<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Here is the summary. I didn't have very many responses. A couple ask what they were. A couple others said they were O.K., but you wouldn't want to eat them a lot, not real tasty. Another said we could get them at a sports store in the "backpack food" section. This last one I am going to cut and paste because it was the most info I received on it. I got one of the Five Day Packs to try. I received fifteen different packages. I tried some of them on a backpacking trip where weight was a concern and they worked very well for that. They were quick and handy meals. I just added boiling water to all of them. The scrambled eggs were not my favorite. The vegetables were fine. I supplemented some of the meals with instant brown rice and instant mashed potatoes so there would be enough for two of us. I would use these meals for emergency purposes in the future but not necessarily for planned meals. I felt they were worth trying and the five year shelf life is nice. A couple more comments, the individual packets are label GF, but a note with the packing slip from Alpineaire Foods (the manufacture) states that they are a manufacturing facility which produces both gluten free and gluten containing products. Because of the last comments about the manufacturing facility, I believe that I will probably not spend my $75 on them. I'll stick with tuna, peanut butter, make up some of my bread and freeze it, and whatever I can get at the local grocery as we go through town. Thanks again for the responses. Carolyn in Mississippi