MRE’s Meals Ready to Eat

MRE’s, meals ready to eat, can be life savers in an emergency.

It is bad enough to have the misfortune of being involved in an emergency situation. It is much worse to have to get through a few days or a wek or two without food. Having a supply of MRE reations on hand could very well be a life saver.

MRE’s  (which are pronounced as separate letters M,R,E) stands for ‘Meals Ready to Eat’. They were developed to replace the old “c” and “k” rations formally use by the military. MRE’s were developed for use by U.S. soldiers in combat conditions and humanitarian food assistance around the world.

Today in the “civilian” world, MRE’s have broad appeal and are used by weekend backpackers, campers, hunters, and for home and business emergency reserves. Unlike freeze-dried and dehydrated foods, MRE’s require no water, boiling water or waiting for rehydration. The special flexible foil “retort” pouch used in making MRE’s is composed of multiple laminations of aluminum foil and plastic film. Because of their rugged durability and ease of stowing, the MRE pouch has earned the well-deserved nickname “the flexible can”.

Each complete MRE meal provides a generous 1200 to 1400 calories per meal. Most MRE’s meals currently offered on the market are “civilianized” versions and use a combination of both military MRE components, i.e, entree and side dishes, with the addition of commerical components such as snack items and accessory packet. The “civilianized” MRE’s are much more afordable and typically cost about $6 vs $10 each for the military versions. Most come packed 12 meals to a case.

It is a good idea to have MRE’s on hand in your own home for you and your family just in case something goes wrong with your electric power grid, your transportation system goes down, weather conditions force you to stay inside for prolonged time periods, or a man made or natural disaster closes down your normal food sources.

If you like to camp out MRE’s can be a good source of food that will suppliment or even replace your campfire cooking efforts.

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