MRE meals can be purchased as complete meals (in cases packs of 12) or customized to suit your family’s specific tastes by purchasing the components individually. A complete MRE meal kit includes an 8oz entrée, 2oz side, 2oz snack, 2oz desert, drink mix, accessory pack containing condiments and utensils, and an optional flameless ration heater. An individual MRE entrée is just the 8oz entrée portion of the entire MRE meal kit. MRE Entrées are precooked and can be eaten cold, heated in the pouch using a flameless ration heater, or removed from the pouch and heated using a traditional method like a pot and stove.
Examples of 8oz entrées currently available are:
Beef Stew with Potatoes and Vegetables
BBQ Chicken with Black Beans and Potatoes
Chicken Noodle Stew with Vegetables
Chicken Rice with Vegetables
Cheese Tortellini with Marinara Sauce
Pasta Marinara with Veggie Crumbles
Vegetarian Chili with Beans
Lentil Stew with Potatoes and Ham
Pinto Bean Stew with Ham
Why Purchase Individual Entrées?
Individual MRE Entrées have advantages over complete MRE meals for your emergency food storage plan. By purchasing individual MRE entrées you can customize your meal plan and avoid any foods your family doesn’t care for. In addition, you may find that a complete MRE is too much for a small child and that an entrée alone is a better option. You may also wish to supplement or combine MRE meals with other survival storage foods. Purchasing individual MRE Entrées affords you a flexibility in your planning that you will not have when purchasing case packs of complete MRE meals.
What Are MRE Meals?
A preferred emergency survival food option, MREs (short for Meals Ready to Eat) are convenient, durable, portable, and nutritionally valuable. For these reasons, MRE meals are used around the world by militaries, emergency response organizations, outdoor enthusiasts, and workers in the gas and oil industry. MRE meals are precooked, packaged, survival foods that require no preparation or special handling. Simply open and enjoy with or without heating using the (often included) flameless ration heater.
MRE foods are convenient because they are precooked and can be eaten cold. Many MRE meal kits include a flameless ration heater, which will rapidly warm the MRE food in its pouch through a completely safe chemical reaction.
MRE foods are packaged in aluminum thermo stabilized pouches so they don’t need to be refrigerated but will last up to 30 months if stored at or below 60°F; the higher the storage temperature the shorter the shelf life of the MRE food. Their military-grade packaging is designed to be durable and able to withstand rough handling.
MRE meals are compact and easily portable. While not as lightweight as freeze dried food, MREs end up being even more convenient for transporting because they don’t require any extra gear or cooking utensils for preparation. They also require no water in addition to drinking water (to be mixed with the drink mix if you like).
Complete MRE meals are designed to supply 1,100 – 1,300 calories per meal. The meals are nutritionally balanced and include the necessary vitamins and minerals for good health and energy.