The gears have to turn for a while, but he settles into the best guess he can manage. "What, like war rations?"

It sounds about right - they are for traveling and cooking on the go, after all. And it does make the idea of instant meals a lot less exciting. He'd been hoping for something more along the lines of 'instant burger, just add water'.

"Oh, well... I guess I'll have to cook either way. At least if I can get Rush to cooperate, I won't have to carry a camp stove around."