FSR - Stars & Stripes article

[HK47]

This includes the menus! Frankly, they look great. I look forward to getting some, though I'd best not hold my breath.

Here's the link: http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?sec ... icle=46519

[Rogue187]

Does this mean that the meals are no longer going to come with the heaters?
I looked over the menu's and I noticed a lot of food but not much in terms of having a heated meal.
Any one have any ideas?

Larry

[HK47]

I only know what I read in the article...but if one clicks on the picture, a larger image pops up. I don't see any evidence of a FRH. And, too - if they want to minimize weight - I guess it makes sense that the FRH would be deleted.

[Rogue187]

If you look at the two pictures you will see a package of the FSR.
In the second picture you see a quote to the effect of the beef brisket, meatballs, pork carnitas were all better than I can cook.

Is that some sort of special officers meals as I sure as heck don't see it listed in the three menus shown.

Can you imagine feeding prisoners some pork carnitas??
How about trading an Indian solider his ration for a beef brisket..

Sure as heck wouldn't mind trying these out.

[Richard w.]

Coming out of the [regular MRE's] menus in 2008 are the chicken with cavatelli, an entree that was added only this year, but proved unpopular with troops in further taste testing. Its replacement is a chicken pesto pasta entree.

Chicken w/ Cavatelli has been included in every menu since 1999. You can always rely on Star & Stripes to not do any fact-checking.

That meal was terrible, but I really doubt that most 18-19 year old GI's are going to respond any better to pesto unless they've got an Italian mother like me.

[MCIera]

The FSRs are intended to be short term feeding solutions that are meant to be eaten "on the go" without any kind of preparation, just rip it open and eat. That's why the don't include the heaters. Though it seems that some preparation would be required to assemble the wraps with the commercial retort pouches of tuna and chicken, tortillas, and mayonaise packets.

On a sidenote, a conventional MRE entree can be eaten cold, on the go. The recommended method is to tear a corner off of the retort pouch and then squeeze the contents out like you would a tube of toothpaste into your mouth. A concept that came to me as being an "astronaut method"

Does this mean that the meals are no longer going to come with the heaters?
I looked over the menu's and I noticed a lot of food but not much in terms of having a heated meal.
Any one have any ideas?

Larry

[MCIera]

In the second picture you see a quote to the effect of the beef brisket, meatballs, pork carnitas were all better than I can cook.

Is that some sort of special officers meals as I sure as heck don't see it listed in the three menus shown.

I think those are intended as future menus. It's not specific as to where they may be used, as it may go into UGRs rather than specifically into an MRE, though it could go into either. I know that beef brisket and meatballs has been around for years in canned form, can't see why pork carnitas would be that difficult to do either, so the conversion to a retort should be pretty straight forward.

Can you imagine feeding prisoners some pork carnitas??
How about trading an Indian solider his ration for a beef brisket..

For the prisoners, at least the ones at GTMO, it seems that they have developed the MARC meal. How 'bout that? What other country in the world goes to the extent of developing a meal tailored to the dietary constraints of it's prisoners.