Difference between Mountain House and Wise Freeze Dried Food 

There really hasn't been a brand that has been god awful as far as taste except for augison farm banana cereal and their lasagna. But their taste in general is pretty good. I like mountin house, I never tried wise though but yes that price is better and I'm fine with soy here and there. Also I highly recommend Augison farm honey cornbread its the best cornbread for the price.

I work in the disaster response field and often wonder if this would be a viable option for meal distribution to those in need. Though the company I work for is a privately contracted entity that performs multiple task during a disaster food distribution is not one of them and in performing the tasks we are contracted for often come across those who are in desperate need of food and end up giving away our MRE's which we are readily able to replace. Especially here at home, unless you have lived through a flood hurricane tornado or wildfire like those currently burning in California or are there during the aftermath you truly can't grasp how rampant food and water shortage really is. FEMA is a damn disgrace and should never be relied on for any help so I'm wondering if this product is something we could use in our field.

@@jericho1-4 Mountain House has been supplying the military with freeze dried rations since the 60's in a type of MRE called Long Range Patrol: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LRP_ration

@@ForbiddTV if you buy the cans how long are the good for after opening?

@@dewayneearley9103 The manufacturers make no claims. Once you open the cans, you should consider them leftovers. Then figure out how long you would keep leftovers.

Laundrew .. WHATS WRONG WITH BUGS N GRASS. "LOCUST IN THE WILDERNESS" and SMOKE THE GRASS.... YOU WILL FEEL FINE.🤣😄😅😂

my neighbors will be eating each other

@@donaldhicks3359 lol mine will try too!

@Brutally Honest I won't be around any neighborhood so I suppose I'm guessing about what any neighbors will do. LOL I'm guessing you will not be around any neighborhoods yourself!👍

Bugs have a bunch a protein Grasshoppers are very good

You could always eat the kids....lol

Don't forget to look into growing your own, hunting/gathering/fishing, bulk grains, MRE's and what you can get in the grocery store.

The mountain house pouches are good. I occasionally eat them when I don't want to cook at home and they are great for camping or backpacking. It's real food not some sort of mush from Ready Wise or the other cheap bucket brands.

What's the best meals? I'm new still looking

Wow, one pouch a day would only be about 1/4 of the calories recommended for an adult daily. Unless you had other things to eat with it, I would bet you lost weight!

That's what I was thinking.

Yep. 5 tablespoons Oatmeal, salt to taste, a tablespoon each Honey and Crunchy Peanut Butter with a chopped banana. My regular daily startup and good to go all day. One can substitute the 'Wet Ingredients' with Dehydrated / Crushed Alternatives .. although Honey and Peanut Butter have good shelf lives.

Sixbears does it ever expire?

Sixbears seriously .

@John Taylor I like to freeze my oatmeal a few days and then put in my vacuum sealer. Maybe not as long a shelf live but I am 70 so I'm sure it will last as long as I need it.

engineer775 Practical Preppers You are welcome Scott.

here's a few ideas for surviving any situation 1. Have food stock: 2. Find a shelter: 3. Know the dangers: You have to be prepared for the most common dangers at such point of time to ensure that you are able to make preparations against it. This can be wild animals or the weather or other people depending on the situation you are in and therefore, you have to identify the immediate danger and after that you have to start the preparations to safeguard yourself from these immediate dangers as well to ensure that you are able to face them if at all you come across them. So, whenever you are speaking about survival situations, these 3 are the most basic tips which you have to follow at all points of time and once you are able to follow these simple tips, you can be sure that you would be keeping your family safe and yourself as well from all such types of dangers. (I read these and why they work on Marla Survive System website )

here's some suggestions for surviving any situation You never know when things are going to go bad and that is why it is important that you ensure that you have some knowledge about the survival skills in order to keep yourself and your family safe when things go awry. Most of the people just think that these situations are not going to happen but the truth is that these situations can happen any time and it is not just for the end of the world but you would need such survival skills even in times of natural calamities as well and that is why it is important for you to learn such skills and we would be highlighting 3 of such important skills. 1. Have food stock: You need to understand that in times like these, you need to have a spare food stock and you need to have foodstuffs which can last for a longer period of time like canned food and dry fruits like cashews as well. These would provide you with energy as well as other nutrients which are required for surviving as well. You need to ensure that you are having foodstuffs which do not require any additional processing and can be used directly as well. 2. Find a shelter: In times like these having a shelter which can product you from weather as well as other living being is important. If you are out of your home, you have to first and foremost search for a makeshift shelter or you have to think about building one if natural shelters are not available. 3. Know the dangers: (I learned these and the reasons they work from Marla survive system site )

I think along with your long term food storage You need rice, beans, pasta and canned food'

Susan Upton Bulk grains can be bought in 20-50 pound sacks very inexpensively, but it needs a lot of preparation to make those into a meal. Grains = inexpensive, but not convenient Freeze Dried = expensive, but very convenient

I looked at the ingredients and Wise has fake meat and preservatives. And you need to double the serving size. Any company that has a product called "Noodles with Beef" but has no beef in it is a red flag.

haywood jeblome You lie. Look again. Wise has two entrees similar to what you speak of. One is called "Noodles with Beef in Mushroom Sauce" and clearly shows freeze dried hamburger listed in the ingredients. The other is called "Savory Stroganoff" and contains no meat, but you will note the.word 'beef' appears nowhere on the label. Some companies will decieve by using the phrase 'beef flavor'. Both Mountain House and Wise contain preservatives as do most all freeze dried brands, and they also are measured by one cup (8oz) as a serving size, just like most other freeze dried brands. If you don't like that, then yes go ahead and double it.

I missed that. I just checked the ingredients in the Wise Noodles with Beef and it does have beef but the ingredient list is a mile long and full of preservatives. The Mountain House meals I have seen have no preservatives.

You might want to look into something else (I don't know if I covered this in the video): Find out how common protein deficiency is in your country. Here in the US it is exceedingly rare, in fact when I used to look a people's blood under a microscope I would invariably see protein excess that was making problems in the blood. You might be focusing on the wrong thing...

@@ForbiddTV Good to know. Thank you!

Also, too much protein is bad for the kidneys and can take them out

Well I think I mentioned I was a dealer for both Mountain House and Wise, but I do keep it real. Here's a blind taste test I did: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Vq4oYIVvnx0.html

Too salty.tho.

Most freeze dried food brands do have a pretty high sodium content.

M.H. is worth it, believe me.

The MH Lasagna has remained my favorite over the years. I miss the MH Beef Bourguignon they made in the 80s, that was another fav.

Or you could just make your own at 1/8th the price and 10xs the shelf life?

@@googleuser1385 how please

Hell yeah and my father introduced me to M.H. while backpacking. However, Dad was a die hard conservative and my brother and I were subjected to consuming the Off Brands which would not be thrown away or discarded. Some of those brands tasted like wood for lack of a better description. God Bless M.H.

You might like the taste test video too: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Vq4oYIVvnx0.html

Michele Foord Thanks, chances are you won't need it anyway, but if you do, you won't be going hungry which is the main goal, no?

ForbiddTV probabaly my retirement food, lol.

Mountain house has TVP too, dudes blatantly lying. Also likely getting paid by mountain house. Sounded too fishy to be true, check mountain houses website, even the pictures of the ingredient list shows that they have TVP. Hell, all he'd have to do is show you both ingredient lists.

because you cannot effectively store food cheaper than this. Honestly if people were smart they would just get Thrive and make their own meals

Gnaw Ster, I considered Thrive, But I decided it is more time-consuming. You have to open numerous cans and measuring each. M. H. in the Packages is ready after you rip open the package and pour in hot water. Way easier. We will be washing clothes after heating water( hauled the water from your lake, pond, river, or other water source). Cutting wood etc, etc. The quicker I can get tastey food on the table, the better for all. That's just me.

Yes, with most companies you would need about double the servings. Sometimes companies will have a packet of powdered drink mix listed as a 'serving'. As you said, empty calories, and no one would be happy with that as one of your meals for the day.

It's not a real popular one, but it is their best breakfast dish in my opinion.

@FRANCISCO POLLARDO Sorry to tell you, but many think Wise is better than Mountain House: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Vq4oYIVvnx0.html

@John Taylor Show where Mountain House is "three times as much". You lie.

@John Taylor Fuck you asshole. Liars never get far on this channel.

@John Taylor 🍆

@Uniroyal Mish Mountain house doesn't have potatoes, and you don't boil the apples, even if they had any.

shane mathews Thanks, there are videos reviewing the Harvest Right freeze dryer on my channel as well.

Really? Although your assertion that the sodium is high on these foods is certainly true, you haven't really looked at the labels. Codes for below MH = Mountain House, WC = Wise Company Both comparisons are for similar menus of one cup (8oz) prepared. Since most Wise entrees do not have meat, I had to use their camping line which does have meat for a fair comparison. Chili Mac w/Beef MH 780mg, WC 960mg Chicken Teriyaki w/Rice MH 660mg, WC 1020mg MH Beef Stroganoff w/Noodles 800mg WC Noodles w/Beef in Mushroom Sauce 890mg Don't be fooled by whoever told you what you thought you knew. If low sodium is important to you I would skip the entrees (although MH has some "low sodium" varieties) and go with the straight fruits and vegetables that generally add no salt. If low carb is important to you, again skip the entrees because almost all of them have either rice or noodles as their base ingredient.

GarouLady - I have the same issue along with food allergies. I have some of the complete meals from Mountain House but most of my purchases have been individual items . I buy peaches, pears, apples, bananas, green beans, corn, broccoli, cauliflower etc. in #10 cans. That makes it possible to better control nutrition quality. Not perfect but much more versatile as well.

Very good point, thanks....

Every cell in your body needs sodium. Not so much carbs. Go on Keto to help you diabetes

Thanks for the reviews.

Old news, lawsuit settled. As I show in this video, Mountain House and others do the exact same deceptive advertising with their prodicts as well: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-u9tgR-lVWeU.html

WHEN BOOMER HILLBILLIES FROM THE MIDWEST TYPE THEY DO IT IN ALL CAPS

True I'll eat the bag! LOL!

THATS JUST SOMETHING YOU HEARD,LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE..WELL,DONT BELEIVE EVERYTHING YOU HEAR.THATS HOW BAD SHIT GETS AROUND,..

Apparently three out of four people today can't figure out how to use that pesky caps lock button.

@Richardo Frankie Not only camping, but some people also use them as meal replacements.

greylocke100 No I haven't considered it and I really couldn't do that since I work alone and I live on the road traveling from show to show. Mail order is very difficult in my situation, and I am not in any position to hire someone to do this at some base location. There are too many internet dealers selling freeze dried food at cut-throat pricing that it's hard for me to compete especially when they offer free shipping. I am not saying you don't have a good idea, I just don't see how I could do it in my present situation.

Possibly set it up with your suppliers for them to drop ship and you just handle the subscriptions. I"ve seen it done with some franchising deals my parents worked on back in the 80's

Walmart has sale prices on M. House #10 Cans and when you divide the serving number to the cost, most of the meals I catch on sale are under $2 per person and sometimes it is $1.50 a person. Watch Walmart online sales and also Amazon. Sometimes Emergency Essentials has good marked down prices too. They sell M.H. as well as their own brand.

@@tractorman1946 Costco has some good deals from time to time

PM me about ThriveLife freeze dried food.

I always tell people to prep with multiple sources. Grains are going to be your cheapest, but least convenient.

Yep, Mountain House has been around for more than 50 years.

The stuff you package yourself won't last as long as freeze dried, but as long as you "use-to-not-lose" your prep food you will be fine.

Some people like the taste of Wise better: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Vq4oYIVvnx0.html If you buy MH in quantity, the most you will likely ever see is 30% off MSRP which is what is shown on their website.

Yes and believe me.

My problem is when a company calls its meal "Noodles with Beef" when it is really noodles with TVP.

haywood jeblome They don't call it Noodles with Beef, they call it Savory Stroganoff. If you are going to continuously lie, move along to a channel that will put up with that.

In the intermountain west, Western Family affiliated grocery stores often carry Augason Farms supplies too. I don't know the geographic area Western Family covers besides Utah and Idaho.

Anything vegetarian ia gross

The Canadian military has a version of an MRE called an IMP. I think I show one in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MghcibmrIr8.html

The Survivalist Most freeze dried food is already cooked, including Mountain House. Exceptions are usually things like freeze dried fruits and vegetables. Cans or pouches, same food and same shelf life -30 years - according to Mountain House.

Freeze dried absorbs water quickly. If using #10 cans after opening should be used QUICKLY.Shelf life is unopened.P.S. I freeze dry my own

I would buy the pouches to try. See what I liked the best then buy the #10 cans.

How about bags of rice?

@@maryjane-vx4dd how? ❤️

DadLovesAlex I'm not sure what they will say to you, but as a dealer they tell me that they buy from non-GMO sources. To be able to get the certification for this and label it as such would increase the price of the product even more.

There is also a taste test I did: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Vq4oYIVvnx0.html

If you are buying at Walmart for the apparent low price, look at the package weight. Those pouches are half the size as what everyone else offers.

@@ForbiddTV So like buy from Amazon maybe?

But wherever you want, just so you are not buying at WM because it's 'half price' of elsewhere. The potential downfall of online purchases is the paper trail you create.

@@ForbiddTV ok... never mind.

meaning i rather pay a little more and know that if SHTF or for other matters that i won't be getting either sick or uncomfortable while eating all this kinds of foods.

We mix the breakfast skillet with a real egg or two; very good.

@@humbleevidenceaccepter7712 The Breakfast Skillet already has eggs, yes real eggs.

@@ForbiddTV You are correct; I should've said a couple of _fresh_ eggs.

@@humbleevidenceaccepter7712 We know what you meant.

Try again: OFD Foods LLC, Oregon Freeze Dry. www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.ofd_foods_llc.b8fa781446e20a05a3b2b5ebbcecef8e.html

You will find out that companies that base their monthly food supply based on "SERVINGS" and not CALORIES , that a month will really last you about 15 days if you know your caloring intake based on age and sex. Wich for most men is around 1800-2300 a day

Daniel Charette I covered much of this in the video, perhaps you didn't see it. If you had three 'servings' a day of these or other brands of these foods you would only be getting about 1000 calories a day.

@Daniel charette you also have to consider what will little kids eat. My dogs wouldn't eat the wise food. So while I have the money, I'll get the good stuff for the kids. I can eat the crap.

He did cover the caloric content. He discussed fillers by Wise. MH uses the real meats, no fillers. You can up calorie content just by adding sugar (flavored drinks) etc.

Never seen that brand in the USA. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Vq4oYIVvnx0.html

I bought some Augason Farms products. Make sure to check on volumes and weights, as they have lots of half empty #10 cans and buckets. Make sure you calculate the actual costs based on weight and volume. A #10 can is 12 cups full. They also don't have mylar bags in their buckets so they can get breached in transport, and shelf life is questionable IMO. Their products are like a cheaper wise. Most of their products also requires cooking. Their vegetable stew blend and cornmeal buckets, were good deals last I checked, and mostly full. Their butter is OK, but not good to fry with. Gluten-Free Black Bean Burger, is good to stretch things as freeze dried meat is expensive. I bought their peppers, onions, egg powder, potato shreds, Peanut Butter Powder, and some other items. I would however recommend Emergency Essentials over Augason Farms products. Their buckets were full to the top and packed in mylar bags, inside the buckets. In terms of just add water meals, Mountain House and Campfire Meals/Daily Bread are good and that is important, because you will need to eat the stuff.

Mountain House has some low sodium varieties, but every freze dried brand of entrees are pretty much in the same sodium boat.

CP140405 Problem with the calories comparison is the count can be artificially elevated by just adding more sugars. More calories does not necessarily mean more nutrition.

True enough... although adding fat would be more effective at adding calories (gram for gram) than sugars... and the relative nutritional value between two servings/meals of comparable caloric content would of course be the basis for another review.

CP140405 Fat content is a difficult thing to increase with freeze drying. High fat content foods just will not freeze dry properly. The third brand I briefly show in this video (Backpacker's Pantry) addresses this by including a separate fat packet (like olive oil) in with the main entree that you add to and mix in before consumption.

@winston smith. Just be honest. It tasted like shit

Augison farms lasagna is sooo gross. I think its poo.

Gordon Wiessner And how is it a 'frigging advertisement?' I was comlaring brands against each.other.

IT IS, mountain house most definitely has TVP in it. Checked the website after you were so adamant about saying it didn't have it over and over and over. Your main point is false. It's an advert.

Your Mother -- Truth, right there. I just checked Amazon, and Mountain House products do contain soy additives in several of their products (I checked the Beef Stroganoff, the Chicken Ala King, and the Chili Mac w/ Beef). Some MH products also contain maltodextrin...At the very least, MH and Wise are using similar ingredients, so bashing one over containing "texturized vegetable protein" (i.e., "soy products"), while insisting that the other does not (even though it clearly spells out that it contains soy proteins in at least three places), is disingenuous, at best. Definitely an advert.

It's a lot of work and rather expensive, but you are correct. I have one.

Okay, but never trust a water filter to make water safe from any above ground source. It won't. I have many videos about this. ru-vid.com/group/PLwvM5FrPTJTnsd3-Wl6BB1RH2KUp1scyz

loving the new MH FUSILLI PASTA!! People, order that stuff. get their numbers uP so MH will start #10 canning it! 😉 please!