[Hodar]

I realize that eating anything - over and over - will get old, even eating Krispy Kreme donuts day in and day out will get old.

But, honestly - I think MRE’s are pretty good. I stock up on them when I can find them, for camping and hiking trips. Considering they require no refrigeration, no culinary skills to eat, and last decades - what’s not to like?

[colorado tanker]

I can assure you MRE’s are way better than the C-Rats I ate.

[jakerobins]

I agree. They aren’t Gourmet but they are good meals that can be made anywhere.... I like to get them for hiking or camping as well. There are better ones and awful ones.....Also like them because they remind me of my childhood and visiting my Uncle at Ft. Bragg.(He would always give me something neat) LOL

[OL Hickory]

In basic training I was told this story from my Drill Sgt:

“During the Ethiopian famine..the US dropped millions of MRE’s
to the Ethiopian people...but because of the high calories,
and sodium content..their bodies went into shock at being uploaded with nutrients all in one shot, and a lot of them died shorty thereafter ...So when the US personnel on the ground would offer an MRE’s to the people in UN camps..they would reply NO,NO,No and violently wave their hands...Thus MRE’s became known as Meals refused by Ethiopians”