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This is the way. Typical Mountain House meal is 650 calories and requires 1.5 cups of boiling water. High in sodium but overall not too unhealthy. Costs about

• itsoktocry 3y ago
  On the trail, maybe. But when you are in your house, what advantage do they have over cooking from scratch with actual ingredients? Pasta, beans, couscous, meat...can all be cooked the same way you're heating water for your dehydrated meal.
  • solardev 3y ago
    They're much easier to cook. Pour hot water in and wait a few min and that's it. If you were to make pasta, sauce, toppings, meat etc. individually using only boiling water, it'd take quite a while and probably not taste very good. But I guess if the power's out and you're not working or anything, time isn't really an issue? Shrug. Just tradeoffs between cost, time, health, convenience, and taste, like most food.