The Next Best Thing to Ramen Noodles?

A bucket of food for starving grad students:

Each bucket contained an emergency food supply with 275 servings inside. At $115 per bucket, my friend realized he could eat for an entire year on less than $500. Tears swelled up in his eyes when I mentioned he could probably also get rid of the refrigerator in his apartment.

I tried to discourage him. I reminded him that people need variety in their diets. He rebuffed me by pointing to the bucket’s list of contents:

• 30 Servings - Potato Bakon (Note the “k.”)
• 25 Servings - Corn Chowder
• 25 Servings - Ala King
• 25 Servings - Cacciatore
• 25 Servings - Western Stew
• 45 Servings - Whey Milk
• 25 Servings - Blueberry Pancakes
• 25 Servings - Barley Vegetable

For obvious reasons, my wife and I now make a sport out of coming up with excuses for avoiding his dinner parties.