Harmony House Dehydrated Vegetable Sampler – 15 Count Variety Pack, Resealable Zip Pouches, For Cooking, Camping, Emergency Supply and More

There are lots of premade products for eating in an emergency but to add to the nutritional value it’s nice to be able to add other ingredients. I haven’t used any yet for general use but plan to and will comment when I do. I do remember one recent hurricane survivor saying that “during the aftermath there was a need to use premade emergency meals” but it would be nice to e able to easily rehydrate some extra sides I think.

I bought the variety pack of dehydrated vegetables after I got cookbook on meals in a jar for the Instant Pot. It is nice to keep these on hand. Great for making veggie soup. I usually make it on the stove instead of the Instant Pot or Crock-Pot. Just add veggies to broth and heat for 15-30 minutes. Larger mushrooms need to be soaked in water for at least an hour prior to cooking.

These were SO DELICOUS. I took these on my JMT hike in 2016 and loved them! I was initially hesitant to drop fifty bucks on such a small amount of calories, but I'm certainly glad I did. I just felt so much better and healthier having veggies with me on trail instead of endless white carbs (a la those freeze dried foods) The portions may look small or insufficient for 25 days (my trail time) when they arrive, but there is more than enough for 25 dinners (depending on your appetite, bw, height, etc. of course. I'm average size female).My dinners were fairly basic in order to fend off any GI issues. I mixed these veg with either cous cous or pasta for my trail dinners. For cous cous, I usually let the veggies soak in 1 part veg, 3 parts water for about 20 minutes, brought them to a quick boil, added the cous cous and some instant boullion, and let everything sit and absorb for maybe 5-10 minutes. For pasta nights, I would soak the veg for the same 20 minutes, add the pasta and boil for about 5-7 minutes (the pasta was fast cooking - small shells, angel hair, etc) and let it sit for 3-5 minutes. The carrots took a while to rehydrate so sometimes I ate them crunchy (but that's because they're carrots, not because of anything HH did wrong) and I used the tomato powder as a tomato sauce, mixing with a few TB of additional water, small packets of olive oil and spices I packed separately. I originally thought I wasn't going to use the tomato powder at all and it turned out to be my favorite item! I think I was able to stretch the 6 oz pouch about 17 days.The jalapenos are SUPER SPICY. I made a huge mistake mixing in a heaping tablespoon the first night I tried them. Worst. Mistake. Ever. The jalapenos include the seeds so even if you love spice and own a Sriracha t-shirt or whatever, a teaspoon should be more than sufficient. I haven't tasted the cabbage, corn or potatoes (saving for my next hike) but everything else is the bomb-dot-com.

Got mine today. Nicely packaged but, it's disturbing that they're aren't any dates on anything. Why? It's ok saying these will last up to 2 years unopened, but 2 years from when? There's nothing that says when they were dehydrated or packaged. That's a bit suspect imo.I'm hoping to place these into mylar bags with 02 absorbers and store until needed. Time will tell.

Got this for my husband for a back packing trip, because I wanted to be supportive and it made a great gift. I might point out, if you have ever bought this kind of thing at someplace like REI, omg, this is so much cheaper to make your own meals. He would not be so extravagant to buy this for himself. Lets face it; he works all day; he doesn't even know about this sampler; having little time for online shopping. He loved it!Regarding the quality of dried veggies from Harmony House. The dried shallots, leaks, etc. that I buy taste fresh and have amazing quality of flavor. Very impressive.I probably would not have gotten this for $40.00 as it did not seem economical. But, I have had such good experiences with this company. Very impressive. This is a nice way to try all the different products, too, or organize it for a trip, and/or just refill for less cost with the larger bottles.Cons: I usually buy all organic, so the fact it's not is a disappointment. Living stress free and eating/cooking at home is healthy, too, and often eating out is not organic, which I do too much of. So I get this for convienence. I would pay more for an organic product if they offered it, not that I think I should have to. Organic is the right thing to do; yet I am selling out for convience in this case, hoping their products are not ladden with chemical pestisides. If anyone knows, or reads this review, please let me know!Or perhaps when I get to it I can search out a company that offers this kind of thing and is organic, and affordable.

Arrived faster than expected. I am looking forward to trying them.

I ordered the veggie sampler and tonight I made soup in my baby crock pot. I took 1 TBSP from each of the pouches (except the tomato powder) tossed them in the small crock with a box of veggie broth and a couple of TBSP of the sausage flavor soy protein. Cooked on high for 90 minutes and it made the most delicious vegan soup I’ve ever had. It had a lot of kick to it not sure if it was the jalapeños flakes or sausage protein. I did add some salt, pepper, cumin and Italian seasonings to the pot and a touch of fresh basil leaves when I served it. Very enjoyable and I can highly recommend these to anyone that wants to have them on hand to cook with. I will order more!

I have no idea why these dried veggies, bothered me, as the pkgs contain only veggies, no other ingredients. I felt sick each time I used them. All I can figure is that the products used in growing them are the problem. I have NO issue with the veg themselves, as I used them in eggs, soup and a casserole, and found them tasty and flavorful. Considering the hefty price, however, and the fact that they are not returnable, I wanted to mention this. Used my Christmas gift card for these-bummer!