Who's eaten one of these and what's your favorite. Later I'll tell you about what we lived on in the old days.


Who's eaten one of these and what's your favorite. Later I'll tell you about what we lived on in the old days.

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  1. Darian DrakeApril 21, 2015 at 4:28 PM

    Three Lies in One? Favorite: Chili and Mac... worst: Pork Chow Mein... ugh.

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  2. Andrew KrugApril 21, 2015 at 4:31 PM

    I liked the old Salisbury steak or was it just steak. The dehydrated cardboard meat patty. Versatile as a source of nutrition and construction.

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  3. Loonquawl PhouchgApril 21, 2015 at 4:36 PM

    The spaghetti and meatballs we got was exactly like chef boyardee. Not that it was that good, but better than most of the others!

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  4. Alan TalkingtonApril 21, 2015 at 4:37 PM

    Spaghetti was the best.

    And we loved the chicklets

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  5. William HoeftApril 21, 2015 at 4:37 PM

    These didn't come along until I was just about out. C-Rations and K-Rations were what we had. Some were alright, but some were pretty nasty. The MRE's seemed like a pretty good upgrade at the time.

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  6. Marcin Michaś (Arcan vel YaoShin)April 21, 2015 at 4:40 PM

    och gosh... still remember the taste of this!!! ;O
    Btw. u can still order those and it eat frelly... hoever... it's not like it's "tasty"

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  7. Lisa BorelApril 21, 2015 at 4:40 PM

    nononononononono

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  8. Brian Diefenbach (brian48fan)April 21, 2015 at 4:47 PM

    Spaghetti with crushed up crackers,cheese spread and hotsauce. Dessert was a track bar with peanut butter.

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  9. Kat ScanApril 21, 2015 at 5:12 PM

    Ham omelette was the most memorable for me. In a very bad way. Just imagine an omelette made to have an unrefrigerated shelf life of 10 years. When I started in the Army I could choke down a few of them but by the end all of them made me nauseated.

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  10. Brad Hoven (Bradeo)April 21, 2015 at 5:18 PM

    chicken ala king

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  11. Carol LukApril 21, 2015 at 5:18 PM

    I liked the Mac and cheese, the beef stew was salty.

    https://plus.google.com/111456735041014105502/posts/6qGp54xkrhp

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  12. Ruth ShepherdApril 21, 2015 at 5:40 PM

    Dried peaches were my fave.

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  13. Zane NewtonApril 21, 2015 at 5:42 PM

    Spaghetti. Close second: Chili Mac or just Mac & Chz.

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  14. Zach Rodriguez (ZydrateVials)April 21, 2015 at 5:43 PM

    Rosa Gutierrez​ what flavor? :D

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  15. Evan Sippert (Syppi)April 21, 2015 at 5:49 PM

    Dehydrated Beef Patty was always one of my favorites.  I kinda miss the days when you could eat em crunchy.  Everything in it... crunchy....  in later years I came to love the Chicken and rice.  But had to use the Tabasco and crackers and eat it like a paste rather than cooking it.

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  16. Nomi W. (GameBlossom)April 21, 2015 at 5:54 PM

    I remember as a kid eating some of my grandfather's c-rations from WW2, the only thing memorable was the chocolate, white with age but still good.

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  17. Richard StawellApril 21, 2015 at 6:24 PM

    Spam. Spam stew. Spam sandwiches. Mashed spam and spam with added spam. Eeeewww.

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  18. Vikki Evans (silussa)April 21, 2015 at 6:38 PM

    Chocolate cake in a can.

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  19. Eric TruaxApril 21, 2015 at 6:39 PM

    3 or 4 a day in Kuwait. Beef Stew with the tobassco sauce

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  20. Alan LaCombe (seabee7)April 21, 2015 at 6:50 PM

    The dehydrated fruit (aka flavored styrofoam) was the best. Also remember being one of few who would eat the dehydrated pork patty.

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  21. Tom TheMaleManApril 21, 2015 at 7:09 PM

    Jambalaya FTW.

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  22. Steve SchwallerApril 21, 2015 at 7:13 PM

    One deployment in Albania my unit adopted a stray dog. We named it Ham Slice because he was the only one that would eat that meal. The CO eventually smuggled the dog out of country in a flight bag when we pulled out.

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  23. Sam Wilson (FleetofFeet)April 21, 2015 at 7:19 PM

    They've started making a beef taco, it's actually good

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  24. Stephanie W.April 21, 2015 at 7:21 PM

    Beef Frankfurter was the best.

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  25. Jake Mohl (ehoba)April 21, 2015 at 7:23 PM

    The package said beef stew, it didn't look or taste like it.

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  26. Nello JenningsApril 21, 2015 at 7:30 PM

    Favorite is a strong word Joe Philley​​. I'd have to think for a while to remember which one didn't pit me against my intestinal tract.

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  27. Mike Wright (RayneBlythewood)April 21, 2015 at 7:32 PM

    Jake Mohl​ that was the one for stray dogs. Spaghetti was the best in my opinion.

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  28. Realitys WenchApril 21, 2015 at 7:56 PM

    This is why I am a member of several troop support groups that send packages regularly to whoever we can.
    I get very upset knowing our service men and women are forced to eat garbage, especially when it's just to save a dollar.
    For those of you who served and are serving, and for those who lost someone who gave the ultimate, thank you.

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  29. w “Frogwars” smileyApril 21, 2015 at 8:04 PM

    Chilli Mac stands out for me but that's only due to the heart-burn that was left afterward. I don't have a favorite , but the dehydrated fruit was awesome

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  30. Trey BoothApril 21, 2015 at 8:20 PM

    I've eaten more of these than I care to admit... iirc beef stew was my favorite, with lots of Tabasco!

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  31. Ryan PankoeApril 21, 2015 at 8:26 PM

    The Buffalo Chicken wasn't too bad.

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  32. Chris PugrudApril 21, 2015 at 8:34 PM

    Back when I first lived at Bagram we kept a list so we could pilfer the fresh boxes. The only thing I remember as a favorite was the cheese spread on crackers. I've done my best to repress living on those for 6 months, but compared to what they served in the chow hall, damn tasty...

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  33. Amanda Saunders (Apanda)April 21, 2015 at 8:43 PM

    I'd have to go with the spaghetti too. Cheese spread on crackers? Amazing. Peanut butter spread on crackers... evil trick. Lol

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  34. Louis HansonApril 21, 2015 at 8:55 PM

    In basic (infantry) had c-rats. The ham and eggs were okay. Then I became a cook and never had them again. Also never had an mre.

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  35. syko lilithApril 21, 2015 at 9:27 PM

    Last time I had a mre was in middle school. I do not recall which one it was.

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  36. Michael Mintz (MintzMonster)April 21, 2015 at 10:09 PM

    The vegetarian ones were the best. The snack stuff was better and you got a pasta instead of a chunked and formed patty.

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  37. Eirrann ™April 21, 2015 at 10:57 PM

    The PB and cheese packets were a staple. I would save them for days when I drew the short stick and got the toxic meal

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  38. Eirrann ™April 21, 2015 at 11:25 PM

    Bokonon bless wikipedia:

    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meal,_Ready-to-Eat#Criticisms

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  39. Brian FlemingApril 21, 2015 at 11:52 PM

    Noooo I ate my share when I was in the Army never again. Also I will be happy if I never see a TRAT. Again if you have a MKT. Cook and stop heating up TRATS. That is was the MKT. Was built for heating up a TRAT. Anyone can do. After all is that not why you went to culinary school? To learn how to cook. It made me so mad to have KP. Duty in the field and all they did was heat up TRATS. Really you need help serving? If I could not do my MOS. The Army would of reclassified me. TRATS. And MRE. On yes it it was the last chow on earth. Guess I will go hungry. Favorite?? Eat a MRE. 3X. A day for 30 days come back from the field for 2 days go back to the field and eat a MRE 3X for another 30 days the tell me your favorite MRE.

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  40. Steve Groark (Unwieldy)April 22, 2015 at 12:09 AM

    The last time I ate an 
    Official one, I swear that I became self propelled. I think that it was franks and beans, leftover from '92.

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  41. Brian FlemingApril 22, 2015 at 12:17 AM

    MY whole thing is that I hate, hate, hate MRE and TRATS. I know others ate them in the Military just like I did. Even after Hurricane  Katina Hit Biloxi and FEMA and the Military were handing them out. I refused to eat them as I had my share of them in the Army.. And  a bad note when I served 92-95 we did not even have the heaters that come in them now. The only thing that made them ok was the tobacco that was in the package. In Alaska in the winter we had a special MRE. They were all dehydrated just like a LERP as during winter if you were issued the standard MRE. it would of been frozen. So sadly I ate two types of them. As for the TRAT. I don't get it. the MKT is designed to cook in and all our worthless cooks did was heat of TRATS. Really? culinary school  the Army sent them to and all they did was boil water for a TRAT. And for my book the worst TRAT was that beefaroni. I could not even eat that garbage with all the tobacco in the world.

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  42. Zeke CaoApril 22, 2015 at 6:34 AM

    http://www.mreinfo.com/reviews/mre/1993-tuna-with-noodles.html

    This was my fav.

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  43. Anthony MerrymanApril 22, 2015 at 7:44 AM

    Actually ate one just recently lol

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  44. Chuck WApril 22, 2015 at 7:48 AM

    The spaghetti one was what I traded for! But the worst of them was still better than C-rats lol

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  45. Dean NApril 22, 2015 at 11:26 AM

    Mmm, I used to live for Ham Slice, put that in the exhaust stack of my M931 and accelerate for a minute or so. Then stick it in between the cardboard crackers with some Tabasco sauce, and have a meal fit for a king! I was an MRE chef extrodinare! And have ranger bar for desert!

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  46. Rosa GutierrezApril 22, 2015 at 12:17 PM

    Chicken and dumplings is my favorite with a little bit of Tabasco sauce

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  47. Bree D. (blu3butt3rfly)April 22, 2015 at 3:52 PM

    Dave Dreyer​ ??

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  48. Dave DreyerApril 22, 2015 at 3:55 PM

    Beef stew, chicken curry, meatloaf, and the cinnamon rolls.

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  49. Dean NApril 22, 2015 at 4:10 PM

    Chuck W​ I donno, potatoes aw rotten was pretty bad on its own.

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  50. Chuck WApril 22, 2015 at 4:18 PM

    Dean Nielson hmm you may be right, there.

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  51. Glen DuncanApril 23, 2015 at 1:42 AM

    Chilli Mac.

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  52. Nomi W. (GameBlossom)April 23, 2015 at 2:18 AM

    Anthony Merryman voluntarily? :)

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  53. Dean NApril 23, 2015 at 4:20 AM

    Glen Duncan​ Chilli Mac was pretty good, best with cheese, cracker and tabasco sauce heated.

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  54. Brian BurtonApril 23, 2015 at 5:05 AM

    Pork Patty!! Woot!

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  55. Glen DuncanApril 23, 2015 at 8:59 AM

    Dean Nielson Agreed. 

    The MRE's biggest shortcoming, never enough TP!

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  56. Dean NApril 23, 2015 at 9:08 AM

    Glen Duncan but the handy case box makes for a good emergency crapper. lol

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