I picked up a couple of the Easy Mac macaroni and cheese meals the other day to try for my daughter (I can't have milk products). The directions say to fill with water and microwave but I tried filling with boiling water to the line, covering, insulating, and waiting about twice as long (10-12 minutes)as the directions said. Even after adding the cheese packet the whole thing was more like soup than mac and cheese and the pasta at the bottom was mushy (yes I did stir). Anyone have any insight or should I just give up on these convient meals for backpacking with kids?