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06-18-2010, 01:39 AM
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Had it years ago while doing a long hike and setting up camp. Didn't watch the youtube, and really don't want to know what makes it what it is. I do remember it being A LOT BETTER than I possibly thought it would be.
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06-18-2010, 08:52 AM
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 I had three about 8 years ago. They were delicious. I was in a cooking class. One day, some soldiers came in and taught us about MRE's and how to cook them. I thought they were good. We were each given one, but some people thought they would be gross and gave them to me. So, I got three free meals!
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06-18-2010, 08:55 AM
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One of my grandfathers spent a long time in the army reserves, and after he retired would still hang out with them, and get surplus stuff just because.
He once gave us a big box of MREs for no apparent reason. They were good. I remember one of them had a package of Reese's Pieces that totally surprised me. Looking at the wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meal,_Ready-to-Eat , that's not totally uncommon "Dessert or snack (often commercial candy, fortified pastry, or HOOAH! Bar)". Last edited by SirVLCIV; 06-18-2010 at 08:58 AM..
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06-18-2010, 09:20 AM
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Generally decent, especially if you're hungry. I learned early on that buying a small bottle of tabasco was a great investment in increasing the palatability of some of the MRE (especially ones containing eggs).
Note that each one contains approx. 1,200 calories and generally very low in fiber. I haven't seen anyone get overweight from an MRE diet (in fact, I've seen many lose weight). Perhaps that Jenny chick or Weight Watchers should check this gig out.
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06-18-2010, 09:22 AM
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BTW, those things are about 100,000,000 times better than C-rations. I've had those as well.
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06-18-2010, 09:45 AM
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I've eaten more MRE's than I care to count between boot camp and all of the various field exercises.
At first, they are okay, but they get old fast. Pound cake was always a big winner though. I usually sold/traded my meals away for crackers, bread and peanut butter. I will agree that they are better than you would expect, but after a few days of eating them, you're not getting too excited over it.
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06-18-2010, 09:49 AM
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I have some in my garage- we take them camping occasionally. Hubby has probably eaten more than he would care to, but they're not bad.
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06-18-2010, 10:00 AM
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1000xMREs are, like some people have already said, surprisingly good. We'd take them on camping trips and stuff when I was young. The C-rations? Awful.
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