Designed for consumers to meet the needs for Emergency Preparedness, Camping, hiking and backpacking meals, business contingency planning, Global Wilderness Expeditions, and Disaster Relief Organizations. Mountain House® is the same company that supplies freeze dried meals for the NASA space program and most of the food on the space shuttle. Freeze dried camping meals from Mountain House® are great tasting, high quality, lightweight, offer Hearty servings and a super Long shelf life... 25 plus years for Mountain House® canned meals. Simple food preparation, our freeze dried foods are easy to prepare-just add hot water...wait 10 minutes...and eat! If a heat source is not available, room temperature or cold water can be used as well. Taste The Mountain House® Difference! Be assured that when purchasing from us that you are getting the best possible freeze dried food, MRE Meals "Meals-ready-to-eat" and Food Ration Bars available in the industry today, as well as some of the best prices available online! Why?, because we purchase in high volume from the manufacturers, so we can pass this savings on to you!