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Military Rations

May 28th 2008 02:23
Meals, Ready to Eat military rations
Cooking is great, but sometimes, you're stuck in a apocalyptic wasteland, and tomatoes are either extinct or have become flesh-eating aliens, so you're stuck for your pasta sauce.

That's why it's always a good idea to store a case of MREs around the house.


MRE stands for Meals, Ready to Eat, which is what the American military calls their field rations. They replaced the hard-hitting C-rations in 1980 and have undergone continual improvement to meet the needs to soldiers.

It's a complicated problem... in order for military personnel to perform at their best, they need to have satisfying, nutritionally complete meals. Even if the meals contain all the necessary ingredients, but are unappetizing, the field personnel will soon get weary of eating them.

I've tasted a few of the Canadian army ration packs and some of them were goo-oo-od. Mmmm, cherries. Mmmm, cabbage rolls.

The site MREinfo has a great breakdown on military rations in America and the rest of the world, with reviews and suggestions for use!

I'll admit it - I just like the idea of having a crate of these at home, as an easy way to prepare for camping trips. Fun!

So, go ahead. Instead of cooking tonight, let's rip off the top of some military rations and have ourselves a good outdoor meal by the campfire.



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Comment by Louie

May 28th 2008 04:24
hmmmm as good as you make it sound i don't think you'll see this little black duck going there

Comment by Cibbuano

May 28th 2008 23:26
louie, I've got a small obsession for well-designed, compact survival gear. I love the idea of all this work and research going into a meal, to make it suitable for field work.

Yeah, tasty!

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