I'll gladly eat "real" food on the trail - if it's cooked by someone else. To me (and this is personal preference, not a judgment on anyone else's preference), anything more than boil-and-dump is just too much like a chore, and therefore detracts from the simple enjoyment that is the goal of my trips. I'd rather spend the time sitting, with a blank mind, listening to the wind blow through the trees, watch the clouds move around, or just stare. But that's just me - everyone else needs to do what they enjoy, too.