Freeze-dried food without adding boiled water sounds nasty! Google says cold water will do the trick with more time, but I'm skeptical haha. I don't know these characters' personalities, but I bet the practical one is more optimistic about it ("Just has a little crunch is all") whereas the other one is disgusted ("A little crunch? It's supposed to be mashed potatoes! In what world are mashed potatoes cold and crunchy?!").
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts. — Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind