I ordered the 2,400 Calorie S.O.S. Food Bar from Emergency Essentials on 4-8-11, and given their shipping history, I probably received it the next business week. It sat in my car through Midwestern cold winters and extreme heat this entire time. I put in it my console as soon as I received it in the mail so it has been siting in my car either in a parking lot or uninsulated garage for more than a year.
I just opened it last week because we were starving after an ill-timed meeting 1 1/2 hrs away from our home. My husband, who is one of those that can eat and eat and still be somewhat skinny had a full bar, felt good enough until we got home. My young daughter and I got full before we finished our bars, but we are both light eaters. The texture was kind of greasy at first, and kind of like a grainy shortbread cookie. Smelled a bit like coconut shortbread cookie, but not a lot. I hate coconut and this was just enough. It wasn't gross or even slightly inedible. We were very hungry and it tasted pretty ok. I think it might have been just our brains, but we wanted drinks with this. This is supposed to be for low-water situations and not make you thirsty, but we were thirsty.
My husband and I opened some more today because we were in the car for hours and missed dinner. And I missed lunch. The texture was much less greasy, but much more crumbly. No smell this time. We had a Capri Sun but didn't feel like we needed it. One of the wrappers were already off from just opening the package last time, but it was still edible. All in all, a definite buy again.
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