I use Thrive Life in my everyday cooking. I keep on hand the single ingredients. I love their products. And I cannot stress this enough. Any freeze dried product needs to be stored correctly to get the longest shelf life out of it. Once you open a can, the portion you do not use, needs to be stored in an air tight container. You opened them and then put the lid back on and expected them to stay dried. Not going to happen, because it is not an airtight container any longer. I don't think it would stay dry in any situation. I store them in mason jars and use my vacuum sealer to keep the air out. It's pretty simple and I would have thought common sense. Just like dehydrated food needs to be stored in an air tight container or the moisture in the air will make them yucky. So you cannot blame Thrive Life for the fact that you didn't store them correctly. I will say that I only use a few of their products such as mushrooms, bell peppers, corn, and strawberries. I do have the tomato powder and tomato dices on my shelf also, but I rarely use them and only in soups, stews and spaghetti sauce. I keep them handy for the times I don't want to run to town for that one item I am out of. I have found that all of their products taste like the food they are. The mushrooms taste like mushrooms and so on. I do not buy their products that I can myself. I don't see a need since the items I can are vegies that come out of my garden and once canned and stored properly, just like freeze dried food(stored properly), have a long shelf life. As far as the taste, I think that is an individual thing. So far everything I have used of theirs taste good and smells good. Their products are probably the most expensive on the market and so that is something to consider also.
I agree with you! I do exactly the same things you do with preserving the opened items to keep them fresh and my family of 6 enjoy the Thrive Life fis we use! I also enjoy the convenience on my bad days when I am unable to cook due to my health issues and therefore use the Thrive Life to make healthy meals quickly! I also only purchase items that I don't have canned or dehydrated! I do feel it's a personal preference and respect others opinions, but I have no issues with Thrive Life! I love Wanda and respect her opinion, but I'm not sure it was a fair assessment.
@@theresawheeler4566 Same here. I enjoy watching her videos and her pantry is seriously my dream. I eventually want to have a freeze dryer as I want to freeze dry my own foods. Freeze dried foods are just another way of preserving food and just like dehydration and canning, have to be stored correctly. Fortunately Mason jars work for all types of preservation.
I too only buy what I can't do myself or things that are on sale. The mushrooms are awesome and one of the things my son can eat even though he has gut issues with other things( mainly the Simple Plates) We sometimes waste mushrooms so Thrive's are really handy. The tomato powder is great when I need a tad of paste. and if you haven't tried the INSTANT MILK it is wonderful..also something I can't do myself. one pantry can makes a gallon. I have opened one can but the rest of my half dozen are long term emergency stock, as they last 25 years.
@@cashfamilyfarm9637 I don't want the hassle of a freeze dryer, go to one of those facebook groups.. I'll just stick with Thrive and walmarts freeze dried.
Yes it is supposed to last up to 25 years unopened. But once opened only 1 year. Mine was less than a year old and here in our climate, it isn't feasible. Moisture is an issue. Just my opinion.
@@CrazyDazes Once I open anything I put it in a mason jar and Vacuume seal it. The plastic lids aren't made to keep out moisture. I prefer my home canned but I don't have the room to grow everything right now.
@@CrazyDazes I think some stuff even states less than a year once opened. I take everything out of the can when I open it and vacuum seal them in amber colored mason jars.
I think it’s important to diversify your food storage...freeze dried, canned, frozen, boxed, fresh..... Being single , I enjoy thrive life. An example would be...fresh celery stalks go to waste but the thrive life last . I have had digestive issues...I’ve had no problems with thrive life. My raw cows milk fixed my stomach issues. Right now , I’m just a customer with thrive life.
To be fair, I believe freeze dried food has its place. Once a can is open, the quality will go down the longer its sits. Try vacuum sealing the containers you open. I believe home canning is best of course! But to have a well rounded pantry that will last long term for emergencies, freeze dried and dehydrated work well. I believe you should also have some canned grocery store items and bulk foods stored. To my knowledge no chemicals are used in the freeze drying process, not sure what upset Amanda's stomach?? I feel Thrive is overpriced, there are others companies that sell products at a better price. I do agree home canned is #1, but to prepare for what is coming......don't put all your eggs in one basket!
For some clarification it's up to 25 yrs UNOPENED and they clearly state that or used to when I bought it years ago. I believe 6 months to a year opened.
Once you OPEN a can it takes away the 25 year thing - dramatically - as with ANY long term storage food - or even any canned food whatsoever including your personally canned foods - because you open it to the atmosphere - just like any canned food anywhere -that one point doesn’t make any sense when you talk about them being open for year - I’m sure somewhere in their literature they explain that / also you ALWAYS should rotate ANY stores food - that doesn’t mean it has a shorter shelf life it just means you want to use the oldest stuff first because the newer stuff will last longer
Sugar, you can't open these and have them still freeze dried months later. Freeze Drying removes moisture. But once you open the cans, the food starts to absorb moisture. Maybe adding a Silica packet after you open and maybe a Oxygen Absorber. You need to use them in a quick amount of time once you open the packaging. Rotate means make sure you are using the FIFO method. First In First Out
I live in AK... I love Thrive life... I prefer home canning to Thrive any day but because we cant plant and harvest tomatoes and everything I love up here, I do what I can. And yes we have a very moist environment and you either need to close them back up with a moisture packet or place them in mason jars and suck the air out of them... I have had digestive issues since I was 15... Diverticulitis and was diagnosed at that age with it. There are 3 things I cant eat from Thrive but for the most part I can eat most of it. I keep it on the shelf for a rainy day so to speak or until I forget to pull some meat down for dinner and my kiddo and I are starving and going what do we do then I whip up something... beef enchaladas, tacos, sheppards pie, or cook some freezer meat and just add some thrive potatoes, and or a side of vegies of some sort... or just crumble some of the vegies into my stews... I use it but not all the time... It is really there mostly for emergencies. The pre made meals whether the express meals or the simple plates, they add the spices and the SALT... I cant eat any of them... I just stick to the single ingredient foods. I do hope for those prepping and all that if they buy Thrive Life that they will use it on more than an occasional basis... they need to know how to cook with it before it becomes necessary to cook with it... I do wish I could grow a garden like yours that supplies all my food for the year... You all are blessed that way... I can grow some but 55 chile peppers and 150 tomatoes just dont make shelves full of food...
They are only guaranteed for 25 years unopened once you open them I believe the shelf life changes to one year. Just what I've heard on other channels as I don't have any Thrive because it's too expensive for me.
If you live in the south we have humidity and that long term storage term really applies to unopened items stored in a cool dark place. Once opened Thrive clearly tells you that the food may go soft. I use them anyway without concern. I don't know any freeze dried food that lasts years on years once it's opened. I also can and I keep freeze dried for its own time and place.
I also live in the Deep South humidity. There is a simple remedy for humidity affecting your freeze dried food. A large bag of silica gel desiccant (the packets are re-useable after heating, too!) are VERY INEXPENSIVE. Amazon delivers. Drop a packet or two into your cans for short term storage, or vacuum seal in canning jars with a desiccant packet for very long term storage! Easy,mreliable, and perfect for these wonderful foods!
Mrs here...having been involved with multi level marketing, I refuse to pay the high prices (for their commissions) when I can preserve my own foods...via garden or buying Amish or even buying organic from stores. I also refuse to pay high ML prices for my oils when I've been using them for years and know which bones work for this household. Just my own experiences.
Thrive life prices are similar to other freeze dried food places - some items are the same, some less, some more. You should o a market analysis before assuming high commissions are passed onto you. Not to mention the quality is far surpassing every company I have compared it to.
Hi, up to 25 years unopened and about a year once opened. Going off memory, and once opened they should be vacuum sealed to prevent moisture from being absorbed. But, I understand that taste, texture, and preferences vary for individuals. Best Regards, Danielle
I have used freeze dried products, thrive among them. I live in Missouri, we do have high humidity so I have taken them out of the packaging put them in a jar and vacuum seal them, however I found that I can order freeze dried products from various vendors on Amazon, cheaper. They come in mylar bags, I take them out of the mylar bags and put them in jars, it's much more economical and all of the ones that I have used have tasted good, except for the tomatoes and so I buy dehydrated tomatoes to use in soups and stew. I'm handicapped and I'm unable to garden, it's very hard for me to can infact it's very hard for me to do a lot of things, but I can still prepare. My biggest complaint about any of the canned freeze-dried foods is the cost and some of them I don't care for the taste. We have some on hand because we don't know what's going to happen in the future mostly proteins and soy products that are flavored. These are TVP (TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN) beef, bacon,taco, bbq, sausage, chicken and more, but these are soy products and many people cannot eat them, I know they may be modified but have chosen to use them. I order them from my healthfood grocer they come in 25 lb bags and then I put them in jars I vacuum seal them and put them away and they last as long as I have them till I have to order again been doing this since 1990s. I did try the Thrive life beginning a few years ago when everybody was pushing them on different channels my opinion is very much like yours. I wish I could do what you do raise and can my own. My husband is a diabetic and I am very careful what I buy and where it comes from and I like to have everything on hand for him. I do have flour, salt, sugar, wheat berries, Etc all put away and I bought them by ordering large amounts and then putting them either in bags, then in buckets, or canning jars, using my FoodSaver. Each of us has to do what's best for our families and there are a lot of options that are available to us. I do have on hand some of the freeze dried number 10 cans that I bought in the past and I will use them. They have come from several different companies Honeyville is very good, Augason Farms is as well. I love watching you Wanda and Danny, I enjoy the Bible studies and all the gardening, you all be blessed
I totally agree with you, Wanda. I didn't like the taste, the texture or the price, and I especially didn't like being pushed to become a part of the marketing. I can't grow everything I need, so I buy in season and can what I can't grow. I also dehydrate and vacu-seal in jars. This works for me. Thrive does not.
I like the mushrooms, bell peppers, and onions in particular. I have a fair amount of thrive. I like the 25 year shelf life. I don't order the meal kits. Of course, if you are a canner and gardener I can understand why you prefer jars.
Hey there, I just stumbled on your channel and wanted to see what you had to say. I've been using TL for about 3 yrs now myself and we love it! They now have new prepackaged meals that last 20 years! And we love the shelving units.They keep the dates in rotation. Not all "airtight" containers are created equal. You do the canning, have you tried making FD meals in a jar? You can vacuum seal those I'm told. We have never had digestive issues with the food. Sorry that happened to you. In fact, cheese used to bother me, and theirs doesn't. They're SQF & USDA certified. These are hard to get these days.. If you had a problem, did you reach out to CS? They're very good at resolving problems, and they need to know if there is an issue with a product so they can rectify it. I've called anytime I've had an issue or concern, and they promptly resolved it. Anything I had was fairly minor, IE a dented can (they replaced and I got to keep the other) a spice I felt wasn't filled properly and they sent another. Seeing this video is 4 years old, a LOT has changed, and they're now the top FD food company in the US. Anyway, I absolutely love your canning and definitely a great option, but as you said, not everyone can do that. I wish I had space or good garden skills like my grandmother did. It also is a great supplement to your prepper pantry. But you can also get very sick if not done properly there, too. I'm a little intimidated by that process myself but eager to learn. Obviously, you know what you're doing, and your food sounds amazing! Anyway, much has probably changed since you tried their food. I'm snacking on their strawberries now. Love them! Never moldy, so sweet and good, and no crap in it, just strawberries. Not trying to be combative or offensive, just my experience has been quite different. 😊 Have a good day. Wish you the best on your channel.
I've tried both Augason Farms and Thrive and still agree that nothing beats canning in mason jars and in my All American pressure canner. It is shelf stable, is delicious every time and lasts for years.
Your review is faulted because you are not explaining fully that unopened lasts 25 years. Once you open your canned food it is not going to last either!
I personally like Thrive food, i have a lot of it, but its too expensive now to buy. when I have used it all up, I wont be getting more. I live in a highrise apartment so I cant grow anything and so having thrive food has been a lifesaver for me. I love the mushrooms, no more blackening rotting mushrooms in my fridge because i forgot to use them up. ONe thing I dont understand is the videos of people sellling thrive who advertise that you will save so much money on food a month. um, NO you dont. its very expensive now, way too expensive for anyone feeding a family. I live alone and so its not as bad but if I was feeding a husband and c hildren, no way could I do it on thrive food.
I've stopped using it cause of taste, texture and smell. I thought it was just me but then I've been hearing from others concerning the same issues. It feels good that I'm not alone nor crazy for saying "NO", too.
I don't like their dehydrated foods. Here in the south humidity is a problem, I would rather use canned foods mostly veggies. I realize if shtf I will be in trouble but will just have to do the best I can.
Here in the south (Florida) it is not a problem if you store it correctly. You cant just open it and leave it in the original packaging as its not air tight.
Products from specific companies (sponsoring channel or not) need to be stored properly. Thrive single ingredient items (pantry size) work in my climate when jarred up & vacuum sealed. Daily used item are just stay in can.
@@glomontero6011 my comment was in fun, as it is well known that when anyone gives thrive a less than stellar review the bigger channels that make loads of cash off it tend to try and throw their weight around to remove any opinion that may hurt their sales. It's a MLM (multilevel marketing) "business" and it is a special kind of brutal when it comes to protecting the "brand" and most importantly the borderline pyramid scheme it's sold under.
Once opened, the 25 year life does not apply. Of course, once opened you need to use it within few months in humid climate. It's freeze dried & will absorb moisture from the air.
Ok, first off. You open the can. then, use a plastic cover. That is ment to be temporary short term once opened. If you want to store them another year. Put them in a mason jar. Rotation of you food is always recommended. First in, first out. If you are a prepper. What are you doing? Digestive issues require special foods. You could have just had a video saying that you don't like the food. That would have been better. Canning will always be better. Overall you had some good info. But, if you are going to complain about open cans in high humidity after a year. Come on
Our canned foods have the same storage issue. They keep very well UNTIL you open them. Once you open your canned green beans, you can't put the leftovers back on your shelf for months/years. Freeze dried food is similar. Once you break the air tight seal of the can, you MUST put the leftovers in something air tight or use it within several months or less.
I prefer jars too!!!! although I am dehydrating more and vac sealing either in jars or packets. Once you open that container it absorbs the humidity in southern climates so unless you repackage it into jars that are vac sealed, better plan to eat it quickly! And then there is the cost factor.
Long term, 25 yr storage is UNopened. No one would be able to guarantee that kind of shelf life once opened! Once opened, it is stated to use in weeks to months and it will depend on humidity levels in your home.
I like using the celery and onions. I'm going to try dehydrated celery instead, since we only use celery occasionally. My dehydrated onions work just as well as the freeze-dried. I live in a dry environment and did not have issues with them gaining moisture in their jars. I probably won't buy them again, but mostly because of the cost. I live in Utah, so maybe if I get down to Spanish Fork, I might place an order and pick it up to save shipping. There are a lot of freeze died products available in Utah, so I can easily get another brand if I want.
Any freeze dried item is only good on the shelf unopened. Just like your canned stuff. Once open you don’t expect that to sit shelf Stable for years. I can my own and fill in with freeze dried for items I can’t use up quickly. I always check ingredient list on items and find Thrive in particular to only be the item shown without any preservatives. So not sure why they would caused digestive issues I’ve used most of their items with zero issues.
The corn is not supposed to crumble and I live in a humid environment. Everything freeze dried I have power chest from thrive life and other companies is absolutely fine.
Yet, the act of aging, itself, destroys nutrients. Wonder how much actual nutrition remains after 25 years? Some minerals and filler? Plus, the older I get the less that claim means to me. At 75, what are the chances that I'll be around to see if there's actually any favor and nutrition left after 25 years. lol
This seems to be a negative review of freeze-dried food in general, not one specifically about Thrive. Sure, home-canned food will last long and taste better, but my gut says that the majority of people who buy freeze-dried products for food storage aren’t the self-canners of the world.
I agree. I like my own home canned veggies and my own dehydrated veggies. It's cheaper, taste better and I know where it comes from. And yes, us folks with digestive issues really have to be careful. Amanda and Danny....I feel your pain!
You are missing the point on "long term" it means if you Do Not open it it will be good for 25 years, so if you have a catastrophe in that time you will have food? If you open a can then your ordinary time clock starts ticking. If you open a can of your home canned green beans you certainly don't expect them to last another year in your refrigerator....do you. No you don't. I am not a Thrive Life representative but I do know I cover my bases with my home canned goods as well as long long term items. Please don't try to lie to the public about how superior your home canned goods are as opposed to freeze dried or dehydrated one. You must compare fairly and you did not.
I showed an opened can that should have been good for up to a year. I knew it wouldn't last any longer than that, but here in our climate it won't last a year. THAT was my point. Everyone can eat this stuff all day long for all I care. I stated my opinion and YES I PREFER MY FOOD THAT I CANNED. MY OPINION> How much to you grow? How much do you prep? WOULD you eat this every day? How much do you buy from a grocery store? I don't LIKE produce from the grocery store either.
Quote: "Please don't try to lie to the public about how superior your home canned goods are as opposed to freeze dried or dehydrated one. You must compare fairly and you did not." Clearly you don't know what you are talking about. How dare you call her a liar for telling about her own experience. Do you lie if you tell someone you prefer roast chicken instead of fried chicken? Wouldn't that roast chicken be superior in YOUR opinion? What are the values on YOUR scale of fairness? How do you portray both the pros and cons of what you choose to evaluate? If I disagree, according to YOUR logic, I can call you a liar, too? I know this in as old post, and probably should be ignored................. Yet, when you tried to compare the shelf life of an opened can of beans to an open can of freeze dried food any credibility you may have had disappeared. Common sense dictates that at a minimum dried apples should be compared to dried apples and not to applesauce. (sigh)
I agree with you! I have been put off by some channels that hawk this product for personal gain. One favorite channel has become a perpetual infomercial for TL and Tupperware, completely distorting her original outreach to viewers. These 'homesteaders' cite TL as a daily dietary replacement for fresh food. They claim the nutrition is superior! I would prefer my food fresh, fibrous and not reconstituted. I like knowing that if I want to dehydrate some foods, it is temporary from some excess abundance, but fresh is best and homegrown and home canned is worth the space taken, the effort, and the time and the quality. Very pricey if you ask me!
ML S , I agree completely. You may be referring to the channel that I just unsubscribed from because I am not interested in sales pitches. I got some good canning recipes from that Handel, but that topic ended and all I saw were commercials.
Theres supposed to be at least one of those dry silica packets in each container of food. Did you keep the packets in the containers? Have you replaced them with newfredh silica packets?
Lots of people need the easy way out. So they buy Thrive or other such products. Growing your own vegetables is always the best, freezing, canning, even dehydrating some fruit. We learned to do that as kids, but people today, many who are seniors now never learned to do for themselves, so are very dependent on stores.
The people under 50 many times have never eaten a fresh piece of fruit or vegetable and some do not even know what it looks like - SERIOUSLY over 50% of all meals in the U.S. are eaten out!!! PROCESSING IS THE ISSUE - no matter what company or what yt'r tells you. If it is processed: freeze dried is the best to maintain the integrity - but once you prepare it you still have lost the fresh food nutrients like A and C Go to Rain Country and she has a lot of videos on this and she is in the most rain in the country place in Washington State. She will also respond on what she thinks of $ and how to prep your own food. I will say only F.D. bananas, but other than that my good dehydrator is just as good for anything as my f.d. was for about 6 months it broke down and the company has no assistance that is any good and they are just plain nasty to you.
@@marthaadams8326 Interesting information. I have done a little dehydrating of food, but other than that, it was jam, jellies, home made fruit juice, a lot of frozen produce from the garden, meat we raised and shared with family for their freezers, pickled all kinds of things, etc. This was back in the 1970's when having a garden and doing all these things were done. I guess it was because our parents lived through, and served in the war and knew various kinds of deprivation.
i think it depends on where you live . do you need a emergency food supply while in an apartment? are you going camping or hiking, freeze dried is for you, do you own a home with a little land? do you know how to can? the freeze dried may not be for you.
They last for long term storage until you open them. You'd have to use them up much faster than letting them sit there for a year after opening them or once open put them in a Mason jar after opening the container and vacuum seal them and/or put an oxygen absorber. I've never bought Thrive Life, but I was going to buy the meat they have. I'd love to know if you tried that. I agree that home canned is always better.
The boxed meals were never marketed for 25 years. They are like a "blue apron" type quick meal that are dehydrated/quick frozen. The shelf life for their unopened products are 25 years BUT once opened they can last up to 1 year. You are comparing an unopened jar to one opened. Open one of your canned jars and I best it goes bad in days not years. Yes, if it is in a humid climate it will go bad once opened faster so you can refrigerate it until it's empty. It is still real food like any food. It will go bad IF you don't take care of the opened products. You can also place the food in a zippered food bag with the moisture packet and place it back in the can for triple freshness. There are a few meats that tells you it's only good for 3 months after opening because it still has some fat in it that can't be completely removed. Put them in the refrigerator like any meat. What I'm getting to is, there are different expiration dates for different products as well as opened and unopened products. They are real food that will eventually go bad after opening but they do retain a longer shelf life than fresh and frozen foods.
I stated the boxed meals were 6 months and then rotate. The one item says 25 years but recommends that you rotate out and not sit it on a shelf and leave it for 25 years. Nothing I read on any package said to seal in jars, or store in a refrigerator after opening unless they have changed the packaging within the past 11 months.
There's nothing in it other than the food. I don't know what would have cause the digestive issue. As far as rotating, yes, as you stock up, as with anything, move the older forward and the new to the back. That 25 year shelf life is for unopened product. vac seal any unused once opened if you're not going to use it up promptly. You do have an advantage with freeze dried as you don't lose nutrients, but yes, many people don't care for the flavor compared to canned, which uses salt and sugar in the process to help the preserving aspect - it also improves the flavor. Now, canning, with the newest lids is good for 18 months. Many, many people use them well after that time, and it is safe if the seal is still good, but your nutritional value will continue to drop over that time. I'm not apposing this person's opinion, nor am I affiliated with any freeze dried food companies, just stating some additional information.
I haven't purchased Thrive because it's way too expensive (which is how they pay the MLM) for me. Even more so that I live in the Caribbean and the shipping is ridiculously higher!
You can preserve your food even if you don't grow it. Catch things on sale. I bought 30 pounds of potatoes and canned those. You can get dehydrators and dehydrate things. It's easy if you pay attention to your sales.
Thank you for your honesty. I was looking for a review with the good the bad and the ugly. Other reviewers just told how great it was. They were also consultants. I live two hours directly west of your town, so we too have sooooo much humidity to deal with. I’m glad I found your review before I bought.
The long term storage is UNOPENED hun. Once it's opened it only lasts 6 months to a year and you MUST keep the Desiccant pack (which collects the moisture) in it or it will collect moisture in the air. - you are in the south - the air is full of moisture so it should have been stored in a fridge with the desiccant. maybe you didn't know that moisture will rehydrate them. For the record - your canned tomatoes have been heated and that kills all the vitamins and a good portion of the polyphenols. The Thrive Life is freeze dried and it preserves every single bit of the nutrients. It's super important to learn all you can about something before you bash it. And one again - you only have to rotate the items you open. As for digestive issues - it simply can not cause them unless the person has an allergy - you are used to jared stuff with most of the nutrients cooked out - maybe that's why. The only thing in it is the food item. nothing else.
I agree with you Wanda regarding the freeze dried foods. I can a lot and furnish my sons with things I've canned such as green beans etc and my son on the coast is telling me they just had some of the green beans I sent to him and they were so good. Those beans were canned in 2007 I believe. I also have a son in Hattiesburg, Ms. that I have sent mega cans of my vegetables to plus canned meat etc. 2 years ago at Christmas, I sent him many large boxes of freeze dried foods which he has never commented on but has commented on my canned foods. Also the freeze dried is too expensive to me & I like knowing what is in the food which I do know with my canning. Ok, I've said my spiel. Enjoy watching your and Danny's channels. Thanks for listening to me Wanda.
If I opened mine in a moist climate I would repack in smaller quantities by putting in mason jars and vacuum seal them with or without oxy absorbers. There are no additives in Thrive life food it just freeze dried food.
Update: I just opened one of the cans I purchased. I'm making soup and didn't have any fresh celery. Pro: great to have on hand for times when you don't have fresh. Con: celery didn't have a good fresh taste and there was quite a bit of celery powder in the bottom on the can. I don't have a way to freeze dry, but in the future I will try to dehydrate some celery to keep on hand. That way I can also make sure it is organic. Oh, I put the remainder of the can contents in a mason jar with a moisture absorber.
You can always put it back into the dehydrator for a bit, let it cool and then put it back into the jar. Generally I don't have a problem with simply keeping thoroughly dried foods in glass jars without adding anything else or vacuum sealing. I do vac seal long term dehydrated items. For my working pantry, simply keeping DIY celery, onions and such in glass jars. BTW, I'm from NC with hot & humid summers, as well.
The advantage to canned is the water is already in there when you want to eat. You have to restore it to keep it fresh once it is opened. Canned food is really cooked at high pressure, whereas freeze dried is not and so more vitamins and minerals.
From one Wanda to another, I agree with you. I can dry my own foods. I love my home canned goods. I stopped watching some big u tube channels because they just want to sell. How can home preppers really be prepping if they are buying prepped from someone else. Whats the use of them saying they are "homesteaders". In my book homesteading is what our grandparents did. They didn't go buy it off a shelf. They worked hard doing for themselves.
I get it, freeze dried isn't for everyone. I appreciate your honest opinion. I actually love Thrive. The mushrooms, celery, onions, and tomato powder are a staple. I do want to offer the following having used Thrive for 12 years now: In humid climates, like where I live, you are best to put them in a canning jar after opening them. I vacuum seal mine in the jars with my vacuum sealer jar lid attachment. I opened a jar repackaged and sealed 5 years ago and they were still crisp. If you don't seal them well (even just a canning jar without vacuum sealing) they can indeed become spongy and not very flavorful. They recommend food rotation so that the oldest are always to the front just like you do your own canned food. I recently opened green beans that were 12 years old and they were perfect. These aren't like MREs with high sodium and such. There are no additives and they only use premium quality fruits and vegetables. If they can't get decent produce they simply don't sell it. There is a learning curve to using freeze dried food but I've taken them to potlucks and people were shocked when they found out they were freeze dried. I want to add that I also love gardening and canning my own food. I have both on my shelves. It's like a rainy day deposit. Market availability and prices are so unpredictable. I like having a few of my favorite things on hand I can't grow locally. I don't mean for this to sound like I'm gushing. I just want to offer some insight from having bought and used it for awhile now. Best wishes on your garden and canning! 🙂
AGREE totally - and taste is what you have learned to love because you pick it outside and fix it and eat it. Freeze dried unless you do your own food - will never taste the same.
Of course, it would not store after opened. You have to rejar and store the sealed jars. Thrive from what I have read is cleaner than most of the other freeze dried products. I NEVER buy any PREPARED MEALs from anybody because of digestive issues. But, my understanding is that they do not put anything in there except the product - so in corn - only corn. And, they scan their product before freeze drying to make sure that it is not contaminated. There used to be an organic freeze dried product - do not know if it is still around. And, yes, taste wise - you pick what you grow and like the taste - so any food other than yours is not going to meet your taste buds. If you bought a can of beans at the store, you wouldn't like it either. If anyone, especially 1 or 2 person families, is using ANY dried product, they need to repackage it immediately after opening and store in a cold room (mine is in the 60s year around) and in the DARK. I had a freeze dryer at home (piece of junk), but I did do a lot of meats and mushrooms and garden overflow and I am still using it 6 years later. ANY product that you open needs to be restored correctly!!! But, in S MS, that is a BIG issue. Also Rain Country has a very humid environment and has tips on drying and things like that. I am in TN and can't hang my herbs to dry because might be 40% humidity one day and the next 98% - rots before it dries:-(. If I was in an environment that had no farms around (I have my own farm), I would try a couple of different products before investing the big amount of money that is involved in these products. NEVER FORGET - YOUR OWN GARDEN is the best place to shop for your food 🙂 Even in an apartment, you can set up growing shelves and grow a lot of food with grow lights and some good rich dirt from a local chicken or cow farm. And, many herbs you can grow in WATER - so no excuses there. I am 80 and disabled and can't 'farm garden' per se. But, I grow some and all of my own herbs for medical uses and because they make everything healthier and tastier when cooking. I do grow a few things myself, like celery, cabbage (tomatoes failed due to weather this year), winter and summer squashes and then I dehydrated any not eaten when picked. The dehydrated ones that I grow last for a LONG time and taste great - they are from my own little garden. I might mention that if you are like me physically/age speaking -- try some of the camping dehydrating videos - but keep in mind - they are for 6 months to use. I have done buffalo(same as beef), chicken, and mushrooms from them and it worked great. If any one here wants some meat or guaranteed organic clean grown - do a search. I just ordered directly from the farm tons (well for one person (about 10 lbs) of Buffalo, chicken breasts. TIP, just because it says organic, buy one and test it first - some home deliveries are straight from ________. They are neither organic and maybe not even the meat they say they are. Do a search online and ask a LOT of questions before buying. If anyone would like the place I got my meats from, just respond to this and I will share - but better if you do your own researching and find out what you are feeling good about.
I don't purchase Thrive Life, however, those pantry cans are not designed to stay good for more than a month once opened. Freeze dried foods of any type will last but they must be closed airtight -- I'll explain. They need to be transferred to a glass canning jar and vacuum sealed with a Food Saver with a Canning lid attachment and you re-seal the jar by vacuuming out the air. That is the ONLY way the food will last on the shelf. I like to combine the best of both worlds and if I had the money I would buy some freeze dried foods for items that I cannot grow locally, then grow and home can what I can produce of my own home grown foods. Anyways, just a heads up. Just change how those pantry cans are used once open into vacuum sealed jars and they will last until all used up! Have a great day!
If you told us about the worst part of the LT storage I missed it. Here in the Wash. DC. area we have the largest flea market east of the Miss. River about every 2-3 months. Our large flea market does not compare to the size of the flea market in southern California. But to us here it is still ultra large. At each event there are, among the multitude of vendors,. usually 3 or 4 sellers of the multitude of LT food varieties. The absolute worst thing about all of them is the salt content of their products. Each usually has taste samples and I always detect the large presence of salt. Most medical authorities tell us to use salt in limited quantities. All the LT foods I have tasted far far exceed the recommended levels of salt. For this reason alone I won't buy their food products. I do practice LT food storage storage but most of my items are self packed and of low salt added recipes.
Most Thrive foods are single ingredient foods with no added salt. A few have salt but actually very little. I buy Thrive foods on a regular basis. The only ones I have a humidity problem with are the fruits. I can't say I like everything but there are a lot of items that are must have for me. I would can if I could but I am not able to.
We invested in a Harvest Right Home Freeze Dryer and when we freeze dry foods we put in Mylar bags with oxygen absorbers for long time storage. I tried some apple chips from 2015 and they were perfectly crisp and delicious. I do like some Thrive Life Foods, but not all:) I will have some videos coming soon on Freeze drying on my channel. Judy❤️
We need to set up a time to do a one on one canning class. We could be LIVE on a private link. Let me know if you are interested. I think we can walk through the process and have you canning in no time. Let me know when you have something you want to can.
I think when they say 25 year shelf life, that is for unopened product. However, i agree with you on the overall experience, over priced and doesn't taste good.
Ya know, you need to educate yourself on storage after opening a can, period. Thrive Life has very good products. Once a can is opened, you don't let it sit another year without storing in properly (as others have said.) If you don't use all of a home-canned products, do you continue to expect it last another year? Think about it.
Thanks.... I was on the fence about buying this... I wanted long term storage but I wanted to buy and leave on shelf not rotate out... my canning has liquid in it and I do not have to rotate it out....Thanks, Good looking out appreciate it...
I don't think I would like it never tried it I like my can stuff because I know every thing about them how they are grown and how they was put up so that me .Thank you Wanda for sharing God Bless
Freeze dried food has it's place in emergency prepardness, thrive is just a way overpriced scam. To be fair though about storage, your climate is so difficult it eats the lids off your jars with out wax (sometimes). Your environment is a challenge in and of itself 😊
Thanks for the info. I wounder if it would be the same if you freeze dried your own at home. I was thinking about maybe investing in a freeze drier. But not sure.
Thank you so much for this review. I was considering buying some of this. Like you I can green beans, tomatoes, usually freeze corn , my husband prefers it frozen., and a few other things. I freeze quite a bit also. Love your channel.
Thanks for a look at the other side of Thrive...I always felt it was a pyramid scheme and that type of marketing is usually a higher priced item. Since it is already more expensive than I am willing to pay, I will just go with store bought. Have a Blessed day.
The 25 years is unopened. I like them just to keep them on the shelf for that reason. If we was to have a natural disaster, or God forbid a terrorist attack, or some other reason, I know I could feed my family and keep them alive even if it tasted like nothing home cooked. I appreciate your honesty. I wanted to try the mushrooms but haven’t yet. Has any one tried those. I am afraid they will be chewy!
I value your opinion and agree. I recently have started thinking canning foods My Mother and Aunties always did it. And for the first time I have started a garden and food canning is in the future. I have been watching *Red Poppy Seed* and his wife actually jar/canned meat. This really interest me. Do you canned meat also? However, I will buy the Freeze Dry food from Thrive, just in case, you never know usage. #STAYSAFE
Danny and Amanda both had cramps immediately. We now own our own freeze dryer and freeze dry our own produce that Danny can eat. We also found My Patriots Supple and became affiliates and I like their food. Tastes so much like real food should taste.
Thought: after opening a can, how about putting a small sachet of rice into the can to help keep the contents dry? Thank you for this video, you are helping me make up my mind. I just thought maybe that idea would make it better.
Not a fan of the tomatoes either. the tomato powder is awesome though. I absolutely love the red bell peppers and mushrooms too, after opening put it in a Mason jar to stay fresh. I buy Thrive regularly every month for long term. The fiber in freeze dried is ten fold... I have had some issues with some things too. as well as my son. the instant milk.. I LOVE it, just like milk. I bought #10 cans of oats for 6.44 each last month. I wish I could garden and dehydrate and can everything that isn't eaten or frozen fresh.but .. this helps
Per the company, certain products are good for 25 years, but only 1 year or less once opened. I got some for emergency use only. I have not tasted anything. I saw a video where some folks seemed to love it, but they didn't garden or can. If you grow your own veggies and can, of course you will prefer those. Per the ingredients on the can, it seems to not have any additives. Wonder what causes the digestive troubles??
Vera Braswell I’m wondering the same thing. People are saying there are but no one is saying why? I see nothing in the ingredients that would make Thrive Life any different there than anything else. Anybody got any answers???
I vacuum seal my freeze dried in glass jars after opening the cans. Even product that is on the shelf for current use goes into glass jars with seals although not sealed.
It is a government funded company. Ask your grandmother or great greatgrandmother (someone who went through the depression - hurry - they have killed most of us off in the last two years) Before the last years, 80% born in my year were alive - now 20%. Please do good research on the web. I have my favorite ytrs too - but do more!!!!
I am OK with Thrive Life food veggies but I sure DO NOT like their attitude...or their lies about shipping. The website say the ship UPS which means UPS Ground but this last order came via Sure Post which is NOT UPS Ground. When I questioned them on this they tried to put the blame on UPS which is not true because a company has to sign a contract with UPS to be able to ship Sure Post. There is a lot of their food I will not order either for the very reason that it does not taste good....some does but not all. I am dehydrating and dry canning in addition to the purchasing Thrive Life veggies.
I use Thrive Life in my everyday cooking. I keep on hand the single ingredients. I love their products. And I cannot stress this enough. Any freeze dried product needs to be stored correctly to get the longest shelf life out of it. Once you open a can, the portion you do not use, needs to be stored in an air tight container. You opened them and then put the lid back on and expected them to stay dried. Not going to happen, because it is not an airtight container any longer. I don't think it would stay dry in any situation. I store them in mason jars and use my vacuum sealer to keep the air out. It's pretty simple and I would have thought common sense. Just like dehydrated food needs to be stored in an air tight container or the moisture in the air will make them yucky. So you cannot blame Thrive Life for the fact that you didn't store them correctly. I will say that I only use a few of their products such as mushrooms, bell peppers, corn, and strawberries. I do have the tomato powder and tomato dices on my shelf also, but I rarely use them and only in soups, stews and spaghetti sauce. I keep them handy for the times I don't want to run to town for that one item I am out of. I have found that all of their products taste like the food they are. The mushrooms taste like mushrooms and so on. I do not buy their products that I can myself. I don't see a need since the items I can are vegies that come out of my garden and once canned and stored properly, just like freeze dried food(stored properly), have a long shelf life. As far as the taste, I think that is an individual thing. So far everything I have used of theirs taste good and smells good. Their products are probably the most expensive on the market and so that is something to consider also.
I agree with you! I do exactly the same things you do with preserving the opened items to keep them fresh and my family of 6 enjoy the Thrive Life fis we use! I also enjoy the convenience on my bad days when I am unable to cook due to my health issues and therefore use the Thrive Life to make healthy meals quickly! I also only purchase items that I don't have canned or dehydrated! I do feel it's a personal preference and respect others opinions, but I have no issues with Thrive Life! I love Wanda and respect her opinion, but I'm not sure it was a fair assessment.
@@theresawheeler4566 Same here. I enjoy watching her videos and her pantry is seriously my dream. I eventually want to have a freeze dryer as I want to freeze dry my own foods. Freeze dried foods are just another way of preserving food and just like dehydration and canning, have to be stored correctly. Fortunately Mason jars work for all types of preservation.
@@cashfamilyfarm9637 Yes!!! I agree and boy do I use my Mason Jars ... They are definately useful!!!
I too only buy what I can't do myself or things that are on sale. The mushrooms are awesome and one of the things my son can eat even though he has gut issues with other things( mainly the Simple Plates) We sometimes waste mushrooms so Thrive's are really handy. The tomato powder is great when I need a tad of paste. and if you haven't tried the INSTANT MILK it is wonderful..also something I can't do myself. one pantry can makes a gallon. I have opened one can but the rest of my half dozen are long term emergency stock, as they last 25 years.
@@cashfamilyfarm9637 I don't want the hassle of a freeze dryer, go to one of those facebook groups.. I'll just stick with Thrive and walmarts freeze dried.
I believe they last for 25 years UNTIL opened....then they must be used
Marilyn, that is my understanding as well.
Yes it is supposed to last up to 25 years unopened. But once opened only 1 year. Mine was less than a year old and here in our climate, it isn't feasible. Moisture is an issue. Just my opinion.
@@CrazyDazes Once I open anything I put it in a mason jar and Vacuume seal it. The plastic lids aren't made to keep out moisture. I prefer my home canned but I don't have the room to grow everything right now.
@@CrazyDazes I think some stuff even states less than a year once opened. I take everything out of the can when I open it and vacuum seal them in amber colored mason jars.
Your supposed to keep and add moisture absorbers when opened. Also you shouldn't touch the food with your fingers, use a Utensil.
I think it’s important to diversify your food storage...freeze dried, canned, frozen, boxed, fresh.....
Being single , I enjoy thrive life. An example would be...fresh celery stalks go to waste but the thrive life last .
I have had digestive issues...I’ve had no problems with thrive life. My raw cows milk fixed my stomach issues.
Right now , I’m just a customer with thrive life.
To be fair, I believe freeze dried food has its place. Once a can is open, the quality will go down the longer its sits. Try vacuum sealing the containers you open. I believe home canning is best of course! But to have a well rounded pantry that will last long term for emergencies, freeze dried and dehydrated work well. I believe you should also have some canned grocery store items and bulk foods stored. To my knowledge no chemicals are used in the freeze drying process, not sure what upset Amanda's stomach?? I feel Thrive is overpriced, there are others companies that sell products at a better price. I do agree home canned is #1, but to prepare for what is coming......don't put all your eggs in one basket!
Kimmies991 what other companies sell at a better price or at least similar price, to compare Thrive to others? Thanks for your help!
@@maryrenaud6732 church of later day saints for flour sugar beans oats and pasta...rainy day foods for everything else. both have cheap shipping
laura sequeira thank you for the quick reply!
For some clarification it's up to 25 yrs UNOPENED and they clearly state that or used to when I bought it years ago. I believe 6 months to a year opened.
Once you OPEN a can it takes away the 25 year thing - dramatically - as with ANY long term storage food - or even any canned food whatsoever including your personally canned foods - because you open it to the atmosphere - just like any canned food anywhere -that one point doesn’t make any sense when you talk about them being open for year - I’m sure somewhere in their literature they explain that / also you ALWAYS should rotate ANY stores food - that doesn’t mean it has a shorter shelf life it just means you want to use the oldest stuff first because the newer stuff will last longer
Sugar, you can't open these and have them still freeze dried months later. Freeze Drying removes moisture. But once you open the cans, the food starts to absorb moisture. Maybe adding a Silica packet after you open and maybe a Oxygen Absorber. You need to use them in a quick amount of time once you open the packaging. Rotate means make sure you are using the FIFO method.
First In First Out
I live in AK... I love Thrive life... I prefer home canning to Thrive any day but because we cant plant and harvest tomatoes and everything I love up here, I do what I can. And yes we have a very moist environment and you either need to close them back up with a moisture packet or place them in mason jars and suck the air out of them... I have had digestive issues since I was 15... Diverticulitis and was diagnosed at that age with it. There are 3 things I cant eat from Thrive but for the most part I can eat most of it. I keep it on the shelf for a rainy day so to speak or until I forget to pull some meat down for dinner and my kiddo and I are starving and going what do we do then I whip up something... beef enchaladas, tacos, sheppards pie, or cook some freezer meat and just add some thrive potatoes, and or a side of vegies of some sort... or just crumble some of the vegies into my stews... I use it but not all the time... It is really there mostly for emergencies. The pre made meals whether the express meals or the simple plates, they add the spices and the SALT... I cant eat any of them... I just stick to the single ingredient foods. I do hope for those prepping and all that if they buy Thrive Life that they will use it on more than an occasional basis... they need to know how to cook with it before it becomes necessary to cook with it... I do wish I could grow a garden like yours that supplies all my food for the year... You all are blessed that way... I can grow some but 55 chile peppers and 150 tomatoes just dont make shelves full of food...
They are only guaranteed for 25 years unopened once you open them I believe the shelf life changes to one year. Just what I've heard on other channels as I don't have any Thrive because it's too expensive for me.
If you live in the south we have humidity and that long term storage term really applies to unopened items stored in a cool dark place. Once opened Thrive clearly tells you that the food may go soft. I use them anyway without concern. I don't know any freeze dried food that lasts years on years once it's opened. I also can and I keep freeze dried for its own time and place.
I also live in the Deep South humidity. There is a simple remedy for humidity affecting your freeze dried food. A large bag of silica gel desiccant (the packets are re-useable after heating, too!) are VERY INEXPENSIVE. Amazon delivers. Drop a packet or two into your cans for short term storage, or vacuum seal in canning jars with a desiccant packet for very long term storage! Easy,mreliable, and perfect for these wonderful foods!
I do that in TN too - we are high humidity and low the next day - so prep for all things 🙂
I love Thrive and I also can.
I vacuum seal my opened pantry cans and have never had an issue.
Mrs here...having been involved with multi level marketing, I refuse to pay the high prices (for their commissions) when I can preserve my own foods...via garden or buying Amish or even buying organic from stores. I also refuse to pay high ML prices for my oils when I've been using them for years and know which bones work for this household. Just my own experiences.
Thrive life prices are similar to other freeze dried food places - some items are the same, some less, some more. You should o a market analysis before assuming high commissions are passed onto you. Not to mention the quality is far surpassing every company I have compared it to.
Hi, up to 25 years unopened and about a year once opened. Going off memory, and once opened they should be vacuum sealed to prevent moisture from being absorbed. But, I understand that taste, texture, and preferences vary for individuals. Best Regards, Danielle
I have used freeze dried products, thrive among them. I live in Missouri, we do have high humidity so I have taken them out of the packaging put them in a jar and vacuum seal them, however I found that I can order freeze dried products from various vendors on Amazon, cheaper. They come in mylar bags, I take them out of the mylar bags and put them in jars, it's much more economical and all of the ones that I have used have tasted good, except for the tomatoes and so I buy dehydrated tomatoes to use in soups and stew. I'm handicapped and I'm unable to garden, it's very hard for me to can infact it's very hard for me to do a lot of things, but I can still prepare. My biggest complaint about any of the canned freeze-dried foods is the cost and some of them I don't care for the taste. We have some on hand because we don't know what's going to happen in the future mostly proteins and soy products that are flavored. These are TVP (TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN) beef, bacon,taco, bbq, sausage, chicken and more, but these are soy products and many people cannot eat them, I know they may be modified but have chosen to use them. I order them from my healthfood grocer they come in 25 lb bags and then I put them in jars I vacuum seal them and put them away and they last as long as I have them till I have to order again been doing this since 1990s. I did try the Thrive life beginning a few years ago when everybody was pushing them on different channels my opinion is very much like yours. I wish I could do what you do raise and can my own. My husband is a diabetic and I am very careful what I buy and where it comes from and I like to have everything on hand for him. I do have flour, salt, sugar, wheat berries, Etc all put away and I bought them by ordering large amounts and then putting them either in bags, then in buckets, or canning jars, using my FoodSaver. Each of us has to do what's best for our families and there are a lot of options that are available to us. I do have on hand some of the freeze dried number 10 cans that I bought in the past and I will use them. They have come from several different companies Honeyville is very good, Augason Farms is as well. I love watching you Wanda and Danny, I enjoy the Bible studies and all the gardening, you all be blessed
I totally agree with you, Wanda. I didn't like the taste, the texture or the price, and I especially didn't like being pushed to become a part of the marketing. I can't grow everything I need, so I buy in season and can what I can't grow. I also dehydrate and vacu-seal in jars. This works for me. Thrive does not.
I like the mushrooms, bell peppers, and onions in particular. I have a fair amount of thrive. I like the 25 year shelf life. I don't order the meal kits. Of course, if you are a canner and gardener I can understand why you prefer jars.
Hey there, I just stumbled on your channel and wanted to see what you had to say. I've been using TL for about 3 yrs now myself and we love it!
They now have new prepackaged meals that last 20 years!
And we love the shelving units.They keep the dates in rotation.
Not all "airtight" containers are created equal. You do the canning, have you tried making FD meals in a jar? You can vacuum seal those I'm told.
We have never had digestive issues with the food. Sorry that happened to you. In fact, cheese used to bother me, and theirs doesn't.
They're SQF & USDA certified. These are hard to get these days..
If you had a problem, did you reach out to CS? They're very good at resolving problems, and they need to know if there is an issue with a product so they can rectify it. I've called anytime I've had an issue or concern, and they promptly resolved it. Anything I had was fairly minor, IE a dented can (they replaced and I got to keep the other) a spice I felt wasn't filled properly and they sent another.
Seeing this video is 4 years old, a LOT has changed, and they're now the top FD food company in the US.
Anyway, I absolutely love your canning and definitely a great option, but as you said, not everyone can do that. I wish I had space or good garden skills like my grandmother did. It also is a great supplement to your prepper pantry. But you can also get very sick if not done properly there, too. I'm a little intimidated by that process myself but eager to learn.
Obviously, you know what you're doing, and your food sounds amazing!
Anyway, much has probably changed since you tried their food. I'm snacking on their strawberries now. Love them! Never moldy, so sweet and good, and no crap in it, just strawberries.
Not trying to be combative or offensive, just my experience has been quite different.
😊 Have a good day. Wish you the best on your channel.
@@jeannie8669 I agree! 💙
I've tried both Augason Farms and Thrive and still agree that nothing beats canning in mason jars
and in my All American pressure canner. It is shelf stable, is delicious every time and lasts for years.
Your review is faulted because you are not explaining fully that unopened lasts 25 years. Once you open your canned food it is not going to last either!
I personally like Thrive food, i have a lot of it, but its too expensive now to buy. when I have used it all up, I wont be getting more. I live in a highrise apartment so I cant grow anything and so having thrive food has been a lifesaver for me. I love the mushrooms, no more blackening rotting mushrooms in my fridge because i forgot to use them up. ONe thing I dont understand is the videos of people sellling thrive who advertise that you will save so much money on food a month. um, NO you dont. its very expensive now, way too expensive for anyone feeding a family. I live alone and so its not as bad but if I was feeding a husband and c hildren, no way could I do it on thrive food.
I've stopped using it cause of taste, texture and smell. I thought it was just me but then I've been hearing from others concerning the same issues. It feels good that I'm not alone nor crazy for saying "NO", too.
I don't like their dehydrated foods. Here in the south humidity is a problem, I would rather use canned foods mostly veggies. I realize if shtf I will be in trouble but will just have to do the best I can.
Here in the south (Florida) it is not a problem if you store it correctly.
You cant just open it and leave it in the original packaging as its not air tight.
Products from specific companies (sponsoring channel or not) need to be stored properly. Thrive single ingredient items (pantry size) work in my climate when jarred up & vacuum sealed. Daily used item are just stay in can.
Will you let us know how much hate mail you get from "bigger channels" that pedal this overpriced freeze dried option?
IndiAcres 1776 negative does not work for everyone
@@glomontero6011 my comment was in fun, as it is well known that when anyone gives thrive a less than stellar review the bigger channels that make loads of cash off it tend to try and throw their weight around to remove any opinion that may hurt their sales. It's a MLM (multilevel marketing) "business" and it is a special kind of brutal when it comes to protecting the "brand" and most importantly the borderline pyramid scheme it's sold under.
Once opened, the 25 year life does not apply. Of course, once opened you need to use it within few months in humid climate. It's freeze dried & will absorb moisture from the air.
Ok, first off. You open the can. then, use a plastic cover. That is ment to be temporary short term once opened. If you want to store them another year. Put them in a mason jar. Rotation of you food is always recommended. First in, first out. If you are a prepper. What are you doing? Digestive issues require special foods. You could have just had a video saying that you don't like the food. That would have been better. Canning will always be better. Overall you had some good info. But, if you are going to complain about open cans in high humidity after a year. Come on
So it did what it said 🤷♂️ it states when opened it will last a year 🤦♂️
Our canned foods have the same storage issue. They keep very well UNTIL you open them. Once you open your canned green beans, you can't put the leftovers back on your shelf for months/years. Freeze dried food is similar. Once you break the air tight seal of the can, you MUST put the leftovers in something air tight or use it within several months or less.
I prefer jars too!!!! although I am dehydrating more and vac sealing either in jars or packets. Once you open that container it absorbs the humidity in southern climates so unless you repackage it into jars that are vac sealed, better plan to eat it quickly! And then there is the cost factor.
Long term, 25 yr storage is UNopened. No one would be able to guarantee that kind of shelf life once opened! Once opened, it is stated to use in weeks to months and it will depend on humidity levels in your home.
I like using the celery and onions. I'm going to try dehydrated celery instead, since we only use celery occasionally. My dehydrated onions work just as well as the freeze-dried. I live in a dry environment and did not have issues with them gaining moisture in their jars. I probably won't buy them again, but mostly because of the cost. I live in Utah, so maybe if I get down to Spanish Fork, I might place an order and pick it up to save shipping. There are a lot of freeze died products available in Utah, so I can easily get another brand if I want.
Any freeze dried item is only good on the shelf unopened. Just like your canned stuff. Once open you don’t expect that to sit shelf Stable for years. I can my own and fill in with freeze dried for items I can’t use up quickly. I always check ingredient list on items and find Thrive in particular to only be the item shown without any preservatives. So not sure why they would caused digestive issues I’ve used most of their items with zero issues.
The corn is not supposed to crumble and I live in a humid environment. Everything freeze dried I have power chest from thrive life and other companies is absolutely fine.
Thank you for your honest opinion. After opening, I seal in vacuum bags. Heat, light, air and temperature all can cause problems.
You can't open it and store it. It only lasts 25+ years if sealed. Once you open it, shelf life is 6 months.
or less
I'm a canner too. Canning does destroy a lot of nutrients. Freeze dried keeps more of the nutrients so it is healthier. It lasts 25 years UNOPENED.
Yet, the act of aging, itself, destroys nutrients. Wonder how much actual nutrition remains after 25 years? Some minerals and filler? Plus, the older I get the less that claim means to me. At 75, what are the chances that I'll be around to see if there's actually any favor and nutrition left after 25 years. lol
If you open your canned greens how long do they last.???
I'm using my singles now after storing for 10 years and they are great!
A friend of mine highly recommends Augason Farms. You can buy online through Wal-Mart. The powdered milk is very good.
Yuck. I've tried augason farms, thrive's quality and taste is much better!!
This seems to be a negative review of freeze-dried food in general, not one specifically about Thrive. Sure, home-canned food will last long and taste better, but my gut says that the majority of people who buy freeze-dried products for food storage aren’t the self-canners of the world.
Just use your judgment when buying. Reading labels is key. Once opened you will have to eat it soon. I believe unopened cans lasts 25 years.🤷♀️
I agree. I like my own home canned veggies and my own dehydrated veggies. It's cheaper, taste better and I know where it comes from. And yes, us folks with digestive issues really have to be careful. Amanda and Danny....I feel your pain!
You are missing the point on "long term" it means if you Do Not open it it will be good for 25 years, so if you have a catastrophe in that time you will have food? If you open a can then your ordinary time clock starts ticking. If you open a can of your home canned green beans you certainly don't expect them to last another year in your refrigerator....do you. No you don't. I am not a Thrive Life representative but I do know I cover my bases with my home canned goods as well as long long term items. Please don't try to lie to the public about how superior your home canned goods are as opposed to freeze dried or dehydrated one. You must compare fairly and you did not.
I showed an opened can that should have been good for up to a year. I knew it wouldn't last any longer than that, but here in our climate it won't last a year. THAT was my point. Everyone can eat this stuff all day long for all I care. I stated my opinion and YES I PREFER MY FOOD THAT I CANNED. MY OPINION> How much to you grow? How much do you prep? WOULD you eat this every day? How much do you buy from a grocery store? I don't LIKE produce from the grocery store either.
Quote: "Please don't try to lie to the public about how superior your home canned goods are as opposed to freeze dried or dehydrated one. You must compare fairly and you did not."
Clearly you don't know what you are talking about. How dare you call her a liar for telling about her own experience. Do you lie if you tell someone you prefer roast chicken instead of fried chicken? Wouldn't that roast chicken be superior in YOUR opinion?
What are the values on YOUR scale of fairness? How do you portray both the pros and cons of what you choose to evaluate? If I disagree, according to YOUR logic, I can call you a liar, too?
I know this in as old post, and probably should be ignored.................
Yet, when you tried to compare the shelf life of an opened can of beans to an open can of freeze dried food any credibility you may have had disappeared. Common sense dictates that at a minimum dried apples should be compared to dried apples and not to applesauce. (sigh)
but you opened them and did not repackage the remainder. ie put up into jars and vacuum suck them to keep the freeze dry viability.
I agree with you! I have been put off by some channels that hawk this product for personal gain. One favorite channel has become a perpetual infomercial for TL and Tupperware, completely distorting her original outreach to viewers. These 'homesteaders' cite TL as a daily dietary replacement for fresh food. They claim the nutrition is superior! I would prefer my food fresh, fibrous and not reconstituted. I like knowing that if I want to dehydrate some foods, it is temporary from some excess abundance, but fresh is best and homegrown and home canned is worth the space taken, the effort, and the time and the quality. Very pricey if you ask me!
ML S oh how I agree
ML S , I agree completely. You may be referring to the channel that I just unsubscribed from because I am not interested in sales pitches. I got some good canning recipes from that Handel, but that topic ended and all I saw were commercials.
You aren’t supposed to open the cans unless you plan on eating it within a year. Thrive life is for LONG TERM food storage.
Theres supposed to be at least one of those dry silica packets in each container of food. Did you keep the packets in the containers? Have you replaced them with newfredh silica packets?
Lots of people need the easy way out. So they buy Thrive or other such products. Growing your own vegetables is always the best, freezing, canning, even dehydrating some fruit. We learned to do that as kids, but people today, many who are seniors now never learned to do for themselves, so are very dependent on stores.
The people under 50 many times have never eaten a fresh piece of fruit or vegetable and some do not even know what it looks like - SERIOUSLY over 50% of all meals in the U.S. are eaten out!!! PROCESSING IS THE ISSUE - no matter what company or what yt'r tells you. If it is processed: freeze dried is the best to maintain the integrity - but once you prepare it you still have lost the fresh food nutrients like A and C Go to Rain Country and she has a lot of videos on this and she is in the most rain in the country place in Washington State. She will also respond on what she thinks of $ and how to prep your own food.
I will say only F.D. bananas, but other than that my good dehydrator is just as good for anything as my f.d. was for about 6 months it broke down and the company has no assistance that is any good and they are just plain nasty to you.
@@marthaadams8326 Interesting information. I have done a little dehydrating of food, but other than that, it was jam, jellies, home made fruit juice, a lot of frozen produce from the garden, meat we raised and shared with family for their freezers, pickled all kinds of things, etc. This was back in the 1970's when having a garden and doing all these things were done. I guess it was because our parents lived through, and served in the war and knew various kinds of deprivation.
@@seaside2001 Experience in life guides us. YES! I remember WWII when daddy talked about coupons for sugar.
i think it depends on where you live . do you need a emergency food supply while in an apartment? are you going camping or hiking, freeze dried is for you, do you own a home with a little land? do you know how to can? the freeze dried may not be for you.
They last for long term storage until you open them. You'd have to use them up much faster than letting them sit there for a year after opening them or once open put them in a Mason jar after opening the container and vacuum seal them and/or put an oxygen absorber. I've never bought Thrive Life, but I was going to buy the meat they have. I'd love to know if you tried that. I agree that home canned is always better.
I’ve been happy with the meats and all Thrive products I’ve tried.
We love their grilled chicken!
@tinlizzy39 Good to know! I did finally order from them, and I did get the chicken.
The boxed meals were never marketed for 25 years. They are like a "blue apron" type quick meal that are dehydrated/quick frozen.
The shelf life for their unopened products are 25 years BUT once opened they can last up to 1 year.
You are comparing an unopened jar to one opened. Open one of your canned jars and I best it goes bad in days not years. Yes, if it is in a humid climate it will go bad once opened faster so you can refrigerate it until it's empty. It is still real food like any food. It will go bad IF you don't take care of the opened products.
You can also place the food in a zippered food bag with the moisture packet and place it back in the can for triple freshness.
There are a few meats that tells you it's only good for 3 months after opening because it still has some fat in it that can't be completely removed. Put them in the refrigerator like any meat.
What I'm getting to is, there are different expiration dates for different products as well as opened and unopened products. They are real food that will eventually go bad after opening but they do retain a longer shelf life than fresh and frozen foods.
I stated the boxed meals were 6 months and then rotate. The one item says 25 years but recommends that you rotate out and not sit it on a shelf and leave it for 25 years. Nothing I read on any package said to seal in jars, or store in a refrigerator after opening unless they have changed the packaging within the past 11 months.
There's nothing in it other than the food. I don't know what would have cause the digestive issue. As far as rotating, yes, as you stock up, as with anything, move the older forward and the new to the back. That 25 year shelf life is for unopened product. vac seal any unused once opened if you're not going to use it up promptly. You do have an advantage with freeze dried as you don't lose nutrients, but yes, many people don't care for the flavor compared to canned, which uses salt and sugar in the process to help the preserving aspect - it also improves the flavor. Now, canning, with the newest lids is good for 18 months. Many, many people use them well after that time, and it is safe if the seal is still good, but your nutritional value will continue to drop over that time. I'm not apposing this person's opinion, nor am I affiliated with any freeze dried food companies, just stating some additional information.
I haven't purchased Thrive because it's way too expensive (which is how they pay the MLM) for me. Even more so that I live in the Caribbean and the shipping is ridiculously higher!
I wonder if the corn that they freeze dried wasn't organic.
At my house, we can't eat any GMO corn anymore.
It make us have stomach issues.
AMEN AMEN AMEN to that one - GMO corn is terrible and that is the vast majority of what is sold - fresh, canned or dried
You can preserve your food even if you don't grow it. Catch things on sale. I bought 30 pounds of potatoes and canned those. You can get dehydrators and dehydrate things. It's easy if you pay attention to your sales.
Thank you for your honesty. I was looking for a review with the good the bad and the ugly. Other reviewers just told how great it was. They were also consultants. I live two hours directly west of your town, so we too have sooooo much humidity to deal with. I’m glad I found your review before I bought.
I question the 25 year life span, because, maybe it's still edible, but is there any nutrition left after all that time?
They last if you keep them sealed. Once opened they need to be used up....
The long term storage is UNOPENED hun. Once it's opened it only lasts 6 months to a year and you MUST keep the Desiccant pack (which collects the moisture) in it or it will collect moisture in the air. - you are in the south - the air is full of moisture so it should have been stored in a fridge with the desiccant. maybe you didn't know that moisture will rehydrate them. For the record - your canned tomatoes have been heated and that kills all the vitamins and a good portion of the polyphenols. The Thrive Life is freeze dried and it preserves every single bit of the nutrients. It's super important to learn all you can about something before you bash it. And one again - you only have to rotate the items you open. As for digestive issues - it simply can not cause them unless the person has an allergy - you are used to jared stuff with most of the nutrients cooked out - maybe that's why. The only thing in it is the food item. nothing else.
I agree with you Wanda regarding the freeze dried foods. I can a lot and furnish my sons with things I've canned such as green beans etc and my son on the coast is telling me they just had some of the green beans I sent to him and they were so good. Those beans were canned in 2007 I believe. I also have a son in Hattiesburg, Ms. that I have sent mega cans of my vegetables to plus canned meat etc. 2 years ago at Christmas, I sent him many large boxes of freeze dried foods which he has never commented on but has commented on my canned foods. Also the freeze dried is too expensive to me & I like knowing what is in the food which I do know with my canning. Ok, I've said my spiel. Enjoy watching your and Danny's channels. Thanks for listening to me Wanda.
Yes, need to still be kept in air tight container. Also after opened only last up to a year.
If I opened mine in a moist climate I would repack in smaller quantities by putting in mason jars and vacuum seal them with or without oxy absorbers. There are no additives in Thrive life food it just freeze dried food.
It kind of sounded like you were trying to push the freeze dried products or company that you are in connection with??
Update: I just opened one of the cans I purchased. I'm making soup and didn't have any fresh celery. Pro: great to have on hand for times when you don't have fresh. Con: celery didn't have a good fresh taste and there was quite a bit of celery powder in the bottom on the can. I don't have a way to freeze dry, but in the future I will try to dehydrate some celery to keep on hand. That way I can also make sure it is organic. Oh, I put the remainder of the can contents in a mason jar with a moisture absorber.
You can always put it back into the dehydrator for a bit, let it cool and then put it back into the jar. Generally I don't have a problem with simply keeping thoroughly dried foods in glass jars without adding anything else or vacuum sealing. I do vac seal long term dehydrated items. For my working pantry, simply keeping DIY celery, onions and such in glass jars. BTW, I'm from NC with hot & humid summers, as well.
Before it is opened it lasts up to 25 years old.
The advantage to canned is the water is already in there when you want to eat. You have to restore it to keep it fresh once it is opened. Canned food is really cooked at high pressure, whereas freeze dried is not and so more vitamins and minerals.
From one Wanda to another, I agree with you. I can dry my own foods. I love my home canned goods. I stopped watching some big u tube channels because they just want to sell. How can home preppers really be prepping if they are buying prepped from someone else. Whats the use of them saying they are "homesteaders". In my book homesteading is what our grandparents did. They didn't go buy it off a shelf. They worked hard doing for themselves.
I won't watch channels that sell that crap.
I get it, freeze dried isn't for everyone. I appreciate your honest opinion. I actually love Thrive. The mushrooms, celery, onions, and tomato powder are a staple. I do want to offer the following having used Thrive for 12 years now:
In humid climates, like where I live, you are best to put them in a canning jar after opening them. I vacuum seal mine in the jars with my vacuum sealer jar lid attachment. I opened a jar repackaged and sealed 5 years ago and they were still crisp. If you don't seal them well (even just a canning jar without vacuum sealing) they can indeed become spongy and not very flavorful.
They recommend food rotation so that the oldest are always to the front just like you do your own canned food. I recently opened green beans that were 12 years old and they were perfect.
These aren't like MREs with high sodium and such. There are no additives and they only use premium quality fruits and vegetables. If they can't get decent produce they simply don't sell it.
There is a learning curve to using freeze dried food but I've taken them to potlucks and people were shocked when they found out they were freeze dried.
I want to add that I also love gardening and canning my own food. I have both on my shelves. It's like a rainy day deposit. Market availability and prices are so unpredictable. I like having a few of my favorite things on hand I can't grow locally.
I don't mean for this to sound like I'm gushing. I just want to offer some insight from having bought and used it for awhile now. Best wishes on your garden and canning! 🙂
AGREE totally - and taste is what you have learned to love because you pick it outside and fix it and eat it. Freeze dried unless you do your own food - will never taste the same.
Should have transferred them to jars.if i open crackers.. what i dont eat goes in an air tight jar
Of course, it would not store after opened. You have to rejar and store the sealed jars. Thrive from what I have read is cleaner than most of the other freeze dried products. I NEVER buy any PREPARED MEALs from anybody because of digestive issues. But, my understanding is that they do not put anything in there except the product - so in corn - only corn. And, they scan their product before freeze drying to make sure that it is not contaminated. There used to be an organic freeze dried product - do not know if it is still around.
And, yes, taste wise - you pick what you grow and like the taste - so any food other than yours is not going to meet your taste buds. If you bought a can of beans at the store, you wouldn't like it either.
If anyone, especially 1 or 2 person families, is using ANY dried product, they need to repackage it immediately after opening and store in a cold room (mine is in the 60s year around) and in the DARK.
I had a freeze dryer at home (piece of junk), but I did do a lot of meats and mushrooms and garden overflow and I am still using it 6 years later. ANY product that you open needs to be restored correctly!!! But, in S MS, that is a BIG issue. Also Rain Country has a very humid environment and has tips on drying and things like that.
I am in TN and can't hang my herbs to dry because might be 40% humidity one day and the next 98% - rots before it dries:-(.
If I was in an environment that had no farms around (I have my own farm), I would try a couple of different products before investing the big amount of money that is involved in these products.
NEVER FORGET - YOUR OWN GARDEN is the best place to shop for your food 🙂 Even in an apartment, you can set up growing shelves and grow a lot of food with grow lights and some good rich dirt from a local chicken or cow farm. And, many herbs you can grow in WATER - so no excuses there.
I am 80 and disabled and can't 'farm garden' per se. But, I grow some and all of my own herbs for medical uses and because they make everything healthier and tastier when cooking. I do grow a few things myself, like celery, cabbage (tomatoes failed due to weather this year), winter and summer squashes and then I dehydrated any not eaten when picked. The dehydrated ones that I grow last for a LONG time and taste great - they are from my own little garden.
I might mention that if you are like me physically/age speaking -- try some of the camping dehydrating videos - but keep in mind - they are for 6 months to use. I have done buffalo(same as beef), chicken, and mushrooms from them and it worked great.
If any one here wants some meat or guaranteed organic clean grown - do a search. I just ordered directly from the farm tons (well for one person (about 10 lbs) of Buffalo, chicken breasts.
TIP, just because it says organic, buy one and test it first - some home deliveries are straight from ________. They are neither organic and maybe not even the meat they say they are. Do a search online and ask a LOT of questions before buying. If anyone would like the place I got my meats from, just respond to this and I will share - but better if you do your own researching and find out what you are feeling good about.
Once you break the seal on any freeze dried product, you begin to lose shelf life. Same with canned goods.
It lasts 25 years if not opened!!!
I don't purchase Thrive Life, however, those pantry cans are not designed to stay good for more than a month once opened. Freeze dried foods of any type will last but they must be closed airtight -- I'll explain. They need to be transferred to a glass canning jar and vacuum sealed with a Food Saver with a Canning lid attachment and you re-seal the jar by vacuuming out the air. That is the ONLY way the food will last on the shelf. I like to combine the best of both worlds and if I had the money I would buy some freeze dried foods for items that I cannot grow locally, then grow and home can what I can produce of my own home grown foods. Anyways, just a heads up. Just change how those pantry cans are used once open into vacuum sealed jars and they will last until all used up! Have a great day!
If you told us about the worst part of the LT storage I missed it. Here in the Wash. DC. area we have the largest flea market east of the Miss. River about every 2-3 months. Our large flea market does not compare to the size of the flea market in southern California. But to us here it is still ultra large. At each event there are, among the multitude of vendors,. usually 3 or 4 sellers of the multitude of LT food varieties. The absolute worst thing about all of them is the salt content of their products. Each usually has taste samples and I always detect the large presence of salt. Most medical authorities tell us to use salt in limited quantities. All the LT foods I have tasted far far exceed the recommended levels of salt. For this reason alone I won't buy their food products. I do practice LT food storage storage but most of my items are self packed and of low salt added recipes.
Most Thrive foods are single ingredient foods with no added salt. A few have salt but actually very little. I buy Thrive foods on a regular basis. The only ones I have a humidity problem with are the fruits. I can't say I like everything but there are a lot of items that are must have for me.
I would can if I could but I am not able to.
We invested in a Harvest Right Home Freeze Dryer and when we freeze dry foods we put in Mylar bags with oxygen absorbers for long time storage. I tried some apple chips from 2015 and they were perfectly crisp and delicious. I do like some Thrive Life Foods, but not all:) I will have some videos coming soon on Freeze drying on my channel. Judy❤️
Freeze drying your own food would be great. You know what is in it.
I'm in agreement with you Wanda It’s NOT for me either and I don't pressure can YET cause I'm hoping the fear of pressure canning goes away ASAP 😯
We need to set up a time to do a one on one canning class. We could be LIVE on a private link. Let me know if you are interested. I think we can walk through the process and have you canning in no time. Let me know when you have something you want to can.
@@DeepSouthHomestead I would love that! What kind of canner do I buy?
@@timehasbegun5828 I would buy the 16qrt Presto canner. It's not expensive and gets the job done.
I think when they say 25 year shelf life, that is for unopened product. However, i agree with you on the overall experience, over priced and doesn't taste good.
Ya know, you need to educate yourself on storage after opening a can, period. Thrive Life has very good products. Once a can is opened, you don't let it sit another year without storing in properly (as others have said.) If you don't use all of a home-canned products, do you continue to expect it last another year? Think about it.
My cans that I picked are single ingredient like tomato is tomato corn is corn peas is peas
Thanks.... I was on the fence about buying this... I wanted long term storage but I wanted to buy and leave on shelf not rotate out... my canning has liquid in it and I do not have to rotate it out....Thanks, Good looking out appreciate it...
I don't think I would like it never tried it I like my can stuff because I know every thing about them how they are grown and how they was put up so that me .Thank you Wanda for sharing God Bless
Freeze dried food has it's place in emergency prepardness, thrive is just a way overpriced scam.
To be fair though about storage, your climate is so difficult it eats the lids off your jars with out wax (sometimes). Your environment is a challenge in and of itself 😊
Thanks for the info. I wounder if it would be the same if you freeze dried your own at home. I was thinking about maybe investing in a freeze drier. But not sure.
Thank you so much for this review. I was considering buying some of this. Like you I can green beans, tomatoes, usually freeze corn , my husband prefers it frozen., and a few other things. I freeze quite a bit also. Love your channel.
Thanks for a look at the other side of Thrive...I always felt it was a pyramid scheme and that type of marketing is usually a higher priced item. Since it is already more expensive than I am willing to pay, I will just go with store bought. Have a Blessed day.
The 25 years is unopened. I like them just to keep them on the shelf for that reason. If we was to have a natural disaster, or God forbid a terrorist attack, or some other reason, I know I could feed my family and keep them alive even if it tasted like nothing home cooked. I appreciate your honesty. I wanted to try the mushrooms but haven’t yet. Has any one tried those. I am afraid they will be chewy!
I value your opinion and agree.
I recently have started thinking canning foods
My Mother and Aunties always did it.
And for the first time I have started a garden and food canning is in the future.
I have been watching
*Red Poppy Seed* and his wife actually jar/canned meat.
This really interest me.
Do you canned meat also?
However, I will buy the Freeze Dry food from Thrive, just in case, you never know usage.
#STAYSAFE
Just vaccum seal leftovers. What does the " way they do it" mean? Digestive issues a result of the way they process? Would love to hear more.
Danny and Amanda both had cramps immediately. We now own our own freeze dryer and freeze dry our own produce that Danny can eat. We also found My Patriots Supple and became affiliates and I like their food. Tastes so much like real food should taste.
Thought: after opening a can, how about putting a small sachet of rice into the can to help keep the contents dry?
Thank you for this video, you are helping me make up my mind. I just thought maybe that idea would make it better.
Do more research before listening to this one.
Not a fan of the tomatoes either. the tomato powder is awesome though. I absolutely love the red bell peppers and mushrooms too, after opening put it in a Mason jar to stay fresh.
I buy Thrive regularly every month for long term. The fiber in freeze dried is ten fold... I have had some issues with some things too. as well as my son. the instant milk.. I LOVE it, just like milk. I bought #10 cans of oats for 6.44 each last month. I wish I could garden and dehydrate and can everything that isn't
eaten or frozen fresh.but .. this helps
Love this video!!!! Seems like every channel I was watching is now a commercial for thrive life! Thank you!
Per the company, certain products are good for 25 years, but only 1 year or less once opened. I got some for emergency use only. I have not tasted anything. I saw a video where some folks seemed to love it, but they didn't garden or can. If you grow your own veggies and can, of course you will prefer those. Per the ingredients on the can, it seems to not have any additives. Wonder what causes the digestive troubles??
Vera Braswell I’m wondering the same thing. People are saying there are but no one is saying why? I see nothing in the ingredients that would make Thrive Life any different there than anything else. Anybody got any answers???
I vacuum seal my freeze dried in glass jars after opening the cans. Even product that is on the shelf for current use goes into glass jars with seals although not sealed.
Not everyone cans so it might not be for you. The Center for home food preservation does not reccomend you use home canned products at Five years...
It is a government funded company. Ask your grandmother or great greatgrandmother (someone who went through the depression - hurry - they have killed most of us off in the last two years) Before the last years, 80% born in my year were alive - now 20%. Please do good research on the web. I have my favorite ytrs too - but do more!!!!
I am OK with Thrive Life food veggies but I sure DO NOT like their attitude...or their lies about shipping. The website say the ship UPS which means UPS Ground but this last order came via Sure Post which is NOT UPS Ground. When I questioned them on this they tried to put the blame on UPS which is not true because a company has to sign a contract with UPS to be able to ship Sure Post. There is a lot of their food I will not order either for the very reason that it does not taste good....some does but not all. I am dehydrating and dry canning in addition to the purchasing Thrive Life veggies.
I wouldn't buy it either.....I like to preserve my own foods.
Thrive life is expensive, I like to grow what I put up for long term storage. That way I know what’s in them.
It has moisture because you opened the cans.