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AlpineAire Freeze-Dried Backpacking Meals

Long-running freeze-dried brand with a broad menu.

About AlpineAire

AlpineAire has produced freeze-dried meals for outdoor recreation and emergency preparedness for decades. Their pouches cover breakfasts, entrées, sides, and desserts at competitive price points, making them a common pick for backpackers building out a varied trip menu.

Known for

  • Wide menu range across all meal categories
  • Long shelf life
  • Suitable for both backpacking and emergency-prep use

All AlpineAire meals (39)

  • Forever Young Mac & Cheese — 7 oz, 590 cal
  • Country Potato Soup with Cheddar and Chives — 3.17 oz, 390 cal
  • Mexican Style Veggie Bowl — 5.53 oz, 550 cal
  • Tuscan Style Pasta Roma — 5.11 oz, 610 cal
  • Chilaquiles Verdes with Carnitas — 4.3 oz, 570 cal
  • Wild Mushroom Fettucine Alfredo — 4.9 oz, 570 cal
  • Pasta Primavera with Grilled Chicken — 5.32 oz, 610 cal
  • Grilled Chicken with Spinach Alfredo — 6 oz, 680 cal
  • Spicy Grilled Chicken Curry — 6 oz, 630 cal
  • Homestyle Chicken Pot Pie — 3.45 oz, 520 cal
  • Grilled Chicken Jambalaya — 5.46 oz, 550 cal
  • Sweet & Sour Grilled Chicken — 5.43 oz, 580 cal
  • Kung Pao Grilled Chicken — 6 oz, 660 cal
  • Grilled Chicken Pad Thai — 4.97 oz, 530 cal
  • Mexican-Style Grilled Chicken Bowl — 5.39 oz, 560 cal
  • Hearty Beef Stew — 3.8 oz, 410 cal
  • Creamy Beef & Noodles with Mushrooms — 5.5 oz, 710 cal
  • Spicy African Peanut Stew with Sweet Potatoes — 5.22 oz, 600 cal
  • Shakshuka — 6.42 oz, 780 cal
  • Santa Fe Beef Skillet — 4.97 oz, 530 cal
  • Kung Pao Beef — 5.22 oz, 580 cal
  • Mexican Style Beef Bowl — 4.9 oz, 510 cal
  • Creamy Broccoli Cheddar Rice — 5.57 oz, 670 cal
  • Grilled Chicken and Mushroom Wild Rice Pilaf — 4.87 oz, 530 cal
  • Spicy Sausage Pasta (Pork) — 4.05 oz, 500 cal
  • Pork Jambalaya — 6 oz, 570 cal
  • Al Pastor with Cilantro Lime Rice — 5.6 oz, 610 cal
  • Cinnamon Apple Crisp — 4 oz, 440 cal
  • Chocolate Mudslide — 5 oz, 570 cal
  • NRG-5 — 17.64 oz, 2300 cal
  • Vaquero Scramble — 2.89 oz, 390 cal
  • Country Jalapeno Cheddar Grits — 4.26 oz, 500 cal
  • Pork Pad Thai — 5.32 oz, 590 cal
  • Spicy Sausage Bolognese — 5.53 oz, 630 cal
  • Ginger Stir Fried Rice With Beef — 4.93 oz, 550 cal
  • Rustic Three Cheese Sausage Lasagna — 4.76 oz, 630 cal
  • Creole Style Grilled Chicken Gumbo with Rice — 5.43 oz, 540 cal
  • Grilled Chicken Quattro Formaggi Pasta — 5 oz, 430 cal
  • Strawberry Granola with Milk — 6.49 oz, 820 cal

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