Besides being a great addition to emergency food storage meals, freeze dried meals are extremely handy when in a hurry to cook a quick meal for the family, on a camping or hunting trip, or even boating on the lake. There are now a wide assortment of freeze dried camping food available to satisfy just about any palette.

In the past, it used to be that your choices were limited as to what you could purchase for backpacking, cycling, or canoeing in the freeze dried department. You would find freeze dried spaghetti and stews as well as a desert or two and many campers would look to MRE's or meals ready to eat to give themselves a variety. Now campers and sportsmen can find just about any type of freeze dried food they desire.

You can find freeze dried beef patties similar to those you would purchase in the supermarket. Then you will simply rehydrate or reconstitute them and cook for a minute on each side. You can also find chunk chicken that you will add hot water too, and will be ready in about 10 minutes. You can then use the chicken as you would traditional chunk chicken to make a pasta dish or eat plain.

You can also find freeze dried campers’ deserts such as strawberries, apple pie and others. As far as dairy products you will find those as well, such as eggs, cheese and milk that can all be ready with a bit water.

Thrive freeze dried food is packaged differently from the emergency food storage freeze dried food and is less expensive. You will find it in pouches that have been vacuum packed and are easy to open. Emergency supply freeze dried food is stored in enamel coated cans so that the can does not disintegrate with time. These types of packages can last well beyond 25 years and come in a better variety than campers freeze dried foods.

There are plenty of items your campers and sports enthusiasts will enjoy as gifts such as different types of campers chocolate bars, nutrition bars and a variety of easy to make freeze dried campers' food that every member of the family will enjoy. There are stroganoffs, stews, lasagna, freeze dried chicken breast and grains and many other camper foods that are great for any sports enthusiast gift ideas in your family. Most people have found that these camper foods are better than something traditional foods they would have to bring and offer better nutritional value as well.

You can find freeze dried camping food at most sports stores such as Thrive Life and also direct from your internet. In fact, many of the this online store will offer great prices and free shipping if you order enough Thrive freeze dried foods.

Enjoy your outdoor camping, hiking, biking and canoeing with freeze dried camping food in light-weight easy to open packaging.