Wild Zora Paleo Freeze Dried Meals for Backpacking & Camping - Healthy Gluten Free & Grain Free Camping Meals/Backpacking Food + No Added Sugar - Includes Breakfast & Dinner Options (Variety 7-pack)

I have these tasty freeze-dried meals on auto ship and recently used a bunch when our family went camping. The meals came in handy on a couple nights when there was heavy rain and we couldn’t conveniently cook on our grill. Two packets were enough to feed two adults and three little kids. All of my kids, even, surprisingly, my picky one year old seemed to enjoy these! We have a couple people with severe allergies in our family so it is really appreciated that the foods from Wild Zora are free from allergens. The ingredient list is really high quality, high protein, and healthful. It seems like most freeze dried meals don’t have as high a protein content. You could easily add additional seasonings (tastes great as is but would be easy to customize), proteins, veggies, or serve over a grain such as rice. The texture is great, as with many freeze dried meals the food is chopped pretty fine prior to packaging. I have also used these meals when restaurant fare has been unsuitable due to allergens and the meals are portable, lightweight, and easy to prepare. I have only made the meals with hot water in a bowl or pan (not the pouch) but being able to make them with cooler water/ in the pouch makes them very versatile and convenient.

The Best I have ever had!! I am a celiac and traveling is so much easier with Zora.. Celiac you can explore the US and eat with tasty and filling meals. We go Bicycling from the Katy trail to the GAP and Zora has keep me full..

This was my first backpacking adventure and I knew I wanted something with less sodium and processed ingredients after hearing so many negatives about other dehydrated meals, as well as wanting more vegetable options. I decided to try these instead. I really loved the fruit and flaxseed for a breakfast option, especially the pineapple/mango one. The dinner meals were fine, although they all taste too similar. They were filling! My only complaint is that the meat and veggie pieces are much too finely chopped and I got very bored eating the same bite after bite. It kind of seemed like I was eating the little dehydrated veggie packets that come with some noodles. If you aren’t on a strict paleo or grain-free diet, I would suggest bringing tortilla shells. Luckily I had some and that definitely helped the monotony of the meals. I also added salt and pepper, and wished I had some Tabasco too. I would purchase these again, definitely for the breakfast meals. I think I’d do the dinners as well, but perhaps eat half a packet and half of something with rice or grain. Definitely worth the money and I’m happy to support this company!

These meals are ok. The flavor is very earthy, while the meat in the meals are delicious. The meals were missing the oxygen absorbers so that may have played a role in the flavor being so earthy. I stepped out and tried these meals to help add some variety to my last backpacking trip. The whole group agreed that the flavor was just off for some reason. Some salt might have helped? There was plenty of food for an adult and I felt full after eating the meal. I would not buy them again because I question the shelf life with no oxygen absorbers in the meals and again, the flavor was just a little off.

Normally I would not buy this type of product. It seems more suitable for man bun wearing guys that for a 66 year old red neck. But I decided to try the variety pack for my wife. She likes to try freeze dried meals when we are not at home. I was very surprised when I tried these. I liked them better than my wife did. I like the major brand freeze dried products. But these are a big step above them. They are a bit more pricey though. The meals are tasty, easy to prepare, and filling. I found these single serving meals are more filling then the two serving meals from the well known competition. They also are not as bland as the competition. I didn't find a need to spice it up. I will be buy them again.

I was really hoping that Wild Zora would work out since it checked the boxes of being gluten free and dairy free. I bought a four pack. Luckily, I tried the Beef Stew at home before taking it on a trip. The resulting meal has no resemblance to beef stew in taste or texture and I don't think any additional spices would help. I had to throw the 3 remaining meals away -- which was painful considering how expensive they are. In comparison, Peak Refuel meals taste much better and have much bigger portions.

I have read a lot of reviews on Wild Zora & I was finding a common thread in the overwhelming “spice” flavor. I ordered this variety 7 pack & the meal pouches had stickers that said “new improved flavor”. Hoping they resolved this mystery overbearing spice flavor I was hopeful. Nope! I couldn’t figure it out at first but it dawned on me, I was eating a mouth full of oregano!! Oregano is a pungent, “hot” spice & that’s exactly what it is. WAAAAYYYY too much oregano! This was in the Caldera Chicken Curry, which was also missing the curry or it was covered up by the insane amount of oregano. I’m guessing I will find a ton of oregano in the other recipes as well. Very disappointing. I did appreciate the rest of the ingredients. These meals have such great potential. Just chill on that oregano!

I recently bought the seven pack for a 53 mile backpacking trip and was very pleased with all of them. I’m not a breakfast person and these breakfasts were amazingly good. I am strictly Paleo/AIP diet and I was so happy to find this brand. A lot of the other dehydrated brands had crap in it that I didn’t want to eat along with gluten, sugars and other excessive carbs. These were very nutrient dense and I felt clean and healthy on my trip. The flavors were really good and the quality was top notch. I was excited to have dinner every night! The only thing I would suggest is maybe bring some extra fat to throw in there like a bit of butter or some extra olive or coconut oil. That would make it absolutely perfect and you need that extra fat on backpacking trips for added fuel, these are on the lean side on the fats, but still very filling. I will eat these on my next back packing trip 100%.