ESSENTIALS THE FIRST AMERICANS IN SPACE SQUIRTED THEIR MEALS OUT
of tubes. Their successors on the Apollo missions enjoyed somewhat finer fare,
nibbling on freeze- dried food. Today, travelers and desk jockeys can enjoy the
descendants of those space dishes with an array of dehydrated cuisine. The kit
below stuffs 2,000 calories in a package ideal for disaster prep or camping trips.DINNER IS
PRESERVED
34 FALL 2019 • POPSCI.COM by Stan Horaczek / photograph by Brian Klutch
GOODS1
Drink
Typical powdered
punch can form
clumps when you
mix it. Tapioca flour
in Nature Restore
Organic Pome-
granate Juice
Powder helps the
dehydrated beverage
remain smooth.
4
Dinner
Each packet of Good
To-Go Pad Thai pro-
vides two servings
of that sweet and
spicy dish, along with
146 grams of carbs.
Add about 2 cups of
boiling water, wait 15
minutes, then eat it
right out of the bag.5
Dessert
Most sweets don’t
travel well. But the
1.1-ounce Mountain
House Ice Cream
Sandwich is a
room-temperature
freeze-dried confec-
tion that looks and
(mostly) tastes like
the real thing.3
Breakfast
Cooks at Backpack-
er’s Pantry season
raisins and almonds
with cardamom and
orange peel to create
Indian Rice Pudding.
One helping delivers
12 grams of protein
plus dashes of cal-
cium and potassium.
2
Snack
Dried fruit like dates
and apricots bind
Wild Zora Original
Meat & Veggie
Bars together for a
texture that’s softer
and tastier than gas-
station jerky. Each
1-ounce packet deliv-
ers 100 calories.
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