Unloved by Generations of Soldiers, the M.R.E. Finds a Fan Base The rations often derided as ‘Meals, Rarely Edible’ have
Unloved by Generations of Soldiers, the M.R.E.
"Meals, Rejected By Ethiopians" and "Meals, Refusing to Excrete"
The truth is, jokes aside about their palatability or digestibility, this is largely a thing of the past. Insofar they WERE very, very monotonous and pretty bland in the earliest years, DOD has come a long way in providing greater and more varied entrees and lots of snacks and pogue bait.
In fact that's probably the largest criticism with them now, they are loaded with way too much snacky stuff, carbs and candy, being short on high quality protein.
The truth is, jokes aside about their palatability or digestibility, this is largely a thing of the past. Insofar they WERE very, very monotonous and pretty bland in the earliest years, DOD has come a long way in providing greater and more varied entrees and lots of snacks and pogue bait.
In fact that's probably the largest criticism with them now, they are loaded with way too much snacky stuff, carbs and candy, being short on high quality protein.