After spending the last ten years learning to cook with my food storage I have come to realize that the best method for me is to take foods that my family regularly eats and create a “food storage” version of it. After learning the basics of replacing store-bought baked goods with items cooked from scratch, the next step was to create delicious, normal, dinner meals for my family. I started using Thrive Life freeze-dried foods about seven years ago and it has changed my meal-times drastically.
At first I was planning to just try things out in my recipes and then store them to use “just in case”. So I made a chili and used all Thrive (ground beef, tomatoes, instant beans, etc.). When I realized I made the meal in a fraction of the time because everything was pre-cooked and pre-chopped my whole thought process shifted. I started finding every excuse to use Thrive to save time in the kitchen, and with meals being easier I was eating out less, eating healthier, and throwing away way less food that had gone bad. All of a sudden my food storage had just become my FOOD and I was saving money on groceries and rotating through my storage with ease.
My kids will never know if we are in times of trouble because I will cook with my food storage the exact same foods I cook right now. And their favorite snacks are freeze-dried fruits and yogurt bites. That’s such an easy mom-win right there!
I have tried so many brands of food and decided that because we are eating this food every day, I want the best for myself and my family. Thrive is the highest quality, best tasting food storage on the market and it’s what I choose for my family’s food storage AND every day usage.
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Hi there! I’m Jodi. I created Food Storage Made Easy to help make food storage and emergency preparedness feel simpler and more doable. This site is home to the tips, recipes, checklists, and resources I’ve created and shared over the years.