2008 Cheese and Veggie Omelet MRE
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 11:04 am
My daughter found an MRE at a yard sale and bought it for me. This was a Menu 4 from Feb 2008, so I moved it to the front of my "Use Next" list. I had it yesterday while fishing. (No photos because it's quite a trick to unpack and prepare one of these things in a kayak even without the complication of a camera!) It contained:
Cheese and Veggie Omelet
Salsa Verde packet
Granola with blueberries
Cinnamon scone
Crackers
Apple butter
French Vanilla cappuchino
Acc Pack with cider
FRH
Bev bag
The 2008 menu list says it ought to have also contained a pop tart; I think that's an error, as that would be carb overkill with crackers, scone, and granola as well. I thought it odd that a breakfast menu wouldn't contain coffee, but it doesn't.
I started the omelet and cider in the FRH and ate the cinnamon scone while they heated. The scone was only mildly "cinnamony" and a bit dry, as are most MRE pastries. (Probably for the dual reason of spoilage resistance and to get troops to drink more.) It would have gone great with the cinnamon-heavy cider, had I not split those two up.
Most past reviews of MRE omelets say they are dreadful. I didn't think mine was that bad, even though it was nearly six years old. It was a lot like "steam table" scrambled eggs once I had mixed it up and added the salsa verde. I could taste the cheese but not the veggies; a dash of added salt/pepper might have helped. All in all, not that bad - especially compared to egg entrees from the 80s, which WERE dreadful. (But not nearly as dreadful as the horrible dehydrated eggs I endured in 'Nam!) It's probably moot because there are no longer any egg entrees offered on the military menu list.
As usual, I found myself satisfied after these few items. I saved the granola, crackers, apple butter, and cappuchino for another time.
Until next time, crisp salute to all my brothers.
Cheese and Veggie Omelet
Salsa Verde packet
Granola with blueberries
Cinnamon scone
Crackers
Apple butter
French Vanilla cappuchino
Acc Pack with cider
FRH
Bev bag
The 2008 menu list says it ought to have also contained a pop tart; I think that's an error, as that would be carb overkill with crackers, scone, and granola as well. I thought it odd that a breakfast menu wouldn't contain coffee, but it doesn't.
I started the omelet and cider in the FRH and ate the cinnamon scone while they heated. The scone was only mildly "cinnamony" and a bit dry, as are most MRE pastries. (Probably for the dual reason of spoilage resistance and to get troops to drink more.) It would have gone great with the cinnamon-heavy cider, had I not split those two up.
Most past reviews of MRE omelets say they are dreadful. I didn't think mine was that bad, even though it was nearly six years old. It was a lot like "steam table" scrambled eggs once I had mixed it up and added the salsa verde. I could taste the cheese but not the veggies; a dash of added salt/pepper might have helped. All in all, not that bad - especially compared to egg entrees from the 80s, which WERE dreadful. (But not nearly as dreadful as the horrible dehydrated eggs I endured in 'Nam!) It's probably moot because there are no longer any egg entrees offered on the military menu list.
As usual, I found myself satisfied after these few items. I saved the granola, crackers, apple butter, and cappuchino for another time.
Until next time, crisp salute to all my brothers.
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Somehow that cheese and veggie omelet looks alot better than the Doctor Seuss 1980 MCI menu#3 that I remember eating. We called it that because occasionally the eggs actually did look like the green eggs and ham from the story (and that was even if we did not get green paint flakes from the can into the food.) 
