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

The seller was fine. Beware: These will make you fat if you eat these other than as emergency food. Very nutrient and calorie dense. Might make someone used to good wholesome food ill - very well thought out product though. You'd eat it if you really needed to. In that respect - these are almost unbeatable. Not much worse than a MRE which has meat in it, but then again I don't NEED to eat meat every 4 hours like some people demand. They're very basic. The average American isn't going to like these so much. At 3 bucks a meal these obviously aren't in high demand. I keep a couple cases around for emergency use. There's a lot to be said for their ease of use and portability. They could slide around for weeks in the bottom of a boat and still be ok. I could eat them for 2 days without too much bother but I would not be too happy about it. Again, these are dense. The crackers alone are 170 calories and they aren't yummy either. SHTF FOOD. If you buy these get a couple cases of Snickers bars cause you'll want something sweet and gooey. Nothing in these are that tasty and you'll really want something awesome cause these are very blandish. I can't figure out the variety selection in a case. I opened 3 bags and they were all the same... Bummer. They shine in their ease of deployability - they can be air dropped w/o a chute and starving people don't write their congress people too much about the cuisine. They're a bargain if you look at what it probably cost to build them. You can actually buy a pallet of these (480?) meals for like 1600 bucks but you'd have serious serious health issues if you ate 480 of them. These are predominately made of beans and rice so really you could just make similar fresh food at home from dried stock for much less and avoid whatever food preservative toxins they put in food like this. These just shine in their portability and no brainer, no fuss usage and deployment. If you're looking for emergency or durable food, then likely you can find a use for these if you apply your mind to the planning. And they're Halal and Kosher! So you've got that big concern taken care of. Remember to buy Snickers... And remember each package is about 2100 calories in sum total.

Just as described. Showed up fast and taste as expected.

Just about exactly what I expected. You better hope you like lentils, though. I've always liked them, they are ranked high on the Bean Tier List. Bring your own garlic.Pack date 08/26/22, inspection date 08/25. I am halfway through the case.Freshness wasn't great overall - the sticker was nearly "bad" and Ibe had some items that really showed that. specifically the pop tarts, they were borderline inedible, very expired. However, the mains and crackers were perfect. Shortbread cookies weren't as bad as the pop tarts, but they were on the way. Still decent though. I REALLY wish they came with coffee. Two packs of sugar in every ration that could've been replaced by the coffee packs. Also came with red pepper flakes.Unlike "surplus" US Military MREs, these do not come with a heater. That's fine if you're camping or whatever, but as I've been going through MREs I figured they would be in these. I did absolutely no research before I bought these.Overall they're (at least the case I got) a low 4-star rating. Again, the sides freshness was the only real issue, but my case seems to have been *improperly stored,* as is evident by the sticker, which really only shows bad if the case was in too high a temperature. My sticker was the worst I've seen so far.

Currently a few boxes on my shelf, I have tried some and they taste about how you'd expect "government food" to taste like. Edible and I'm sure delicious if you're starving but not fit for sunday dinner. Cheap, shelf stable, boxes stack and aren't too big, crackers are crisp and fig bar is still fluffy. This seller has only shipped me two meal types so you might need to go elsewhere if you want more but you get exactly what you're expecting. Will buy again.

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 10Pasta in Tomato Sauce x 6Beans in Tomato Sauce x 4Crackers (2 pack) x 10Fig Bar x 10Peanut Butter x 10Strawberry Jam x 10Unfrosted Strawberry Poptart x 10Shortbread x 10Accessory Pack (no drink mix, coffee, or hot sauce) x 10𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗦:• 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.