MRE VS Freeze Dried, which one do you stockpile for a long term SHTF / TEOTWAWKI survival situation? Personally, I have uses for both. My food stockpile contains an assortment of MREs, freze dried 7 year pouches and several #10 cans of Mountain House freeze dried food.
When my buddies and I go on our annual camping trip on the Angelia River, I usually bring 7 year pouches for my main entree, and a couple of MREs for assorted snacks.
Lets discuss the various good and bad points of both. First, lets talk about MREs, and then freeze dried food.
MREs – Meals Ready to Eat
Something that is very important to my family and I is sodium content. My wife has high blood pressure, and my dad has heart issues. While stockpiling food, it is important to take special needs into consideration.
This is a partial list of sodium content to various MREs I have in my stockpile.
- Beef ravioli in meat sauce – 1,080mg
- Beef Stew – 850mg
- Beverage Powder, Grape – 150mg
- Beverage Base Powder, Lime Lime – 20mg – 150mg
- Beverage Base Powder, Orange – 20mg – 150mg
- Cappuccino, Mocha – 0mg
- Cappuccino, French Vanilla – 0mg
- Cinnamon Imperials – 12mg
For the full list, visit this article about sodium content in MREs. […]