Creating Homemade MRE’s.

[@tjfm59]

other recipes; walmart last year had some brazilian herford beef in a variety of make ups. taco pot roast w/ gravy, beef tips & a couple more. haven't seen them this year. check your canned meat section.

[@ottopartz1]

Something I added to my go bag with my MREs and basic gear are a couple of the cheap plastic bowls, cups, and cheap silverware from Walmart, a tea towel and a little 4oz bottle of dish soap. It really changes my moral and mindset when I don't have to eat everything out of pouches and crackling water bottles for days on end.

[@prepperokla]

That's a great idea!

[@tjfm59]

i'm like you, not a coffee drinker even after 20 yrs in the army as a army sailor. my caffine came from mt dew. now on to some recipes. i had a year tour in panama, sailed for a skipper i had state side. my locker onboard was the size of a milk crate. to get my caffine i did what our chief engineer coin as quart a cocoa time. take 1 cup hot water add about 5 packs hot chocolate mix to the water . stir & mix well. top off the 1 quart cup with ice, when full of ice add cold water to finish off. ice cold quart of cocoa.

[@tjfm59]

now onto the orange hot chocolate. the brits add flavored hot chocolate mixes to their mres. most of the following will be making a 16 oz cup using a soup cup. the exception is a orange drink mix made by 'cool-off' found in xmre mres, only makes 8oz. so 1 packet hot cocoa mix here. trader joe's hot chocolate mix is in stick form, makes a good candy bar. if you like a bitter hot chocolate this one is for you. i had to add a couple of tsp sugar for my taste. on the orange side - orange food extract leaves a alcohol after taste (use for evening adult beverages) . thawed frozen oj concentrate 3 tablespoons to 2 packets mix ( mix = land-o-lakes supreme or swiss-miss dark. have moved onto trying the crystal light drink mix orange tangerine, (1 pack = 16 oz.) hence the soup cup at 16 oz. again i brew this up by heating 1 cup water an topping off with tap water. have crystal light classic orange & citrus to try over the next few days.

[@12dg]

Are you going to add some fruit and vegetables ?

[@CynthiaRockroth]

HOW MANY CALORIES? calories are more important than price, because living in another state i can go to the same stores and get the same thing with a different price. THE CALORIES STAY THE SAME. And is much more important in an emergency.

[@tjfm59]

next is a orange flavored apple cider. again 2 packs cider to 1 orange. today it was the regular alpine apple cider. coming up is the sugar free alpine cider mix. on the horizin is mixing on a 1 to 1 ratio of the land-o-lakes line up of single serving mixes. looking forward to a orange irish creme or a orange mint. land-o-lakes has in their line up - a blueberry, hazelnut, raspberry, white, mint, supreme. all as single severe envelopes. found yesterday a company named 'umlands' out of ill. they are doing a freeze-dried cheese curds. found them in the hot bar area by the soups. cheese's available are cheddar, gouda & pepperjack. check the bike sections of your local sporting goods stores for the energy drinks / foods.

[@onlyinparadise4613]

You’re only eating chicken alone for lunch?