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by Woodland
Wed Jun 20, 2018 3:28 pm
Forum: MREs
Topic: Pizza is Back
Replies: 28
Views: 30046

Re: Pizza is Back

There are some studies that show that lighter meals less separated in time and with more snacking are better for efficiency in high intensity scenarios than other diets It was tested with firefighters in spain some time ago With rations, that would be having regular siced entrees, a lot of sugary d...
by Woodland
Wed Jun 20, 2018 3:09 pm
Forum: MREs
Topic: Pizza is Back
Replies: 28
Views: 30046

Re: Pizza is Back

I don't know. They have a lot of highly educated people working there, so maybe they are right. I can certainly appreciate that. It really annoys me when people think they know more than the engineers/scientists who went to school, spent hours reading the books and studying the material and went on...
by Woodland
Mon Jun 18, 2018 12:41 pm
Forum: MREs
Topic: Pizza is Back
Replies: 28
Views: 30046

Re: Pizza is Back

MRE Menu No. 40 is set to bring a new meal plus a bunch of snacks to troops in training and overseas in 2020: Italian Sausage in Marinara Sauce High Protein Pudding, Chocolate Recovery Crunchy O Shaped Snack BBQ flavored Recovery Beef Jerky Trail Mix Sweet and Spicy Recovery Salted Caramel Rice and...
by Woodland
Mon Mar 26, 2018 2:58 pm
Forum: MREs
Topic: Different packing companies
Replies: 7
Views: 9113

Re: Different packing companies

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by Woodland
Mon Mar 26, 2018 2:57 pm
Forum: MREs
Topic: Different packing companies
Replies: 7
Views: 9113

Re: Different packing companies

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by Woodland
Mon Mar 26, 2018 2:47 pm
Forum: MREs
Topic: Different packing companies
Replies: 7
Views: 9113

Re: Different packing companies

I could have taken more pics like these...There was a spoon one time, it's handle by the bowl (head?) was curved.Looked like the tortilla in the first pic.I think you can imagine that :-) How did they do that? :-)
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by Woodland
Sun Mar 25, 2018 11:47 am
Forum: MREs
Topic: Different packing companies
Replies: 7
Views: 9113

Re: Different packing companies

HI Does anyone know if there is a big difference in the US mre's depending on the different packing company's? (Ameriqual, Sopakco, and Wornick) Is the food product inside all the same? There are differences.Sometimes very significant ones. I have tried the same menus from Ameriqual,Sopakco and Wor...
by Woodland
Mon Dec 04, 2017 8:10 am
Forum: MRE Reviews
Topic: 2017 Menu No. 3 Chicken, Noodles and Vegetables, in Sauce --al fresco
Replies: 7
Views: 12304

Re: 2017 Menu No. 3 Chicken, Noodles and Vegetables, in Sauce --al fresco

The coffee, instant, type II was great. Maybe my favorite part. There is something great about sitting on the side of a hill, watching Northern Harriers soar overhead while hunting, and sipping hot coffee that makes the world seem just right. Excellent review.I like reviews with pics of the scenery...
by Woodland
Thu Nov 30, 2017 1:36 pm
Forum: MRE Tips & Tricks
Topic: Has anyone tried cooking a tin in an FRH?
Replies: 16
Views: 35863

Re: Has anyone tried cooking a tin in an FRH?

I'm thinking of the more powerful frhs like the British one... You know how many canned meals could be cooked by immersing them in water, has anyone tried with rcir tins or similar? Cos I know it works with German rations. I know I can always nuke them, but I have a pannus that means I have to lean...
by Woodland
Sat Dec 31, 2016 4:51 pm
Forum: MREs
Topic: First MRE - Menu 2 Vegetable Crumble
Replies: 4
Views: 7676

Re: First MRE - Menu 2 Vegetable Crumble

Good choice :-) The best vegetarian MRE I've ever had.Actually,it's menu 11 :wink: