Some folks buy expensive, freeze-dried specialty meal items from outfitter stores. Others buy fresh foods and dehydrate basic items for recipes. Others look for grocery store items to repackage into zip-lock bags for wilderness travel. Problems like salty prepackaged meals, untested poor tasting recipes, empty calorie meals, too many days to dehydrate enough to eat, long cooking times at camp, and improper packaging can deter anyone from buying more than "Mac & Cheese". A Better Way To Prepare We are a family run business that started from our need for properly packaged, good tasting nutritional meals for backpacking, camping, and canoe tripping. We manufacture lightweight, durable, waterproof dehydrated meals for the wilderness traveler. Our meals are packaged to withstand the rigors of extended outdoor travel, conserve space, save fuel, and provide extra calories. All our products are shelf stable for 1 year (we apply "Use By" dates) and don't need refrigeration. Our recipes are primarily made from dehydrated ingredients. We provide NELA nutritional labels and detailed ingredient listings on all items. We identify "Organic" (California Certified Organic) to ingredients that qualify. None of our fruits contain sulfur to enhance coloring. Compared to other meals that average 200 calories per serving, our meals usually have twice that! We boost calories with 26% Whole Milk, and Butter. Bags full of air take up volumes of space in your pack. We believe "smaller is better" so you can have more variety of food in your pack. As “Single Portion" servings, our meals are enough for a hearty meal without water heavy leftovers to pack out. Most of our meals you just bring to a boil and set aside 5 min. For the others, (like beans), our 2 to 4 minute boil times are realistic for wilderness trips when you may be carrying your fuel for the entire week. We vacuum-seal our single-portion meals and bulk staples in heavy-duty, FDA food rated, stand up, waterproof barrier pouches. The packages are about the size of a fist and clear so you can see what you’re going to eat. Our pouches have re-sealable zippers and water measurement marks. Cuff the top down and use as a bowl and when you are done, they are great for packing out trash. Our Multi Portion meals are double bagged and heat sealed in clear, durable, waterproof poly bags. Compared to "instant" freeze dried meals, dehydrated ingredients provide great tasting meals for about half the cost. phone: 877-ENERTIA (363-7842) | fax: 866-742-1026 | email: sales@trailfoods.com