Meals In A Jar - Create Your Own!
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- Опубліковано 2 лют 2018
- I had several questions about my Meal In A Jar video regarding where I found my recipes, do I have books on this, how do I come up with them. This video is hopefully going to help you follow the same process to make your own!
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Love this! Thank you, Miss Vickie!
Loved it! So well done. Not rushed, not complicated and very informative. Great job!
Thank you!
I love that you showed putting it together and then showed making it. It looks delicious by the way.
Love this video. Sooo helpful for someone new to food preservation
Thank you for sharing your meal in a jar video with us. I love it 👍.. Thank you again
Thank's for sharing...can't wait to try it!
This is great. I like that you explain the thought process. Thanks
Vickie🌹 those were great ideas thank you 👍
Hi Vickie, Wow!! This was such an extensive video. Thank you so much sharing all your knowledge. The freeze dried food really perks up once reconstituted. And what quick and easy meals you can make. Good job!! Hope you are having a great weekend! Love, Mary ❤️😘❤️
Thank you!
I am so impressed with your channel. Great meals in just a very short time. Would like to see more of you with those wonderful meals.
Thank you for the video. I am especially glad you showed how to cook this
Thank You Vickie! I also care for several beloved dogs. I am very tired, often not remembering to eat or just not interested to eat because I'm exhausted. Meal in a jar is a really good thing. If I understood you correctly, I may purchase some from you, so I will be looking at your website. You are a great, caring Mom! Blessings!
Hi Vicki! Thank you! Really interesting! God bless!
I'm just getting started doing my research.Loved your video.So much to learn.Thanks.
Hello I just discovered your channel. I too buy Thrive and love the products. I also make meals in a jar often because I only cook for me.
Here's something that you may want to know...as soon as I open my can of Thrive I put the oxygen absorber in a Canning jar that I am going to add the contents from the can and it does seal and reseal every time I open and close the jar.
Please know that you can reuse them until they stop reselling. Just don't leave them unattended or open to the air. When you put it in the jar immediately put the lid on until you can add the contents.
Hope this helps!
She was so lucky to be so loved …… I have always imagined having such a loving family .
How engenious! Well for me anyway. Thanks miss Vickie. It's a keeper!
Lovely recipes and ideas. I didn’t know this. Thank you. Blessings to you.
Thank yo!
Your welcome
Love your video. You are very relaxed and very easy to listen to. I am planning to order Thrive after I chose my order.
Donnalee Kidd thank you!
I really love this. Daughter is a workaholic too. Thanks so much.
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those meals would be perfect for to have on hand during the carona virus! i might buy some of those. looks really good thank you for sharing!
I really appreciate that you actually made the jar meal and commented on what you would tweak. I make meals for one so I adjust the measurements and use those cute little jars. I enjoy your videos and always learn something from them.
Thank you!
I love this, Awesome Meals Vickie!!
Thank you!
Just starting “ meals in a jar “ I am so excited ! You are my inspiration xo
Thank you!!
Omg I should have waited to the end of the video , Thank you Vickie for the interesting video !!
Thank you so much Miss Vickie.
You are so welcome!
Vicki you are awesome!
Thank you!
Thanks for the great recipes. I just purchased a Harvest Right Freeze dryer and am making meals myself :D
Awesome! Let me know how it works. I have heard both good and bad, so I haven't wanted to get one.
It is what's drawn me to your channel . Solid prescription with creative suggestion , I'll always come back here . Thanks be
Thank you so much for watching!
Thank you so much. I'm grateful. Be blessed.
Vickie thanks for sharing this information and showing the end results 👌😊
I hope you bring use more of your meals in a jar recipes combination.👍
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Another great video, very informative. Love ya!
Thanks! Love ya right back!
Thanks! I truly enjoy your video and you! You are wonderful with your audience. I feel like I could be sitting in your kitchen.
Thank you!
You just answered my question! Thank you :) Loved your video. Thanks for sharing. New prepper need all the help I can get.
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Thank you.....I enjoyed the way you presented this......
Thanks, I really enjoyed this:)!! I can a lot, but am also interested in dehydrating.
LOVING YOUR VIDs
I just recd my first ThriveLife delivery today. I have never tried it so I hope I love it!
This looks great! Easy too! Thanks so much for teaching! I just got a food dehydrator and have tried twice but had to pack, which took a month, & moved in with son. He thinks I’m nuts! Would love to try the foods!
I shared with my son. he needed ideas for fast quick meal idea's. great and informative. I subscribed. thank you so much. Love and blessing's to ya.
Thank you Denise! I hope this will help him!
Very fun video! Thank you.
Very nice tutorial, thank you!
Hi Vickie, thanks for the great info. I enjoyed watching the video and learned a lot. Take Care
Thank you!
Thank you for a very interesting video in real time. I've never seen one prepared or cooked before for freezed dried foods and you've given so many tips, I wouldn't have known about the oxygen absorber or the effect light has on dried foods. Excellent video, especially when seen until the food is cooked, very well done. 🌹
Thank you!
This is the first video of yours that I have watched..... loved it! I have always done the traditional canning, never the dried canning recipes. I will definitely be doing these. Thank You!
Welcome, and thank you for watching!
Thank you for the informative video. When our kids grow up & the nest is empty, it's often wasteful to keep buying foods like we did when our kids were home. Even when you have one home in high school or college, a LOT of food can be wasted simply because they're busy, and those things you think you're going to eat sits in the refrigerator and sadly often goes bad. It is so much more economical to buy dried foods, make up some meals in jars or pouches, or simply mix them from the containers themselves.
A LOT of the pre-made meals are full of noodles, which some of us rarely eat, so it's a disappointment, and rather frustrating, to look for pre-made meals for camping, for emergencies, etc., and so many are filled with pasta. Those with food allergies to wheat have a terrible time as well.
I love that you can buy the components and put them together in a jar or a mylar bag, similar to military MREs, which aren't quite as bad about being full of noodles!
I think the money saved by not having the fat on meats, not tossing food that goes bad, etc. will likely make up for the price? It would be helpful to know how much in weight for instance, the meats come to when rehydrated.
You can also get a food dehydrator and make your own dried foods too, or if you're really into it, you can buy a freeze drier. They are expensive, BUT even one of those would certainly pay for itself in time. They are great to have around if you have fruit trees or a garden, an orchard, a neighbor that has fruit trees, a garden, chickens, ducks or quail, or even if you hit the sales at thr market, or simply buy fruits and vegetables in season, then buy some extras to dry or freeze dry to enjoy when they aren't in season, or when the birds aren't laying eggs.
Thanks for sparking some ideas! Great video!
I agree with you about the purchased meals. So many are full of pasta or rice, and you are paying a premium for fillers. I like knowing what is in mine, and choose freeze dried or dehydrated ingredients that don’t have any kind of additives. If it says chicken, I just want chicken! And although freeze dried foods do cost a bit to purchase, when you break it down by serving, it isn’t as bad as it sounds. I also have a dehydrator, and make my own dried foods when I can (I’m off grid, and the dehydrator, although not a huge energy user, does usually require power at night when we aren’t making any). So I don’t always get to use it like I would like to. I am very happy that this video gave you some ideas. Thank you for watching!
Vickie's Country Home, Vickie, check out Prepper Nurse 1 's channel, he's recently updated his Solar and it gives him tons of electricity 24/7 now. Plus he's got a ton of helpful info on basically everything. Be blessed! 😊💕
Thanks Vickie
First time watching and enjoying new idea for canning and I think I will be trying meals in a jar
Awesome!
Great idea!
Vickie, I love your video! I felt as if I was just sitting across the counter from you while you were speaking. I wish that you would do a follow-up video(s) on what these meals look like reconstituted and how to do it!
Thank you! I may have to do that, and possibly some more meals in a jar.
Thank you so much for showing me how to make a a meal in a jar.
Vicky. You are inspirational!! You talk with knowledge. I can not cook like I use too. I have serious health issues . I retired not to long ago.. I want to stay busy y enjoy my new chapter of my life. Thank you for your ideas and all you do . Yes and your patience. God Be with you y family Adios
Very good video. Thank you so much. I am just learning how to do this and I am excited. :)
Wonderful! Enjoy!
Those Mylar bags are awesome
I appreciate this, Vickie. I'll be making the cheeseburger macaroni for sure. Right now, I have a good bit of canned roast beef so I may just decide to do the other on the spur of a moment using my canned beef and beef broth but the dehydrated veggies. Good video. VERY useful in my little casa.
You are welcome!
Thank you Ms Vickie - so many ideas on Customizing everything and realizing we are only limited by our imagination and willingness to do the work to achieve what we have imagined.
That is what I hoped to show in this video. Too many times we become limited by what we know, but there are so many possibilities!
@@VickiesCountryHome do you dehydrate, freeze-dry any items or do you simply use other off the shelf items?
I do dehydrate foods, but I don’t have a freeze dryer. Being off grid, they would be a big power drain, so I purchase those.
Great content Vickie. Thanks!!
Thank you!
Thank You Vickie! I also have several beloved dogs to care for. I am very tired and so I hardly cook or even heat food for myself. I often skip meals and even forget to eat. Seems like I'd be skinny...but no. Meals in a jar makes sense. I may be purchasing from you. I want to watch how you use the airtight sealer next. You are a good Mother, Blessings!
Thank you. I am no longer selling Thrive Life, but still use it all of the time. Just not enough hours in a day to do that along with everything else! I can recommend Leisa Sutton as a distributor, or you can search from someone locally. Blessings!
That looks delicious!
Thank you! I was pleased with it.
thank you for making this video...great information
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This is a real good idea for people like me who are on the go.
They have saved the day many times when I have been in town working all day.
I love to use note cards for writing down my "wing it" recipes too. I also use them while I'm watching UA-cam channels (like yours 😊) to copy recipes. Hope you don't mind. 😊
Yes, I do tell people where I get my recipes and encourage them to visit homesteading channels like yours.
We're not homesteaders but we love to plan ahead, prep and cook out meals 👍 Thanks for sharing with us! Peace!
You are very welcome, and if I minded others using my recipes, then I sure shouldn't be on UA-cam! LOL 😂 I am flattered when someone wants to use my ideas! Thank you so much for watching!
Thank you for this! I have my first garden this year and am starting to can.....I grew up in the city and noone in my family has ever done this! I want to show my kiddos and grandkids how to do this and to live off the land through the year. We have layer chickens and are getting ready to have meat chickens. Raising pigs for their meat and have 11 tomato plants that are producing as well as many pepper plants and squash. My favorite though is the potatoes.....from the looks of it, we will have close to 100 pds of potatoes and hope to can them as well. I just bought a dehydrator to dry all the fruits we have and looking at everything you have freeze dried, I am going to look into that as well!
Good for you! Produce what you are able to, and purchase if you need to. I love that you are starting a family tradition, and teaching them to be more self sufficient!
Your meals in a jar look like something I'm gonna try. I have several veteran friends who are struggling to make ends b meet & several RV or park camp hosts who could use hot, easy meals!
That is very kind of you! We need to take care of our veterans!
Really liked the video, very informative. Ty.
Thank you for watching!
I think celery would be good in the beef and rice dish.
Thank you Vickie great information in earthquake country been looking into emergency food storage for what if so will be looking into this great video your so full of great information thanks very much
It is great for earthquakes, hurricanes, whatever your challenges. Thank you for watching!
I loved that video! Thankyou so much
Thank you for watching!
@@VickiesCountryHome actually, it was a pleasure.You simplified it...getting individual freeze dried ingreds here in BC Canada, doesnt seem to be a choice...dont understand why that is. ..I excalibur dehydrate ...but dont freeze dry, if anyone knows of a canadian company with great freeze dried ingreds, please let me know. Thanks.
I looked, and I believe that Thrive Life ships to Canada. I do not sell this anymore, but I am sure if you go to www.thrivelife.com you can find someone to purchase from. But you can use dehydrated ingredients. You will probably need more water and time. Blessings!
Great video! I dehydrate quite a bit and I do add a little bit of this or that and always end up with a great soup. I add salt and pepper at the time of cooking to my liking. It’s very easy to create a quick and decent meal like that. I’m addicted to dehydrating. 😁
I love dehydrating, and I really love creating new soups!
In 1981 i worked for John A. I lived in Open Circles West, close to Pyramid Park. I sure miss it
I found some quart jars today.I live in Ga. Jars sell out fast! Happy Person!
Nice!!
Just found this video! I've really been wanting to make the salads in a jar so I just might do it now. 🙂
Wonderful!
Hey everyone watch a add it only takes a minute and really help’s Vicki. Great vid by the way thank you
❤️ Thank you Danielle!
you can save the little absorbing packet. If you drop your phone in water or if you need to dry anything out you can put the wet object in a baggie with the absorbent packet for overnight or longer to remedy the problem. thanks for the great ideas on the meals in a jar. Pam in Colorado
9/20/18......I am a city born/raised girl---ATL---who retired & moved to central FL almost 5 yrs ago.
I have just "discovered" prepping on YT & like the idea of mason jars for storage. I JUST NOW watched your great but simple video Meals In A Jar & am def going to make up some for now + for starting my mason jar canned storage. I have been buying a few items every week to begin a small prep pantry..
...so I have some soup/vegs/fruits/meat cans + some prepacked rice/tuna in my prepper
kitchen cabinet.
I'm going to find/buy mason jars & lids today so I can dry can some items.....& also find some prepper food items so I can make these 2 meals that are on this video.
I've subscribed & I will chevk to see if you have other YT videos.
I am a great cook but I have NEVER learned old fashioned canning/preserving....so I know that I learn best by immitation & taking good notes/keeping records.
THANKS for such easy teaching & explaining as you go from step to step---it makes it much easier & interesting for me.
As a single lady I am responsible for my future & my rescue dog---so I appreciate all the info/tips I can get---esp about SMALL prepping b/c I am just 1 person & don't want to have wasted leftovers with no way to safely keep/eat them with no refrigeration.
Hello Eileene, and welcome! It can seem overwhelming when you start the prepping journey, but it really is just one step at a time. Canning can sometimes seem especially intimidating, but it is a series of steps. There are some great videos on UA-cam for canning, showing the process, and also recipes. I would caution you to be sure to always double check recipes against safe, approved recipes from Ball canning books, or nchfp.uga.edu/. Some of us use recipes that aren’t “approved”, but we have done our own research, and weighed the risks for our families, and most of us responsibly state that in our videos. There hasn’t been much research done in many years due to lack of funding, so it doesn’t always mean that these recipes are unsafe, it means they haven’t had funds to test them! That being said, I LOVE canning, I love being able to put back foods on my shelf, and I know exactly what is in them! Please let me know if you have questions, and if I can help, I will.
Vickie, you explain things so well. I really learn a lot when watching your videos. I also adore you too because you are so kind. I got a vacuum sealer for Christmas and I think I can buy the attachment to seal jars. Do you know about that? I sure enjoyed the Monday video and talking about my Mom because I miss her so much! I am trying to get better at explaining things in my videos and becoming less nervous on camera. Hope to talk to you soon----------------------Tressa Daigle
I love using the vacuum sealer for jars. I use mine a lot, although sometimes they take a few tries. It is usually because I am reusing a lid, or because there is something powdery that got caught up on the rim. Just keep at it, and you will love it!
Look very good. I would just add a tbsp. or two of dry parsley for flavor & color.
Thank you very much for your excellent ideas & recipes.
You rock !!!
You are an angel.
I love how you shake the jars after each ingredient is added. Many people leave the jars with tons of space and I feel like we should fill them as full as possible! LOL
I think I would put the large pieces in first and then put the powdered items in. It would seem to fit better.
very informative thank you for sharing
You are welcome!
Hi, I M from India. I love your receipe. U teaches like my mom. U looks like mom also. I miss her lot. With lots of love and God always bless u.
OMG I just stumble on to you... Thank you for educating me and please give me an idea where to get these freeze dried ground beef bits that you showed on here
Thank you!
Have you tried the cheese powder? That might make your beef & mac meal a little more cheesy too. I would still keep the shredded but Thrive and Amazon both have cheese powders. I sure enjoy watching your meals in a jar videos. I have made a few and have several of the books you suggested. Thank you for taking the time to share with us.
I have tried the cheese powder, but for some reason it doesn't taste like cheddar to me, so I prefer the freeze dried grated cheese. Thanks for watching!
@@VickiesCountryHome Thanks Vickie! Good to know! I was trying to decide whether to get the cheese powder or the shredded cheese.
Have started making meals in a pkg. vacuum seal single servings and store them in shoe boxes. Save my jars for canning
I loved this video. This was the first time watching and really learned a lot. I would like to know more about how to buy the freezer dried stuff that you used in the video, or better yet how to make my own freeze dried stuff.
Excellent video 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🌱 ty
Thank you!
I like to can my meals in a jar…..no water needed which is important when you live in the desert southwest…beef stew, stroganoff, chicken pot pie (without crust LOL) etc etc. just heat and serve. So easy! Dried stuff would be a second choice for me, don’t own a freeze dryer or dehydrator, but thank you for the fun ideas!
You can use the Sun as a dehydrator it just takes a little longer make sure use a screen so the bugs can't get to it
@@debbiee6535 good suggestion for those who want to dry their food. I don’t want to do that.
Loved this video and meals-in-a-jar ideas.. Wonderful teaching! On that last made up meal,
if it is a stew wouldn't you use the clear gel ... and what happened to the salt, pepper, garlic?
Would be great for college students!
Yes, it would!
This is the first time I have watched your videos. I think it is amazing that you got into Thrive for Shaina. Is she your daughter? I am just learning about Thrive and dehydrating foods. I am slowly getting my things together to start doing meals in a jar because I am worried about the economy and I have 7 granddaughters and 1 grandson that I want to be sure they have food to eat, not to mention their parents.
Yes, Shana is my daughter. I try to store not only freeze dried foods, but also dehydrated and dried (beans and such), along with home canned foods. I think that it is good to be prepared for anything, including the economy or weather events. It is great that you are getting started now. I don’t know the grandchildren’s ages, but maybe get them involved?
Great for lunch at work
Looks yummy! I’ve been wanting to prepare some meals in jars. I would add the cheese sauce powder from a Thrive. It’s good. Thank you!
👍 You are welcome!
My nephew Ric Serena and his wife Jen , hiked the John Muir Trail in California with friends and they filmed the whole thing and made a very successful independent film. Jen planned and made freeze dried meals for their group. It took her months to do it. In exchange, the guys had to do the dishes. The film is called, "Mile, Mile and a Half" You can watch it on Amazon.
I will look for that, it sounds very interesting.
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Thank you!
Vickie, I’m going back in your videos to get some inspiration. Your love for what you do is what attracts me to your channel over and over. I’m very close to getting a dehydrator. I can’t afford the most expensive but I can sure get something that will suit my needs. Thank you for the video 🦋💜Are you using Thrive ground beef?
Hi Tammy, thank you so much for the encouragement! As far as a dehydrator, I had one of the round ones for years before I got my Excalibur. My one piece of advice is to get one that allows you to adjust the temperature. Very important! I would also get the best that you can afford, because there is a difference. Best option is if you can find one at a thrift/second hand store. They don’t have to be new! In this video? Yes, it is Thrive. I have ideas for a few more meals in a jar, just haven’t found time to make the videos yet. Hopefully soon...
I am vegan and though your demo isn't vegan I really appreciate that these are completely customizable. I don't eat out most of the time and cook from scratch anyway so this is a way to have fast meals for when I am short on time. Vegan "mac and cheese" will be my first try! Thanks!
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I'm vegan too but, saavy on substituting. I too found great ideas here. I never knew you could make this healthy fast food method. TY. 👍
I know this is a year old but, couldn't you replace the meat with TVP? I know there is non-dairy milk powder. And when she puts in bullion, there is a vegetable version. I hope this might help you or someone else.
yer awesome, God bless.
Thank you! Blessings!