Emergency Food Rations

[Flavor Name: Original Wheat Flavor 12 Pack]
I like to keep emergency supplies on hand, so I picked up these food rations to add to my preparedness kit. Thankfully, I haven't had to rely on them in a real emergency, but I appreciate having a dependable backup with such a long 20-year shelf life.The individual packaging is a big plus since it's easy to toss a few packs into a vehicle, backpack, or bug-out bag without opening the entire box. The compact size makes storage simple, and knowing each pack provides a good amount of calories is reassuring if you're ever in a situation where food is limited.The texture is exactly what I'd expect from hardtack-style emergency rations—dry and crisp—but they're perfectly edible, especially with water as recommended. The flavor is mild and not overly sweet, which I actually prefer for emergency food.Overall, this is a practical product that does exactly what it's designed to do. It's not something I'd buy for everyday snacking, but for disaster preparedness, camping, or keeping in a vehicle as an emergency backup, it's an excellent choice. I hope I never need it, but I'm glad it's there if I do. I would definitely recommend it for anyone building a reliable emergency preparedness kit.

[Flavor Name: Original Wheat Flavor 12 Pack]
These are sent 2x bricks per bag, each brick individually sealed as well, and vacuum-packed. The bricks themselves are basically the size of a deck of cards, and the flavor and texture are like a gigantic cheap shortbread, it having used palm oil instead of butter, and glucose syrup instead of conventional sugar. Being mostly wheat it's not great for folks with celiac and while I don't have it myself I do share a living space with someone who does, so the crumbly nature of these could pose problems in a context where food consumption and prep space had to be shared. As another reviewer mentions, the palm oil isn't listed as sustainable, which does raise some ethics concerns, and the box they come packed in is bulging at the seams and rather cheap quality cardboard, and so mine arrived with 3x of the four corners wholly or partially torn from strain in shipping and I had to tape it back up. However, as an economical calorie-dense food that's palatable, this does really fit the bill nicely.