Gear Review
Mountain House Pasta Primavera - 2 Serving Entree
Great with fresh Alaskan Mussels
By Brian Wilson
Ranked #23 - Food
May 11, 2009
My first experience with Mountain House products was on a week long backpacking trip to the Grewingk Glacier, across Kachemak Bay from Homer, Alaska. We caught a water taxi, got dropped on the beach and started a great adventure that involved a black bear, a distant brown bear, a small forest worth of deadfall, treacherous and unwarranted river crossings, a heavy tram with a 1:1 "mechanical advantage" and enough postholing to satisfy anyone.
Needless to say we were extremely hungry at the end of each day. My wife was four months pregnant, which left her eating for two amd me carrying a little extra gear and burning a few extra kcals. My brother-in-law was in his early 20s, which is like eating for eating for two.
We carefully planned our trip, filled our "pantry" and mistakenly assumed that 2 servings was, well, 2 servings. As in: Serves 2. By day 2 we recognized our gross underestimation and by day 4 we were running low on provisions, namely hot entrees. On day 5 we rationed our supplies and settled for a bit hungry. Our saving grace was a hypoglycemic, overland journey to the beach to gather mussels to supplement. They never tasted so good!
The point: While tasty, these will barely satify ONE hungry person, noting that 600kcal if only a fraction of what is burned for most. Since, we always plan our provisioning based on total calories and have had no issues since!
View Details: Mountain House Pasta Primavera - 2 Serving Entree
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Tech Specs:
- Group:
- Vegetarian entrée
- Servings:
- 2
- Pouch Cook:
- Yes
- Burnable Package:
- No
- Vegetarian:
- Yes
- Vegan:
- No
- Calories:
- 280
- Carbohydrates:
- 37g
- Fat:
- 9g
- Protein:
- 11g
- Saturated Fat:
- 5g
- Cholesterol:
- 30g
- Sodium:
- 940g
- Dietary Fiber:
- 3g
- Sugars:
- 4g
- Weight:
- 4.8oz
- Ingredients:
- Zucchini, Enriched Macaroni Product (durum semolina, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Cream, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Red Peppers, Nonfat Dry Milk, Yellow Peppers, Modified Corn Starch, Green Peas, Seasonings (hydrolyzed soy and corn protein, dextrose, torula yeast, soybean oil), Parmesan Cheese (part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), Onion Powder, Butter (cream), Maltodextrin, Salt, Culture Whey Powder, Autolyzed yeast extract, Spices, Natural Flavors, Granulated Garlic, Turmeric and Safflower Oil. Contains: Wheat, Milk, Soy
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