As you know I recently bought tons of freeze dried meals, much more than I need for the MDS itself, so that I can experiment with them beforehand. Well today I decided to try one of them. I went for the Mountain House Smooth Oatmeal with Raspberries. That is the one I plan to have for breakfast each morning before starting each stage.
You simply tear open the pouch, pour on 200ml of boiling water, give it a good stir, wait around 5 minutes and then it is good to go. I deliberately used cold water instead of boiling water though, because I am not planning to take a stove or fuel to the MDS (in order to save a few grams and space in my pack). The manufacturer says cold water also works but that you need to allow more standing time, but I wanted to try it out myself and see.
I can report that cold water works just fine and it tasted delicious. It tasted just as fresh as if I had made it from scratch using fresh raspberries and rolled oats, and I can honestly say that I had never imagined freeze dried meals could taste that good.
In summary I will be very happy to have that each day for breakfast and I just hope the other meals are equally delicious. Don't worry I will be trying them out over the coming days and weeks and will report back to you. I may even try making one up during a walk/run and see if I can do it without stopping, as that way I know I could cope doing so during the long stage. Unless I really need to stop during the long stage I would prefer to eat on the go and save the time.
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