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

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

The box of HDRs arrived very quickly. It was packed well: a cardboard box with the manufacturers box inside. The freshness indicator showed good. Inside, there were 10 rations: 2 of each menu 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. I have opened a tried menu 1 and everything inside was eatable and fresh (if you can call it that).If I were to order another one, I would definitely go for it.Good luck!

packaging date 10/20, 1st inspection 10/23, due again 10/26. carton indicator started to turn.ate the lentil and bean stew. not bad given its out of an mre (im old school and remember the mre's from the early 90s).fig bar was also tasty. rest will wait for later and looking forward to the pasta w/ tomatoes and sauce. would be 5 starts if it had more time left on it before i will stop trusting it (by the next inspection date) but ya get what ya pay for.

The case had 10 MREs, each one rated for 1 person per day (or ~2200cal). The one that I opened was pasta with tomato sauce and lentil stew. Had strawberry pop tarts, fig bar, strawberry jam, peanut butter, crackers, and a cookie, plus some utensils. Over all, pretty decent, the stew tasted pretty good (My partner even said they would have it again, so thats a win). And the pasta was okay. Overall would work in an emergency or even camping.

Warning, these are not vegan as implied. The first meal I opened contained egg as an ingredient in the shortbread cake. Congress mandated all HDR meals be vegan in July of 2022 but these seem to be older then that despite the "10/22 or later" date indication.I wish sellers were just transparent with their products and post the ingredient list so I could inspect it myself before purchasing avoiding this mess.

I have purchased several boxes of these Humanitarian rations from another supplier and recently decided to try another supplier because the price was a little better. I was also curious if there were any differences.The biggest difference is the "Time Temperature Indicator" (TTI)which is the small reddish orange sticker on outside of package near inspection date. If the center is lighter than the dark ring, then it is fine. If the center is same color or darker than the ring, it has been compromised in terms of temp storage conditions. Doesnt make these unusable, just makes them something that needs to be worked through soon. SINCE I purchase these for both regular use AND for emergency use, I will keep my OLDER boxes with good looking TTI tucked away. So if price is right and you plan to use these within the year, then maybe give this supplier a chance, if want better reassurance that the TTI is still good, then go to the link I imbedded. I have a very very detailed review there too.THAT all being said, the rations are good. I am not going into detail as I did my detailed review on my preferred supplier. Basically each salmon-colored pouch has enough calories and such for 1 days worth of nutrition. 2 entrees (this will vary, might be repeats but not in the same pouch), some sides (crackers, cookie, poptart or something similar, PB, Jelly, salt, pepper, napkin, really good spoon, wipe, sugar, matches).To open the pouch, pull apart at top. Very durable bag. The food pouches are easy enough to get into. As with anything, the food tastes best warm. I like to dump out into bowl, add a splash of water, stir, then heat in microwave. Could be heated in your own heater pack or submerged in hot water. But absolutely can be eaten cold.I love the lentil stew and could eat that all day every day. The portions are reasonable and I am a huge volume eater. They do not contain meat, so dont be surprised. The benefit of non meat option is that the shelf life is usually better, overall cheaper, the protein content is high, and the available protein to the body is also high. Basically non meat protein is more readily usable form. If you really want meat (I am a big fan of meat too), then have some cans of something stored with this. Plenty of options out there to choose from.I really like that I can basically get two meals/1 day of meals out of a pouch and at around $40 that is only $4 per day (I think I bought this for $37, so even less). I cannot buy a pack of precooked lentils & veg for less than $4 let alone another similar meal and all the sides and accouterments. LOVE that spoon!For real.. do the math on daily living. This is a bargain. And definitely one over so many "MRE" suppliers even if they have more in them. Or could used this to build onto other meals. Just a good price for what you get.Sometimes the cookies have an off taste (any supplier). If I were hungry enough, I would not care. Nothing bad that will make me ill.I keep a few pouches in my car (I'm a big prepper that tries to have every area covered, so keeping an emergency supply of food in car is reasonable to me). But even for non emergency. Just super convenient and cheap. Keep some tucked away at office for days you dont have a lunch, or cant go get one. Or in with hiking supplies, or at home for simple meal. And yeh, definitely for emergencies. Nice to know that I can just grab a pouch and be covered for the day. Or if need be.. give to someone.Unlike some MREs, there is no heater pack (thats fine. That would drive price way up), and no coffee. Again, simple enough to plan for that. Figure out what works for you and make adjustments. Again, these are cheaper than DIY pouches and anything it might be missing usually comes down to preference.

Couldn't beat the price to add some cases to my preps.