I'm a Marine Corps vet and honestly, I love the genuine MREs. It's all dehydrated though so we added water and used the chemical heater to eat them when we had enough time to do so. I preferred the turkey breast MRE.
@@BWIENS789 You may be too young but the original MREs had dehydrated pork patties and mixed fruit. We used to just eat them dry since re-hydrating them didn't really make them any better. Those didn't have the heaters and we used heat tabs under a canteen cup.
Navy here, since when did MRE's have skittles??? I know if I had to take an MRE out and I found some skittles in there, part of my humanity would be restored. The best thing I remember in an MRE was the blackberry cobbler-- and even then the breading tasted kinda like it was in a can and full of preservatives... not the greatest but hey, it still went down better than some of the other stuff.
I've paid for food in restaurants that was worse than those. On a side note, if you take them on a camping trip, the eventual bowel movement after the trip will be like passing a concrete football. (Took them on a 10 day canoe trip once)
Yea they have a chemical in them so soilders dont have to use the bathroom as often ( so basically soilders are constipated 24/7 so they dont have to shit during a combat situation)
We had to survive off these type mres for almost five weeks after Hurricane Micheal destroyed our town. We had tootsie rolls, three different kinds of Skittles, and two different types of m&m's
Criptin trust me. I’ve had so many mres’ in the army especially that one. Those were spiced apples for sure. They have peaches but they definitely don’t look like that
I’ll be out of the army next month. Been in for 6 years. I’ve had my fair share of MRE’s. By the way TFF stands for Trans Fat Free buddy. Future reference lol
@@tjbeasley4172 wow im 18 and start basic training soon for the first time. I’ll be serving for 6 years just like you. Thank you for your service anyway, it’s difficult just getting in
Water chestnut is that hard thing you tasted in the meal. And yes, you were the man if you get a mre with candy of any kind, it's definitely a treat when overseas.
New video idea... Stranded!!! Survive with one MRE and a backpack full of the flex products!!! Survival challenge lol. Make a shelter, fishing/hunting lol awesome!!
You should order a complete MRE meal kit. 2 boxes, box A&B, gives you 24 meals each one different. I can attest, that eating 3 MREs a day for 62 days straight will definitely screw up your health. The avg MRE has 1800 calories.
So funny watching civilians figure these out. You get the hang of it though. This is how I always did it in Iraq. I ate these for 15 months straight (perk of being infantry lol). You open it and drop the two food pouches inside the heater bag (it's a tight fit), fill till the water line is twice the height of line marked on bag. It's the same amount, but since both food pouches are in it, they displace water, and raise the water line. Fold the top of bag closed and shove all of that in the cardboard box that the one of the food pouches came in, lean on "rock or something" to heat. While that's cooking, eat all the other shit. By the time you finish with that stuff, the main meal is cooked. Then eat that. Simple. After you do it a few times it's as simple, easy, and fast, as opening the fridge and throwing a ham sandwich together.
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It depends on which ones your eating some of them are better than meals you'd get from a fast food joint others are absolutely terrible I doubt your ole man's giving you the bad ones The one I like least is buffalo chicken some people like that one but my first experience with it as a kid completely ruined buffalo chicken for me I can't even have it as a home cooked meal now which is a common thing for some people I know a few people that can't eat certain things anymore because of one bad experience with a MRE
@@oliviaambrose5414 Well technically you don't even have to heat them as they are all pre cooked anyways, but if you want an actual meal the way it's intended, then you put it inside the pouch (both of them if there is space for it, if not then just leave one of them on the outside). I don't know what he did, but it seems he did something wrong as usually when you put the meal inside the whole package reach boiling temperatures and he wouldn't be able to hold it the way he did. Oh well, as long as you get to eat the food then that's what matters :)
"Unless MREs come with M&Ms". Fun Fact: M&Ms were invented for the military in WWII, because they dont melt in your hand and make you and your supplies sticky.
The "chocolate drink" mix is most likely meant to taste like yoohoo chocolate drinks, considering the first few ingredients are identical and it wasn't intended to be heated.
TFF is trans-fat free, the mints are latitudes that are meant to counter the primitive butter, which makes it so you can’t poop. The stuff in the bag is the dessert, which is likely a cobbler of sorts and they don’t feed the soldiers like hogs, they are mostly balanced meals and aside from a few bad apples, mre’s are not that bad, at least from my experience Edit: if you want me to explain more, give me a sign of some sort
Hey love your vids just wanted to say that the hard crunchy veggies are called water chestnuts and are used in a lot of Asian dishes to give a crunchy bite that won't go soggy. Also I personally like MRE's and practically lived off of them during hurricane Michael and well into this year.
LMAO 😂 This was worth the price of admission. You put the MRE INTO THE BAG WITH THE HEATER, then place the Veggie bag on the other side so both get heated lol.
I’m in the military and I’ve eaten my fair share of these. MREs aren’t horrible, but when you’re in the field and have to eat them every day, they get old after a while.
Your entree go down into the bag. Then pour water in the bag to the line. Fold over the top of the bag and place them into the small box and roll the box edge over to seal it. Place them at a 45 degree angle and wait about 10 min or so.
You stick the food packets in the FWH on either side of the actual heater, then add water, close it and put it in the sleeve. Great video, I love the bloopers!!!
I'm surprised you can get the real military ones on Amazon. I've been eating these things for years and the real military ones are the only ones I buy. My grandpa introduced me to them as a kid, he was a veteran and liked to collect military surplus stuff and he would often eat an MRE for lunch. My dad told me that he used to eat C and K rations for lunch before they got replaced by MRE's but that was before my time.
@@jackfruit420 These are the real deal, the civilian ones are usually in clear plastic. At 0:11 he holds the bag up to the camera and in addition to the Department of Defense logo/seal at the top it says "Government Property, Commercial Resale Is Unlawful" near the bottom. You can also do a quick image search for "soldier eating MRE" and you will see a bunch of real soldiers with bags just like this.
You remind me of the first time I tried one in basic training. We ate these frequently when we were out in the field and or the Cafeteria was closed. They were not too shabby. And even more appetizing when you’re starving. Lol
I am an army vet, and I miss that bread. Many hated it because it would make you constipated if you ate to much. Thats why they include the gum. It's laxative gum to help you out.
Took me a bit to realize you aren't being forced to eat the MRE as your entire daily intake. I was legit confused at you just straight tasting everything at once.
I'm a huge fan of Skittles, and I have to say the sour ones suck, they were obviously going for a sour-brite taste, but failed. However, they aren't nearly as bad as the spicy Skittles, and I haven't tried any flavor worse than the short-lived mint Skittles.
I would say in the United States, Marine Corps and you’re supposed to put the meals inside the heater and then put the meals in the heater inside the cardboard sleeve
