Review: Look What We Found! Food Pouches

If you browse the food shelves of your local camping shop you are likely to come across familiar brands like Wayfayrer, Mountain House or Beyond The Beaten Track. What you probably won't see is the rather oddly-named Look What We Found!, probably because they don't market themselves as camping food- a missed trick on their part.

So what is this mysterious food?

Look What We Found! offer a range of packet foods including but not limited to chicken tikka, meatballs, beef bolognaise, chilli con carne and beef casserole.  The packets are around 270g and can be microwaved, pan-heated or boil-in-the-bag- perfect for camping.

They claim they are made from 100% natural ingredients with all their meat sourced from local farms, and in fact they even name the farm and farmer on each particular packet. They have very long shelf lives (usually beyond a year), thus proving you don't need to pump food full of chemicals and rubbish to make them keep.

The dishes generally need an accompaniment, such as rice or pasta, so the combination of a microwave rice pack such as Uncle Ben's or Tilda (which can be heated in a pan with a splash of water) and the Look What We Found! pack can get pretty heavy at around 520g, but for this you get a proper meal- you certainly won't go to bed feeling hungry.

If your pan is big enough you can heat the rice/pasta and LWWF! meal at the same time (you may still need to add a splash of water), giving you the option of only taking one pan with you if you want to save on pack weight/bulk.

Of the popular brands, I've only tried Wayfayrer, and while I found them OK, the meat was a bit thin on the ground and not always the best quality. I have to say I much prefer the LWWF! range, which seem a lot less processed by comparison (I've even had them for tea at home when I've just wanted something quick to make), and at half to a third of the price of "proper" camping food, they really are worth a try. 

Although the Look What We Found! website states their products are available in Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco, I've only managed to find them in the latter, and only three items from the range at that. Amazon have a reasonable selection, although often only in multipacks, but they are also available direct from Look What We Found!'s website.

Look What We Found!