Mother Earth Products Dried Vegetable Soup Mix, 10oz (283g)

Preparé un arroz con con los vegetales deshidratados y salió espectacular y muy sabroso

I am not a prepper in the sense that I have a bug-out bag packed with essentials that I can take with me when I escape into the forest, where I have buried caches. I'm nearly 73 years old, and I'd run out of Levothyroxine within a month anyhow, so I don't do that. However, I have always liked to have enough food on hand that I could survive for a time in the event that something goes terribly wrong. When I was younger, that might have involved losing a job, but today, it might be an interruption in services for one reason or another. However, since I don't really believe that this is likely to occur, I am not buying a ton of survival food, particularly not of the type that I wouldn't eat unless I were starving to death. I mostly buy stuff that will keep without refrigeration and that I would (and do) eat anyway. Dried soup mixes are perfect for this. I like soup and don't hide this stuff in my attic to await an emergency. Rather, I eat it regularly and buy more, so I have a supply of it. This is good soup, and it's far more affordable than buying all of these ingredients fresh, much of which would probably spoil or go to waste before it was eaten. The ingredient list does not look like something put together in a chemistry lab, as is the case with some of the stuff you might find in a can. The ingredients are as follows: carrot flakes, chopped white onions, tomato flakes, peas, celery flakes, green bell peppers, green beans, and parsley flakes. It is non-GMO; if it matters, it is also kosher and vegetarian vegan. Made into soup, it tastes pretty good as is. Simply add water, bring it to a boil, and simmer. Since I am neither a vegetarian nor a vegan, I often add chicken, kielbasa, or another protein, and I usually add a bouillon cube to it for added taste. As said, however, it tastes pretty good without the additions. It has a two-year expiration date, but I can't imagine why it wouldn't be edible long after that date. As for the cancer warning, pretty much everything causes cancer in California, so I wouldn't worry about that. It's probably a reference to the plastic container; don't eat that.

Excellent taste. Great in soups. Vegetables were firm when rehydrated not mushy.

I had been looking for dried mixed veggie flakes for both a ramen topping and use in casseroles/meatloafs/soups/etc., and this product seemed to provide both a good quantity of product and a sturdy jar for storage, at a reasonable price. I used this for the first time today, 2 tablespoons as a ramen topping, hydrated together with the noodles for 3 minutes in the microwave, with 2 minutes' standing time afterwards. The result was quite edible, with the carrots probably remaining the chewiest after such a short cooking time. Dishes requiring a longer cooking time, such as a stovetop soup, slow cooker stew or meatloaf, would certainly allow these dehydrated veggies to soak up moisture for a longer time (and thus get softer still). If you lack the cupboard space to store a separate package of quick-hydrating ramen toppings, these can certainly multi-task as both ramen toppings and as a supplement to the herbs and fresh veggies called for in other recipes, although you might want to give these more soaking time than I did if using these as a ramen topping. Recommended.

As a ramen topper, it is good and makes it smell and taste better.