By: Blake Lankford
Date: December 9, 2025
Ameriqual APack MREs are manufactured by the largest military MRE provider – Ameriqual.
This case includes 12 complete, military-style MREs. Each MRE includes around half a day’s worth of calories,
so the average person must consume two daily. (That said, very active soldiers may eat three per day.)
They’re nutritionally complete and designed for active individuals. MREs are so popular for emergency situations
for this reason. Many people assume that meals designed for soldiers also work well for emergencies.
This case will come with random flavors, but many of them are the same ones in the entree-only option I recommended above.
My case came with six flavors in total, which is a decent amount of variety. Of course, the flavors are taste-tested and designed
for military use, so most of them are good (some are just better than others).
Unlike humanitarian MREs, you need two a day. Plus, these are made for adults, so they’re not suited for people with adult palates –
not children. If you’re prepping with children, you probably want at least some humanitarian MREs or other meal options.
My children have eaten some MREs while hiking and camping, but they typically prefer the better sides
(like the peanut butter) to the entrees themselves.
My kids didn’t particularly like any of the flavors, and it didn’t come with the sweets they liked out of the humanitarian MREs.
My children are about “average pickiness,” too, so if you have very picky kids, it’s possible that they might not eat anything
good out of these MREs.
These MREs are a bit bulkier, but that’s because they come with sides and other extras, including the heater (they aren’t vacuum packed either).
In cold climates, the heater can be useful. However, I hardly ever used the heater in my military career and typically don’t use it now.
Each MRE is pre-cooked, so heating is unnecessary.
Recommended for:
I recommend the Ameriqual APack MREs if you’re set on a military-style option. These do offer more variety and are more complete,
but they aren’t the best for kids (and quite boring for adults, too). Buying them by the case will also save you some money.
Pros
- Around 1,000 calories each
- 6 different entrees per case
- Designed for active adults
Cons
- Random sides
- Not kid-friendly