Pour in hot water and eat a real meal fifteen minutes later. Vodes Preparedness Freeze Dried Buffalo Chicken Mac is built for the nights when cooking is not an option, whether you are twelve miles into a hunt, parked at a trailhead, or sitting through day three of a power outage. It is comfort food that happens to survive in a pantry for a couple of decades. Freeze drying pulls the moisture out while leaving the ingredients intact, so the buffalo chicken, pasta, and cheese sauce rehydrate into the meal they started as instead of a bowl of salty paste. Each 5 oz pouch carries 16 grams of protein and holds a shelf life of 25 years or more. The pouch reseals, so a half portion does not become a wasted one. Add one cup of boiling water, wait thirteen to fifteen minutes, and eat straight out of the pouch with no pot to scrub afterward. The whole thing weighs almost nothing in a pack and stacks flat in a bug-out bin, a truck console, or a kitchen cabinet. Real food that keeps for decades and cooks with nothing but hot water is the whole point of preparedness eating. Specifications Net Weight: 5 oz (142 g) Protein: 16 g per serving Shelf Life: 25+ years Preparation: Add 1 cup (8 oz / 237 ml) boiling water Ready In: 13 to 15 minutes Packaging: Resealable pouch m139