Just my suggestion:
If you are going to carry freeze-dried foods (like Mountain House) in quantity, consider buying their #10 cans from their website at a discount (about 20% off regular price). Then repack the meals in portions you are happy with into freezer-style zip locks. Use your pot of hot water to empty the zip lock bag contents into. Makes for less carryout trash.
Having said that, this past April I was at Neels Gap, picking up my first resupply package. I had more food than I needed and offered some other hikers some of my freeze dried meals. No one wanted them.
JAWS