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Back Country Cuisine Freeze Dried Family Meals (1 Pack = 5 Serves)
Manufacturers Note: Back Country Cuisine has a four-year best-before date ensuring long-term freshness and storage. Back Country Cuisine has conducted advanced shelf life testing that their meals are safe to eat well beyond the best-before date, as long as the bag has not been opened or damaged, and stored in a cool, dry place.
Please Note
- Not all dishes are Gluten Free. There are Gluten Free options available.
- For Gluten Free & Halal options please see the table below.
The 5 serve pack offers a range of selected main course meal options, that come with their respective side dishes like rice with Honey Soy Chicken. When rehydrated these complementary sides will contribute to making a complete meal and will satiate approximately 5 people (varies from person to person) For example, the Beef and Pasta pack is packed to serve 5 people approximately.
BCC's freeze-dried, 5-serving meal packs are a great option for people sustaining their livelihood in remote areas, these 5-pack meals also serve as an essential aid for emergency shelters, schools, survival ration storage, or military and disaster management programs and for general preparedness.
Back Country Cuisine Family Size Meal Packs
Choose from some of our most purchased meal options
Calorific Content Per Main Meal Pack (5 Serves) :
- Beef and Pasta Hotpot - Energy 8000kJ (1910 cal)
- 1 x Beef & Pasta Hotpot
- Spaghetti Bolognese - Energy 7000kJ (1670 cal)
- Includes 1 x Spaghetti Bolognaise, 1 x Pack of Dried Noodles
- Honey Soy Chicken - Energy 7550kJ (1810 cal)
- Includes 1 x Honey Soy Chicken, 1 x Instant Rice
- Classic Beef Curry - Energy 7600kJ (1816 cal)
- Includes 1 x Classic Beef Curry, 1 x Instant Rice
- Vegetarian Stir-fry - Energy 7100kJ (1696 cal)
- Includes 1 x Vegetarian Stir Fry, 1 x Rice Noodles
- Roast Lamb and Vegetables - Energy 7350kJ (1756 cal)
- Includes 1 x Roast Lamb & Vegetables, 1 x Instant Mash Potato
- Roast Chicken - Energy 7950kJ (1900 cal)
- Includes 1 x Roast Chicken, 1 x Mashed Potato
Calorific Content Per Complement Pack (5 Serves) :
- Mashed Potato - Energy 2625kJ (627 cal)
- Instant Pasta - Energy 3210kJ (765 cal)
- Instant Rice - Energy 2500kJ (595 cal)
Back Country Cuisine uses nitrogen-flushing heavy-duty foil lamination for pouches to keep food safe and flavoursome without the need for preservatives.
For a list of ingredients included in these Back Country Meal Packs, download the PDF link below - Back Country Cuisine 5 Serve Emergency Freeze Dried Food Meal Packs Ingredients List.
| Back Country Cuisine Meals | ||||
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Dietary Preference |
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BCC Meal Flavours |
Gluten Free | Halal | Vegan | Vegetarian |
| Beef and Pasta Hotpot | ✓ | |||
| Honey Soy Chicken | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Vegetarian Stir Fry | ✓ | ✓ |
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✓ |
| Classic Beef Curry | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Roast Lamb and Vegetables | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Spaghetti Bolognese | ✓ | |||
| Roast Chicken |
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✓ |
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- Dimensions: 57cm (L) x 35cm (W) x 36cm (H)
- Weight: 500g
- 5 serves: 2 packets (1 Main Serve + 1 Side Serve per pack)
- All packs are a mix of Gluten Free and Halal
- 4-6 year shelf-life from the date of manufacture
The Freeze Drying Process
During the freeze-drying process, ice crystals in the food are sublimated (evaporated) into water vapour within a vacuum chamber. This results in a dry product that maintains its shape and does not shrink during drying.
When rehydrated, the water fills the pores left by the ice crystals, restoring the food’s original texture and making it juicy and tender.
The food is heat-sealed in foil pouches, with all air removed and replaced by nitrogen gas to pack them tightly. This process preserves the food’s safety and flavour.
Back Country Cuisine meals are carefully prepared to meet the high energy demands of outdoor activities. Our products contain a balanced mix of essential nutrients for a healthy diet, including carbohydrates and sugars for immediate energy, protein to help repair muscles, and oils and fats to keep you feeling full longer.
Benefits
- Freeze drying removes the moisture from food making it much lighter and easier to carry.
- Freeze drying retains the natural vitamins in the food because of the low temperatures used in processing
- Along with naturally occurring minerals and the addition of salt, the freeze dried meals provide vitamins and minerals necessary to meet the high energy needs of outdoor activity
- Flushed with nitrogen gas when packed, freeze dried products have a long shelf life, meaning you can have meals on hand at any time
- Food does not shrink during the freeze drying process, or inside the pouch
How to prepare the freeze dried meals
- Simply add the required amount of hot or cold water stated on the back of each meal pouch, stir and let stand for 10 to 15 minutes.
Flameless heater bags (Does NOT fit our 2343 Flameless Ration Heater Bags)
- Add water to a freeze dried meal pouch to reconstitute it, close pouch and then put it into the foil cooking pouch.
- Add water to the inner heat pads to initiate the reaction.
- Follow instructions on Flameless Heater Bag.
RESOURCE FILES
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