tons of sugars.Look for nutrition, not calories, in your camping/hiking/backpacking/prepping supplies. Of course, a 30+ yr shelf life is gravy.They carry all their meals in 2-3 serving size pouches that are great for BOBs and get-home bags, as well as camping and hiking. You can taste test everything before you buy the large #10s. I've been buying and eating their stuff for almost 2 decades.If you're going to prep, you might as well make it food you can enjoy.Don't forget to use the Smile.Amazon.com address - It's an Amazon program where many everyday things you buy will generate a small donation from Amazon to the charity of your choice at no cost to you. Info here: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/about/ref=smi_se_rspo_laas_aas

Tried this brand before... tastes great. Easy and quick meals

If you're prepping for whatever reason, odds are that you can come up with fruit, veggies and some kind of carbs. Beef? Probably not, and certainly not if the power is out for any length of time. Enter MH diced beef. I have used this in conjunction with other longterm storage items to make ramen beef vegetable soup (ramen, Harmony House carrots, peas, corn), beef stew (canned diced potatoes, canned mixed vegetables and packaged beef gravy), beef stroganoff (dried mushrooms, packaged beef gravy, sour cream powder, noodles), Asian beef and broccoli (dried broccoli, sliced water chestnuts, bottled stir fry sauce, ramen noodles), the possibilities are endless. Yes, it's expensive but a little goes a long way.