One of our great local Army dads gave me a US Government “Meal Ready To Eat”          (MRE).  I decided to review it for anyone thinking of joining our Armed Forces.Menu # 9  Beef Stew:

     Beef stew in a pouch was pretty good, and weighed in at 280 calories.  I suggest using the tiny little bottle of Tabasco to kick this up a notch.  Avoid the salt in the MRE, you’re getting enough sodium in this without adding more.

     Vanilla Dairyshake in a bag reminds me of any over the counter protein drink.  You have to rip open the bag and add ¼ canteen cup full of water and shake for 60 seconds.  I did this but found it to still be very lumpy and not completely blended.   It was a tasty treat even with the dry lumps and hit me with another 450 calories, 140 from fat!

     The cookie was huge, 280 calories, and was quite tasty.  Warning: do not eat the “Fresh Pax” included with the chocolate chip cookie.  It contains iron, not fit for human consumption.  I’m glad it was included though because it made the cookie surprisingly fresh tasting.

     Next it was strawberry jam, (good) at 70 calories on crackers (the worst item in the MRE) at 180 calories.  Without the jam, you may as well use the cracker as a weapon, it is hard and dry.  My older brother was in the Army when I was a kid and had C-rations, I think these crackers were left over from 1971.

     I over ate when I swallowed the kippered beef snack, 60 calories.  I recommend saving this as a true snack later fellas, you may need it.

    The pack also included Chiclets, coffee with cream and sugar, waterproof matches, a moist towelette, and some kind of strange water activated “heater in a bag”.  I didn’t even attempt to use the heater for the beef stew, it seemed way complicated, and the stew was fine at room temperature.

     Total calories 1220.  Four stars.  I’m ready for  20 miles with a 60 pound pack.

     I’m keeping the Sheryl Crow “one sheets” of toilet paper for later use, but I doubt I’ll blog that.

Wow, what a mess!

 

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