How much easier would it be to have a meal ready to cook by only adding water, or adding some meat and maybe some canned tomatoes? There are many books on the market for making meals in a jar for meat eaters and vegetarians plus dehydrated meals for hikers and campers. If using dehydrated or freeze dried meat, the only item necessary to add is water. You can make your own MRE’s at a fraction of the price. If properly sealed, meals in a jar or Mylar pouch will last easily 7-10 years! So let’s get started.
The first thing I did was to learn how to make mixes for baking and soups, etc. by reading and by watching youtube.com. I have several links at the bottom that will introduce recipes; but more important, basic skills to learn. Improperly sealed jars or pouches means food goes to waste to soon.
The first process I go through in developing a mix or a recipe is to identify which recipes I use that are adaptable to storing in a jar. I look for those with a majority of dry ingredients. I lean toward recipes with lots of dried veggies including beans. You will see a video later on how to treat beans if you want to use them in your meals in a jar. Pasta in any form is great. As a Vegan, I do not use real meat, but there are many meat substitutes out there many with beef or chicken flavorings.
