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Food ¨C Dehydrated/Freeze Dried to Fresh Equivalents and Rehydration Tables

Wondering how much dehydrated or freeze dried food to use in place of fresh, is an ongoing issue for most

backpackers and campers. Now it is an issue for people new to preparedness too!

¡°In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil,

but a foolish man devours all he has.¡±

has.¡±

Proverb

Most of us know that when it comes to fresh and dried herbs that it is usually at a 1 to 3 ratio or in more

simpler terms; if you have 1 tablespoon of fresh, say parsley, then you only need 1 teaspoon of the dried

version (since there are 3 teaspoons to a tablespoon).

As a general rule of thumb to rehydrate freeze dried or dehydrated foods you, place the product in a dish or

bowl and cover with warm water for 10-15 minutes. Once the food has completely rehydrated, drain off any

remaining liquid and for faster rehydration, use hot or boiling water. Yet again there are exceptions to this

rule depending on the method and skill used to dehydrate or freeze dry the item in the first place to the

general temperature and altitude you are attempting to rehydrate it in. Also, having been an avid backpacker I

can tell you that you can cold water rehydrate too.

Remember for preparedness food storage it pays to:

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Store single ingredients vs. the ¡®meal in a packet¡¯ type

Be sure these ingredients are in various food preservation methods: canned (commercial & home); dehydrated

(commercial & home); freeze dried; frozen; cured and the like.

Don¡¯t purchase or make all of an item at one time or your shelf life will run out all at the same time.

Store whole, unground grain and NOT flour (flour has a max of 2 yr shelf life; unground grain can go for 20+yrs).

Repackage bulk items (like dried beans or rice) into smaller family sized portions.

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Use only food grade storage containers and liners for anything that actually touches the actual food item.

When stored properly most food stores lose their nutritional value before they look or taste bad or get

contaminated by some ¡®bad for humans¡¯ organism.

Only store what you actually eat and can effectively rotate.

Don¡¯t forget treats, comfort food, spices, herbs and condiments.

MRE¡¯s are NOT recommended as the primary food source for more than 10 days. They are ¡®What You See Is

What You Get¡¯, as well as, ¡®meals in a packet¡¯.

What is great for the garden is bad for food storage. You want low-no light; low to no moisture and a cool even

temperature (between 45-70 degrees F) and as insect and rodent proof/free as possible.

Anyway I went through all my old backpacker notes, went to the library, browsed my cookbooks and surfed

the web to see if there were any set times or formulas ¨C There are NOT!!!

¡°Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince,

and dinner like a pauper.¡±

pauper.¡±

Adelle Davis (1904 - 1974)

I did find some really good information at a couple of sites and you will find them listed in the ¡®Resources¡¯ at

the end of this document. In the mean time I took all this information and entered it into a spreadsheet I

could sort and manipulate. The results are these two tables. ¡®Fresh to Preserved¡¯ and ¡®Rehydration¡¯ Ratios.

Fresh to Preserved Ratio

Item

Apple Chips

Apple Slices

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Fresh/Canned

1 medium apple

1 medium apple

Dehydrated/Freeze Dried

1 cup

1 cup

Rehydration

1 cup water

1 cup water

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Item

Apricots

Bacon, TVP (Textured

Vegetable Protein)

Banana Chips

Banana Slices

Fresh/Canned

1 apricot

1 lb. bacon

1 banana

1 banana

Dehydrated...

Beans, Green

Beef, Ground

Beef, Roast

Beef, TVP (Textured Vegetable

Protein)

Blackberries

Blueberries

Broccoli

Dehydrated/Freeze Dried

1 cup (FD)

1 1?2 cups

1 cup

1 cup (FD)

Green Beans

1 cup green beans

1 lb. ground beef

1 lb. roast beef

1 lb. ground beef

1 cup

1 cup

1 cup broccoli

Dehydrated...

Butter, Powder

Carrot Diced

1 stick of butter (1?2

cup)

2 cups carrots, diced

Dehydrated..

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1 cup (FD)

2 1?2 cups (FD)

2 1?3 cups (FD)

1 1?2 cups

1 cup (FD)

1 cup (FD)

1 cup (FD)

Broccoli

1?2 cup

1 cup

Carrots

Rehydration

1 cup water

1 cup water

1 cup water

1 cup water

Rehydrated, cooked and ready to eat...

1?2 cup water

2 cups water

2 cups water

1 1?2 cups

1 cup water

1 cup water

1 cup water

Rehydrated, cooked and ready to eat...

1?2 cup water

1 cup water

Rehydrated, cooked and ready to eat...

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Item

Fresh/Canned

Cauliflower

Celery

1 cup cauliflower

1 cup celery, diced

Dehydrated...

Dehydrated/Freeze Dried

1 cup (FD)

1 cup (FD)

Celery

Rehydration

1?2 cup water

1?2 cup water

Rehydrated, cooked and ready to eat...

Cheese, Monterey-Jack

Shredded

12 oz (? lbs)

3 oz (FD)

Chicken

Chicken, TVP (Textured

Vegetable Protein)

Corn, Sweet

1 lb. chicken

1 lb. chicken

2 1?2 cups (FD)

2 cups

1 cup corn

1 cup (FD)

Ham

Ham, TVP (Textured Vegetable

Protein)

Herbs, Dried

Mangoes

Milk, Powdered

Milk, Instant

Mushroom Pieces

1 lb. ham

1 lb. ham

2 1?2 cups (FD)

1 2?3 cups

1 cup water (Approx. 20 min

to rehydrate)

2 cups water

1 2?3 cups water

1Tablespoon

1 mango, sliced

1 cup milk

1 cup milk

1 cup mushrooms,

chopped

1 Teaspoon

1 cup (FD)

3 Tablespoons

2 Tablespoons

1 cup (FD)

1 cup water

1 cup water

1 cup water

1?2 cup water

Dehydrated...

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Mushrooms

Use 4 parts cheese to 1 part

water. Apx 9oz cheese to ?

cup water

2 cups water

2 cups water

Rehydrated Raw...

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Item

Fresh/Canned

Onions

1 medium onion

Dehydrated/Freeze Dried

1?3 cup

Onions

Dehydrated...

Onions

Oranges Mandarin

Peaches

Pears

Peas, Green

1 small white onion

8 oz. can

1 peach, sliced

1 pear, sliced

1 cup green peas

Dehydrated...

Peas, Green Split

Peppers, Bell

Dehydrated...

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1 cup split peas

1 bell pepper

1 cup

1 cup

1 cup

1 cup

1 cup

Sweet Peas

(FD)

(FD)

(FD)

(FD)

(FD)

1 cup

1?2 cup

Bell Pepper Mixed

Rehydration

1?3 cup water

Rehydrated Raw...

1 cup water

1 cup water

1 cup water

1 cup water

1?2 cup water

Rehydrated, cooked and ready to eat...

1 cup water

Rehydrated Raw...

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