So good for packaged.  We buy a ready-made meatloaf at the store, ready-made coleslaw, cook up a packet of these potatoes and we have an instant meal.  I give it 4.5 Stars...could be a bit less salt...maybe mixing these with plain potatoes would fix that but too lazy to try.  They are good enough as-is, I just drink more water after eating this meal. Haven't tried them any other way yet.