I concentrate on protein, doing a lot of cottage cheese, eggs and yogurt.
Why would you exclude the most nutrition dense food on the planet?What is the most nutritious food to freeze dry excluding meat?
What food or foods would you concentrate on?
Any suggestions besides meat would be greatly appreciated.
If you have a freeze dryer what do you focus on?
Thanks in advance!
Guessing that he wants suggestions other than meat, which he is already doing.Why would you exclude the most nutrition dense food on the planet?
I agree with others that eggs are probably the single most nutritious food to freeze dry, including being one of the most versatile. FD them raw for baking, cooking, making mayonnaise, etc. FD them already cooked and scrambled for quick breakfasts. DH really likes the FD scrambled eggs. I FD'ed a lot of eggs in the beginning. I also did a lot of cheese.What is the most nutritious food to freeze dry excluding meat?
Naturally, during the harvest, I focus on getting the produce preserved. During the off-season, like now, I've been making yogurt with my older powdered milk and then FDing as is or turning it into smoothies and then FDing those. The FD'ed yogurt can be reconstituted to make more yogurt in the future. The smoothies reconstitute perfectly. I buy fruit when it's on sale and discounted meat and produce. I just finished FDing 50 cans of pumpkin that I got for 50 cents each two years ago.What food or foods would you concentrate on?
The Harvest Right Large is what I have.Please recommend a good freeze dryer
Yep, thanks.Guessing that he wants suggestions other than meat, which he is already doing.
Bought many #10 commercial size cans if corn and green beans....FD them into smaller package sizes for DH abs and myself.why would you FD canned food
The most nutritious, non-meat food on the planet is moringa. Just do an internet search for "most nutritious food." I grow it, dehydrate it and put it in capsules.What is the most nutritious food to freeze dry excluding meat?
What food or foods would you concentrate on?
Any suggestions besides meat would be greatly appreciated.
If you have a freeze dryer what do you focus on?
Thanks in advance!
Thanks much.The most nutritious, non-meat food on the planet is moringa. Just do an internet search for "most nutritious food." I grow it, dehydrate it and put it in capsules.
I don't FD. I prefer dehydrating and canning. But assuming you are looking for food security then high calories, protein and fat must be your top priority. Potatoes and sweet pots; sunflower seeds and nuts. Peas, dry beans and eggs also make the list.
Next I would focus on corn, garlic, onions, peppers, cabbage, tomatoes, berries and herbs/spices.
Use an online nutrition analyzer (www.cronometer.com). Enter a typical day of food and quantity you like to eat and see where the macros and micros end up to find where you need more nutritional elements.
Important note: Every home-grown diet that I've done is deficient in vitamin D and calcium. No ways around it. D is vitally important. If you live in a northern climate then plan to supplement for D, specially in the winter. Calcium has no long term deficiency problems according to the latest studies. I can usually get about 50% of the RDA from the garden and I'm fine with that. Of course FD milk would give you some D.
Don't forget salt!