1 Case HUMANITARIAN DAILY RATION MRE - RANDOM MENU - Inspection date of 10/2022 or Newer

Writing a review because I was actually pleasantly surprised. Packed in 2023, inspected 2025, and got a nice variety of menus. Opened one up to try it, had the vegetable and barley stew with rice. It was very good, and the cookies/crackers tasted good as well. Nothing was spoiled. Would definitely recommend these, the best bang for your buck and gives you a lot of calories. Excellent for preppers like myself.

I may not be military myself, but I come from a family with a long military background, so I was interested in trying an MRE for myself. In particular, I was looking for simple, easy to store food that would last, and that's exactly what I got with these HDRs - easy to eat, easy to store, calorie-dense food that'll last and that I can eat in case of emergency. The upsides of this case, in my situation: - You can eat them unheated or heated, though they're better warm - As a vegetarian it's a relief to know I can get simple veggie-based meals to survive off of - None of the packs I've opened have been spoiled or off so far; if one is I might update later - I dislike overly salted or spiced food, so having blander, simpler options is refreshing - I cannot drive and so getting food to my house can be expensive. Having a backup option is really helpful - For the price, it's a lot of food that won't go bad quickly, and to me that's a huge benefit Downsides I've noticed so far: - Most of the menus are incredibly similar; this makes sense since they're supposed to be easy for anyone to eat, but can be boring if you expect more variety - One of the strawberry jelly packs had a small hole and seeped out into the rest of the pack. Easy to clean, but a bit disappointing - I was hoping for some MRE coffee, but haven't found any yet - I'll be looking for other kinds of packs so I can try it In general, if you want survival food that's fairly inexpensive, simple, and inoffensive, this is a great choice overall. I particularly enjoyed the barley and vegetable stew, either cold or heated, and I've been enjoying the crackers as well. It is important to keep in mind that these are survival meals, so you can't expect 5 star restaurant quality from them, but they're still great for what they're intended to be and do. I know with these if I end up isolated or snowed in I'll have a fallback food that I can rely on, and that's exactly what I paid for. In the future I'll be adding these to my list of survival gear and general products I keep around for a rainy day or desperate situation. I've also shared these with my dad - he's an avid survivalist and has been wanting to try MRE-style food for a while - so I'll get his opinion later.

These are cheap, especially compared to 10 days worth of groceries. They come with 2 entrees, which are at least edible, a pack of crackers, two cookies (one oatmeal, one shortbread) peanut butter, strawberry jam, and a pack of unfrosted brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts (which are almost always fused together). Be warned it's a bit of a sodium bomb, and you will need some wau to heat them up, as they DO NOT comes with a ration heater like MREs do. The entrees need seasoning, but that's not hard to remedy. If you combine both entrees together, plus the crackers, crushed up, you end up with a meal that'll keep you full for several hours. As I said before, the entrees are BLAND, but passable. Overall? 10 days worth of food for roughly $40 USD? Not bad in the slightest. I'm living on a pretty tight budget, and these are a lifesaver. Just be aware of menu fatigue and drink plenty of water with these if you're worried about the salt.

I've been buying these for years from various vendors, but this vendor is by far the best. The cases are cheaper, in better condition, and they charge NO shipping. Other vendors charge $10 to ship this case. In addition, they are double boxed. Other vendors just ship the box the food came in, and they are so grungy when you get them, I would have to clean the boxes off before bringing them in my house. Additionally, the orange dot is still orange, not filled in gray or black like other shippers, meaning that the food has been exposed to extreme temps. I live in Texas, and during the summer, many times we don't cook because the house gets so hot that it won't cool down. So, we'll sometimes use these as a meal. We can get 2 to 3 meals out of each individual package. It's alot of food. I can eat one entree and a cracker, and I'm full for hours. Personally, we like the food, but it's not for everyone. I don't heat mine, and I usually don't even season them. If you have to have meat, then you won't want these. That's okay though, I'll buy them! :) I find the desserts, cookies, pastries, peanut butter and jelly etc. to be fine most of the time. We have had some that were pretty stale but were still edible. Those did not come from this vendor, however. For $32, you get 20-30 meals, and that is absolutely a steal! They keep for a very long time and are great for emergencies also.

The complete lack of variety in these is so bad that I'm almost call it a scam. I read multiple reviews how heavy it was on lentil stew, but I didn't realize it would be literally 100% of my meals. Unless you love eating the exact same meals, desserts and sides included, for 10 meals, I'd get something else. 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞: Lentil Stew x 10 Pasta in Tomato Sauce x 6 Beans in Tomato Sauce x 4 Crackers (2 pack) x 10 Fig Bar x 10 Peanut Butter x 10 Strawberry Jam x 10 Unfrosted Strawberry Poptart x 10 Shortbread x 10 Accessory Pack (no drink mix, coffee, or hot sauce) x 10 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗦: • It's only ~$3 per meal, which includes two entrees. They aren't good entrees, but at least they're cheap. • Mine were approaching their inspection date, but all tasted fine and had staleness issues. 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦: • When I opened my box, I was happy to see that my case included two of each menu type. I thought this would guarantee me variety. Instead, every single box was completely identical except for one entree, which was split between two samey options. • Nothing was particularly appetizing. Lentil stew was fine, but not good enough to eat it ten times in a row. The distinction between pasta or beans in tomato sauce is minimal and both were hard to finish. Fig bar was revolting, but if you like fig newtons it might be okay. The best things were the crackers with jam and peanut butter and the shortbread cookie.

I have purchased several boxes of these Humanitarian rations from another supplier and recently decided to try another supplier because the price was a little better. I was also curious if there were any differences. The biggest difference is the "Time Temperature Indicator" (TTI)which is the small reddish orange sticker on outside of package near inspection date. If the center is lighter than the dark ring, then it is fine. If the center is same color or darker than the ring, it has been compromised in terms of temp storage conditions. Doesnt make these unusable, just makes them something that needs to be worked through soon. SINCE I purchase these for both regular use AND for emergency use, I will keep my OLDER boxes with good looking TTI tucked away. So if price is right and you plan to use these within the year, then maybe give this supplier a chance, if want better reassurance that the TTI is still good, then go to the link I imbedded. I have a very very detailed review there too. THAT all being said, the rations are good. I am not going into detail as I did my detailed review on my preferred supplier. Basically each salmon-colored pouch has enough calories and such for 1 days worth of nutrition. 2 entrees (this will vary, might be repeats but not in the same pouch), some sides (crackers, cookie, poptart or something similar, PB, Jelly, salt, pepper, napkin, really good spoon, wipe, sugar, matches). To open the pouch, pull apart at top. Very durable bag. The food pouches are easy enough to get into. As with anything, the food tastes best warm. I like to dump out into bowl, add a splash of water, stir, then heat in microwave. Could be heated in your own heater pack or submerged in hot water. But absolutely can be eaten cold. I love the lentil stew and could eat that all day every day. The portions are reasonable and I am a huge volume eater. They do not contain meat, so dont be surprised. The benefit of non meat option is that the shelf life is usually better, overall cheaper, the protein content is high, and the available protein to the body is also high. Basically non meat protein is more readily usable form. If you really want meat (I am a big fan of meat too), then have some cans of something stored with this. Plenty of options out there to choose from. I really like that I can basically get two meals/1 day of meals out of a pouch and at around $40 that is only $4 per day (I think I bought this for $37, so even less). I cannot buy a pack of precooked lentils & veg for less than $4 let alone another similar meal and all the sides and accouterments. LOVE that spoon! For real.. do the math on daily living. This is a bargain. And definitely one over so many "MRE" suppliers even if they have more in them. Or could used this to build onto other meals. Just a good price for what you get. Sometimes the cookies have an off taste (any supplier). If I were hungry enough, I would not care. Nothing bad that will make me ill. I keep a few pouches in my car (I'm a big prepper that tries to have every area covered, so keeping an emergency supply of food in car is reasonable to me). But even for non emergency. Just super convenient and cheap. Keep some tucked away at office for days you dont have a lunch, or cant go get one. Or in with hiking supplies, or at home for simple meal. And yeh, definitely for emergencies. Nice to know that I can just grab a pouch and be covered for the day. Or if need be.. give to someone. Unlike some MREs, there is no heater pack (thats fine. That would drive price way up), and no coffee. Again, simple enough to plan for that. Figure out what works for you and make adjustments. Again, these are cheaper than DIY pouches and anything it might be missing usually comes down to preference.

100% package condition (same as US MRE) - very good value if you want an military grade MRE product. The two cases I bought on separate orders were packed January 2021. individual items are December 2020 production. Contents: Only two "menus" both have the lentil stew pouch which is very good, the alternate is a beans w/ tomato sauce or a pasta w/ tomato sauce. All are on the bland/savory side but tasty as well. More pleasant than some of the other US MRE type menu items. Beans are the protein source, but are firm and not mush. Take away is these are equal to or better than a good quality canned/frozen baked beans/chili. Two packs of the MRE square crackers. 1 pack strawberry jam (good), 1 pack creamy peanut butter (good). One double pack of fig bar (good condition & flavor). One double pack of strawberry pop-tarts (branded) w/ no frosting which are so-so flavor and condition. (I'm disposing of these). One shortbread cookie (good condition and decent flavor). US MRE type heavy brown plastic spoon packaged with a napkin, wet nap, salt & pepper, sugar, crushed red pepper packets. One book of regular paper matches (not moisture resistant type). I plan on eating these in the next 12-18 months. Experience has been that the MRE system foods slowly ends up tasting more & more like the packaging past 5 years

The secret to making the entrees taste better is to remove them from the package and add cup of water to them when you microwave them, or heat them in a pan when you're camping. They become a nice thick soup style broth. It works great with the crackers. If you use the peanut butter on the oatmeal cookie, and the strawberry jam on the shortbread one, they make everything much more palatable. So far all of the ones I've eaten have been relatively fresh. Variety is limited, but they weren't meant to be anything more than edible emergency rations. They're worth the investment. *Pro Tip* If you add a small can of beans to any of the entrees while preparing them the way I mentioned, it really does make them into enough food for one day for most people camping. Entree and a can of beans w/1 cracker square + Cookie and jam or PB (morning meal) Entree and a can of beans w/other cracker square + other cookie and remaining PB or Jam (evening meal) You still would probably want some snacks if you're hiking, or it's cold, though.