Freeze-dried food is one of the handiest types of food to have in your pantry. Not only can it be used in everyday cooking, but because it contains no moisture, it can last for years and years when stored in a cool, dry location. In this video ... Read More
The Thrive Life Chef Pack — a Survival Mom review
Looking for an easy way to dip your toes into cooking with shelf-stable, freeze-dried ingredients from your food storage pantry? Your search is over! Introducing the ThriveLife Chef Pack: a family-sized meal-in-a-box using both ThriveLife’s awesome ... Read More
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Food Preserving – When to DIY and When to Buy
Last week, I read a great comment from Nick: How about dehydrating and storing vegetables yourself? It's a heck of a lot cheaper to dehydrate stuff yourself than buying prepackaged dehydrated food." I looked guiltily at my cans of freeze-dried and ... Read More
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Six Smart Ways to Stock up on Produce
Walking through the produce section of my grocery store or through a farmer's market is one of my favorite parts of shopping. I love the colors and varieties of all the fruits and vegetables available. However, when I first began stocking up, it ... Read More
A Closer Look at Freeze Dried Foods
I first began my food storage with a mother-of-all-shopping-trips to a local grocery store. They were having one of those ten-for-ten sales (10 items for $10), and we did a pretty fair job of stocking up on basics, such as canned beans and ... Read More
Warning! Your Food Storage is Incomplete Without These 5 Fresh Foods!
Think fast: What food items always seem to be on the short list when you head to the grocery store? Chances are, foods with the shortest shelf life will be on that list, e.g. milk, bread, eggs, produce. Foods that will spoil or rot within a couple of ... Read More
