Pier 3 Condo

MRE Meals are designed with one thing in mind and that is food for survival. The meals ready to eat are not to be fare served at a fancy dinner but that is not to suggest that the emergency meals are not tasty and satisfying. There are several reliable companies that supply civilian and military meals including Ameriqual, Wornick, and Sopakco.

For sustaining soldiers performing their duty during military operations such as training or in war, MRE foods were invented. When troops are out in the field on manuevers and no dining facilities are possible, army rations are provided.

Each individual military MRE is a self contained ration which consists of an entire meal packaged into a lightweight container. The ration packs fit easily into a soldier’s field jacket or camo pants pocket. The main entrees come with various side items in the survival food packages.

When trying to decide what’s for dinner, there are 2 dozen choices! The idea behind the MRE Meals is for a soldier to keep his strength up during battle. Civilians now are afforded the luxury of purchasing emergency food for their families.

The MRE survival food provides 1250 calories on average with each selection eaten. One third of the recommended daily allowance of minerals and vitamins by the Military is also provided in every meal. A utensil, napkin, and chewing gum are a few of the extras included in the army rations.

With the exception of the drinks, MRE meals are ready to eat. The entrees may be eaten cold or heated. If you are one of the folks who likes your meals heated, there are ration heaters which can be purchased. Submersing the sealed individual ration packs in hot water is usually sufficient for heating.

MRE foods have a shelf life of 3-5 years based on a room temperature not exceeding 80 degrees F. There are claims made by survivors of stories such as decades old pound cake. Alternatively, keeping survival food in colder areas and using proper handling guidelines can lengthen the estimated shelf life considerably.

Meals ready to eat answer the question of what’s for supper with menus such as chicken breast filet with BBQ seasoning, corn bread stuffing, carmel apple bar, wheat snack bread, jalapeno cheese spread, candy, and French vanilla coffee. The survival food is also available in vegetarian and kosher meals. The menu listed above not only sounds nutritious but has nutrition in every bite!