[quote=@Dervish] How does he feel about calamari? But if most of the kitchen is frozen, Tonka gets to observe a desperate human woman gnawing on a frozen chunk of mystery meat in desperation. There's literally no downside. [/quote] You say that as if she doesn't know how to cook. XD It's not so much "desperate" as it is...Crippling the crew's front line. Alex is a vanguard biotic, where Charge and Nova alone would probably take a heck of a toll on her calorie usage. If Alex's rations are taken, she will be forced to eat the same food as the crew. So, unless the crew food is fortified with the necessary nutrients and calories to sustain an active and physically strong biotic vanguard...she will probably be forced to eat a LOT of food, just to do her job. Combine that with a Krogan and a few asari... It's less "This is my shit, don't touch it!" and more "I'm trying to keep from possibly starving people, if I can help it."