Sopakco Low Sodium MRE Revi-eww

[@priscillasponderings6132]

No drinks. No gum. No snack. Sorry you had to endure that. lol. You’re a good sport.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

It’s all for the greater good…😂

[@rosskleinmann2626]

Lol you reaction to eating that nasty pop tart was priceless. Thanks for jumping on the grenade for us!

[@dadbudgetadventures]

I’m gonna have trauma from that 😂

[@grandma_1887]

😂😂

[@scenicdriveways6708]

Great video DBA, I called Hormel Foods (the makers of SPAM) and asked them how long the shelf life is on canned SPAM. They told me it has a 3 year shelf life, and after that it will start to lose it's flavor, but will still be safe to eat beyound the 3 years. (providing the cans aren't damages , and there are no bulges in the cans). Enjoyed your video, thanks for "taking one for the team". 🤠 JT

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for the information on Spam. Always good to hear it from the source.

[@DDiskin69]

Steve would be proud! He is actually the reason I started following your Channel. I know he has a lot of followers, but I just didn't expect you to be one of them for some reason

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Well I’m glad you’re here and I’m honored to be considered as a peer for the great MRE king.

[@nitrotmann]

I appreciate your sacrifice and the looks you made 😂

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Took one for the team 😂

[@Gumby1978]

Forgive me for asking for a low sodium MRE. You are a good man for continuing after the Pop tart , I would have stopped at that point.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

I’m gonna make it happen and do it right. This…this ain’t it

[@Gumby1978]

@@dadbudgetadventures thank you for your dedication

[@Olyphoto7]

Well done 👍 You definitely took one for the team! Several items missing, peanut butter, drink mix and coffee. I like to add a few pieces of gum like Chicklets, but they don’t exist anymore so I use the Trident version. Also there was no fanny ribbon and based on your reaction to taste, if you do eat the entire meal you are going to miss it. It’s sad when you may need to supplement your MRE with Pepto.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Thank you for supporting me in my time of need 😂. This one was an epic fail

[@adamroberts7650]

Yeah you're missing a walk around snack and a drink mix or coffee or tea. Keep it up...👍 I love your content🥰💯 If want share experience with viewing could send not so... good mre with your viewing.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Thank you!

[@vicmarriott4849]

I run into that a couple of times, if its on sale be wary, the best solution to low sodium is to find low sodium items for your homemade MRE's, problem is sodium is a preservative staple. I am so glad that I found your channel, because nothing beats reasonable priced MRE's that you dictate what is in them, though in an emergency, eating is a priority even if it tastes bad unless it tastes spoiled, thing is as things go stale they also will start losing any nutritional value.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Agreed! I’ve been working toward doing a low sodium MRE but you’re right, for shelf stable food salt is abundant.

[@grandma_1887]

Thank you so much for the laughter that was really good. But the old part is why they say buy what you eat and eat what you buy so that you rotate.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

For sure. That’s the best part of building your own. This is not what I would build for myself.

[@cassandra2789]

Thank you for taking one for the team! Your face with the poptart 😂

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Yeah it was so bad

[@Knife_Collector]

I have a discount store here, and generally get these FEMA MRES for around $20 a case (when they have them), both low sodium and regular. I have never had a bad one, even 10 years old. Low sodium is not appetizing, but they will fill the belly.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Hopefully they are better than this one. I’d be embarrassed to give this to someone in a disaster.

[@lokator555]

Great video once again, looking forward to more fun content my man. Btw I think the quality has improved since the last few videos, nice work!

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Thank you. Glad you’re enjoying them.

[@412Rain]

I was considering MREs but was concerned about dates/freshness. Great video!

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Thank you. Fact is some items might last 10 years, others won’t make it 2. Gotta know what you’re getting.

[@MndScream]

I would definitely put this one in the FAIL category. I had almost the exact same experience on a camping trip. )= Thanks Mr. L.! Appreciate your devotion to make this happen (=

[@dadbudgetadventures]

I’m hoping never to do this again 😬

[@MndScream]

Agreed. Please don't. @@dadbudgetadventures

[@Adeoneer]

The MRE you have is the ones they make for the civilian market and they all come with 2 packs of jelly. The place I get them from she gets the boxes new straight from the company and they're better fresh and occasionally their might be a strike bar or a pound cake in them. I also find that the filling in the main meal are very samey it's just the pasta that's different . I pay $8 a pop for them and I just keep them handy for road trips etc. again good video mate 👍

[@Adeoneer]

I forgot to mention that the FRH hardly ever works with those. Well for me they don't anyway.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Thank you. I feel like they have a five-year-old deciding what goes in the meals 😂

[@ShelfStablePrepper]

You're right, it's always 2 packs of jelly, never any PB in those. The MRE PB has like, 135mg of sodium in a single 1oz packet, so not surprising they ditch those

[@jameskelly1680]

I bought a case of those just at the beginning of the pandemic because they were the only thing available at the time and I wanted to stock up a bit. I got them and they were already a year past the 3-year "Test/Inspect" date. They had been packed in 2016 and sold in 2020. I suspect that there were an absolute TON of these out there in a warehouse somewhere because they were $35 a case. You didn't get a fluke. Mine were packed exactly the same way with 2 packs of jelly, a tootsie roll, a pop tart, and a cracker. Every meal had exactly the same side items. They probably had a warehouse full of them and needed to make up calories cheaply, so they threw in 2 packs of jelly. The pop tart and the tootsie roll in a normal MRE is put into a mylar bag. These are in regular consumer grade packaging, and they get stale a lot faster. My case had a lot of duplicates. Fortunately I got a lot of Chili Mac, which I love. Unfortunately, some of the other mains were the unpopular vegetarian menu items. All in all, this case would have been a rip off if I had bought it at full price. I was not impressed at the incredible amount of sugar, the lack of good packaging, and the lack of menu variety.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

I’m so glad I got them cheap. I feel bad for the beggars I’m gonna give them to when the zombies come.

[@jameskelly1680]

@@dadbudgetadventures Yeah, these are certainly giveaways.

[@sharondurham3870]

Have you tried the baby pouch breakfast, most have no sodium, however the baby food section is loaded with good snacks, breakfast, lunch and dinner items, and they have freeze dried yogurt snacks that are really good or at least I think so.....anyway I like your video's and im glad that I found your channel.....God bless and keep doing these video's.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

I’ve looked at them skeptically but looked nonetheless.

[@Fujba]

Tried one of those last night it was ok added salt pepper and seasoning packet my heater worked took about 30 minutes to heat it up

[@dadbudgetadventures]

I added the salt to the FRH but to no avail. I think it was just dead.

[@johnlhigh]

When your FRH doesn't heat, i got a hack from a marine. Add salt to it. I've done it once with one from 2016, and it worked. Good video

[@dadbudgetadventures]

I did that but didn’t show it in the video. No luck. That sucker was dead 💀

[@rockyraab8290]

"Going off" of MREs is why I came to your channel. I was a big MRE fan until a recent fishing trip when I lived on them. Never again. They're little more than sacks of salt and sugar - okay for young soldiers burning thousands of calories a day, perhaps. But not for an older man with the usual age-related issues. I'll be making up my own from now on, thanks to you.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Thank you so much! That’s great to hear.

[@RobertFireLionBlueHawkWinkler]

The remedy for low-sodium food is.....salt. Or better yet, I use garlic salt. Salt and pepper are a must in my homemade MREs. Also, small bottles of good hot sauce are a boost to most meals.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Funny how that works out 😂

[@lindabonomi7274]

great video, great channel!

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Thank you and thank you

[@bdawnedon]

pouch of pre cooked rice, can of cannellini beans, vinegar hot sauce, pepper ... low sodium. starburst cherry insta sachet.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

That sounds pretty dang good

[@budluva6171]

love the shout out to Steve! nice hiss

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Thanks for catching that!

[@frankhinkle5772]

Still a worthwhile review that we appreciate and now know what to stay away from. Also, an MRE from 2021 should still be good for another five or more years. That's a bad sign.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Yeah I’m thinking this was stored poorly

[@alanbierhoff6831]

I’ve been very fortunate in finding great deals on freeze dried camping meals/entrees (my favorites are MH and PR brands) I supplement them with other items and stand alone dishes like “fakon”, and things similar to what you incorporate into your MRE’s 👍🏻

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Cool! I’m all for mixing it up. Adding fresh meat and veggies with freeze dried meals to make them go farther and get better nutrition.

[@trapper-kl5tl]

You have to do put salt in the water to help activate the heater

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Did that. It still failed. I think it was just dead

[@madtownangler]

I can buy powdered lemonade in small packs with no added sugar I guess they were too lazy to put that in it. I'd imagine the low salt stuff has a use by date that comes up sooner.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Yeah the lack of salt probably shortens the shelf life. What’s up with no drink though. That’s just rude

[@DigitalPetrol]

Thanks for another great video. I hope you got a real lunch later on.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

I definitely did 😂

[@PaineK]

No drinks or coffee, those monsters!

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Right? What were they thinking?

[@spookyfish3792]

Thank you. Our salvage store is selling those for 30.00 a case and ive been debating buying it. I'll give it a pass.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Yeah I’d stay away from

[@michaelgutman4910]

I was one of your subs to ask to see a low sodium homemade MRE. I will take one off your hands as penance 😂

[@dadbudgetadventures]

I’m gonna do the homemade one still. I have to make up for this travesty 😂

[@TerriAdams-b4k]

For diabetics try for low sugar or any sugar free items you like that can be used in homemade MREs. I'm a diabetic so that's how I would make mine

[@dadbudgetadventures]

I encourage everyone to build theirs to include what they like and to their unique dietary needs. I’m deliberately avoiding making a diabetic MRE because I would likely do it wrong and I don’t want to endanger anyone with my ignorance. Although if someone with more knowledge were to direct me to specific items I would certainly be willing to build it and show it.

[@dravenblaze6907]

they missed the condiment pack. otherwise known as the spoon and napkin. A side note here those are the civilian version of the military's mre they are actually missing a few things due to this.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Yeah this was not designed for someone in a combat scenario.

[@MarkHooten]

When I first enlisted in the military back in...well, a while ago, I went to a Surplus store to pick up MREs because I wanted that experience before I went to basic. Got ahold of one and was wondering why they had tuna in an MRE....it was supposed to be turkey diced with gravy. Bleh. Your reactions/expressions were hilarious and took me back.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Thanks for the great story!

[@madtownangler]

Did you ever have tuna in an MRE?

[@dadbudgetadventures]

One of mine or military?

[@MarkHooten]

@@dadbudgetadventures Military...back in the mid 80's.

[@gamingguru2k6]

I wonder how effective hand warmers would be to heat food in an emergency.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Been thinking of trying that as an experiment.

[@kennycraven2648]

3 day mre challenge. Find a friend and both make mres to eat only over three days. Compare what was best/worst.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

That’s a good idea. Might do that for a camping trip with my buddy Mr. fish

[@rob280]

Till now I was not aware there could be a Pop-Tart that was that bad. A good example of why you should build your own MRE's.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

This may be the best example I’ve found for why you should. People put way too much faith in pre-packaged MREs.

[@amandahamby7756]

They leave the pb out to lower the overall sodium. I have a bunch of these and they leave something to be desired that’s for sure. Last one I had the pop tart was molded. In a pinch it would be ok….i guess

[@dadbudgetadventures]

It would have to be a really hard pinch, I’m thinking. That was not good food 😬

[@ronlowther9044]

Store bought pop tarts have an experation date. Did those?

[@dadbudgetadventures]

I don’t know if it was printed on the package but they certainly had one and it was waaaay in the past

[@HenryCabotHenhouse3]

They did not forget the peanut butter. PB contains high amounts of salt so one does not include it to reduce overall sodium in the meal. This lets one get away with a bit more salt in the main.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Seems like a cop out when it comes to calling it “low sodium”. Just throw in a bunch of sweets so you can say it has less salt, not really the way to go.

[@darrellnichter9894]

Wow...the look on your face was priceless! 😂

[@dadbudgetadventures]

I suffer for my art…and the views 😂

[@williammudge1521]

They always put two of the same spread. They don't put beverage powder in them.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Yeah that kinda sucks

[@michaeljepson]

The date is ok IF the MRE (US or Brit) is keeped at the correct temp. If not just forget the date & bin them!

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Accurate. Gotta know the history.

[@matllebpmac3405]

Instant coffee, powdered drink mix, gum, Cream and sugar, napkin, toilet paper, moist towelette, tabasco, silverware?

[@dadbudgetadventures]

There was a spoon…that’s about it 😂

[@generationTEOTWAWKI]

Put a small pack of salt in the heater before filling in the water to activate it

[@dadbudgetadventures]

I tried the salt. It did not help. That thing was deader than a hammer.

[@robertgregory5260]

Sopacko is what it is. Not up to mil spec. But hunger is the best sauce. You do need to rotate your stock. I traded for a set british mess tins; and would boil my mre entrees packs when i was in the field. Then use the hot water for other things. KFC used to have a Spork that you could kill someone with; I still have a small supply. Still a good review. Try some of the HDR MRES.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Hunger definitely colors your perspective on flavor and conditions. Can’t help that Pop Tart though. No hope for it.

[@water-9]

Sometimes if you add a little salt to the flame-less heater that will sort of kick start it. That's kind of ironic, Isn't it ? When it says low sodium you probably didn't think that included the heater.😜🤪😝 Interesting video though...good job. 👍🧡✝️🇺🇸🧡👍

[@dadbudgetadventures]

I tried the salt to no avail. That thing just wasn’t having it

[@andrewstone6368]

Bad example. MREs will last a long time. Problem you probably experienced is before you purchase that case it was probably not kept in optimal conditions. It was probably kept in a hot warehouse damp area somewhere that’s going to help fast track the spoilage of it. Otherwise I’ve eaten MRIs over 30 years old that were absolutely delicious.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

The problem is there are very few sources that can verify the way MREs were stored. If you buy them fresh from the manufacturer and store them yourself that’s great, otherwise it’s a big risk to eat old MREs.

[@andyinsdca]

No drinks or coffee? What the heck? I suspect there are 2 packets of grape jelly instead of peanut butter because the peanut butter can be high in salt.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Right? You may be right but is seems a halfhearted substitute

[@jessen600]

Were they missing drinks?

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Yep. No drinks at all.

[@Saltpork305]

I've had a pile of these cheap MREs. As long as you don't eat several of these day after day, they're acceptable. Enjoyable? Less so. The prize is the main. Always. I supplement these with a little thing of peanut butter or apple butter and typically freeze dried fruit when out camping.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

I think it’s a smart approach to disassemble them, keep what you like, and add extras to round them out.

[@tigerlilly03152012]

Drink mix? And a side, water purification tablets

[@dadbudgetadventures]

All of that

[@williewilliams6571]

I took a chance and tried some of these. The most VILE things I have ever tasted, and I'm old enough to have had Ham and Lima bean C-rations.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Oh, God. That’s a thing?

[@rachaelbuckmaster2459]

Sorry I asked but you took it like a champ

[@dadbudgetadventures]

I forgive you. It took a minute for the trauma to pass so I could say that though. 😂

[@seanwhalen772]

The lack of peanut butter is not a mistake. None of the low sodium MRE's include it. Best to just get the regular ones and get value for your money, as the reduced sodium are a bit thin and don't have the number of items a regular MRE has. Compare them side by side and you will see, no drinks and no walking snack. Your own homemade MRE's are better than the factory sweepings this company calls a low sodium MRE.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Yeah I think I’ll stick to my own stuff over this waste of money any day.

[@alpinealpine2793]

Thanks Dad, I hope you were okay after the dodgy food.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

I survived. So far

[@irenerex932]

These must not of been stored well. I rather make my own and know how it was stored. Thanks for the review.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Precisely. That’s the best thing about building your own.

[@Spicoli1Bilek]

If the FRH fails, pore the salt pack in it.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Did that. Didn’t help 😔

[@michaelhendrix3246]

Sounds like it was out of date and probably wasn’t stored properly. MREs if in date and stored right are good.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

That the issue with most MREs. You can’t account for how they were stored unless you get them straight from the manufacturer.

[@jessecornwell3956]

They don't put peanut butter in them because of the sodium that's naturally in peanut butter

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Yeah but it makes me sad 😬

[@jessecornwell3956]

@@dadbudgetadventures I know peanut butter makes life worth living lol

[@dadbudgetadventures]

True story

[@soyoucametosee7860]

Where's the Spork?

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Just a cheap spoon

[@randymorrison5513]

A salt lick ?

[@dadbudgetadventures]

There’s that

[@dakotasomers6771]

Sopacko is good, but the low sodium ones stink. They come in larger quantities (usually 14 or 16 meals), but lack as many items. The entrees are bland, and the sides are exactly the same in the entire box😔 they are legit pure emergency food that stays in my basement.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

I’d be curious to see if they have something I’d like. This one was terrible

[@FishersOutdoorAdventures]

It is missing the Chiclets

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Among other things. This really was lacking in so many ways.

[@georgiabigfoot]

No peanut butter in these reduced sodium meals , always 2 packs of jelly which is a scam imho. Thanks for the vid.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Yeah substituting sugar for salt isn’t a solution. But it IS easier.

[@imagenethompson7249]

Drinks and walking around snack and/or dessert is missing. The candy is not enough to count for a dessert or snack

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Agreed. Nothing for actual energy just a sugar rush.

[@trapper-kl5tl]

Coffee and peanut butter

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Yep. I feel cheated

[@trapper-kl5tl]

Yes you were

[@trooper2121]

No coffee or drink mix, no hot sauce/pepper and I’ve never saw an MRE without the little fold of toilet paper

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Yep. It had the equivalent of a KFC takeout napkin and that was it.

[@donnatelliunderwood2592]

i know you do videos on sunday, but maybe reconsider changing it to friday, friday from 2-4pm is when videos get the most views, a significantly higher amount of people will see your video, as the internet is at an all time high.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Interesting. Friday evening has always been the death knell when it came to TV shows. I’ll have to see what I need to do about that.

[@jamessullivan9906]

No toilet paper, no beverages, no matches, no hot sauce, no sweets...

[@dadbudgetadventures]

No love at all

[@Spicoli1Bilek]

That is not a military MRE. That is purely civilian/ disaster relief food rations.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Good to know

[@raelenecronin1827]

No wet wipe. No drink. No cigs(lol). No gum.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

They forgot to add anything good…at all.

[@onlyinparadise4613]

No sodium idea: use garlic powder & pepper for flavor instead of salt & pepper.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Good idea!

[@Robinhood55]

That’s not a military mre correct? Seems like a civilian mre, no drink mix all that. I’ve had the sampako before their pretty nasty 😂

[@dadbudgetadventures]

You are correct. Feels like a rip off to not even have coffee. Not impressed

[@billbutner1723]

I know I dislike most low sodium pre-packaged food.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

You know what makes them better? Add a little salt 😎

[@jkocol]

Low sodium? We have low sodium products because our normal food has too much sodium in it. MRE's are for when you don't have normal food access, so you probably need that sodium now. This whole product idea is for a market that doesn't exist.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

These are meant for a civilian or humanitarian ration so if you have folks with HBP they would need a low sodium option. Some people can’t handle a lot of sodium even in an emergency.

[@MiddleEastMilli]

No drink mix.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Exactly. No drink, no coffee, no love at all

[@MiddleEastMilli]

LOL well, that is extreme. LOL@@dadbudgetadventures

[@dadbudgetadventures]

They should call this the Extreme Hate MRE

[@BoscoJack-f2r]

I subbed

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Glad to have you!

[@SusanP674]

It's missing a drink!

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Yes it is

[@jameselmer7543]

No drinks!

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Precisely. What a scam!

[@muchtested]

No drink or coffee

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Correct

[@robertellis9750]

Where's my drink?

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Good question!

[@stuartjenkins4380]

No Toilet Paper!

[@dadbudgetadventures]

None. And no drink.

[@stuartjenkins4380]

I have a beverage idea for ya…not something you can get at the grocery store. You may have seen the adds for HANX coffee (if not just google). Anyway, the Tom’s morning blend in the green package is pretty good. Not the cheapest, but it’s good with a good shelf life.

[@dawngreathouse2840]

No drink

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Yep. None.

[@jwhitty14]

I clicked your Amazon link to the MREs. The price looked too good to be true, indeed it was. They were made in 4/2017 and the best by date is 4/2022. At 3.3 for reviews, I'm gonna take a hard pass. I enjoy your videos...

[@dadbudgetadventures]

It’s funny how many people come at me about how MREs are good for 10-15 years and I don’t know what I’m talking about when I say they have a limited shelf life. I’d much rather build my own and know what I’m getting into. I put the link there for people who want to try them but definitely don’t recommend them.

[@jwhitty14]

@@dadbudgetadventures , Agreed. I am warming up to the idea of making my own, your videos help.

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Success!!!

[@mr.somebody1493]

No beverages

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Yep

[@michaeljepson]

Drinks & paperhankies

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Yep

[@dianebondhus9355]

You poor man, I really hope you don't get sick. None of that "food" looked good. 😮

[@dadbudgetadventures]

I’ve survived so far. Don’t want to do that again any time soon though.

[@displacedyankee7819]

Drinks

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Yep. I feel cheated

[@patriotordinance9695]

T p

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Yep

[@dawn3514]

They are so gross. No amount of adding your own salt can make them taste good😂😂😂

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Yeah, that is accurate 😂

[@MrSTOUT73]

No drink mix

[@dadbudgetadventures]

None

[@BoscoJack-f2r]

No drink

[@dadbudgetadventures]

Precisely