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Tent Meals

Just 5 meals - the smallest catalogue we track - but the cheapest average cost per 1,000 kcal of any of the 14 brands in our database ($12.27).

#1of 13 priced brands by average cost per 1,000 kcal ($12.27) - the cheapest in our database, despite the smallest catalogue we track.

2of Tent Meals' 5 meals rank among the top 3 cheapest-per-1,000-kcal meals of all 284 meals in our database.

5meals in our DB #14 of 14 brands by size
124.4avg cal/oz (439 kcal/100g) #7 of 14
27.1avg protein g/1,000kcal #14 of 14
~$12.27avg cost/1,000kcal #1 cheapest of 13 priced

Cashew and Goji Berry Breakfast - 800 kcal package, Tent Meals

~ marks a same-day currency conversion. Tent Meals lists its prices in GBP, so every USD figure shown for its own meals is a converted estimate, not a brand-published dollar price - check the retailer for the current price.

Brand profile

Tent Meals is a UK expedition-food brand founded in 2014 by Jess Szekely, after a cycle-touring trip through Alaska where she ran low on supplies and relied on military ration packs to get by. The company now operates out of Bangor, North Wales.
Every one of the 5 Tent Meals meals in our database is marketed on the brand's own product page as “suitable for vegans and vegetarians” - checked individually against all 5 listings this session, not assumed from one.

Sources: tentmeals.co.uk/pages/about-us · basecampfood.com, TentMeals Q&A with Jess & Tom · LinkedIn: Jessica Szekely, TentMeals · tentmeals.co.uk product page

Who Tent Meals suits - and who should look elsewhere

Built from the 284-meal database, not opinion - the same facts anyone can check in the table below.

Good fit if…

You eat vegan or vegetarian: all 5 of Tent Meals' meals are marketed by the brand itself as suitable for vegans and vegetarians - though none carry a diet tag in our own table yet, a gap in our data, not the brand's claim.
You're optimising for cost per calorie above all else: at $12.27 per 1,000 kcal average, Tent Meals is the single cheapest of the 13 priced brands in our database - the next-cheapest, Strive Food, averages $16.32.
You're after a quick breakfast: 3 of Tent Meals' 5 meals are tagged breakfast, versus just 2 main meals - a heavier morning skew than most brands we track.

Look elsewhere if…

You want a big rotation of flavours, or a lunch, snack or dessert option: Tent Meals publishes just 5 meals total - tied with Radix Nutrition for the smallest catalogue of the 14 brands we track - and none are tagged snack or dessert.
You're prioritising protein: Tent Meals averages just 27.1 g of protein per 1,000 kcal, the lowest of all 14 brands in our database - Packit Gourmet averages 66.6 g, and even Mountain House (52.7) and Peak Refuel (46.5) roughly double it.
You have a food allergy or want to compare cost per serving: our database has no servings figure and no allergen listing for any of Tent Meals' 5 meals - though the brand's own product pages list gluten, cashew nuts, or sulphur dioxide depending on the meal. Check the label yourself before buying.

Our pick

Tent Meals' best-value meal and its highest-protein meal are the same product: Cashew and Goji Berry Breakfast (800 kcal), tied for the cheapest in the brand's lineup at $9.80 per 1,000 kcal, with 31.1 g of protein per 1,000 kcal - the most of any Tent Meals meal in our database - for 24.9 g of protein in an 800-calorie pack.

Source: Cashew and Goji Berry Breakfast - 800 kcal on tentmeals.co.uk

Every Tent Meals meal in our database

5 meals, sorted by calorie density by default - click a column header (or focus it and press Enter) to re-sort.


Thai Green Curry main meal - 500 kcal	136481 kcal/100g	500	11.6	~15.68	3.7 oz104 g	-
Thai Green Curry main meal - 800 kcal	136479 kcal/100g	800	18.7	~11.46	5.9 oz167 g	-
Cashew and Goji Berry Breakfast - 500 kcal	118417 kcal/100g	500	15.5	~14.62	4.2 oz120 g	-
Cashew and Goji Berry Breakfast - 800 kcal	118415 kcal/100g	800	24.9	~9.80	6.8 oz193 g	-
Blueberry burst breakfast - 800 kcal	115404 kcal/100g	800	21.4	~9.80	7.0 oz198 g	-

Where the data says Tent Meals is strong - and weak

Computed from all 284 meals in our database, not opinion.

Strong

Cheapest brand in our database by average cost per 1,000 kcal: $12.27, ahead of Strive Food ($16.32) and Peak Refuel ($17.89), and less than half Wild Zora's $45.48.
2 of the top 3 cheapest-per-1,000-kcal meals in our entire 284-meal database are Tent Meals: Cashew and Goji Berry Breakfast and Blueberry Burst Breakfast, both $9.80 per 1,000 kcal - only Strive Food's Gluten Free Muesli ($7.07) beats them.
Its densest meal, Thai Green Curry main meal (500 kcal), reaches 136.3 cal/oz - the 59th-densest of all 284 meals in our database, well ahead of the brand's own 124.4 cal/oz average.
Full price coverage: all 5 of 5 meals carry a published GBP price (converted to USD), unlike Radix Nutrition, which publishes no usable price at all in our data.

Weak

Lowest average protein of any of the 14 brands in our database: 27.1 g per 1,000 kcal, behind every other brand we track, including Mountain House (52.7) and Peak Refuel (46.5).
Smallest catalogue we track: just 5 meals, tied with Radix Nutrition for fewest of the 14 brands - 3 breakfasts and 2 mains, with no lunch, snack, or dessert option at all.
No servings-per-pack figure for any of its 5 meals in our database - unlike Peak Refuel, where every meal publishes a servings count - so cost cannot be compared per serving the way it can for other brands.
Diet and allergen data gap: our database carries no diet tag and no allergen listing for any of Tent Meals' 5 meals, even though the brand's own product pages say every meal is suitable for vegans and vegetarians and list gluten, cashew nuts, or sulphur dioxide as allergens depending on the recipe. That is a gap in our records, not a safety claim either way - check the pack yourself.

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