1 Case HUMANITARIAN DAILY RATION MRE - RANDOM MENU - Inspection date of 10/2022 or Newer

Writing a review because I was actually pleasantly surprised. Packed in 2023, inspected 2025, and got a nice variety of menus. Opened one up to try it, had the vegetable and barley stew with rice. It was very good, and the cookies/crackers tasted good as well. Nothing was spoiled. Would definitely recommend these, the best bang for your buck and gives you a lot of calories. Excellent for preppers like myself.

I may not be military myself, but I come from a family with a long military background, so I was interested in trying an MRE for myself. In particular, I was looking for simple, easy to store food that would last, and that's exactly what I got with these HDRs - easy to eat, easy to store, calorie-dense food that'll last and that I can eat in case of emergency. The upsides of this case, in my situation: - You can eat them unheated or heated, though they're better warm - As a vegetarian it's a relief to know I can get simple veggie-based meals to survive off of - None of the packs I've opened have been spoiled or off so far; if one is I might update later - I dislike overly salted or spiced food, so having blander, simpler options is refreshing - I cannot drive and so getting food to my house can be expensive. Having a backup option is really helpful - For the price, it's a lot of food that won't go bad quickly, and to me that's a huge benefit Downsides I've noticed so far: - Most of the menus are incredibly similar; this makes sense since they're supposed to be easy for anyone to eat, but can be boring if you expect more variety - One of the strawberry jelly packs had a small hole and seeped out into the rest of the pack. Easy to clean, but a bit disappointing - I was hoping for some MRE coffee, but haven't found any yet - I'll be looking for other kinds of packs so I can try it In general, if you want survival food that's fairly inexpensive, simple, and inoffensive, this is a great choice overall. I particularly enjoyed the barley and vegetable stew, either cold or heated, and I've been enjoying the crackers as well. It is important to keep in mind that these are survival meals, so you can't expect 5 star restaurant quality from them, but they're still great for what they're intended to be and do. I know with these if I end up isolated or snowed in I'll have a fallback food that I can rely on, and that's exactly what I paid for. In the future I'll be adding these to my list of survival gear and general products I keep around for a rainy day or desperate situation. I've also shared these with my dad - he's an avid survivalist and has been wanting to try MRE-style food for a while - so I'll get his opinion later.

These are cheap, especially compared to 10 days worth of groceries. They come with 2 entrees, which are at least edible, a pack of crackers, two cookies (one oatmeal, one shortbread) peanut butter, strawberry jam, and a pack of unfrosted brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts (which are almost always fused together). Be warned it's a bit of a sodium bomb, and you will need some wau to heat them up, as they DO NOT comes with a ration heater like MREs do. The entrees need seasoning, but that's not hard to remedy. If you combine both entrees together, plus the crackers, crushed up, you end up with a meal that'll keep you full for several hours. As I said before, the entrees are BLAND, but passable. Overall? 10 days worth of food for roughly $40 USD? Not bad in the slightest. I'm living on a pretty tight budget, and these are a lifesaver. Just be aware of menu fatigue and drink plenty of water with these if you're worried about the salt.

I've been buying these for years from various vendors, but this vendor is by far the best. The cases are cheaper, in better condition, and they charge NO shipping. Other vendors charge $10 to ship this case. In addition, they are double boxed. Other vendors just ship the box the food came in, and they are so grungy when you get them, I would have to clean the boxes off before bringing them in my house. Additionally, the orange dot is still orange, not filled in gray or black like other shippers, meaning that the food has been exposed to extreme temps. I live in Texas, and during the summer, many times we don't cook because the house gets so hot that it won't cool down. So, we'll sometimes use these as a meal. We can get 2 to 3 meals out of each individual package. It's alot of food. I can eat one entree and a cracker, and I'm full for hours. Personally, we like the food, but it's not for everyone. I don't heat mine, and I usually don't even season them. If you have to have meat, then you won't want these. That's okay though, I'll buy them! :) I find the desserts, cookies, pastries, peanut butter and jelly etc. to be fine most of the time. We have had some that were pretty stale but were still edible. Those did not come from this vendor, however. For $32, you get 20-30 meals, and that is absolutely a steal! They keep for a very long time and are great for emergencies also.