Comments on: Home Food Storage: The Difference Between Freeze-Dried and Dehydrated Foods

By: kettlebell workouts

kettlebell workouts — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:12:27 +0000

I think the two taste pretty much the same, but they are indeed both great options that can be set and forget. Some of them you do need to rotate, though depending on the shelf life.

By: Baby Baths

Baby Baths — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 11:52:38 +0000

Thanks for pointing out the difference in layman’s terms. I always wondered if they were pretty much the same. I have been enlightened.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:05:36 +0000

Many Freeze Dried foods have MSG of some sort in them, which makes me sick. I have to be very careful about the ingredients… MSG, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, hydrolyzed plant protein, autolyzed plant protein, calcium caseinate, textured protein (any type of TVP), yeast extract, autolyzed yeast, sodium caseinate, vegetable protein extract, glutamic acid, etc. All have MSG in them, up to 78%. So even if an ingredient list says no MSG, or doesn’t have “MSG” specifically in it, doesn’t mean it doesn’t have it in. And, MSG is what scientists use to inject in lab rats when they want to decrease their IQ — something that we do NOT want happening to us, right? (though the food companies do, since most all processed food contains MSG). If I ever have to rely on my food storage, I don’t want to worry about getting sick from it, or getting stupid from it. We will have enough to worry about as it is.

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:08:27 +0000

I love seeing information like this being passed around. So many people have these questions on the differences. Thank you!

By: U.

U. — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:31:02 +0000

This is my first visit to this site, and this is the first article read, and I have to wonder if this would make more sense had I read a few others, and could tell better where you are coming from. It sounds as though you are talking about commercially prepared foods. But you have totally disregarded what is, in my opinion, the very greatest advantage of dehydrated foods (as opposed to freeze dried), and that is that one can make them oneself! And add whatever herbs or flavorings desired. To say that dried foods are one sided and plain is so far from the truth that it is almost laughable. Even the “plain” meat that you find unpalatable – what about jerky, marinated first in a flavorful liquid, and then dried? Dried foods – either dehydrated at home, or some of the many soups, pasta sauces, fruits, etc. that are commercially available have a permanent place in my pantry. Freeze dried may also have a place, but as you state it is more expensive, and so far as I know impossible or, at best, difficult to make at home.