A well rounded food storage plan should include a variety of foods in a variety of formats.
Commercially available canned or dry foods are a great idea to have on hand. Many preppers will also opt for home canned and/or dehydrated foods. However, it is recommended to also keep some freeze dried foods on hand.
Freeze dried food has a few advantages over other options. First of all is the shelf life. Most freeze dried foods will have a twenty to twenty five year shelf life meaning that it’s a get it and forget it resource. Another advantage is the preparation, usually just adding hot water and waiting will get you a complete meal.
There are two brands of freeze dried foods that seem to have the majority of the market. Wise, and Mountainhouse. This is due mostly because of taste. Both of these brands are available at Rapid Survival . Consider getting at least a small percentage of your food storage as freeze dried either in complete meals or as ingredients.