100% freeze-dried,
Fully Cooked

outdoor meals

Restaurant Quality in the Backcountry™

FOUNDATION Outdoors Athlete

Troy Podmilsak

Wins Gold at 2024 X Games

Disrupting the outdoor meal CATEGORY

FOUNDATION Outdoors was founded in Park City, Utah by outdoor industry leaders. Our mission is to produce the highest quality, best tasting meals sold at an affordable price. For too long, the outdoor meal category has been dominated by low quality, obscenely expensive partially freeze dried meals.

Our 100% freeze-dried, fully-cooked meals are delectable creations. Made using only 100% real meat, they are cooked from scratch and prepared in small batches at our USDA-inspected and SQF food-safe facility, ensuring the highest standards of quality and safety. We proudly produce freeze-dried meals with:

  • MORE PROTEIN
  • MORE TASTE
  • MORE NUTRITION
  • FOR ONLY $9.95 per meal

We hope you enjoy FOUNDATION Outdoors, wherever your journey takes you.

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October 2024

Lime Chicken with Avocado mango Salsa

$9.95

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FOUNDATION OUTDOORS ATHLETE
Wins Gold at X GAMES

FOUNDATION Outdoors athlete and US Ski Team member, Troy Podmilsak - WINS Gold at 2024 X Games

The Foundation Difference

100% Freeze Dried

Freeze drying is a natural food preservation method. Our custom built freeze dryers were specially designed to lock in taste and nutrients. Freeze drying is a unique way to preserve food by removing all of the water, and leaving 99% of the nutritional value, color and flavor. 

100% Real Meat

Our meals contain only the finest real meats that are sourced from the USA’s top ranches. All of our meals contain only USDA inspected beef, poultry or pork of the highest quality. We source only the best from Utah and around the United States. Real meat = real flavor. 

Made from Scratch

FOUNDATION Outdoors is the only leading brand that cooks all of our ingredients together – like you would at home. Ingredients are slowly simmered and then freeze dried together to allow for a cohesive and savory flavor profile.

High in Protein

FOUNDATION Outdoors meals have the most protein in class averaging 48 grams of protein per pouch. Proteins are fundamental components of muscles, bones, skin, and blood. They play a key role in the growth and repair of body tissues as well as being a useful fuel source. Our nutritionists, culinary experts, focus groups, and sponsored athletes helped us create meals that have the optimal amount of calories and balanced macros. 

Affordable

Our mission is to disrupt the outdoor meal category by providing the highest quality meals with the most protein at a reasonable price. Our price is typically 30% to 40% less expense than the leading brands. Because we are a privately owned business and produce all of our meals in house we can pass the savings on to our outdoor loving friends. 

 

Rehydration

Cooking and freeze-drying all of our ingredients together allows for quick and uniform rehydration not found in other meals. Just add boiling water and our meals are ready in minutes.

 

Meal Pouches

FOUNDATION pouches were designed for stow-ability and ease of consumption. Our pouches have a shallow, bowl-like form factor making meals easy to enjoy. FOUNDATION pouches are compact and use less packaging material. Being compact allows each pouch to fit perfectly in your pack taking up less room enabling you to pack more calories. Less packaging material means a smaller carbon footprint and thats good for everyone 🙂 

5 Year Shelf Life

Our meals have a long shelf life. Our meals are backed with a 5 year shelf life but if stored correctly they can last much longer. Because our meals are 100% freeze dried there is little to no water activity. Compared to products that use instant rice or pasta, our products can last much longer.

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FOUNDATION Outdoors meals fuel exciting days on water, on trails, in the dirt, in the air, and everywhere else you are having your best days. We document the adventures of our FOUNDATION Outdoors Pro-Athletes, their friends, as well as our friends, and people we find from around the world that are doing cool stuff and living their best lives.