Thanks for the review but just don't touch the Mountain House scrambled egg, ham and potato.

If bugging in then Mountain House is very expensive especially in the UK. For the Mountain House big packs (around 1000+ Kcal) typically cost around £7-8 ($10-12).

Typically I can put together a 1300 Kcal meal for around £2 or $3 (enough for two filling meals) such as Tuna Mushroom Pasta.

i.e.

2 Pkts of Tesco Value Tomato and Onion Pasta - 2 x £0.20 = £0.40
1 Can of Sliced Mushrooms. - £0.46
1 Can of Tuna Steak in Olive Oil - £1.09

For Pudding 2 Cans of Creamed Rice Pudding will give another 700Kcal for an additional £0.40 i.e. Mountain House equivalent would cost around another £8 and doesn't require water for dehydration.

Heating and cooking the contents is quite trivial with a cheap Camp Stove i.e. Using a Campingaz Bistro single burner cost me £5 or $7.50 a few years ago or its equivalent for use with conventional kitchen pot and pans.