Entree - the main course, such as Spaghetti or Beef Stew
Side dish - rice, corn, fruit, or mashed potatoes, etc.
Cracker or Bread
Spread - peanut butter, jelly, or cheese spread
Dessert - cookies or pound cakes
Candy - M&Ms, Skittles, or Tootsie Rolls
Beverages - Gatorade-like drink mixes, cocoa, dairy shakes, coffee, tea
Hot sauce or seasoning - in some MREs
Flameless Ration Heater - to heat up the entree
Accessories - spoon, matches, creamer, sugar, salt, chewing gum, toilet paper, etc.
Each MRE provides an average of 1,250 calories (13% protein, 36% fat, and 51% carbohydrates) inline with the Military Recommended Daily Allowance of vitamins and minerals
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Real Review by Robert
Finally found a real mre meal istead of the overpriced ones you find in the sports stors and some houlsale warhouses. This is the real deal that comes with all you need but water. Is great for emergencys and hiking for the weekend. (Posted on 7/1/10)
The best long-term and survival food on the market is also the hardest to get a hold of, the Military Meal Ready to Eat (MRE). The MRE became popular around Y2K, but ever since Hurricane Katrinathere have been a lot of companies trying to cash in on the popularity by producing similar looking products under the same name.
A few of the fake MRE brands include; MRE Star, Ameriqual, Sopako, Eversafe, even companies such as Emergency Essentials have marketed “homemade” products by buying a few entrees and miscellaneous parts and branding them MRE. Buyer beware, these do not come close to meeting the military standards of quality, calories, durability, quantity of food or shelf life. In fact, all of the above mentioned companies have only been around since 2005. The products they market as “MRE” or “Field Rations” are fake, sell for $80+ a case, and only come with a 3-5 year shelf life.
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Finally found a real mre meal istead of the overpriced ones you find in the sports stors and some houlsale warhouses. This is the real deal that comes with all you need but water. Is great for emergencys and hiking for the weekend. (Posted on 7/1/10)
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