WORST MRE I'VE EVER EATEN!

I try a newer MRE that is a disgrace to MREs. If I were still active duty, I would not be happy getting this stuff for a meal.

[@Dreikoo]

This is a motivational MRE, you feed it to your guys so they'll win the war fast and won't have to eat it any more.

[@SNORLAXBS]

Hahaha

[@sirtango1]

Yeah because they’re mad as hell and ready to fight after having to eat that crap! 😂

[@eslSlightz]

“Fat free mayonnaise” is the the most ridiculous item I have ever seen in an MRE! It must be really depressing if you receive this! 🙁

[@MeAncient]

Yes, Indeed! TFW

[@TheAzynder]

What even is fat free mayonnaise? It's basically what mayo is, fat and a bit of egg. Fat free mayo is like vegan cheese, a lie

[@sonnyoldenburger51]

@@TheAzynder indeed 🤣🤣 it can only be called mayonnaise if it contains 70/75% of oil 🤣🤣🤣

[@cherylkerby4474]

@@MeAncient It does not spoil. They should of given you mustard too. Mixed together they taste ok (& salt and pepper 😉)

[@Brutis-1983]

Had a buddy in the Marines in Kuwait in the early 90’s. He called some of the MREs Meals Refused by Ethiopians

[@MeAncient]

HaHaHa!!! How true! TFW

[@rainerbehrendt9330]

i read sometimes Meals refused by everyone.

[@johndutton5881]

Meals refusing to exit,or hung chow in china.

[@lorenasawan361]

😝

[@mishael4yahuah]

"Fat-free mayonnaise should be illegal" 🤣🤣🤣

[@MeAncient]

We could prosecute the jokers who make it if it were illegal. TFW

[@MrsJHarrington]

@@MeAncient I’d help ya!

[@mishael4yahuah]

@@MeAncient Lol 🤣🤣🤣

[@toyota420xp]

Its fine

[@tapestry6455]

@@MeAncient better yet make them eat it themselves!

[@melvingreen7733]

Glad to see you all are still alive after eating those mushrooms LOL great video

[@abbydesouza4933]

Exactly what I was thinking 🤣

[@MeAncient]

As I said, "You can eat any mushroom. But some mushrooms you can only eat once." TFW

[@s4times]

Right?!

[@cryr5143]

I saw some mushrooms the other day flat on top and red

[@cherylkerby4474]

@@cryr5143 Where they yellow ands spongy underneath? If so They are rosella's, can cook and eat but I wouldn't recommend them. Mushy and tasteless

[@philipchampion]

I'm so happy to see you eating new MREs and not ancient ones. So much more enjoyable to watch when you can actually eat it.

[@MeAncient]

For me as well.

[@arkworthy8594]

This looks very strange for an MRE. All cold foods, no heating, low calorie. Is it perhaps for a very hot place where water is not abundant, like a desert ration? Seems that way, considering the food is so light and not calorie-dense like the usual fare.

[@Patrick.Weightman]

I imagine it to be some sort of mid-day ration but desert seems unlikely to me because of the fish, it'd go bad in a hurry Idk, personally I think this is a prime example/the epitome of bean counters running the military now

[@woofkaf7724]

Fish and hot place...

[@JD-bj6dc]

From an infantryman...you dont heat your MRE anyways. Sign for the enemy to see/smell if you are doing this in your patrolbase. This guy sounds like a baby complaining about commercial tuna in your MRE. Who tf cares. Its food. Eat it and finish the damn mission. I do agree there arent enough calories in the tuna MRE though..maybe add a pound cake for more food.

[@fromthefire4176]

@@JD-bj6dc you’re definitely not an infantryman

[@JD-bj6dc]

@@fromthefire4176 mhm.

[@TheFSF1]

This is like an MRE when it's "Take your child to work day" and you have to feed your kid as well

[@tannorhighroller7517]

At least with name brand things you are guaranteed a certain flavor/quality where as the nameless off brand stuff can really vary depending on the MRE.

[@Owen004]

This is pretty funny because when he said he doesn't want starkist in his MRE I understood because it doesn't feel like military. And immediately I thought about when MRE's put skittles or other candy in them which makes no sense and then he pulled out the reeses pieces LOL

[@kevinstrade2752]

Oh...when you said mre and tuna in the same sentence...my stomach jumped.

[@MeAncient]

I got angry! :-)

[@ukaszw.2585]

I am from Poland and I am a soldier . I like watching your movies .

[@Reefermadness1707]

Lmfao when he slapped his hand away from the Reese’s 😂😂😂😂😂

[@MeAncient]

I couldn't let him eat all of the only good thing left! TFW

[@MrsJHarrington]

@@MeAncient Reese’s is the best!

[@motorbreathjz]

ya i replayed that part like 3x in a row.. could read his mind.. " the only damn thing thats good here and hes hoggin em all down"

[@AlexanderFursa]

Thanks for honest review! Was really surprised that US MRE are not top of the line considering how much % of budget is spent on ARMY in the USA. However, I'm really impressed by ordiniary USA people. They are religous, honest in their opinion and love nature and fishing as I do!!! God bless you and all of your family!

[@philipchampion]

1:50 I'm surprised ACE didn't understand why you were disappointed with the starkiss tuna. I understood perfectly and also had the exact same reaction to it. Maybe ACE was just trying to play devil's advocate for TV purposes but he sounded genuinely inquiring. However, I am cool with the reese's in there. I think dessert can be commercial, no problem. But definitely not the main course.

[@MeAncient]

No, I believe he was thinking that getting a brand from home might be kind of nice or not a big deal. TFW, Philip.

[@philipchampion]

@@MeAncient thank you for always replying to my comments, Me Ancient!

[@NewHampshireJack]

Thank you for your service to the USA !!! Watching from my "secret" retirement location in the Philippines. In the past ten years, only one time did our local supermarkets offer tuna packed in foil/mylar as we viewed here. I had planned to use the product in the "young'uns" emergency /disaster bags to keep weight down. Once out of stock, like so many other imported products, it never came back. We do have both "normal" size cans and half size single serving cans of spring water pack, veg-oil pack, packed in pure olive oil and many flavored varieties. Spicy tuna, herb & garlic tuna, corned tuna, lemon-pepper tuna, even calamansi (a small citrus fruit) flavor, in all major supermarkets. Tuna is a big industry here but I guess our packaging technology lags behind?

[@MeAncient]

Sounds like an interesting place to get fish, for sure. TFW and enjoy your retirement hideaway.

[@AldoSchmedack]

@NewHampshireJack Perhaps you can get some on order from the states? Amazonnor someone can ship. Philipines is a great retirement place!

[@billkinard9570]

Great way to start the weekend! Well done as always! Love from Prosperity, SC.

[@MeAncient]

I love S.C.! TFW, Bill

[@patrickrandolph6345]

After watching to the end, it really seems like that was the "oh crap we have to have another menu and the presentation is due in an hour, quick what's left over from your lunch?" The McGrubber MRE...

[@MeAncient]

Let's just say, Patrick, I found more to eat real fast. What a disappointment. TFW

[@eschelar]

Yeah. Like the " single mom after school snack pack" mre.

[@eurekamarty]

I kind of liked this one when I had to get into my emergency supplies last year wonderful California power grid. I made fish taco's with the tortillas just put the tuna. cheese spread, and mayo in them. I was on the El Paso in 86 going to Norway.

[@MeAncient]

On the El Paso! Wow, it's a small world. Were you Navy or hitching a ride as a Marine? TFW

[@sydecarnutz972]

I was on the CVN 71 for Desert Shield and Storm. Used to write to my Mom saying "just cruising the warm waters of the Persian Gulf with 5 thousand of my close personal friends. LOL Still makes me smile 30 years on.

[@kingcree27]

The way you eat with the tortilla is exactly how we eat our Mexican food, we very rarely eat tacos and almost always use our tortilla how you did...Nice!! Good video!

[@MeAncient]

That's good to know. I think lots of cultures use the flat bread, tortilla, pita, or whatever they call it like that. TFW

[@DrummerGrrrl]

This entire MRE is so dispiriting! Talk about a complete morale killer.

[@justing9528]

You can never go wrong with me ancient. This guy has a great channel with cool stories. I highly recommend trying the chicken burrito bowl mre.

[@brandonb971]

My personal favorite lol

[@justing9528]

@@brandonb971 I know. I like how they give you actual pieces of chicken. Good mythical morning did a video on ranking MRE on KZbin and they choose the chicken burrito one as their favorite.

[@brandonb971]

@Justin Glennon when I was in the field I would literally trade my entire mre and a can of cope for the chicken burrito bowl 😂

[@MeAncient]

I have one of those in storage. Coming soon! TFW

[@brandonb971]

@Me Ancient you will not be disappointed!

[@cjmeyers2926]

Only 1300 Cal? Wow, I remember MRE's having triple that amount. Also did not have Tuna in the late 2000's

[@MeAncient]

Yes, this was from 2019. It was no good! TFW

[@FreeMar03YT]

It is so funny to see ace reach his hand forward and grab food I have no clue why 🤣

[@MeAncient]

I know, right? TFW

[@michaellynn9181]

You can’t buy Reese’s pieces from the store if you have been in the field for 30 days. It’s a motivational thing for the troops.

[@MeAncient]

I think you are correct. I like strong drink......:-). TFW

[@christinevenner183]

Looked like you had some bad luck with that mre. Not the best menu to start with, but losing the pound cake.. thats a moral killer right there. Great vid again, hope your next mre is a whole lot better :)

[@MeAncient]

Really! Just took my morale right out from under me, so to speak. I'd have been REALLY aggravated in the field to have received a new MRE with bad dessert. TFW

[@traviswright5545]

Thank you doing this! I say this every single video! I love these kind of videos (including the fishing ones!) Thanks again for your service

[@MeAncient]

I hope to have a few fishing videos myself one of these days. It will be a while though. I'm still learning the editing process, etc. TFW

[@steeleirise9863]

I’m a trucker and my life has been reduced to watching MRE unbagging😞😞Thanks for the vids

[@josephgavlek3419]

the genuine pissed-off-ness scares me 😆 😆

[@JoshuaMuse]

Hun! I got an interview with Mr. Ford! We're going out to my favorite restaurant! I love the soup there, but they never put enough salt in it. Just wait you wait until Mr. Ford sees my plans for a flying car!

[@jdoggg1119]

Halloweenie is the dachshund's national celebration of autumn.

[@n0rsca392]

The MRE was heat stressed, improper storage conditions. This is why the Tuna was darker in color, the candys wax was starting to seperate, and why the silica packet burst into the dessert.

[@MeAncient]

Sounds right. TFW

[@sandraadams4697]

Small hint,(I like giving little hints when it comes to getting stuff from packets), after you rip the corner off the little sachets, roll from the opposite end, it gets all the contents out. Hope that helps. Love your stories whilst you were serving, all the best from the UK.

[@RavenHeart6667]

My tuna mre was from 2015/2016. I love the tuna, i don't eat the mayo. But the tuna in can with potatoes from the RCIR of the france army are much better. Greetings from south Germany

[@eslSlightz]

Greetings from the Black Forest ☺️

[@RavenHeart6667]

@@eslSlightz Gruß zurück, ist nicht so weit weg von mir

[@MeAncient]

Schoen Grube, Mein Freund! (I know I'm missing some accents). TFW

[@maxherrlin241]

That Arabic impression had me dying of laughter 😂 love your videos sir and thank you for your service.

[@lancewhipbum9966]

Yr face when opening the MRE was priceless!!!!! I saw it so many times when me and my buddies opened ours...... It's like," seriously, we have to eat this again!?" No wonder we slipped out a few times to procure food when we were doing camps.....

[@MeAncient]

I remember being on exercises at Fort Bragg in coordination with the Army. We did exactly that. My unit had jeeps and trucks wherever we went because of all our gear we had to transport so a few of us would sneak away on a real chow run for the unit every once in a while. TFW

[@tuomollo]

Comparing your reaction to this and to the Polish (aka Czechoslovakian) one seems like two different worlds.

[@llongdong]

Wondrous videos. Keep 'em comin'. Seems you're better off eatin' one of them WWII MREs that are more than 70 years old than this cack.

[@MeAncient]

I agree! TFW

[@Miha54j0]

I don't know if it's the camera or something with my eyes, but the tuna seemed to change color from the time you've opened up, to when you started eating it. Love your vids.

[@charliekelso7844]

You need to make Ace and Micah do an all day breakfast, lunch, and dinner catch and cook off. The one that wins 2 or more wins the competition. Glad to see you are still ok after micahs last video. 😂 i love your family. It makes my day when one of you uploads. My favorite vids have all 3 of you together. The bond you guys share is so wholesome. I wish i was better at fishing because me and my dad love to go but we hardly ever catch anything. Maybe i should learn to forage for mushrooms🍄. Also i noticed you always put TFW at the end of your comments. What does that mean?

[@MeAncient]

TFW, Thanks For Watching! We have all sorts of ideas that we hope to put into video form over the next few years. I appreciate your kind words, Charlie.

[@MrsJHarrington]

I agree my friend, I’d want my MRE to be military too. Your videos are always a great learning experience!

[@MeAncient]

I think I want my MRE to be military now that I'm not active duty. But as I said, I could see having some home labeled products in an MRE when you are overseas might be a nice reminder of home. TFW

[@MrsJHarrington]

@@MeAncient I totally agree with you sir, that’s a good way of looking at it. Thank you for your service!

[@joeows6537]

Back in 1981 I joined the Army Reserves at the age of 16, half uniform was BDU the other half was olive drab. We still had steel pots to take a bath , rather than Kevlar and we also had C- rations, we would heat up our tin cans of food on the manifold of our engines. When I went active duty in 83 upon graduation from high school we were introduced to the Kevlar helmet Humvees and we traded in our cut vees for hemets. I was the army combat engineer so in other reserves or active duty I was still issued the 45 caliber grease gun a stamped metal pumpkin tosser that was all but useless past 60 yards. I'd say the worst meal ready to eat was the beans and weenies. I could choke down the beans but the weenies taste like chalk and had a similar texture. Oorah

[@jbmusic661]

Your reaction about the mayo made my day thank you -jb

[@MeAncient]

That stuff should be outlawed! TFW

[@xSmoKinGun]

You are so 100% right about the commercial supplied stuff. Almost looks like a kids school meal. Military should be neutral

[@midnight2600]

I believe it is a mental state thing. Giving soldiers something that they recognize from the grocery store back home does a lot for a soldiers moral and mental state than a lot of people think. Terrible MRE overall but imagine bein out in the field and being able to open up some reeses pieces gives you a feeling of home.

[@xSmoKinGun]

@@midnight2600 thats true. My point rather was nutritional value and calorie intake

[@xSmoKinGun]

Almost choked laughing when you tried the lemonade and didnt add enough water again and ace started laughing

[@JL-ic1pm]

Omelet with ham forever has the title of Worst MRE Ever.

[@MeAncient]

Eggs and ham C Rats were good. I don't remember an omelet when I was active duty. TFW

[@TVanilla75]

14:44 am i the only one who saw Me Ancient put the salt all over the lemon cake thinking he put it on the tuna? and then proceed to eat the tuna and say “the salt helps!” 😂😂😂 love this man’s videos

[@MeAncient]

"It's all in the mind." TFW, Tyler!

[@janronschke7525]

I had it too, liked the tuna... but that fat free mayonaise is a crime against humanity!

[@Superintendent_ChaImers]

This is the MRE they feed to soldiers who are caught sleeping at their post.

[@crabsticks7397]

What was the standard service rifle when you were active? I know they used the XM16E1 during the cold war but did they make a switch afterwards?

[@MeAncient]

M16A1 Rifle, sir! TFW

[@IAm010110]

@@MeAncient but do you remember your rifle number, recruit!!!??? 🤣 I don’t remember mine.

[@MeAncient]

@@IAm010110 Not a chance. I don't recall needing to know that one in boot camp.

[@jeffherdzina6716]

That maybe should of gone to the enlisted of Space force. Not like they will need all of those calories flying drones from an air conditioned trailer.

[@MeAncient]

I think they do shift work. So when lunch time rolls around, they just hand over the controls and go to the cafeteria for lunch. If they'd a had a Space Force when I went in, I would have given them a look, for sure. TFW

[@jayessemar]

LMAO ACE REACHING FOR THE CHEEZE ITS KILLS ME

[@jayessemar]

@Crimson Outdoors Co. a taste turned snack

[@MeAncient]

Just so long as he stays away from my Reeces! TFW

[@jamesp2674]

What would happen if you received a spoiled mre? Would they give you another one?

[@MeAncient]

No....tough luck. You could usually find guys who weren't going to eat some of their stuff so you could get some cast off food or trade for non food items sometimes. TFW

[@gregwhates5948]

Seems like they ran out of ideas for menus and just made one up with leftovers. I don’t get the idea of getting rid of hot drinks, either. As a British soldier, we’d never allow a ration pack designed to be eaten cold

[@ichbinschuscht3611]

I love ur videos.... Pls try the chicken burrito bowl mre.... Some voices calling it the best mre out there

[@MeAncient]

I'll do it. I have one. TFW

[@Koldeman]

LOL! This is HILARIOUS! A battle-hardened soldier out in the field, stopping momentarily hunkered down in the foliage of the deep-jungle. Yes, the enemy all-around, but refueling your body to remain in optimum fighting condition is PARAMOUNT to hold the line. The warrior pulls out the MRE, with stealth precision, slowly tears it open, empties the contents on a nearby treestump, and ....WTH??? Is that Charlie the gd Tuna?! A cartoon fish on the packaging does little to embolden one to maintain fighting prowess, but nonetheless... and then - Reese's Pieces?! A bright orange candy wrapper easily compromises any attempt at a camouflaged position. The enemy has surely spotted you by now, but they aren't shooting at you. Is that....laughter???

[@MeAncient]

It is really quite sad, isn't it! TFW

[@chrisholds1]

Could it be that this is one of the MRE's that were meant for the troops who are are having a classroom day and this is meant for lunch? I've heard of rations that were low calorie because the assumption was that since the students were sitting that they wouldn't be as hungry (clearly an assumtion by someone who's forgotten how hungry a young person always is & was almost certainly never in any military service!).

[@TheDreamDojo]

7:02 ...When you put it that way, that is some bulls- - -! XD

[@sydecarnutz972]

That ration could be against the Geneva convention! LOL

[@melonyrichards937]

Awesome video. Looks like y'all are ready to go fishing? I love your family get-together fishing trips videos.

[@MeAncient]

It's on the docket. Just hard to get the 3 of us together for videos with our different schedules, etc. But it's coming sooner or later. TFW

[@lancerevell5979]

I buy Starkist Tuna Creations too, as well as Chicken Creations. Both good on sandwiches. Is this a "Diet MRE"? Weird.

[@aidancarter5457]

Im so thankful i found this channel i love this videos

[@MeAncient]

I'm happy you are on board, Aidan. TFW

[@mikemathews9277]

They gave you everything you didn’t need………..being disappointed in a ration is like missing sloppy Joe night at the chow hall.

[@MeAncient]

Can I just say, "Amen." TFW

[@tearsofjoy5416]

these never fail to make me hungry

[@lightsaber17252]

I think the point of commercially available, name brand products is to provide a sense of home to troops in foreign countries. In the 90's, real M&M's came in some MRE's. Brand name Tabasco was included instead of generic hot sauce. I guess it doesn't matter so much today with troops getting packages from home so frequently. I don't know why they would include 2 beverage powders. they should have included a coffee or something else instead of 2 beverage powders.

[@MeAncient]

I think you are right about the commercially labeled products. I get that the more I thought about it. I would have liked some coffee, especially if the dessert hadn't been spoiled. TFW

[@deathmeathook539]

MRE and your military stories i loved it 🤝😊 specially your military stories Sir.

[@MeAncient]

I'm glad to hear it....I love telling them. TFW

[@krislarsen6546]

This sounds more like an improvised meal instead of an MRE what the hell

[@ssgtslick]

Tuna.... Mao... Tortillas.... You're eating Tuna Taco!

[@MeAncient]

That's it in a nutshell. TFW!

[@Charles_Sweitzer]

Yeah, I don't know why this MRE never came with a hot sauce packet, a good way to spice up Tuna.

[@MeAncient]

Should have had a hot sauce and coffee instead of two cold drinks. Good to see ya, Charles! tFW

[@RPDthe3rd]

Those Starkist tuna packs are pretty good on their own without tuna. I used to eat then all the time when I was losing weight to join the Marines ironically. Then I found out you aren’t supposed to eat tuna everyday because of the mercury. I ate it everyday for lunch for like 4 months!

[@Fellowrser]

Idk how to adress you Mr. Ancient lol but My parents and I love watching your videos and your sons ! Our favorites are these and the cook off ones 👍🏼👍🏼

[@MeAncient]

Me Ancient will be fine. We are happy to entertain y'all. TFW!!!

[@thecman26]

I agree, this is a menu item that I'd trade away! The ONLY bright spot is the pound cake! Eeewww... That pound cake looks gross!

[@southernsasquatch8404]

This MRE is enough to piss off a Sasquatch! Enjoyed video as always but I agree with you, that was a bad MRE! 👀👣

[@MeAncient]

Sasquatch would have been REALLY angry!!!

[@Emeraldwitch30]

I wonder if the unsweetened lemon was supposed to be a season for the fish?

[@darrylriech7722]

I wonder if that wonderful fat free mayo, was intended to be a cheap knock off of Miracle Whip salad dressing? Since you mentioned that it was on the sweet side. Never would have imagined that they would pack such a "skinny" MRE for combat duty!! God bless my brothers in Christ!! :)

[@MeAncient]

That was my thought as well, Darryl. TFW!

[@zanewalters5606]

For whatever reason, the rant had me laughing like crazy. Haha Another excellent video and enjoying discovering more of your personality. 👍

[@MeAncient]

Glad you enjoyed it. That meal ticks me off the more I think about it! TFW

[@sydecarnutz972]

Personally, I love tuna. But I buy it in cans packed in Spanish olive oil. It is superb and has a better calorie density. Perhaps this ration was developed for our overweight troops? LOL I tried this ration once. The tuna was good, but the fat free mayo got thrown away!

[@fresen911]

Cool to hear u was on Passo the way to Norway! Just wanna say Hello from Norway here!☺️

[@MeAncient]

Went into the Fjords. Very beautiful scenery. Even got to see the Northern Lights. I have good memories from my time in Norway. TFW

[@VOID_DEATH]

*That Mayonnaise is Miracle Whip I can tell you that right now...*

[@Lukey-Dukey-AUS]

You know MRE's are about $40 + in Australia.They cost $7 to make in USA.

[@MeAncient]

Ouch! Yeah, I can buy them online for about $9 per if I order a case of 12. TFW

[@crec4444]

Love the videos from your whole family. Keep em coming!

[@MeAncient]

I appreciate that! TFW

[@giobear3262]

Haha yeah my family eats their food with the tortilla like that too! it’s pretty efficient LOL

[@MeAncient]

It is very efficient. I do it at home quite often. I also love using chopsticks to eat just about anything. TFW

[@giobear3262]

@@MeAncient WOW i never thought about using chopsticks! might have to try it out 😂

[@danny88dh]

And unfortunately if you are out on patrol and that crap is all u got to eat what do u do starve of eat the off stuff they give you thats beyond sad man pops im glad u got into this honestly it just shows what our troops have to deal with jeeeeez!

[@MeAncient]

Ain't it the truth! TFW!

[@nightmare0161]

Love the channel thanks for sharing

[@ramirogonzalez4334]

I completely agree sir, this is referred now as the Skinny meal it's really based on people who have dietary restrictions, and the need for some kind of fish based meal ,really I think it need too be re-thought as well, they could have a eldest put two different flavors of tuna in a package

[@MeAncient]

Should be in a special MRE box labeled, "Weight loss MREs," or something like. TFW

[@piecrustslob7004]

The mess up part is you could get all that stuff in the dollar store for under 5 bucks

[@stufoo]

how long does that package really last? cant be more than the can...

[@sunshinesideoflife7710]

Always enjoy your reviews and story time. I break this rations down and give away the tuna. Lol

[@MeAncient]

Try to trade for something good first. TFW

[@cumreads797]

Was excited to see u eat the lemon popi seed bread cause it was so good when I had it in the army, FYI its a yellow color I knew it was bad when I seen it cause it was brown, the color is supposed to be yellow with a brown bottom

[@TransFluidGotKkkKick]

Tuna and Noodles were in MRE's back in the 80's, not bad with the tobasco sauce applied.

[@uncannycerebro]

Got something new to Binge, watched all of Steve1989

[@sydecarnutz972]

Perhaps the ration was badly stored. High heat areas can do weird things to the packaged foods. Our local Navy Commissary sells decade old MREs in poor condition for just $10 each!

[@ChocoYGO]

Unfortunate about the Lemon Pound Cake. That one is pretty good. This is one of the weaker MREs IMO in general however when it comes to main courses. I'd likely eat everything but the tuna.

[@mikewendland4982]

Government is cheap for our troops, Keen on taking kickbacks from corporations and the politicians dine like kings and queens!

[@LEXIAMBRI]

Y’all should rank the mre’s in a chart for best to worst; like the calories chart

[@MeAncient]

That's a good idea. So much depends on how hungry you are though. At least I think that affects my review sometimes. TFW

[@cody0126a]

There’s a lot of mres that use commercial products. I’d say most of them do. The uk and Australian mres especially. But many countries use commercial products. Tuna is very common in Israeli mres and the Mediterranean countries like Morocco.

[@bryanakitty]

I went to look up the ingredients for fat free mayo, and found an interesting article from July 27, 2021. Kraft announced they would discontinue after 30 years their fat free mayo because it "sucks." Here are the ingredients, so might explain why sweet if the mayo you had is Kraft or a similar brand. Water, Modified Cornstarch, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Vinegar, Soybean Oil, Contains Less Than 2% of Salt, Natural Flavor, Cellulose Gum, Titanium Dioxide (Color), Lactic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Egg Yolks*, Mustard Flour, Phosphoric Acid, Vitamin E Acetate, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Beta-carotene (Color), Dried Garlic, Dried Onion, Blue 1, Yellow 6, Potassium Sorbate and Calcium Disodium EDTA (To Protect Quality).*Trivial Source of Fat and Cholesterol

[@danthomas9077]

The actual truth could be because after 30 years the truth that fat doesn't make you fat is coming out, the truth is it's sugar that makes you fat. When I cooked in my folks cafe in the 70's we made sandwiches for the forest service fire fighters, they wouldn't let us put Mayo on them, had to use Butter, the fighters hated Butter, theory was that Mayo would go bad and make you sick, but the truth is it's got enough vinegar/acids in it, it's acidic enough that it helps preserve food rather than make it go bad, it's usually what you ad to the Mayo or put it on that goes bad long before the mayo. Mayo gets a bad rap but is actually healthy for you, has a good balance of fat and protein, you could "survive" on Mayo alone if you had to. Years later the forest service even changed their rules and allows Mayo on sandwiches.

[@MeAncient]

I believe it. They sold all the left over fat free mayo to the government and the government fed it to the troops. That's very interesting. Thanks for posting that. TFW, Bryana.

[@MeAncient]

Cool, Dan. I appreciate your insight. TFW

[@ferociousfil5747]

When in the Canadian forces, I remember a joint exercise with the 10th mountain division in fort drum and as we always did switched MRE’s and my first day for breakfast, I got tuna casserole. I like canned tuna but from that day forward, I have never eaten tuna casserole no matter who made it. A man got principles and tuna casserole for breakfast is disgusting! Canadian IMP’s at least have breakfast, lunch, dinner meal plans.

[@MeAncient]

not the USMC MREs. At least not in my day. I got used to skipping breakfast lots of days, unless I could trade for a good one that would pass for breakfast, like sausage Patty

[@pricerowe557]

In the field, the tuna isn’t too bad. I just never get full, as compared to beef strips or goulash or any other of the MRE selections.