A few years back, my mother got a survival kit and stuck it in the car. My brother and I re-discovered it and found the survival ration and water packets. The water was crap, it tasted like plastic and we wondered if it was actually meant for survival rather than plastic poisoning.
As for the ration...
Total of 2400 calories. The packaging claims it's separated into 6 portions of 400 calories each. "Apple Cinnamon" flavor.
The part about separation? See for yourself.
What a load of bullstuff. That is NOT separated at all. My brother also tried to break off a corner, causing it to explode into a million pieces and dust, like that one part in The Mummy (does that actually happen? Never saw that movie).
The only thing left to do was to eat it.
This was much more of a science experiment than anything else. It's the equivalent of eating slightly flavored sawdust. I understand it's meant for survival, but DAMN. They could have tried to make it more palatable. It didn't taste BAD; the "apple cinnamon" was definitely there, albeit very faint. Case in point: This was quite possibly the smartest idea ever. Don't do this at home. It's not pleasant.
The only way to eat this is in small bites. Density and dryness do NOT go together. If you take too large of a bite, you WILL coughgagchokesuffocate, and it will HURT LIKE stuff. Dunking it in water sort of solves the crumbling problem, but doesn't solve the inner dryness at all.
