The Meal, Ready-to-Eat is a staple of the U.S. military. Self-contained, shelf-stable, and packed with calories, MREs are the ideal food source to feed a formation on the move or when you forgot to ...

You’ve been out in the field for weeks without the gut truck, so Meals, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) on repeat is your reality. MREs are a staple of deployments and field training exercises for the U.S.

The pork sausage patty is out and buffalo chicken is in, as the Pentagon is set to dish up revamped field rations with more protein-filled snacks and caffeine starting next year. Unpopular prepackaged ...

Nary has a military meal been so odious as a handful of hotdogs vacuum-sealed in a pouch. From 1993 to 2000, the Frankfurters, Beef, Menu #6 MRE wreaked havoc on the bowels of service members ...

A New Zealand Army soldier tries a US military MRE — or Meal, Ready-to-Eat — and compares it to New Zealand MREs. An MRE is designed to sustain soldiers during training or an operation while ...

The old saying "variety is the spice of life" is especially true when it comes to food. While service members in combat will eat whatever they're given, having good meals that match what they might ...

U.S. Marine Corps First Lieutenant Michael Scotti fashioned a postcard from food packaging (a Meals Ready to Eat box) and wrote a holiday message for his parents. npm_2012.2010.1 ...