Homemade MREs from HEB 

The first store was founded in 1905 by Florence Butt. Her son was Howard Edward Butt. ( HEB )

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Brother, you could film this on degraded Super 8 film and we're still watching it!

Having lived in Texas for 25 years, I can tell you that the locals call it H-E-B just as you described it. The company started in 1905 by Florence Butt in Kerrville and she called it C. C. Butt Grocery Store. In 1919, Howard Edward Butt, Florence's youngest son, took over the store upon his return from World War I. And then he started calling it H-E-B, for obvious reasons. It now has about 420 locations in Texas and Mexico.

We are spoiled. Bucees and HEB. Thanks for visiting Texas. 🇨🇱

The Bourbon Cookies are a British classic. Of course, they call cookies biscuits, so you can find an entry in Wikipedia on “Bourbon Biscuit”, but nothing on “Bourbon Cookie”. That article says, “The Bourbon name, dating from the 1930s, comes from the former French and Spanish royal House of Bourbon”. So it doesn’t have anything to do with alcohol.

If you ever go back to Texas, check out HEB's other branded chain called Central Market. GREAT specialty store with lots of wonderful, unique options. There are 10 locations mostly in the Austin, Dallas, and Houston areas.

I have taken to grocery shopping with your rules in mind

The soup could also be poured over the rice.

Heck we hardly ate meat growing up in the summer. All we ate was garden produce. It didn't hurt us.

Thanks for hitting HEB, Mr Butt made a great company. My Mom keeps hitting up her grand daughter (that works for corporate) to open one in her home town.

THANKS DBA, TIME FOR ANOTHER GREAT VID,....Z...SORRY BOUT YOUR CAM

I’m with you on instant coffee. I’m a dark roast fan. Nescafé Classico is my favorite instant.

Good morning Brother. HEB is initials of the founder Howard Edward Butt, founded in 1919, in Kerville Texas. Howards Mother actually started the grocery store, Florence Butt, in 1905, in Kerville Texas. We call it HEB, just the letters. We are very lucky to have such a diligent person such as yourself, bringing us great ideas in an entertaining format. My Wife, and myself so look forward to your new vids each week. Bless you, and your Family. See you on the trail.

We call it H E B. And HEB is amazing as an institution here in Texas. They will fast deploy teams after disasters to get communities services restored. They sent mobile pharmacies to areas affected by Harvey. They are a great company.

HEB is one of the stores local to me. Thanks for trying the sort of foods I take on the road with me as a Truck Driver.

HERE EVERYTHINGS BETTER

You have now experienced the trifecta of Texas greatness: H-E-B, Buc-ee's, and Whole Foods. Everything is bigger in Texas. The grocery stores, convenience stores, and natural markets!

South Texas here and HEB is everywhere. Really spoils you, but they have a tendency to carry store brands on cookies in particular. Gotta hit Wal-Mart up for some items they just don't carry any longer and that's saying something for all the items HEB carries. Great content. Appreciate the work you do putting the meals together.

Another GREAT video. A side note. I use the bags..1 lb that coffee comes in for “ prepper storage”. Why? Well….they are more rugged than the ordinary plastic clear bags….they are resealable….like a zip lock…and since lm already buying the coffee…it’s a good repurpose. So my dry socks…in a coffee bag….my fire start stuff…in a coffee bag……things like hard candy and coffee packets like you use…in a coffee bag. All get labeled with duct tape and a sharpie. You have great knowledge you are sharing…you are HELPING people have the means to prepare “ MRE” for any emergency that may beset them. Screw the nay sayers and haters…do what you’re doing…..you are doing it RIGHT

Amazon does sell oxygen absorbers that you can toss in with your MRE's before you seal the mylar bag

Thanks for another great video. Maybe somewhere down the line you could do a few "Favorites" episodes. Like mains, snacks, or whatever.

One heck of a drive from Arizona to Texas but beginning to think I might have to do it. Spend a few $$$$ but come up with a months worth of DDAMs. When we're "road" tripping in the Prius (don't laugh too hard - 48 MPG, climate control all night long, sleeps two cozily and IMHO one heck of a stealth camper) we nicknamed our meals DDAMs (Dr Dave's Adventure Meals). Now if I could just pull the trigger on that lift kit and larger tires - lol! Thanks for another GREAT video!

Keep up the great videos I run across your channel looking for MRE ideas you rock on them awesome ideas from you and the viewers

Neat! You dont make enough vids. I watched your older stuff about how to prepare for things and mindsets etc. very awesome content, I wish you would make some more of that as well if your willing! thanks again!

Another fantastic video. Thank you for all the home made MRE’s ideas. The variety of your meals is part of the appeal of your channel. 👍

Great video. How about doing a “deluxe 24 hour mre”? Maybe be structured around higher level meals that would make other hikers jealous. Lol Maybe even use items you can make at home and vacuum pack?

Going to keep my eyes open for those Gits. Thanks for the heads up

My first experience with HEB grocery store. what is in a place called H-E-B that was Hurst euless Bedford in the fort Worth area of loop 121 loop 183 loop 820 . I now live between Decatur Texas and Wichita falls Texas and I haven't seen an H-E-B here but I would have thoroughly appreciate one being built close to me !! But if that's where the store got its name from I don't know?? Great video always love watching❤😊👍🇨🇱

We call it H-E-B. It is the initials of the man who founded the company, Howard E. Butts.

This was GREAT! I can imagine you’re looking for any excuse to get back to Texas so you can shop at HEB again. lol

I love pickles. My brother always gave me his pickles off his burgers. ❤ I need to try those milder bagged pickles yum

i know your mres tend to be from oe location builds but for your everyday use versions one thing i suggest is going to asian markets for 9-15 dollars you can get a 100 count pack of 3 in 1 instant coffee mixes that are so good

Thank you so much, informative and fun to watch. Also, Thanks for adding the price of the meals.

Really enjoying this series 👍

Camera issues didnt bother me! Great vid! Loved your food picks!

Hi DBA. Over here in the UK we tend to call the bourbon biscuits/cookies bore bon biscuits, don't ask me why, it is just how I was told they were pronounced. They have always been my second favourite biscuit, only beaten by an all butter shortbread biscuit. If you ever find a proper Scottish made shortbread you will not be sorry. By the way, I know everyone is different, but I do not like dunking any sandwich type biscuit, or chocolate covered ones, but I do like dunking plain ones. Much love and respect, as always, from me Jo, here in South East England. xx

Really enjoyed this double header 😍💯

Thank you for these videos. I like that you do meals with meat as well as vegetarian. Meat might not always be available so it is good to know what vegetarian meals are tasty. Again thank you so much!

The nearest HEB is 90 miles! They are amazing!

#2 looks like a good MRE for someone working outdoors and burning calories. #1 looks like lots of nutrition too.

Thanks for another interesting video! I wonder if you could use the mylar bag and the fuel for the Barocook to make your own ration heater? That thing looks like it gets hot and it might melt the mylar...

I usually add hot sauce and banana peppers to canned chili but I bet that jalapeno rice mixed in the chili would have been good as well.

Just found your videos!! Love them & thanks for the how to's!

Another great video. Keep'em coming.

HEB originally started in Kerrville Tx. The man that started the store was named Harold Edward Butts. HEB are his intials.

Ah, the chocolate bourbon biscuit... As a Brit, I'm contractually obliged to enjoy them. I can't eat chocolate any more (thanks, body) but I remember them fondly! 😅

You just made a valuable point with the honey. It wouldn't be a bad idea being a prepper myself. I carry single serve honey packets usually 4 or 5. A couple for tea and a couple for a sugar boost. Best part they weigh practically nothing. Good to always carry some or add to mres

Heck ya. My wife, kids and I like our steaks cooked medium rare but not opposed to a vegetarian meal at all. Tell those haters to go pack sand!

I'm going to start travelling just to go to all sorts of different grocery stores😆 All looks good!

I found the honeycomb bites on Amazon. Really enjoyed this one. Great idea to have two MREs. Thanks for showing us what the soups look like. You are so good at describing the flavors and textures as you try things. Another good one!! Still waiting for a Menard’s MRE. 🤪

We call it H-E-B but sometimes we call it HEEEB. And yes, HEB is an awesome grocery chain. I miss it so much. We have nothing like it in Japan.

Expiration dates are a suggestion and not rule of thumb. I have had stuff that was a one year date but 4 years later they where still good as long as they are stored properly

I think it stands for Here Everything's Better. My mom used to call it the Hebrew store.

This was a very interesting video; I liked the rice. I am going to go look for it. Thank you for hanging in there even though the camara didn't

Thank you for sharing your time and giving others an idea of a starting point.

Your video quality seemed to be ok. If you hadn't said anything, I wouldn't have thought of it at all. Regarding cameras, I used to photograph weddings and always had a back-up camera with me (and had to use it once). Keep those vids coming!

HEB is everywhere near me, the best version of the nuts you had are the plain japones with a small amount of Valentina hot sauce 🤌🏽

To my knowledge have never seen the Hereford pouch brisket. Dangit! I have some of their seasoned beef crumbles, spicy seasoned beef crumbles, meatballs in sauce and roast beef in gravy in pouches (as well as the same roast beef in gravy in cans). Now I really want to try that brisket. I know you have said you prefer cans for emergency storage but I prefer pouches when I can get stuff I want to store in them. The reasons are: if conditions become less than ideal, pouches don't rust, pouches also don't dent, I can store what would be a whole shelf full of cans in a shoebox sized tote if I have pouches. Cans do have some advantages, though. No critter is going to chew into a can (not sure if that is a problem with pouches), it is easier to find a greater variety of stuff in cans and, unless you find pouch stuff at a discount store, you often get as much or more in a can than in a pouch for less money. This was a fun video as always. Thanks for suffering the heat if the studio for us!

Love Love Love our HEB stores, they are the best! Here Everything’s Better

Welcome to Texas. HEB is to grocery stores what Buc-EE's is to gas stations, only better.

Another drink you can try is the keurig cappuccino kcups. You can just open them up and pour the contents in your hot water.

Also thank for introducing me to the Barocook i use it for work

This makes the third place I need to visit in Texas; Franklin’s BBQ, Bucee’s, and H.E.B. I may need a trailer to bring home all the goodies I expect to find.

Very interesting items,all new to me, except for coffee brand. Sorry to hear about equipment damage.

My family calls it Heeb also, just because😂. HEB was a huge customer of my father’s business for many years. Us Texans are definitely spoiled with our HEBs.

The beat grocery store in Texas!!! HEB was started by the Butt family in Texas over 100yrs ago

Video quality was fine, I enjoyed it. I enjoy meat also, but I am more function over fashion, if the vegetarian meal taste good I am all for it.

was overnight stocker for HEB 2 years just shopped there a few hurs ago lol

If you’re ever on the east coast (VA, NC, SC mostly) you should give Food Lion a try. Nothing special and probably won’t be much of a challenge, just a regional grocery chain.

Utah is a looooong way from an HEB, but I can at least look for similar things here. BTW, the auto-focus issue was not nearly as distracting as your sometimes jerky editing. As you mentioned, #2 (the first one) had far too much food for a single meal. For most folks, anyway. Instant coffee is a necessary evil for travel; thanks for giving honest opinions on various kinds.

Great video!! You know what they say about opinions.... i dont know why people have to criticize what/how someone eats something. If you dont like it, leave. I enjoy your videos. If you think HEB is mind blowing you should visit a Meijier, man! you could spend aaalll day in that store and still not see everything! Im still aiming to get the cute little fridge. Have a good week and can't wait for the next video!!

Another great video. Just wish we had HEB up here in the top of Texas.

Sorry about your camera but I didn't notice much difference. I will have to check out these stores in Texas when I get down there. I live in a small Canadian city so the best we get are the regular grocery stores and a Wal Mart super center.

Here is a comment for your RU-vid algorithm

I'm a California girl living in a Texas world. I called H-E-B, heb with the eh sound for the E, unlike your wife who used the long e sound. Everyone knrw I was from out of state when I said it. Lol😂

Per Google, there isn't an HEB within 100 miles from SC, but I would love to check that place out.

Bourbon, France. French style cookie.

H-E-B is my favorite

You should try Wegmans. They advertise having 100+ stores in 8 states. They’re based in NY but have recently expanded down the east coast as far as North Carolina (NC has 4 all in the Raleigh area)

God blessed Texas with HEB.

I love shopping at HEB

Another great video DBA, keep em coming. Have you ever done an MRI from a Piggly Wiggly supermarket? I'm starting to hate your videos because I always find something on them that I want to try (you cost me money lol), but I'm a keep watchin'.🤠 Have a great week. JT

Dude! I love your channel! Dealing with the politics of food is a pain in the pot!😆 I got it from my mom ("I'm a fish eating vegetarian...") **OR** "I only eat thus and such! It's enough to make me wanna become a liberal democrat and go on a three state killing spree with a weed whacker!! (The problem is that I can never find an extension cord long enough, and I always have trouble with those string spools!🤨) Anyway, the stuff you find always gives me ideas and inspiration... Rock On!!

I need new glasses anyway I thought it was just me . I wish our local stores had a wider selection of the Hereford pouch meats. We have meatballs and the taco filling ones. Great video other than a convenience store you've covered every store we have in our area in Florida.

DBA, no need too apologize for broken camera gears,that happens if you have been around a bit.. You made due with another camera/lens even if video quality wasn’t the best.. I hope you can fix or replace the broken one,much luv friend, from Tokyo,Japan.

Have you ever thought about putting in some energy gels in your packs??? I always have several in my packs as well as some in my MRE bags.. Wal-Mart has several different varieties back in the sporting goods section..

Very cool. I will have to try out the GITs ready meals and will be looking for them today while shopping. don't worry the negative Nelly's out there. Haters goin hate. I'm always amused when I post a comment on some of the other utubers I watch and I get hammered for my thoughts or opinion.

we have chocolate bourbon sandwich biscuits in UK made for dunking in hot tea, I use the 'one cup' powdered soup pouches as a way to bulk out the calories in Ramen only by a small amount you get a thicker richer broth, trick is to match the soup to the flavour pack in the Ramen

Fan of sweetened condensed milk packets, way more expensive than a can, but single serving. Will have to try the brisket. Always a fan of the Indian meals with rice, so many options, and yes, adding meat is trivial for those who want: chicken, tuna, beef, pork, etc.

Another MRE challenge series could be building one for $5 or under.

I enjoy your videos. Thank you

You should do one at CVS

Thanks again for another great video. I see the link for your truckers lunch box. How have you liked that one? I've been shopping for one and am very nervous to buy nameless Chinese company products, but it's all I can find. Have you ever had problems with it being too small? Have you considered doing an MRE from an ethnic grocery (Latin, Asian, Indian, African, etc.)? It would be neat if you are looking for a challenge.

Have you tried Nescafé cafe de olla instant coffee yet? I bet you’ll enjoy it. It has a hint of cinnamon and caramelized sugar in it.

H-E-B are the initials of the son of the company's founder. His name was Howard E. Butt. We love H-E-B. Large stores with a great product selection, spacious well-lit aisles, and friendly helpful employees make the experience just about as good as grocery shopping gets. They've got a large variety of store-brand products which are available at really good prices. There's also huge selections of high quality products in their deli, including things like served-hot butter tortillas. Although we lived in the DFW area of northeast Texas for over fifteen years, we now live in South Louisiana. We still have kids and grandkids who are in the Dallas area and the Austin area. Whenever we go to visit, we make it a point to shop there. A friend who is originally from the Beaumont area has lunch once a month with some former coworkers, friends, and fellow ham radio operators. There's a very nice H-E-B just one mile from the restaurant where they regularly meet. Whenever we go (which is about a two hour drive), my wife places an H-E-B curbside pickup order the night before the trip. After lunch, we scoot over and our groceries are delivered curbside.

Add a pinch of salt takes the bitterness out. Love your videos

Dude, I love the Indian meals! I am a large omnivore, but I tell you, good Indian food could drag me over to a vegetarian diet. (Belly grumbles in meat deprived hunger)

was watching your videos. Your HEB to be exact. You asked what does HEB stand for . Howard Edwards Butts. HEB. he was the original owner that invented HEB. Yes I'm born and raised Texas. It is a Texas based company. With 1 in Mexico about 1999. When I started to work for them. And did so for 9 yrs. Now cause of my family the one in lampasas tx. I live behind. And no you don't want one that close to you ever. Trust me.

how bout a list of what in the MRE so we have it for a shopping list, please. Would like for all your MRE's please.