I would agree with that. The MRE’s are 3000 calories. The military determined that is the right amount for a day of fighting.
I am estimating that a holed up person in a SHTF situation can get by on 6000-9000 calories per week. Thats two to three MRE’s. But its 23-34 servings of that Mountain House stuff. That’s a lot of food especially if you have to lug it around.
I just don’t think diet type food at 260 calories per serving is suitable for survival food. But, I do like the shelf life.
Perhaps I need to add a few MRE’s to my store.
MREs are an average of 1250 calories, in the 1980s, I was under the impression that each pouch was about 3,000 calories too, but it seems we were wrong.
“Each MRE provides an average of 1,250 calories (13% protein, 36% fat, and 51% carbohydrates) and 1/3 of the Military Recommended Daily Allowance of vitamins and minerals. A full day’s worth of meals would consist of three MREs.”
http://www.mreinfo.com/us/mre/mres.html