Nutrient Survival Food Review

Paul cooks some pre-packaged survival food from nutrient survival.
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[@PaulHarrell]

I have been informed that quinoa is pronounced, "keen-wah." It is a grain/seed that is genetically modified and supposed to be high protein.

[@francismartinevans]

"keen-wah"?.... said every bloke ever. Thanks for the laughs Paul. You're a legend.

[@toddellner5283]

Not botanically a grain and not currently genetically modified. All the modification and high nutrition was accomplished the old-fashioned way, by centuries of dedicated plant-breeding on the part of farmers.

[@KaeporaRaynor]

@@toddellner5283 Selective breeding is genetic modification.

[@toddellner5283]

@@KaeporaRaynor I have had long talks with some of the top people in botany, genetics, and agronomy on this subject - the kind of people who get published in _Cell_ and in _Evolution_ . I said the same thing. They laughed and explained that within those fields that is precisely NOT what the term means. They use the term to describe direct manipulation of the genome rather than breeding. You want to quibble? Go talk to the people who spend their lives swimming in that. They know more than you or I, and I tend to trust their professional judgement.

[@toddellner5283]

@@KaeporaRaynor And if you're eating wheat instead of goat-grass, maize instead of teosinte, actually-edible fruits, bananas without seeds, and tomatoes and potatoes that aren't actively toxic because of solanine you are eating plants that have been eating plants have been developed the same way. Nobody in any relevant technical or scientific field refers to them as "genetically modified" or "genetically engineered"

[@miketacos9034]

“What I have here is a Remington Chocolate Chip cookie chambered in multi-grain milk chocolate and oat powder box fortified with Vitamin M12.”

[@zoratu]

Underrated comment

[@lukasgroot]

110 grain

[@VirginiaRican]

"green and yellow box"

[@markh.6687]

That's what I thought he was going to do with the box early in the video, when he's by the stove!

[@sonnyg960]

Yeah but...

[@DeltaVTX]

For ads before this I got a patriotic storable food supply company and an Asian wife finding website. KZbin really has a handle on Paul’s demographic.

[@PaulHarrell]

HAHAHA sometimes the ads make me ask, "WTH?"

[@sabotagesavant5277]

@@PaulHarrell me too, Paul.

[@Darkside007]

You get the Asian one? I'm being stalked by the Latin one, though I didn't get an ad roll this time.

[@frostriver4547]

@@wesleygay8918 somehow I get all three 🤷🏻‍♂️ I guess they know I don’t discriminate, or they’ve tapped my browsing history 😳

[@alec4025]

@@wesleygay8918 you guys know the ads are based off your search history ...

[@Blankford777]

It's weird to actually see Paul hanging out with other people.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

Yeah, he's so abrasive in videos, you figure he has no friends at all 😃

[@derekmendoza1690]

Definitely weird at first, but I like it alot. It's a nice change of pace

[@ShowtimeAtWaco]

@@Hjerte_Verke lol he's not abrasive

[@chrisburnsed6349]

@@ShowtimeAtWaco your right ! He’s a smart ass prick.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

@@ShowtimeAtWaco He just has a low tolerance for bullshit, the way most people should be...

[@angelserrano4272]

I feel like Paul and his friends were trying extremely hard not to bust out laughing while filming

[@Mandalore06]

No doubt at all!

[@lordginger636]

For real I don't think I've ever laughed this hard at one of his videos. That is including the one where he was in bed in the field.

[@Mr.Meme01]

@@lordginger636 lmao, Paul is a legend for doing the bed video

[@lordginger636]

@@Mr.Meme01 for real that video was so good it was deffinetly my favorite one until this one lol

[@ETC_Rohaly_USCG]

Almost as hilarious as Lock Picking Lawer doing the video on his wife’s “back door”… 🤣🤣🤣

[@sirbillyclean]

Brave thing for a company to submit something to Paul for review. Hats off to them.

[@Billy-rq9hs]

That’s true.

[@tonysheerness2427]

They are still getting an advert.

[@StutleyConstable]

I would say it's a smart thing to do if you actually want to improve the product.

[@My3nMy4]

Any publicity is good publicity.

[@sirbillyclean]

I disagree. There is such a thing as bad publicity when the market is small enough.

[@abbytran8514]

Paul Harrel aka the only channel I listen to for guns, hunting, equipment, dating and dental hygiene

[@hiddenwoodsben]

yeah, i don't care much for guns, but the dental hygiene is top notch.

[@SimplyPhoenix]

and Dating.

[@abbytran8514]

@@SimplyPhoenix Right you are

[@mattschmitt9924]

Don't forget cooking and fashion advice!

[@davidcaylor4286]

I must have missed the dating advice.

[@Jason-iz6ob]

I’m not surprised to see that even when flinging a desiccant packet backwards at a haphazardly discarded tin can Paul’s accuracy is phenomenal.

[@jamesortiz5388]

I ate a couple didn't see any side effects.

[@brandonzachman7771]

Desiccant only have the warning due to choking hazard. Chemically they're inert. If you purposely ate a whole lot of the beads you might get internal tissue damage due to dehydration.

[@brandonzachman7771]

@@mindsmirror Right, as I said Chemically inert. Tissue damage can occur due to a biomechanical reason. Ie Osmotic Stress

[@brandonzachman7771]

@@mindsmirror 🤣 Smooth taste or is seasoning required?

[@ripmyname3533]

@@jamesortiz5388 want to be a product of natural selection?

[@TheRumblewagon]

Nutrient Survival new slogan: "Way better than nothing."

[@jibb1451]

I'd be more likely to buy a product with that slogan than something obscure and inaccurate lol. Long shelf life food is almost ALWAYS off-tasting. Although I will say tomato based MRE's like vegetable lasagna, or otherwise, usually are pretty good with enough salt.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

@@jibb1451 MREs are "real food" at least in the sense that it is food that requires no reconstitution with water. Comparing the food Paul reviewed with MREs isn't a fair comparison at all.

[@cristianespinal9917]

Or "Better than a lot of MRES" ...and in very fine print "worse than some"

[@kinsmart7294]

@Fred Freddy Yeah, some metamucil or something similar would be greatly received in an MRE. I don't believe it would significantly alter the weight.

[@spaceracer23]

I believe it.

[@HUKIT.]

I can’t be the only one who wants to go camping with Paul.

[@DDGVET4]

Yes you are if he's serving this stuff.

[@dvalinut]

We need a camping with paul field trip!

[@brushemteeth9159]

I'd rather ask myself who doesn't want to.

[@badfellow8422]

I'm making the coffee...

[@dagneytaggart7707]

Heckin' yeah. I'll even bring my camping spice pack.

[@rayburn8282]

Paul's face when lance was trying the coffee had me dying lol

[@Brettkev]

He looked like my uncle the entire time my cousin was coming out of the closet 😭😭

[@oldschooljeremy8124]

Paul's field cooking is about like my home cooking. "A little." "Carefully measure." Yeah.

[@joshuatxuk]

a handful of this, a mouthful of that

[@SoloRenegade]

but in reality, certain kinds of camping don't lend themselves to careful measuring.

[@donaldmack2307]

You should learn to cook, Jeremy.

[@moenibus]

if you like that, you would love Kent Rollings recipes

[@ashtonjanke3860]

It’s funny cause he just dumps it in there

[@Iceaxehikes]

Best part: when they decided to leave, Paul packed everyrhing including the stove, tent, and jeep, nto his jacket pockets.

[@terryboyer1342]

And had plenty of room left for the trees too!

[@rickc4317]

LOL...very good!

[@docbailey3265]

He makes Chuck Norris carry anything that won’t fit into his jacket.

[@UncleWermus]

Underrated comment

[@luciajohnson4674]

Mr. Harrel, what is the top five MRE's in your opinion?

[@thetobaccoguy1751]

This is Paul's way of telling companies to not bother him.

[@greggkemp5985]

They should have thrown a couple box's of Gold Dots in there.

[@BUZZKILLJRJR]

Hahahahaha

[@victormcox]

Still laughing! I can see the CEO of this company now, don't ever send Paul Harrell another items to!

[@constitution_8939]

@@victormcox Yeah, or Paul Harrell either, I'm sure of that because I just watched his video here. I Can't speak to "Paul Harold, I Don't know him and have never seen ANY of his videos.

[@victormcox]

@@constitution_8939 sorry! I fixed it!😂🤟🤪

[@Zulgurub]

Honest review. Seems like the products are "good enough". The issue is that they have to be palatable to a wide range of tasters. The fact that the eggs were decent is a good sign. And as always, it tastes better if you are hungry!

[@audiotyresup]

If it's what is available, you can be picky and go forage wild fruits, berries, roots, fungi, leaves, moss, etc. until you get enough to survive on, including making up for all the energy spent foraging. But thankfully there's now so many of these survival food brands you can go for what your pallet likes best for your survival stock. But I'd say, if you have all these cans, boxes, and bags of stuff you have to cook, not what I'd call survival food. An MRE takes up much less space, and may have more calories by volume thane these survival foods. Only thing I seen that could beat the MRE in calories to volume was this large block of a dense nutrition mix sectioned into cubes, each cube about half the size of your fist and supposed to be, if I recall correctly, 1 days ration, or maybe half day per cube. Contemplated getting one to see if that would even taste good for an extreme rations bar.

[@DeplorableBitterClinger]

Decent eggs are hard to come by in this sort of product.

[@leotarhay539]

Salt and pepper don't weigh much and makes everything tasty

[@saskafrass1985]

Most of the products out there are "good enough". Specialty markets that the average consumer will never know if the stuff is ok. I bet more than half of all survival foods get tossed without people ever trying them.

[@Mr.Meme01]

@@audiotyresup honestly if I ever need to use these things in a serious situation, I'm pretty sure the last thing I'm going to care about it how good it tastes. As long as I can eat it and it keeps me alive I couldn't care less. The blocks sound like a good solution.

[@Pescaevolution]

That is not bad is the equivalent of : "You won´t die if you eat this, but it is not good 🤣 "

[@shorttimer874]

It's a Pacific NW thing, not bad in my household means pretty good.

[@davidwarford3087]

@@shorttimer874 Not bad can mean pretty good, but tone of voice tells the whole story

[@Sableagle]

"Well, you can live on it, but it tastes like shit." - Mick Dundee

[@BogeyTheBear]

"Not Bad" means "At least you'll know the difference should the stuff ever go rancid..."

[@fixman88]

"Not great, not terrible."

[@georgesakellaropoulos8162]

I usually don't carry a whisk in my pack. Paul's not a man to take unnecessary whisks.

[@antidulvian666]

Oh ho ho

[@rickc4317]

LOL very good!

[@duxdawg]

Well played sir. Well played indeed.

[@sabotagesavant5277]

george , you get a like from me.

[@scottstewart5784]

whisky business

[@MrBrabbzy]

I've never witnessed someone eating a cookie with such an intense expression

[@WhoWouldWantThisName]

That's the kind of thoughtfulness and devotion to the task that we get from Paul. He's like the Delta operator of food reviews. You've heard of tacticool? This was tactichew, oh yeah.

[@oscargustavoarcosruiz4925]

That depends on the cookie

[@BlindxSide]

"Is it better than no coffee?" - asking the real questions.

[@thomasrouse3826]

This is the correct question to ask for most backpacking or survival food.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

The USA is one of the very few countries that prefers its coffee fresh brewed from coffee grounds. In the rest of the world {Western/Europe and Asia} instant coffee is a big hit with lots of flavors and varieties/types. Think Taster's Choice but better.

[@saskafrass1985]

@@Hjerte_Verke very true. My Dad brought a weird contraption from Europe that fits over a cup or thermos mouth that you pour your hot water through to make coffee. He didn't know what a coffee machine was. Took years to break him of the habit of using "dry cow" to lighten his coffee.

[@h.l.8122]

@@Hjerte_Verke Have you ever been to Western Europe? In Austria nearly no one likes instant coffee, you buy coffee beans from a roastery, ground them and then make fresh coffee

[@stickeyyyy]

He didn't realize it was sickeningly sweet. When you're out in the field, and you haven't had a cup of coffee, trust me, you'll be so happy to even have a cup of cheap made in china instant coffee.

[@danieltaylor3042]

When you're in survival mode.. As long as it makes a turd you're good

[@CurtDegree]

I can't be the only person who really appreciated the comparison to your average MRE. That was the first thing I thought of when they started the taste-testing.

[@slugcatcher5558]

MREs are the baseline to which everything else is compared.

[@masterdebater8757]

If they want to use phrases in their packaging and marketing that refer to such items then they deserve the to hear how they stack up. With the variations from one meal kill to the next delight that is a large window to fit into and in their favor IMHO.

[@mongosafariadventure]

I've been issued C-Rations and the early MRE's: they kept me alive. I have heard the current MRE's are much better.

[@CurtDegree]

@@mongosafariadventure They are. They recently remade the Western Omelet, and it's actually decent.... Shocking, I know. If you're ever in the market for any strange reason, I recommend the Southwest Beef and Black Bean... Probably the best dinner menu if given the proper time to heat up.

[@brianmccarthy5557]

MRE. Deadliest weapon in the American arsenal. Has killed more than any weapon since the K-Ration. I can only hope we abandoned a few million halal versions in Afghanistan. In defense of American rations all I can say is that my Dad grew up poor in the Depression, joined the Army at 17 and served during the end of WWII. He told me he actually gained significant height, muscle mass and weight on Army food and liked C-Rations. He'd never had enough to eat before. Grandma only knew how to cook tripe and other internal organs, known as offal and sweetbreads, as that is all that was available when she was growing up in Ireland, along with the occasional potato, cabbage, onion and carrot. He judged on a low standard. He was silent on K-Rations.

[@MADMAX839]

For years now I’ve heard “my speech impediment”. Where the hell is this impediment. He speaks better than half the people I run into.

[@markp6062]

Funny, I think that every time he says it.

[@ricksorber9562]

I only heard one uh in the entire video.

[@billythekid2281]

I think you are just used to his speech pattern now and don’t notice it.

[@coppertopv365]

🤷🏼‍♂️ talks Better then I do. Hell as long as He dont talk like Biden we good ..

[@Seriona1]

He does have random pauses every now and then but it's not as bad as he makes it out.

[@GardenState2012]

This man is very consistent with everything in terms of review regardless of foods or firearms. He sees things in a educator's way and never suck up to anything other than honest opinion.

[@RoscleHilltopple]

This is absolute top tier, slow burn, dry comedy at its finest. Well done gents.

[@Stevenowski]

"We'll carefully put in a little sugar..." Half of it goes outside the cup! 😂

[@Fudmottin]

That flier was just Paul.

[@oldschooljeremy8124]

That's to call his friends the red ants.

[@waliceproductions2677]

People of culture, we gather once again for another video from the legend himself

[@eddyflo2978]

I got the snacks

[@OpusBuddly]

Revenge is a dish which people of culture prefer to serve cold.

[@FCV0511]

I hope to see more "Cooking in the Field: with Paul Harrell" installments in the future. As someone who generally doesn't go camping or cook all that often, this was a captivating presentation. :D

[@Idahoser11]

be sure to find the Thanksgiving specials!

[@lonewolf2364]

I like Mountain House, it’s good and made in Oregon.

[@jessepitt]

How do you eat without cooking? Do you order out? I’m genuinely curious?

[@richardmendoza738]

@@lonewolf2364 mountain house is good stuff, my local walmart has em on sale quite often and it sure beats carrying a bunch of cans.

[@generaljackripper666]

He's made a few cooking specials. The 'Hunting Easter Bunnies' episode had field-made chocolate fudge.

[@slickchichen]

9:00 Notice there is no cameraman, they must have all gone to get breakfast in town. I figure my theory is correct, notice Paul puts his cap back on after they got back and asked why he wasn't wearing it. Thank you Paul for your dedication. This is, by far, my favorite gun channel!!!

[@SHOT_GUNNER]

This is probably the only KZbin content creator that I actually trust to give a no frills unbiased review. 👍🏼 thank you Paul 🤠

[@thefirstsunbreaker7956]

Go watch Forresty Forrest

[@emu314159]

Plus it was somehow still entertaining. Maybe I just like dry humor.

[@5PercentTint]

im just glad he didn't try to sell me a backpack or a plate carrier

[@jimmyrecard6021]

and garand thumb

[@steveturner3999]

An unaimed left handed casual flip of the hand and the desiccant packet lands right beside the empty lasagna can. Paul can’t help but be accurate in any thing that he does.

[@themontuckymurauder2485]

Except for his "careful measurements". I laugh so hard every time he does that.

[@vanemaster4345]

*shoots steel at 500 yards with pocket gun* "Accurate enough? You be the judge."

[@SA-xf1eb]

Indeed

[@jarroddraper5140]

@@vanemaster4345 to be fair he has big pockets

[@vanemaster4345]

@@jarroddraper5140 yea by pocket gun i meant Glock 34

[@javabean215]

"We're going to be cooking in the field today, so bear with the sound of Gordon Ramsey's head exploding in the background." :) Good episode, as always.

[@charles8060]

I could hear Gordon screaming when he salted the eggs lol

[@javabean215]

@@charles8060 Not to mention those other precise measurements!

[@markh.6687]

"What are you?!" "I'm a powered egg sandwich!"

[@Rnemhrd]

Sometimes survival isn't tasty food, but just having something to eat. Great honest review.

[@focaldreamer]

Paul not knowing what quinoa is actually restores my faith in man

[@markmawson3904]

I love how he added all the sugar lmao

[@allen_p]

His careful technique is appreciated 😆

[@oddshot60]

If you learn to drink it black, you'll always get it the way you want.

[@Nomed38]

@@oddshot60 I learned to drink coffee black and cold which sadly isn't an option at restaurants, gas stations, office break rooms, hospitals, or anywhere else other than at home.

[@oddshot60]

@@Nomed38 I like my wimmin like I like my coffee ... Prone.

[@elky5987]

@@oddshot60 I find the opposite. I only drink coffee plain ( or black as some say ). But now the coffee has to rest on it's own laurels without the aid of expensive additives. I have quickly learned that most "designer" coffees are absolute crap without the added creamers, sugar, etc.

[@jackofmanytrades4396]

Paul could never be accused of overselling anything. :) That said, nearly every packaged/processed food product I've ever used, be it Hamburger Helper, MREs, instant oatmeal, or whatever, have always needed some some amount of "doctoring" to be tasty at all.

[@jeromethiel4323]

Except for instant ramen. That seasoning packet is crazy! But this is a good point. Any prep should include a lot of salt and pepper, and a good amount of spices. They tend to keep a long time, and with a little seasoning and spice you can make crap food taste appetizing. Having salt on hand should be a no brainer for anybody who does any prepping at all. It's necessary for life, and it makes food taste good! Plus you can use it for preserving foraged and/or game foods.

[@ppmnox]

Paul is fabulous for his outright quirky nature when on camera while eating.

[@BELCAN57]

All right! Usually we have to wait until a Holiday for a "Chef Paul" video.

[@bertg.6056]

I appreciate Paul's honest opinions. That goes for survival food, too.

[@AC9T]

I really like this format and I think it should be a thing going forward. "Cook n camp with Paul"!!

[@johnsmith-sp6yl]

kinda is, most of his holiday specials have some cooking in them to my memory.

[@NotTrollinz]

Real time Paul is actually hilarious, the genuine look of concern(or hiding laughter) is great!

[@Csmallo]

An Army cook once told me the trick to powdered eggs was to put a busted up egg shell in the pot. That way when the troops bitched about eating powdered eggs again you can point out the egg shell and claim they are real eggs.

[@mathy4605]

I’m pretty sure they did that at the restaurants in the university I attended. The pieces of shell in the eggs were better than the little stones in the beans.

[@peternorton5648]

That sounds about right. I swear I knew that army cook too. lol

[@LUR1FAX]

Paul's definition of 'just a little bit of sugar' seems to be the same as Gordon Ramsay's definition of 'just a touch of olive oil'. Love the channel!

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

Yeah, I saw that too. It reminded me of my cousin, who used to practically turn his coffee into a gelatin of sugar.

[@Blookor]

Or Sandra Lee's "Two shots of vodka."

[@jimmyrustler8983]

Marco Pierre White does exactly the same thing and he trained Ramsey. Dude just turns the whole bottle of Olive oil upside down 🤣

[@masterdebater8757]

I like a little coffee with my sugar, and a touch of hazelnut.

[@brabhamfreaman166]

I believe the proper nomenclature for drowning the dish in olive oil is a ‘splash’; which reminds me of those deep ‘pot’ pools they position beneath water slides in a water park - *that* kinda ‘splash’.

[@johnpauljones9310]

Netflix should immediately buy and host ALL of Paul's videos. His deadpan and dry humor is British-level expert. Damn.

[@bunberrier]

I like that many of those didnt have a pack form where you have to consume the whole thing once opened. The freeze dried stuff could be eaten in small quantities to ward off starvation for an extended time.

[@tylerd8516]

Please do more of these. Best review I've seen, it's survival food it only needs to be better than nothing. People have unnecessarily high expectations these days.

[@LL-fi4rr]

The coffee and vitamins part cracked me up. Reminds me of the time Paul said instead of a Red Bull it'd be more efficient to just get a Coke, and a jar of vitamins 🤣 This guy is awesome.

[@holyhandgrenadeofantioch2019]

Paul fortified the cup of coffee with about 18 tablespoons of sugar. Enough to attract hummingbirds

[@uhhsam]

I think you hit the nail on the head when trying the coffee. Just have a handful of multivitamins in a pillbox and swap all the bland fortified stuff for food you know you like.

[@chadblechinger5746]

After reading the comments over the years I have come to the conclusion that Paul's fan base would watch and enjoy ANYTHING he makes and I agree 💯. Thanks for all the honesty and content Paul.

[@thereindeertherabbitthebat592]

Paul's camping reviews are done in the same fashion as all his other gun/ ammo related videos... I love it.

[@SauerkrautIsGood]

Quinoa (Keen-wah): The seeds of a type of plant. They are high in protein and have kind of been a health food fad for the last few years. Before that it was typically used as bird feed.

[@antidulvian666]

It tastes like bird food too

[@jimshorts6751]

@@antidulvian666 and looks like bird droppings.

[@maxpinson5002]

These folks ^ already said it Keen- wah is just more trendy yuppie sh*t Plain ol cheap oatmeal with some real cane sugar will keep you alive and functioning as will cheap peanut butter out of the jar

[@maxpinson5002]

No, it'll eventually kill you. Poop and pee is poison waste your body got rid of

[@tombickers]

David Lynch did a short film about how he makes quinoa. It was quite illuminating.

[@georgepoulos3527]

This is cool. I love watching Paul cook. It keeps me entertained. His holiday specials are awesome.

[@themawsjawz_9491]

You know the ammo situation is bad when Uncle Paul starts reviewing food

[@fredsalvador1111]

"The proof of the pudding..." part of the video deserves more attention.

[@wavelengthdesigns]

Paul, I lived in Oregon for the first 32 years of my life and ended up relocating to the southwestern desert after some personal difficulties. The settings in your presentations, especially this one remind me of home. I may not be ready to move back but I do miss the smell of fir trees on a crisp fall morning. Thanks for putting out informative, enjoyable content and keep the haters in the rear view. An Expat Oregonian

[@denpabacon8501]

Why are you an Orgonian expat?

[@wavelengthdesigns]

Because I moved out of the state, like I said in my post, and I don't know if I will ever move back?

[@denpabacon8501]

@@wavelengthdesigns huh okay then lol. I wanna here the juicy details regarding your "personal problems", but it looks like you're gonna be a tease about it.

[@wavelengthdesigns]

Why would I want to tell a stranger on the internet, hell the entire internet personal details about my life?

[@JohnDoe-tx8eu]

@@wavelengthdesigns because idiots do it all the time now days, haven't you seen any social media before?

[@bradcampbell7253]

A vid where Paul and friends are hanging out with a few cold beers, and reading the comments might be hilarious fun.

[@bobjordan8283]

I swear Paul could make watching paint drying fun and educational! Well done sir always love your dry humor and facial expressions!

[@redgunner4523]

We love these non gun videos cause we see Paul in other aspects of life. Saying that; I’d like to see a M1A caliber in .308 /. AR-15 calibered in 5.56 comparison

[@PaulHarrell]

We could do that. We can compare the M1A and the A1 AR platform. It would give me an excuse to dress in my tiger stripe camo.

[@inspired4more]

@@PaulHarrell Maybe ar10 as well in that.

[@chdnorm]

@@PaulHarrell Wait … we need an excuse to break out the tiger stripes?

[@charlescox290]

What is your take on the AR-5/AR-7?

[@fredsalvador1111]

@@PaulHarrell that sounds like a great video already!

[@tokyosan7906]

I agree with Paul, lets just have coffee and a separate jug of vitamins.

[@jimmyrustler8983]

Yup, real coffee and a Flintstone chewable will keep you in good stead 👍

[@onpsxmember]

I remember when vitamins and minerals added meant you should try to check with a magnet just to be sure.

[@peternorton5648]

I like 14 ingredients in my coffee too. Water, ground coffee beans and 12 portions of caffeine.

[@JR-lg7fd]

coffee is the only vitamin you really need anyway

[@peternorton5648]

@@JR-lg7fd agreed 100% Sir

[@comiketiger]

Thank you Paul for doing this. Very interesting. Everyone needs to just remember this is emergency foods not a gourmet product. God bless all here.

[@jasonblack5920]

I've thought for a while that it would make a good video if Paul took his Meat Target ingredients and cooked them as he sees fit. I actually thought beforehand that this video might include such an idea.

[@egg5474]

Mmm yes, tasty tasty lead and copper poisoning

[@jasonblack5920]

@@egg5474 Knew I should have mentioned *before* shooting said meat target.

[@markh.6687]

@@jasonblack5920 Errrr....Oops! :) Details, Details!

[@RenoMay]

I’ve had a few of their products, I did a poor job cooking them cause I didn’t keep the instructions for the promo package they sent me. It’s hard to review survival food because it will pretty much never be as good as real home made foods. I felt like many of the products were just ok. I wouldn’t eat them for anything but survival food to be honest which is fine considering the name.

[@funkymonkeylovin]

Good to see you over on Paul's channel ;)

[@JW...-oj5iw]

My survival food, depending on when needed, is in grade school.

[@wolfpreist]

hey, nice to see the Feds are interested in Pauls Channel (Jk Reno)

[@two_tone_xlophone2630]

best way to review survival food is just to fast for a day and a half then try them....things tend to taste much better when you're starving, lol. that said, like who's going to actually do that just for a youtube vid? also great to see how big you're channel has become over the last couple of years, good for you man, you deserve the success, time to ask the ATF for that raise buddy! winky face, lol

[@357-swagnumultramagax9]

Of course survival food will never taste like home cooked food …… the ticket is if they can keep you fortified with nutrients to be able to run throw the woods or be on long hikes .

[@TMxxx69]

Paul, you hit the nail on the head. It really doesn’t matter how well something tastes in the field, as long as it is going to provide you the nutrition to keep you alive and provide the energy to get you where you need to be.

[@duxdawg]

Yup. Field vs Home is Night vs Day.

[@bradleybarnhart4188]

A WW ll vet once told me that the weird aftertaste of C ration brownies was very intentional. Edible when a soldier was cold, wet, miserable and hungry in the field, but no one would want to eat while lounging around a barracks. Judging by the number of MREs that are torn open for a tiny "fun size" candy bar, they knew what they were doing.

[@frostriver4547]

Even the Wise crap will keep you alive through a shit storm

[@4gone39]

You never served then. I'd rather have delicious slop than shit tasting slop. It effects moral.

[@Helghastdude]

@@4gone39 "It effects moral" Like the legendary 4 fingers of death, or the veggie vomellete

[@bafumat]

I love the three tastes, and pauses. Reminds me of his velocity testing. Great shit. Best gun channel on KZbin.

[@youbetterwakeup2449]

Why does Paul look like he's having a traumatic experience while eating? Having MRE flash backs?

[@patrickmclaughlin6013]

For a Paul Harrell review, these guys came away in good shape.

[@mariodesmo]

Talking about food, I hope you're doing your Thanksgiving special cook-out this year again. Watching your turkey day special is my new annual tradition for turkey day.

[@markp6062]

Has certainly replaced Alice's Restaurant for me!

[@gammondog]

If you haven’t seen it yet, it is out and posted on the channel.

[@EnsignRho]

Your long videos where you cook and talk, or do survival bag packing and talk ... they're some of my favorite KZbin videos, not just on your channel, but of all my subscriptions. Keep up the fun and informative videos.

[@craigbassett1492]

I really appreciate the fact that you tested these items in real time. Thank you.

[@brushemteeth9159]

Paul Harrell - the only US KZbinr who uploads at EU-friendly times of the day. Love from Europe!

[@hermask815]

European invasion!

[@CGR89]

Hey 945am on the east coast of North America is pretty friendly too... if I wasn't at work

[@luay4646]

Anytime works for me - love from down under

[@MrMasMola]

15.40ish in Spain, right between lunch and siesta.

[@maximusjoseppi5904]

Europe? Don't you guys go to jail if you even look at a picture of a gun 🤣🤣🤣

[@adcaptandumvulgus4252]

Don't forget you can split a twig eight ways down the middle and make your own twig whisk and that works fine.

[@Velocimackerel]

When Paul said he'd start doing reviews to keep the channel afloat amidst demonitization, I knew I would enjoy the heck out of these videos and I was not wrong.

[@petarded8529]

Hah! Talk about “deadpan” humor 🤣 God bless ya, Mr. Harrell.

[@jaredwright1655]

I honestly dont know what they expected when asking him to do a review. Paul isnt one to hype up anything he isnt 100% on board with.

[@markp6062]

They HAD to know what they would get. Paul doesn't disappoint!

[@SoloRenegade]

If I wanted an honest review of one of my products, to truly see how good it was or wasn't, I'd be looking for honest people like Paul to review it. Good or bad, I want to know the truth. Can't fix it if people lie to you.

[@chasedavidson2855]

@@SoloRenegade plus if they upgrade and paul gives the new version a good review that would be really good for them

[@SoloRenegade]

@@chasedavidson2855 exactly

[@MatsJPB]

Seeing Paul add a little bit of suger to the coffey was exactly what I needed to brighten up this rather dreary day =D Thank you!

[@ColonelSandersLite]

"But sometimes there are things that really shouldn't go together" Coffee cream and sugar are on that list.

[@chadthundercock7897]

I too had a crippling fear of being mislabeled gay by enjoying nice things, then I just came out of the closet.

[@ColonelSandersLite]

@@chadthundercock7897 LOL, Tec-9 sort of guy huh?

[@xpullupndswerve]

Mr. Harrell you are a very well-spoken individual and should seriously consider pursuing a scholarly career in a university, I could listen to you lecture about drying paint for 11 hours will my full attention

[@markh.6687]

"I'm going to open this can of Brand X Semi-Gloss Latex Paint in an off-white color close to bone, and paint this wall from a distance of about 4 feet using this roller...."

[@bobw222]

I remember eating government surplus powdered eggs as a kid. I was the only one in the family of 8 that liked the powdered eggs. The only way I can stand eggs today is scrambled as a result.

[@randominc.2251]

I think I have the same problem.. I loved powdered eggs..but if you make powdered milk anywhere near me you are risking you life!..

[@VirginiaRican]

Camping with Paul could be a high tier Patreon perk.

[@fjamato]

Great reviews . Refreshing to see honest reviews and using multiple sources of testers. Nice job!

[@GusFogle]

Enjoyed this one Paul. More "cooking with Paul in the woods" videos, please.

[@markp6062]

Check his thanksgiving vids!

[@AkilanNarayanaswamy]

Paul could take about watching paint dry, and I would be entertained. Love the variety content!

[@luciussvartwulf6630]

a cross over episode with Paul and James May (of top gear and grand tour), would be the most simultaneously boring, relaxing, and entertaining show in the world and we would all demand at least five seasons of it.

[@Glocktard]

Yes! Paul needs to do a April’s fools video about watching paint dry, Please bear with the sound of a paint sprayer in the back ground. Now I will explain the process of how the water evaporates from the paint leaving a solid protective finish, that is water resistant! 😉 Please Paul.

[@tom_olofsson]

"Hunger is the best sauce..." Cervantes.. Remember this will likely be eaten when you are hungry.

[@Palo_Duro]

Paul's cooking videos are the most relaxing, enjoyable things on the whole dang internet

[@guysevedz3581]

Thank you Nutrient Survival for asking Paul to do this review.

[@armoredghost6180]

We have a shortage of Paul Harrell cooking/food videos.

[@solwogan5356]

This episode has really fleshed out my "Footage of Paul eating" collection

[@mrpibb7781]

Ha!. Nice.

[@aaronwalker1347]

I can see an all new reality show cooking in the field with Paul. I was always a believer in hot sauce. If I took no outher seasoning I always brought some sort of hot sauce. Great video thanks

[@edbecka233]

Tabasco is so essential when dealing with MREs that they started including a tiny bottle in each pouch.

[@Iliek]

This is the first time I've seen Paul around other human beings. It's surreal. It's like he's in another world from those guys.

[@onpsxmember]

Then you missed out on a few videos. Videos with the boys in the house, some reviews with a second opinion, his son on a motorcycle who is often behind the camera (featuring The Revenge of the Judge).

[@joedoakes8778]

This is actually an episode of the X-Files that never aired...It was entitled "Give It To Mikey, He'll Eat Anything".

[@PatricTheSpartian]

It looks like this line up was designed for a very specific type of "survival" in mind. Big cans of freeze dried food are good for stashing and long term living off the grid. As Paul mentioned, you need a lot of equipment to prepare this food, so it seems the best use will be as an emergency food bank somewhere in a cabin away from civilization. You can probably "survive" a couple of month if you prepared enough food like that.

[@ThatGuyRBY]

It’s “survival” because it’s not really living if this is all your eating!

[@adamhenrywalker]

“You really do have to measure it carefully” lol

[@DM-jo3cn]

I would watch a whole series centered around this

[@gorbalsboy]

What a man, comedy genius, master of the deadpan.May the saints preserve Paul Harrell

[@Ghiaccio-x1j]

We're not at the range today, but please bear with random doggos borking in the background :)

[@OutsideTheTargetDemographic]

I LITERALLY just discovered TerminalMontage yesterday. Good shit.

[@SgtRudySmithbRet]

@Squid Gаmе 🅥 nice spam troll

[@Ghiaccio-x1j]

@@OutsideTheTargetDemographic HIYYAAAA!

[@cessationofconsumerism]

Paul I don’t hear your speech impediment at all in fact I don’t believe you have one. Your voice is relaxing and your videos have taught me a lot. Thank you

[@IAmNotAHorse]

Is it just me, or is this video some great deadpan comedy?

[@grbdevnull5611]

I literally laughed out loud at 14:15. Thanks to my time in the Army, Country Captain Chicken is an ominous by-word in our house. I will have to share this with my wife.

[@mitchelloates9406]

Yeah, you could almost feel the disturbance in the force, as anyone with military experience collectively laughed with derision at that statement. Being retired Navy, my immediate thoughts were, "You mean it's been sealed up in a Number 10 metal can and sitting somewhere in a warehouse since the Korean War?".

[@daveholden2711]

Although never in military, I laughed loudest at this line because of his brutal honesty.

[@ericschneid3274]

I don't expect much from reconstituted food, bland is actually pretty good in my book. Thanks for the review 👍

[@joeyparrow7092]

Well done guy

[@M.M.83-U]

Yes, I concurr, bland you can fix more or less.

[@kenboyles72]

On a lot of these "survival" meals and MRE's, the reason they are so bland, is the fact there are a lot of folk out there that have certain food allergies. These meals cut out a lot of seasonings, as well as nut derivatives, as these are the most common allergens. Plus this is suppose to be "survival" food, does it taste like crap? Yes, but you can survive on it. As far as the coffee goes, it has added protein and vitamins for the off chance that is all you have left, you can still get a bit of nutrients to keep you going.

[@Wolfshead009]

Also, people have different tastes. One person spicy is another persons bland. it is very easy to add spice to taste. hard to take it out.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

MREs are designed to be as tasty as possible (and often are delicious depending on which one you get). They are not really a survival food and not a comparison to the foods Paul reviewed in this video because there's so many menu choices. In fact the US Military, in its laziness will often issue MREs in lieu of setting up a field kitchen because it's more convenient.

[@robertbates6057]

Yeah...NO! Coffee should be coffee.

[@jabezhane]

@@Wolfshead009 I read that one essential bit of kit of SAS missions was most guys carried a small tin of curry powder or similar to add some life to a meal. I always take a tin of chipotle powder on travels.

[@Wolfshead009]

@@jabezhane When my dad was getting MRE's, Tabasco came out with a "recipe" book and you could get a belt carrier for a bottle of tabasco.

[@tangobravo4634]

I really enjoy watching your outdoors camping, survivalist, hunting videos. I hope you can add more of these to your repertoire in the future. Thanks 👍

[@mikecuntala9675]

I got this stuff about 6 months ago. This review is spot on. Some offerings are better than others. But having nothing but their food for a few days in a row, I still had good energy and wasn’t feeling hungry. And for the price, I don’t know of a better value to have a few cans of emergency food in the basement.

[@stickfigureman3D]

So food you hope to never have to eat, would be glad to if you had to, and will probably end up eating in a few years to get a new version of?

[@mikecuntala9675]

@@stickfigureman3D i got it to save and to use. while doing construction on cabins, Im always looking for something to eat during breakfast, lunch, and dinner that doesn’t waste a ton of time and isn’t super expensive. Mountain House is amazing but at over 10 a meal it’s just too expensive.

[@marblemarble7113]

How much was it? If it's pretty cheap then I'd say it's a pretty good deal

[@stickfigureman3D]

@@marblemarble7113 I do have to compare anything like this to mountain house. Meat lasagna and plastic utensils ftw

[@opscontaylor8195]

That's a valid point... not a bad idea in case of more disruptions to the supply chains...