Premium Vegetable Soup Mix - Dehydrated (12 oz. Quart Size Jar) Foods

The vegetables are cut very small but once hydrated they are the right size for soups and stews. On first sight they appear expensive but in use they are not because you use less than more chunky cut vegetables and more is packed (tightly) into the jar. Good value. The taste is just as fresh vegetables. I shall buy again.

I purchased this item over a month ago and have used it several different ways, mostly as a soup or as a mixed vegetable side dish. I am writing this mindful of the negative and positive reviews this product has elicited. First and foremost, this is my first purchase of the Harmony House products First the Cons: 1. The product is titled "Dehydrated Vegetable Soup". Though when I opened the product, it did indeed possess a very pleasant aromatic aroma.. it was not a dehydrated soup. It is dehydrated vegetables that can be easily used with your favorite soup recipe.. In all fairness, Harmony House should make this clear on their label. 2.. The vegetables are in a raw or near raw state as far as I could tell. That is OK with me, but I can see where some might believe that you just add water to re-hydrate and boom, you are ready to go. I actually did this and vegetables crunched like they were raw... Again, not a problem for me, but for some, I can see where they may have been surprised. This is something Harmony House can easily correct with their labeling and product descriptions on Amazon. 3. The product did not come with a re-hydration chart. An oversight perhaps? One can be obtained from the Harmony House website. Now for the Pros: 1. Harmony House added plenty of aromatic vegetables to the Soup Mix. 2. Packaging is excellent 3. Once re-hydrated and cooked to my satisfaction (simmered for 15 minutes), the vegetables had a good flavor and texture. 4. I used these vegetables as sides dishes and in soups that met or exceeded my expectations. 5. Very little or no waste when using these dehydrated vegetables. Measure out what you want and you're done. 7. The product seems to maintain its freshness for quite a while. After opening, I have mine stored in the original container with no issues. 8. Campers and backpackers can easily create their own food kits so they won't deprive themselves of their daily vegetables. 9. Excellent product for people with busy schedules. All in all I am quite satisfied with Vegetable Soup Mix and will purchase again and try some of their other products as well. I am hoping that Harmony House or their re-sellers will do a better job of describing their products on Amazon's web pages.

I like to make my own soups and dips. I own a dehydrator and often dry my own veggies for those uses but honestly, it takes a LOT of fresh veggies and herbs to make the amount of a mix you get with this product! So I feel that it is a good value at $12.95. I like the fact that this product is pure vegetable and herb. No fillers, No MSG, no weird preservatives I can't pronounce. A silica preserving packet is included in the container. The caloric content is 58 calories per 1/4 cup dry product. 0 fat and cholesterol and only 49 mg of sodium per serving. Ingredients as listed in order on the label: Dehydrated carrots, Onion, tomatoes, peas, celery, green bell peppers, green beans and parsley. This makes a nice soup base with water but I prefer to use chicken or vegetable broth. I also like to reconstitute the mix and add it to whipped cream cheese or greek yogurt for a nice dip. I also reconstitute and add it to scrambled eggs! It is great added to your meatloaf or hamburger mixtures too. Some uses do call for it to be rehydrated but there are other uses that benefit from the crunchiness of the dehydrated form. Put some in your coffee grinder (I have one that is used exclusively for herb and spice grinding) for a powdery version. If you have a large pepper mill you can put it in there and grind a nice veggie seasoning on anything as you would with pepper! There are many uses for this product and I am enjoying getting creative with it. I recommend this vegetable "soup" mix. I wish they would rename it Vegetable "EVERYTHING" Mix.

Yummy, these are full of great flavours, they make soups and stews taste great.sure getting more of this.great value, you can add as much as you like.I even made a drink with this by sprinkling some in boiling water and let it stew before drinking, nice warming drink that's full of flavour without salt etc.Very happy.print delivery, thank you

We were looking for good clean, low-sodium, gluten-free, high-volume, reasonably priced soup mix. This meets all those needs. Only deducting a star because it could use some natural seasonings, but good currerntly as a blank canvas. Lots of veggies! TIPs... for some extra zing, I just added some garlic, onion powder, and basil to taste. And I diluted a can of beef stock with water (3:1) along with bone broth (one cup) for my base. Also, some cooking suggestions inside or on the package would be helpful. Many buyers are asking, "how long do you cook until the veggies soften, and what ratio do you add mix vs. water?" For me, 1\2 cup of mix to four parts liquid (stock/broth/water ratio above). Bring all to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer covered for 30-45 minutes, stirring ocassionally (clue= you'll notice the mix stops floating). The veggies are tender at this point. But for those that like them much more tender, falling apart...just simmer covered another 30min, then just turn off and let soup marinate another 30 min. Hope these suggestiins help. Enjoy! Love that Harmony House Foods is made in USA, in the beautiful NC mountains too! One of my favorite places. I recommend highly!