Thread: Dehydrated meals

There is a new player to NZ called "Firepot" that do dehy meals, pretty sure they're from the UK.

Anyone tried them yet? They look expensive but sound tasty.

Originally Posted by SAUM

I dont know if they have all what you are after but I have also just bought a food dehydrator and you can dehydrate all what you want yourself with that to your needs. $60 Kmart

The advantage of this is also that you can be sure that the ingredients are GF. It may be a bit more time consuming to prepare, cook then dehydrate and pack but the upside is that you can have food that you really know you like.

Funny timing, had to shop in New World today and discovered an option similar to Go Native. Haven’t tried it yet, brought a chicken & vegetable
Here is a link to check out
https://www.moanameals.co.nz/

Originally Posted by Happy Jack

Just don't go for the BC honey soy, I had one Monday and couldn't eat it way too sweet for me.

It's the only one my 10 year old boy likes apart from Sweet & Sour. Sweet tooth!

General comment about Back Country Cuisine. The nutritional profile varies enormously from product to product. Most of them don't suit me, but I've found one I'm happy with in terms of taste and salt content and stick to it.

Went and did a bit of a test yesterday. Tried one of the radix breakfast meals on a empty stomach. It lasted me a good 5 hours on the river before I needed fuel. So safe to say I've got the breakfast aspect sorted out now. Had looked at the de hyrdator for $60 which caught my eye. Only catch would be needing a vacuum sealer also

My go to breakfast in the hills for years is 2/3 cup quick oats mixed with a little drinking chocolate, milk powder and dried fruit. Just add boiling water and eat. Quick,cheap and just works.

No fancy packaging or prices. However the one I struggle with is lunches as I need a decent amount of fuel to keep this body going despite its size.

I like the radox breakfasts have them for dinner all the time

Hotsoup made me feel bad about calling Radix "woke" yesterday so I decided I might try some of their meals as I haven't tried any since they went.. vegetarian (PS: it's not hard to find examples of Mike Rudling spouting rhetoric about "short sighted" "environmentally damaging" food production when talking about why Radix now uses plant based protein... which probably comes from massive monocrop agriculture systems...) End of the day it's their company and they can run it how they see fit, the model obviously works well for them.
Anyhow, tried the Indian curry last night. Managed to get one fork load down the hatch and that was me done, yuck. Might be some people's cup of tea but certainly not mine.

I’ll be the newbie to ask the dumb questions (hopefully for others too).

What does “easy on the gut”?
Does this food block you up or give you the runs?

These are very different expectations to manage and plan for. We’re hoping to be hiking/camping in a few months.

Or is it specifically related to being GF?

Originally Posted by 199p

I like the radox breakfasts have them for dinner all the time

Just had one of their Mango Breakfasts and must admit it wasn't too bad

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Just had one of their Mango Breakfasts and must admit it wasn't too bad

Smash some brown sugar in there and i try carry in cream too its bloody good that way. I normally do the apple pie or mixed berries

Originally Posted by Plaas Japie

I’ll be the newbie to ask the dumb questions (hopefully for others too).

What does “easy on the gut”?
Does this food block you up or give you the runs?

These are very different expectations to manage and plan for. We’re hoping to be hiking/camping in a few months.

Or is it specifically related to being GF?

Well for me, they sure don’t result in any form of blockage. Quite the opposite

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Hotsoup made me feel bad about calling Radix "woke" yesterday so I decided I might try some of their meals as I haven't tried any since they went.. vegetarian (PS: it's not hard to find examples of Mike Rudling spouting rhetoric about "short sighted" "environmentally damaging" food production when talking about why Radix now uses plant based protein... which probably comes from massive monocrop agriculture systems...) End of the day it's their company and they can run it how they see fit, the model obviously works well for them.
Anyhow, tried the Indian curry last night. Managed to get one fork load down the hatch and that was me done, yuck. Might be some people's cup of tea but certainly not mine.

I'm with you on that I'm sure they are good at fueling the body, but they taste like crap.
Their breakfast is pretty good.

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Originally Posted by chainsaw

Well for me, they sure don’t result in any form of blockage. Quite the opposite

Thanks mate. I had to ask the biology question. It makes the difference between packing more fluids or extra undies.

I’ll keep this in mind when tracking as well, so I know if it’s deer or a hunting party on the dehyd.

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Hotsoup made me feel bad about calling Radix "woke" yesterday so I decided I might try some of their meals as I haven't tried any since they went.. vegetarian (PS: it's not hard to find examples of Mike Rudling spouting rhetoric about "short sighted" "environmentally damaging" food production when talking about why Radix now uses plant based protein... which probably comes from massive monocrop agriculture systems...) End of the day it's their company and they can run it how they see fit, the model obviously works well for them.
Anyhow, tried the Indian curry last night. Managed to get one fork load down the hatch and that was me done, yuck. Might be some people's cup of tea but certainly not mine.

Wasn't my intention Ryan, sorry about that. I see Mike on a regular basis, he's a good friend. I guess knowing Mike and his background, he's hardly the woke type.

In regards to meat. If you can picture an Olympic cycling team from NZ, they're traveling to Egypt for an international event. They're fully loaded with all of their meat based Radix meals which give them the exact nutrients they need to perform. On arrival to Egypt they have all of the meals confiscated as meat is banned in said country. This obviously creates a huge problem for international athletes travelling worldwide. With plant based there is no issue with this. Each country has their own strict rules around meat products being brought into each country, its a major headache for a brand like Radix.