Absolutely right. I'll take MRE's anyday of the week.
MRE's have a good brownie.
MRE's got a lot better in my time in. In the late 80's they featured such wonderful items and dehydrated pork or beef patties. By the mid-90's, the last time I got to "enjoy" one, they had Chicken Ala King, Spaghetti and Meatballs, and a few other fairly good entries, plus they started throwing in a bottle of tabasco which made anything taste good. :-)