This is the first entry in the FoodWise BLog "FoodWise-up". We want to provide a forum where our community can share ideas, ask questions, make reccomendations and most importantly...learn about nutrition, food storage preparation and how to save money!
Foodwise has a little different concept on the principle of food storage. Rather than buy food that is not consumed and put away for times of need, we advocate building a food store with freeze dried and dehydrated foods for everyday use as well as long term storage. We premise the concept by encouraging people to store the basic 6 for each member of the family for a specified term of months. The basic six consists of grains, rice, beans, salt, sugar and milk. Water is of course stored as a given. Once the basics have been accounted for then start building on fruits, vegetables, dairy, spices, baking products, soup bases and TVP or meat extenders. Foodwise carries all the basics and additional items that you will need for a very well rounded food store!
We package our food in #1 PETE containers sealed with oxygen packets for long term storage. We find that people will open a jar but are still hesitant to open a #10 can...go figure? One thing is for sure you will never have the wonderful experience of that “tin” taste with our food. We also offer refills on our jars for just the cost of the food. Once you own our jars then you can refill them with any food we have for cost per ounce. It is our way of encouraging you to use the best food available (short of growing it in your own garden) each and every day. It becomes an easy task then to tackle each component in an orderly fashion.
Most people will find that storing and using freeze-dried foods in our PETE #1 containers is an easy process for rotation and every day use. The nutrition of our foods is certifiably higher than any food you can buy in the grocery store, either fresh or frozen. You will not incur the expense of refrigerating or freezing either! But better yet, you will not be throwing away unused green peppers, onions, potatoes, green onions, jalapenos, celery, broccoli, berries, apples, etc.
Each meal becomes an easy task of just preparing a basic and then supplementing with reconstituted fruits and vegetables. To rehydrate these foods just place in cold water for 15 minutes and voila you have “fresh” food to cook with at its peak of freshness and flavor. The only rule of thumb in this process is you must give each food back it’s identity before you cook with it …in other words rehydrate first with water. If you attempt to put dried food into your cooking before reconstituting it will take on the taste of the liquid you are using and will not taste like the intended food.
We have free cooking classes on Tuesday evening at 7 PM. Each month we pick one of the basic 3 to highlight. May is rice, June focuses on grains, July will be a variety of beans then we start over again. The recipes we use are regular every day meals that we substitute with freeze dried foods instead of grocery “fresh” or “frozen”. You will notice the difference in taste and your body will respond to the nutrition! Our foods are organic and certified to be free of any microbiological agents such as salmonella, E coli, SBC, Listeria, etc. Please come by and try out our tasting bar, we are sure you will be surprised at the quality and wonderful taste of these foods. WE can help you get started with saving up to 50% on your grocery bill, building a food store and providing your family with the best nutrition available. Would love to hear your comments!!
