Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought these as an emergency food supply, so I don't plan to eat them soon, but even if they just taste OK, keeping family/friends/myself alive that is good enough. Other reviewers indicated they taste fine so I am alright with that recommendation. My impressions, the good, the bad, and the ugly The good: Completely plant based meals with a long shelf life - its not easy to find this type of product, and I appreciate that somebody makes them. They came on time, and the packages appear undamaged. They are much healthier than typical back packing, MRE, or dehydrated foods containing cheese, milk, beef/pork/lamb, and refined grains, etc (typically those types are loaded with saturated fat and cholesterol the fastest way to heart disease and cancer). This product supplies a good source of protein and healthy carbohydrates. Its supplies enough calories for about 15 days, that will last at least decade, at a cost of about $9 dollars per day. It also means you don't have to rotate food every few years. I am a fan all things considered. The bad: For food to last 10 plus years usually it will be high in sodium, "added" sugar, or both. I am ok with that for an emergency food supply. The product did not come in single meal sized packages. There were six large bags each containing a different entree. That means you get about 2.5 full days worth of calories per bag. Once opened a bag should be used soon and stored in a cool dry place, and not exposed to light/air. The ugly: The entire shipment contains 30,900 calories (assuming my math is correct - if my calculation is off by more than 3000 Kilocalories please contact me and I will adjust my review). That means in a non-survival situation it would provide the average person about 15 days worth of food or about 2000 calories per day. The 30 day claim by the supplier is not accurate. The product does not contain enough oil for long term health (most humans in the US have a reasonable supply of essential fat stored in the body to last a few weeks). We need a minimum of 20% of calories from oil (not fat) per day to meet our essential needs. Adding two or more tablespoons of a healthy oil (canola or olive), or 5 tablespoons of *ground* flax seeds per day would extend the calories and provide some of the essential healthy fats needed for human health. For anyone reading this who thinks canola oil is not healthy - you are getting your nutrition information from the worst possible sources, canola oil is not harmful and its a good source of Omega 3 fats which are essential on a plant based diet.