only 1 bag, a little water and pasta is ready. the main thing is not to overdo it with water (and sometimes painful liquid is obtained), taste a little different from the canned, but not for the worse. Ate that spread and there is nowhere else to climb spoon (in a jar :))) again and again. Well, then, that there is less calories than normal ares paste is a big plus. easy to take, as a snack, dilute anywhere and not have to drag with itself nothing but a bag. some pros :)