Posted on 03/31/2007 8:03:55 AM PDT by Mr. Brightside
Meals Ready to Eat
By David Mac Dougall
Fox News
Sadr City, Baghdad This was the final day of our Sadr City embed, and we realized we've become experts on military rations, or MREs (Meals Ready to Eat). They're full of calories and carbs, a Dr. Atkins nightmare. But they do the job, sustaining soldiers (and journalists!) in tough times. Inside, there are usually crackers and peanut butter or cheese spread; a main dish; a cookie or cake; and powdered drinks. After just a week, we have already decided which MREs are our favorites.
I like the pasta. Cameraman Michael Pohl likes the spare rib (which curiously contains no actual ribs just a meat patty). Producer Nicola Sadler likes the beef enchiladas. We do a lot of swapping. I take Nicola's peanut butter; she prefers the cheese spread. Michael swaps chocolate mint cake for strawberry milkshake powder. It's really obvious which MREs the soldiers don't like; Cajun rice with beans, and jambalaya remain unopened.
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"They're full of calories and carbs, a Dr. Atkins nightmare. "
IIRC each MRE is somewhere between 5000 & 7500 calories.
The funniest one I heard is "Meals Resisting Excretion."
The rib bones are not edible and would only add to the weight and size of the package. So, boneless.
I lived in Cajun country for a couple of years. I had to get relatives to mail me food rations.
I'm old enough to remember the old C-rations. These can't be any worse.
and thats the truth
Must be made by McDonalds: I could never figure out why the ubiquitous "McRib" was called so, since it ain't got no ribs in it.
Being that I keep them around for emergencies.. I have developed a taste for them.. Some of the newer ones are REALLY Decent.
I have yet to have any "issues" with them.. lol but I don't eat them day in day out.. just when they need to be rotated which I do every once and a while.. especially the ones I keep in the vehicle for emergencies.
Some real life experience with them. Don't be shy about keeping a few extra in your cars folks.. you get stuck somewhere at LEAST you have some food. Don't worry about heat either. Out here in Nevada my in car temps probably reach well over 140, I rotate mine out yearly and have NEVER had one go bad on me.. even in that kind of heat. They keep pretty well in super hot conditions as long as you rotate them out every year or so.
"I like the pasta. Cameraman Michael Pohl likes the spare rib (which curiously contains no actual ribs just a meat patty). Producer Nicola Sadler likes the beef enchiladas. We do a lot of swapping. I take Nicola's peanut butter; she prefers the cheese spread. Michael swaps chocolate mint cake for strawberry milkshake powder. It's really obvious which MREs the soldiers don't like; Cajun rice with beans, and jambalaya remain unopened."
Sounds like lunch at any elementary school in the country, but the real meat of the story is as one reads further at Fox News.
There does appear to be progress in Iraq.
They need to bring back the Meatballs in BBQ sauce!
I sure hope the current batches are better than the first run!
I can take FOX embeds, but I don't think they ought to be there just the same. Other presstitutes should be give MRE's marked D-CON.
Nothing like brownish-orange scrambled eggs that have been in a can for 7 years!
Even the dreaded Ham and Lima beans?
You remember incorrectly, the average MRE only contains about 1500 calories. You have to realize the average person should consume around 1800 calories a day, the avaerage athlete around 4500 when he is in training and doing excessive excercise.
Either way my favorite was Chicken Tetrazini and the Enchilada, but way back when I loved egg omelettes with ham and the corned beef hash one.
If that is all you are looking for, I will have my grandmother send YOU the Christmas poundcake this year.
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