Freeze dried foods, like fresh frozen foods, retain virtually all their fresh-food taste and nutritional content. Freeze-drying removes the water, not the natural flavor, vitamins, or nutrients. You'll enjoy great tasting foods you whole family will love even if the power goes out. Freeze dried foods maintain their original size, shape and texture. Freeze-drying removes water under low temperatures which keeps intact the moisture channels and food fibers. To prepare the meat, just add water. In minutes every fresh food detail returns. Freeze dried foods are so lightweight and compact you can carry several days worth of food for a large family in a small box.