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Mountain House

The largest single-brand catalogue in our database - 41 meals out of 284, from the company that put freeze-dried food on the map.

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41 meals in our database - the largest single-brand catalogue we track (#1 of 14 brands).

0 of those 41 carry any diet tag - the only 20+ meal brand in our database with none.

• 41meals in our DB #1 of 14 brands by size
• 131.0avg cal/oz (462 kcal/100g) #4 of 14
• 52.7avg protein g/1,000kcal #5 of 14
• $23.31avg cost/1,000kcal #8 cheapest of 13 priced

Brand profile

• Mountain House is made by OFD Foods (Oregon Freeze Dry), founded in 1963 in Albany, Oregon. The brand itself launched in 1969 through a partnership with REI, after Oregon Freeze Dry had already been supplying the U.S. military since 1966, and its meals later flew on Apollo 13 and NASA space shuttle missions.
• Backpacker Magazine's 2026 roundup names Mountain House its “Best Budget Backpacking Meal,” listing an average price of about $12.50 - close to the $12.49 median across the 41 priced meals in our own data.

Sources: mountainhouse.com/pages/our-story · Mountain House company history · backpacker.com, Best Backpacking Meals

Who Mountain House suits - and who should look elsewhere

Built from the 284-meal database, not opinion - the same facts anyone can check in the table below.

Our pick

For the best mix of density and value in the Mountain House lineup, Fettuccine Alfredo with Chicken is hard to beat: 149 cal/oz (5th-highest of the brand's 41 meals) at $15.23 per 1,000 kcal - the single best cost-per-calorie of any Mountain House meal in our database - with 34 g of protein in an 820-calorie entree.

Check price on Amazon → Source: Fettuccine Alfredo with Chicken on mountainhouse.com

Every Mountain House meal in our database

41 meals, sorted by calorie density by default - click a column header (or focus it and press Enter) to re-sort.

Meal	Cal/oz · kcal/100g	Calories	Protein g	$ /1000kcal	Net wt oz · g	Diet
Scrambled Eggs with Uncured Bacon Check price	158 556 kcal/100g	350	23	29.97	2.2 oz63 g	-
Scrambled Eggs with Uncured Bacon	157 554 kcal/100g	410	28	31.68	2.6 oz74 g	-
Scrambled Eggs	153 541 kcal/100g	460	30	23.89	3.0 oz85 g	-
Western Style Scrambled Eggs	150 528 kcal/100g	400	30	32.48	2.7 oz76 g	-
Fettuccine Alfredo with Chicken Check price	149 526 kcal/100g	820	34	15.23	5.5 oz156 g	-
Veggie Chorizo Breakfast Scramble Check price	147 518 kcal/100g	580	28	21.53	4.0 oz112 g	-
Breakfast Skillet Check price	140 495 kcal/100g	460	24	28.24	3.3 oz93 g	-
Breakfast Skillet	139 491 kcal/100g	520	28	24.02	3.7 oz106 g	-
Spaghetti Check price	139 489 kcal/100g	520	26	24.98	3.7 oz106 g	-
Creamy Macaroni & Cheese Check price	137 484 kcal/100g	620	26	18.53	4.5 oz128 g	-
Cajun Style Jambalaya	135 478 kcal/100g	640	32	19.52	4.7 oz134 g	-
Breakfast Fried Rice	135 478 kcal/100g	640	32	19.52	4.7 oz134 g	-
Chicken & Rice Check price	134 471 kcal/100g	650	43	19.98	4.9 oz138 g	-
Chicken & Dumplings Check price	133 470 kcal/100g	580	35	22.40	4.4 oz124 g	-
Chicken and Dumplings	133 469 kcal/100g	600	36	20.82	4.5 oz128 g	-
Chicken Tikka Masala	132 467 kcal/100g	560	24	22.30	4.2 oz120 g	-
Classic Biscuits & Gravy Check price	132 464 kcal/100g	900	30	16.66	6.8 oz194 g	-
Beef Stew	131 461 kcal/100g	610	47	21.30	4.7 oz132 g	-
Korean Inspired Beef Check price	131 460 kcal/100g	580	22	21.53	4.4 oz126 g	-
Beef Stew	129 457 kcal/100g	420	20	29.74	3.2 oz92 g	-
Beef Stroganoff with Noodles Check price	129 455 kcal/100g	560	24	22.30	4.3 oz123 g	-
Pad Thai with Chicken Check price	129 455 kcal/100g	500	20	24.98	3.9 oz110 g	-
Yellow Curry with Chicken & Rice	129 455 kcal/100g	500	26	24.98	3.9 oz110 g	-
Chicken Fried Rice	128 451 kcal/100g	600	26	20.82	4.7 oz133 g	-
Beef Stroganoff	128 450 kcal/100g	590	27	22.02	4.6 oz131 g	-
Buffalo-Style Chicken Mac & Cheese Check price	127 446 kcal/100g	580	36	21.53	4.6 oz130 g	-
Granola with Milk and Blueberries Check price	125 442 kcal/100g	500	16	15.98	4.0 oz113 g	-
Homestyle Chicken Noodle Casserole Check price	124 436 kcal/100g	650	44	19.98	5.3 oz149 g	-
Chili Mac	123 435 kcal/100g	570	30	22.79	4.6 oz131 g	-
Kung Pao Chicken	123 433 kcal/100g	580	32	21.53	4.7 oz134 g	-
Beef Lasagna Check price	122 431 kcal/100g	440	22	28.39	3.6 oz102 g	-
Mexican-Style Adobo Rice & Chicken Check price	122 431 kcal/100g	560	30	22.30	4.6 oz130 g	-
Homestyle Chicken Noodle Casserole	122 431 kcal/100g	560	38	22.30	4.6 oz130 g	-
Chicken and Mashed Potatoes Check price	121 426 kcal/100g	460	44	27.15	3.8 oz108 g	-
Classic Chili Mac with Beef	121 426 kcal/100g	690	36	21.72	5.7 oz162 g	-
Chili Mac with Beef Check price	121 426 kcal/100g	460	24	27.15	3.8 oz108 g	-
Mexican-Style Adobo Rice & Chicken	121 425 kcal/100g	580	33	22.40	4.8 oz136 g	-
Spaghetti with Beef Marinara Check price	118 417 kcal/100g	500	20	24.98	4.2 oz120 g	-
Rice & Chicken	118 417 kcal/100g	500	14	24.98	4.2 oz120 g	-
Pasta Primavera	116 407 kcal/100g	440	16	26.11	3.8 oz108 g	-
Chicken Teriyaki Check price	111 390 kcal/100g	460	22	27.15	4.2 oz118 g	-

Where the data says Mountain House is strong - and weak

Computed from all 284 meals in our database, not opinion.

What people say

Independent reviews of Mountain House, quoted briefly, each outlet linked once. We have not tested these meals ourselves - this is what other outlets report.

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