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Beef Stroganoff with Noodles

Classic comfort, anytime. Tender pieces of beef, onions and mushrooms in a savory cream sauce over a bed of egg noodles – a taste of home on the trail.

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MRE vs Freeze-Dried Food

Two common types of foods used for emergency food storage include freeze-dried food and MRE (Meals Ready to Eat). These two food preservation methods are often confused because ...

Close-up of two campers preparing Mountain House meal pouches.

What Ingredients Are in Mountain House Freeze-Dried Meals?

Here at Mountain House, we’ve been an industry leader in providing freeze-dried meals and emergency foods to outdoorspeople, military personnel, and everyday households since ou...

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How to Prepare Freeze Dried Food

We're not oversimplifying things when we call them "just-add-hot-water meals." Really - that's all it takes! To make a comforting Mountain House meal, all you need is hot water (boiling is best). Pour directly into the pouch and your meal will be ready in minutes.

Campers enjoying healthy freeze-dried Mountain House meals.

Is Freeze-Dried Food a Healthy Food Preservation Method?

Here at Mountain House, we’ve been producing top-quality freeze-dried food since the 1960s, feeding generations of hikers, campers, hunters, soldiers, anglers, explorers, and ev...

Best Freeze-Dried Meals for Camping, Emergencies, and Home

Perfect for camping, backpacking, hunting, fishing trips, emergency preparedness, and busy days when cooking isn't an option. Check out our top customer picks!

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What is Freeze Drying?

Freeze-dried food has grown in popularity not only amongst the preparedness and adventure crowds, but in many other areas including the “I need to find something quick and tasty...

What Are the Best Mountain House Meals You Can Eat at Home?

Think Mountain House meals are reserved for backpacking and camping food or prepping stockpiles? Well, as they say: Think again! Our freeze-dried food is also perfect for at-h...

Group of hikers in front of a winter forest wonderland.

20 Best Places To Visit in North America During the Winter

We’re starting to hear the (distant, but undeniable) footsteps of Old Man Winter coming down the pike. Whether you absolutely live for heapfuls of the white stuff, or you treat ...

Bringing Back Mountain House Classics: Same Great Meals & Original Taste

These days, there’s a lot of nostalgia for the 1980s and 1990s. You can see it in the clothes, the television reboots, the music, the cultural references being dropped in media...

13 Best Places to Stargaze in the US with Naked Eyes

The majority of Americans (and much of the rest of the world’s population) now live under impoverished night skies. Artificial light pollution has degraded the after-hours cele...

What to Key Into in a Weather Forecast When Planning an Outdoor Adventure

Lots of devoted outdoorsmen end up becoming amateur meteorologists of sorts. After all, the hiking, camping, paddling, hunting, fishing, and climbing we pursue are all very much...

Early Signs of Spring to Look for in the Great Outdoors

Groundhog Day’s come and gone, but whether or not that oversized squirrel saw its shadow or not, spring is inevitably in the air. We don’t need to tell you that winter can be a ...