self-heating

Others, like the self-heating food packets, are real, while skintennas and the like are Westerfeld's own invention.

43. Bogus to Bubbly: An Insider's Guide to the World of Uglies by Scott Westerfeld 2009

Hed also brought real city-made food, and the air was already full of slurping sounds and the scent of self-heating meals.

Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010

Can I just say that, after enduring a few days without a stove, my respect for James and Justin the guys who kayaked the Tasman and any other sailor or adventurer whose main food source was self-heating freeze-dried meals has just gone up about a million notches!

True Spirit Jessica Watson 2010

Or in insurance-speak: “The fire was caused by self-heating through decomposition of organic materials contained within a plastic flowerpot.”

Thirsty potted plant exacts fiery revenge on Arkansas homeowner 2010

A self-heating meal in his hand chimed that it was ready, and the revolting smell of SpagBol hit Tally again.

Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010

Among the scents of self-heating meals, Tally smelled something that made her skin crawl . . . something rotten.

Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010

Or in insurance-speak: “The fire was caused by self-heating through decomposition of organic materials contained within a plastic flowerpot.”

Thirsty potted plant exacts fiery revenge on Arkansas homeowner 2010

She watched the runaway camp, where everyone was eating carefully, apparently having realized that self-heating meals could burn their tongues.

Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010

Water purifiers and sixty days of self-heating meals each.

Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010

His sleeping bag and other equipment had all disappeared, only empty self-heating meals remained scattered around the half-crumbled section of floor.

Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010